The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-04-26
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ilps,
Jobn Mss,n.lJ. retired ntrsbstt slde
nsb sad Mayor oi pi@psrns, locked ~
ifon his pspst
4 discovery. my ds,ri be nii, s'san
ias hs beet mssisisnsl mannsr Prs,
chat 10 tue nstete Of this rCmsrkshls %
earrenesi
| nnd thr Mis-. Aotom hes . ph1tS
gf.ph Of yoatseli, WITCH ste ussante' u
secret.
What do you ntae, ny 6estf tIclIn
Cd ST.. Mansfield.
Tits morsirs. explained Mr Msn'
hsld. | sbierd Mics Aasom's room and
ioani her sbsorbtd 10 The ooutsmplstion
Of come object shich abe hid. She bad
eyidsLlly ntt beard ny kuoek, bot The
ooise OF my entrance startled bar, 40 :. %
she hastily bid sonslbibs Ia drawer,
pboiosrsph ltll 10 the floor, She snatch
ed il up. aaus II iulo the dfsWtr aud
closed II, but II before | hsd rtcosnin ID
Use yotr pLclosfspb. ! preiendsd oct
10 have noticed the photo, pfeisrrns to
have sn expiration itom you.
MI Msrsfeld wss The pielsrs Of help
less smtzsmen,.
Mise Ansom 1t must be etplGioej, was
bright and charming Young lady. whom
Mrs. Mansfield bad recently engaged {. .
com mpapion.
sm qlite ut g loss to explain tie si
fair, said Mr.. Mspt6sll, In tones quite no
like those OF the Mayer OF Pinperne.
Possibly ii vas given 10 her by . mulu,l
friend.
Then Nhy shonld che make q mystery
OF u, aud slo.t Cver il 10 privste2
demanded Ms. Mspsfeld erimly.
My dear. ssid Mr.. MsnsG Id, With re
turn Of dignity do not understand youl
10 it,ke pot !, vas something which
she bid iu the drawer which she glosted'
ove'. no' the Photograph.
! am not sure which it was said Mrs
Mansfield, with strained ca.mpess.
Nos that the fret shock OF smsz sme eDl
was ever, Mr. Mabshsld's po npo.i,y re
turned rapidly
Alb, very possible, my dear. Miss An
sem. whom | have every reason TO think
is youug lady OF good disosrnment and
son0d Judgment, has found som sthins in
my public life which she has been good
enough to admire. Miss Accom- has had
every opportunity OF studying my work
Tor the pat three months. and also the
general course of % municipsl life in Whist.
think, may be regarded ss 9 noble Dor
ougb. Whs, more natural. then that this
young lady, seeing the portrait ofs gen
tlemsp, clad in tbs robes and insisnis oil
the office OF cbiei m gis'rate Of this Dor
ough, displayed III the photographers
window. and. recognizing 10 that gentle
man myself sbonld Purchase that photo
srapbf
Mrs Mansfield listened with immovable |
features.
A very good explanation. she comment
ci. il 1t bad been one OF Jour oflicisl photo
graphs. Bot the one in Miss Ansom's 20,
session is one OF those you had taken about
two yetrs ago, before you we're elected
mayor. We ordered only few Of them.
remember. and Thought We had dispos
ei OF them sll, The question is : how did
Miss Ansol obtain one? | did not give 1t
to her.
Then Can only say that you must be
mistskep, my dear, said Mr. Mansfield,
with sspsrity. Ga your own confession
you only saw II for on iuIt,nt. How can
yon be osrlsin that ii was photograph OF
myselli
II you IL iok my eyes deceived me, per
hsps you will believe your OWL The
photo is still ip the drawer, Miss Ansom
has had no opportunity OF removing it,
for s,nt her on an errsnd. 1t 10 10 the
frat drawer oI her dressing table, il you
wish to satisfy your curiosity.
Mrs Mansfield, do you think thst en-
q aoing TO steal into q lsdy's room snd pry
into her private tfirs2 cried the mssis
trs,e, rising. You forget yourself. madam
Mr.. Msns6eld went upstsirs 10 high
useon to make soms sltsrstiop in bis
dress reparsiofy 10 going ont.
He IVES forced to acknowledge himself
quite ct loss 10 account for tb,. photo be
log 10 Miss Antoms's possession. which
adm ission vss rather extraordinary on bis
part, +,
He rtided Limseli on 10 keen Insight,
bis strict impsitislity, and bis frmne's 10
bis msgisttrisl duties. Bot
10 eYtitilion Of these qnslitiss vss not
ron6ued to the bench. OF the latter be
bad made lavish display In bis home. Is
Mrs Mansfield found to her cost.
II was only twelve months ego thst bis
nnbsbdine will had driven iteir only son, ,
Jack, to South Africa.
Mr.. Msnsfield bad determined that bis
ION should marry rank and beauty In the
psfson Of daughter OF . local mssDste.
But hsndsome Jack Mansfield elected I
10 msnsss bis own mstrimonisl shsirs. aud 1
upset all bis fathers brilliant plans by fall /
us 10 love With . pretty nobody, whom
Mr Msrsts Id bed never even set eyes on ,
- soverness in house where be vss
risitine. 4
Finding sIi srs umen,s, per.ussious. and 1
.on nspds alike useless Mr.. Msnshsld fn
lily told bis ton be must either Tall 10