Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-04-07

| ~ inc pathway IlUnt dnedO $1,000 NltAs
bending over her with love and passion
glowing in his handsome face, pleading
eagerly, clingipg fervently to both her
| tiny -gloved hands. Mrs. Garrison
saw it all in the flash of a second, the
adjutant not at all, for with merry
| laughter she repeated some words he
had just spoken as though they were
about the wittiest, funniest things in
the world, and looked frankly up into
his eyes as though he We're the best and
brightest man she had met in years
so his eyes were riveted, and the tableau
had timeto dissolve. All the same that
sight gave Mrs. Garrison rather more
than bad quarter of an hour. She was
| infinitely worried. Not because Pat
I.atrobe had fallen desperately in love
with her charming little sister-that
was his lookout-but what-oh, what
might not happen if the charming little
sister were TO fall in love with that
handsome soldier boy. At all hazards.
! even if she had to whisk her away to.
morrow, HAT had to be stopped, and
this very evening when they went to
| their room Margaret spoke.
"Nita, if it were only for Mr.. Latrobe
should not care snap of my finger,
but it's you-you! l thought you had
more sense. thought you fully under
stood that you couldn't afford to lose
yourself moment, and yet If ever
| girl looked like yielding you did this
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don't let it go any further-don't fall
| In Observation-Disclosures you do"
The younger sister stood at the dress
| lng-table at the moment, her face avert
ed. The Mary Powell was just round
| ing tho point, and the mellow, melo-
dous notes of her bell were still echoine
through the highlands. Nita was gaz-
ing out upon the gorgeous effect OF
| sunset light and shadow on the east
rrn cliffs and crags across the Hud-
son, n flush as vivid mantling her
cheeks, her lips quivering. She was
making valiant efforts to control her
self before replying.
81 m not in love wit h him." she finally
said
"Perhaps not-yet. Surely hope not,
but it looks awfuIly like it was COM
ing-and Mia, you simply mustn't.
You've got TO marry money If have to
stand guard over you and see you do
it-and you know you can this minute
il you'll only listen"
The younger girl wheeled sharply,
her eyes flashing. Peggy, you prom
ised me l shouldn't hear that hateful
thing again-at least not until we left
here-and you've broken your word
twice. YOU"
Its because l must. can't see you
drifting-the way l did when, with
your youth disadvantages, you can
pick and choose. Col. Frost has mines
and money all over the west, and he
was your shadow at the seashore and
all broken up; he told me so when we
came here. Paddy Latrobe is beau
,iful boy without a penny"
Ills uncle" began Mia, feebly.
Ills uncle had a sister to support
besides Paddy's mother. His pay as
brigadier in the regular service is only
$500. He can't have saved much of
anything in the past, and he may last
dozen years yet-or more. Even if
he does leave everything then to Lat
robe, what'll you do meantime? Don't
be.a fool, Mia, because | was. / had to
be. 1t was that or nothing, and father
was getting tired. You heard how he
talked"
The younger sister was still at the
dressing-table diligently brushing her
shining, curly tresses. She had re-
gained her composure and took occa-
sional furtive peeps at Mrs. Frank, now
seated at the foot of the bed, busy with
buttonhook and the adjust ment of a
pair of very dainty boots of white kid,
whose buttons cleaned like pearls.
The mates to them, half Il size smaller,
peeped from the tray of Nita's new
trunk.
There came footstep and a rap at
the door. ''See what it is, Nta, there's
q love-l don't want to hop"
1t was a card--a new arrival at the
hotel.
"Gentleman said he'd wait in the
i'"i'"i' nv sal" tlie oeilupN, anu NaIl'
isbed. Mia glanced at the card and in.
stantly trouble stood in her paling
face. Silently Mrs. Garrison held out
her hand, took the card, and one quick
look. The buttonhook dropped from
her relaxed fingers. The card read:
Mr.. Gouverneur Prime
For a second or two the sisters gazeG
Mt each other in silence.
AT last the elder spoke. SIN heavens