The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-04-25
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vslnsble sriicies oi plate sod so1s AS9o
ooestiiuisd ell NJ sorldly goods. ksr
then al nsasr ny owp persoDsl ssrve
l.nes OF bshks l hs3 my osn opiuior
and tnes isr safer piece Ter ny u u
beard itsb isifsstirg !, TO strange 90
perhsrs cisboossi usn
Ixss slt'ins ons afternoon 10 ny preit!
lille drssing room, rsyolsieg 10 aaI min
lhs improvement . little psint and val
paper might be. aud o. ihs sane time uI
uiilips 10 tIpsnd the nsessssry sam
wben ny res, little maid tefsspt snnonB'
cd thst . Rentlsms0 hsd called 10 see me
/ took bssiy glance 10 the mirror 4
eouvitc. myself tia, my tsir sss 10 or
De, spd my esp-ribbors on the propeI
susle. wher bis sbsdos dsrtened ib'
threshold
l ei.peed up, fear ! blssbsd. Hi
dsfh eyes we're hYed 90 pepetrstinslJ ~
90 me that mine fell beneath their slsoce.
bad esngh, ba. passing glimpse OF ibe
h,ndsone face sud tall. msniy form, but
dared net look sssin.
You will pardon m, madam = be be
gan.
Not madam, ! Interrupted. Miss Loring
Mis-, LoriDa. be repeated after me. ]
ven,ured on tbs madam. bsoauss thought
eould not be possible Miss Loring could
hare been permitted to retain that prefix
shs 30 evidently prefers.
Ppsnupinons II may have been in .
stranger, but spoken 10 . low, musicslly
nod ulsted voice. II did not present itself
to me IN the right light,
| / instantly tried to remember oil the
heroes bad read OF 10 the rousoces pro
cured from the library, and to determine
which one be most resembled.
Thers was one great VOID which hereto
fore had always existed 10 my life al ro
msutic adventure.
Singular as /. may seen. | had never
had one NV besrt beis TO pslpitste Sc
thou b, ,hs, possibly the need would
nov be sutisa,l.
| slmost hesitit tie TO make known TO you
the csuse Of my visit. lest you should re
gard i, Ia the light OF an impertiuent inlru
sion, be continued, but 10 passing by your
boase, noticed the upper room 10 your
back building. which is peculiarly adspt
cd for studio. | sm 40 artist and 10
seareh OF Just such an apartment, for
which am willirg TO pay most liberia
prios shall occupy il only during
few hours each day. II Miss Loring will
not sccsde to my request, will che Lot q,
least pardon IN
He bowed los snd deferentislly before
ne. My brain was in whirl What
could his proposition mesn7 Had be
seen me and made thiss pretext to know
mes could not tell. | dared no. trust
myself ss yet to give decided suswer.
| will think the matter over. l said, and
fear there was o slight trem mulousnsss in
my tone. Ifyou will call tomorrow ! will
let you know my decision.
l will leave you my card then. be re
piled. drawing bis csrdcsss from his pock
ct. and placing delicstsly engraved card
on the tsbls. sm quite willing to pay
pound week, and IL you scc.de to my
reqnest, l shall consider myself indeed
your debtor.
rose and courtesied ss be lowed him
self ont A pound 9 weekl II was muDi6
cent. | need no longer study ways and
mesns as to paint aud wall paper. l
sheuld be able to do oil that bad plsnn
ca, and more. Why. then, should | hest
tAte7 Why he'd | not said yes ct oncei
Perhaps be never would return.
Ny heart ssnk ct the thought, to .
depth 20 mere pecnnisry less could have
sntsiled upon 1t.
Had this stranger. then. made 90 in
preston upon lhs. susceptible portion Of
my snsiomy' Ho looked younger than
my real age -but what Of thst' Doubtless
| looked f.r younger than my yesrs. {
At the last taking OF the census bad
given my age at 2s. and, furtner than . I
slight elevation OF bis eyebrows, the cen +,
sus tsker showed not the slightest sar I
prise l thought siterwsrds the move Z
ment vas . nervons sffectlon, and wss sor
y bad not proposed 3 specific cure. I
took up the card from the table. II I
bore the name Of AIgeroon V.rnon. Al {,
aernonl | might have known be would +,
poesess such NJ mel 4
| tried 10 vain TO rive. my wandering I
thousLts upon the laiest ronancs. Moth /
ing its pegs eostsined tqusIlsd this new
and sbsorb,ng element 10 my li!s. All q
my doubts concrci6g my resolve bsd I
a,d. .
Ga the morrow | would aceeds to Mf. :
vetnon's rsqaest. Not even the neiehbors
could and food Tor possip inssm uch - hs q
sould occupy the room only during tbs !
lev sylisht hours. o
Bat Why bad be selected miner The
bonses on eitbe, side Of the street we're Of Q
The came construction. Evidently be hsd
motive ether ihsn sppeared on The snt !
lace for wishing to gain 80 entree into my
aumbls abode. b
Nslt day found me 10 ststs Of nervous
,eita,io, lee, be should dssppoint ns;
,ui thsrs vss 90 eecssion for 1t. b
Promptly on the hou, Of the day prsesS
ns ts arrived. ssd ! made known 10 hin .
ay scaaie.csnss 10 ti' proposition. bat
bis tins be drew chair before the nre Q
], uy request. sud We hsi quite socisl
'bst.
He would uoi remove sli bis artist be u
on ein a. II present. be ssi1. he vss co