The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-06-21
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hest - aesf 70 &C. 10 tteii q cskSe sti
tosishi 10 tell yos ,bst love hsE----
To tell mel brois 10 0Srdon. WI
coa'i yea isll hsti
Visit --esn't yonf Lai rae nuish.
bare iola htr spd sts has declined M
II ss dons very sss,ly and si,h III
sfesitii possible regard for ny issiiss'
btt n.vslheless | ws desliAss. Dos
ihitk ms fool bsclnss come here 50
mske . eonitssisu which cas- be nottiD
loss ihsa nor.iIyisg rn doins II 70
AmY's sake.
For Amy's sstrf schosd Gordon.
Yes, want To zee her happy, and ,ol
are the man 10 make her 90. She decire'
me on yoar sceonpt. OF courss | knes
Ions sso that yon we're the successful one
Yon sra. worthy Of her, aud dont d.
serve bsr. bat don't think Tor . monen
tbs, believe myself more worthy ol
more deserving piusing suddenly, Fsil
leigh walked 10 bis friends side and lsid
IL hssa on bic shoulder ear, under
stand what you nssn by leading Amy tc
believe that yen cafe for her while oil
the time dividing yonr s,tsntion with Neil
Forlhdyke. Would yoo b. inbunsn
snousb TO brssk a hssti S royal - Auy's.
Don't get trseic. Tom. Pm not going
10 bssk snybojys heart Nell is rich.
yoa know
Aud 30 are you, sneered Fsiflsisb, walk
log hurrisdly to the door aud laying kis
hand on the knob, but Amy Hepburn is
poor. booieiy dsrss you to we'd with pov
eity. II you love Amy, are you mas
enough to dsref Examine into the hnsn
cisl condition OF the Hspburas. reflect ap
On what caused thsir downfall 10 fortune
and tLen let me see II you are strosg
enoaah TO leap this Brshmiuicil barrier
OF caste.
With this parting shot Fsirlsigh passed
quickly on. OF the room atd slammed the
door behind him. Harry Gordon gsvs
ven. to long whistle. seated himself 10
chair and thoughtiully lighted oissL
That was quite a jolt, be multsrsd,
looking upward through the onrlins
wresths Of smcke. How happy ceald
be With either were t'othar chsrmer away 7
It's as sure as can be that love one and
fancy the other. Bat who will unrsvsl
this gordon knola Which ia i, to be-
Amy OF kell'
knock fell on the door, not on the ont
side door. bat op door leading into
closet. Harry Gordon stirred uncomfort
ably 10 his chair. vsIed lock coming in
to bis eyes ss he fixed them upon the
closet door. After a brief interval Of 81
lsnes the knock was repeated.
Nov. what in the world aroassd yen?
sried Gordon.
Basiness is businsss, came = hollow
voice from the other side OF the closet
door, I'm here for purpose, and il / do
not make that purpose manifest oncs in
while yon'll forget all about me.
This remark was followed by sclsHkina.
entburst that seemed to ,
,rsts hsrshly on GordoHs ear.
Well, what do you want? be ssksi,
| want to come ont and show myself
You know I'm here. bat . little ocular
lem onstrstioa won't come smiss, take it.
ssmsmbsr, Pm showing confederation fer
'ou. might have kicked open this door
nd stslked out into the room. But 4
liin't raped.
Csnt yo1 put ii eff Come ont tomor
ow. I've get something else to think =
bout now.
The high and mighty srder si family /
keletons are not in the habit OF playins
econd fiddle or taking back seats for any
'ody. I'm coming at oncs. h
All right, then, srosnei Gordon, sqnsr b
ns himself about on bis char. Come on. A
The closet door Hsv open and . well dc ,
elopsd skeleton silode out and dropped
nth rattle into char. The csvsrnous n
yes vtre blankly expressive = 10 Gordon
or him Also there was tomsthing ssross q
10 in the grin OF the Aashlsss jaws. .
Dnst ne ,fl, ssid the skelston. want !,
D show up ss frishtiul as possible tonight
The reauss, presented itself to Gordon
s eomnsnd which be was powsrless TO
issbsy. Picking up a feather duster. ne
lied IL vigorously sbou, the ele,ning .
hite bones. II
Aohoel be sns.z.d, dropping the dustsr =
nd falling into his chair.
You ousht not To neglect me. said the y >
xeltton. I'm one OF The family snd
hould be trested rs sneh, Now, then, o
,ts have chsi.
The skeleton crossed its bony legs and y
s,tlsd back comfortably. ?
Will il do me any good TO have . chat 81
i,h yon' qs.ried Gordon. 0
That reusins to be seen. IL used 10 do is
cur fsihsr good. Why. 1t was my custom
fislt hiD e'sfY hikuts AZ us fpt psioit
lat tsbls writing I'd snssk out OF thst p
oset, cone quietly Up behind him and el
Ut o. arm caressinsly around bis Eeck. O
be sksleiol laughed, worsins iis bony o.
% with succession OF crsekline sonpd. 70
10, made G0rdoa sbissr. How IT used ~
sisrlle binl Hs woald tara white ss s'
Isst az be looked up into my face. Oocs
sprsba TO tis feat 10 desperation, and u
. bad vrsstls sll abont the room. over
ruins chsirs. t.bles aud everything else Of
~, came 10 our wsy. 81
You succeeded 10 shortening ny islhu's y
l.. rs,nreea Gordon sloonily, Under
,ur iytsuny be each into bis grave long CO
fore BIS time.