The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-02-28
as MANAGED BY ALBERT.

room snd sirsishicned bic tie. IL vss
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haaofsd ssEs Albsri o.. smisbls eoonsl
shsp be closed bis eflos door bcbih'
Lim Ttopsb sols. e.lenlstins snd u'
con mpromisins iD bunasss, The socisl SD
OF bic pstnre sss strongly Developed. ~
bad sres, cspseisy Tor the etipymeri o
little things. . warm Iovs OF lie and 'b'
good things thereof. sud nvelsi 10
joke. He ~. ttoroosb-seicg optimist
beloved by tis friends srd sdored By BIZ
vile.
When biz tie presented 50 appearances
OF N nsibensticsi precision entirely ssliifse
tory. be carefully palied down bis epns.
Then ,aruiog sbou'. BIZ glsuesd si The
back Of bis cos,. which fted perfectly,
iollosirs this up by removing sn inssin
sry Bit OF lint from bic cest sleeve. BE
sss csrsfally smoothing . recslcirspt
lock OF bsir. when voice behind bin ssid
mookingly
Oh. you look perfectly lovely Couldn't
| bring ,oa hand slsssf
Tuning. he saw sisn iios bttsseo the
porlieres leading from the hall the lovely.
sirlish faofe OF bis wife There hlsted
-bont her graceful form the sbimmsrins
tonlle-enmesbsd foids OF . golden ysllos
ball gown, from which ber white throat
and dimpIed arms shown rsdiantly forth.
Her dark brown curls we're piled high up
90 her head. her cheeks we're pink. and
her big brown eyes were sparkling with
laughter.
Aren't you handsome manf sbe said.
Nos Albert was . diplomst. That isn't
the question. be replied. taking her by
the hand and drawing her to bis side be
lore the elsss. The question ia, sreL't We
. bsodsome coupler aud be struck fetch
ing sttitude.
Don't bc absurd, she sail. Do i lock
1ice2
Yon look ss sweet ss q rose. There
son't be woman 10 the room TO compare
With yon.
Ho siiiliculousi exclaimed Mrs Bresms.
rot nevertheless che was not displessed.
ieslly, Bsit. she added, regarding him
oberly. wouldn't yon like ne better il !
Eere tall aud fair and qaeenly, like Alicef
He shook bis head Never 10 the world,
houah. OF course, you sister Alice is
esutiiul womsn That reminds me, be
Xclsimsd, Harold Evans is 10 town.
lie isp
Yes. Met him on the street this alter Z
Don. They tell me be has teen i'm /
lersely successful ont West By the
~. l asked him up tonight.
Albert! There was world OF reprosch I
her tones. How cou d ,oa9 !
Tby shouldn't I? he dem ,nded.
You know ~ we'll - do that Alice 10 q
,ming and that she and Hsrold have
sver consented to meet since their quar- i
4 years sgo.
Well, be doesn't need to come.
Bn. hs will come 10 ell probability, T
mixing Alice will not be bers or yon /
ould not have asked him. Everybody
how they feel about il, espeo o
lily In the family. II will be very swk O
srd. Mrs. Bresms' tones we're plsintive' II
Well, il that isn't the silliesl thing Il
id Albert. 10 deep disgust. Two people
no are old enough to know better qusr b
over nothing and six years siterwsrd q
i,bsr will 60 where the other 10 invited.
Oh, every one knows how foolish II is, .
Il that doesn't alter the facts OF the o.
ae. d
What did they fuss about, spywsyf b.
ked, ss be threw himself into sn easy Of
sir and admired the toes OF bis patent
ther sboes.
He vss jesloup, ssid Mrs. Bresms, siri y,
--upjustiy 90. and, Of course, Alice o.
,uidu't stand 1t. WHAT high spirited
'msn would. d.
| know one who used 10 stsnd II, be re
'rked. r
She laughed. Alice is very different
Id Of . woman. ~
Yes. said Albert, she 10 the kind who b.
zee to distraction. qnsrrels With The OBJ
4 OF her regard on the slightest provo hs
ion. ruips both their lives. and wonlo nt
! msrry any Other man for the world. E
guess Jon sre sbout right ssreed Mr.
cams. rnefully. / sm sure she still ye
20 him. bot / don't believe anything
uld induce her TO speak to him. ey
1on doh',l he said, blsnkly. Not II
comes here tough +? 90
She shook her head; then, cbsucipg to ID
nee ., her husband, she saw tbst be to
) smiling - clos, significant emile,
i,h st once sroused ber suspicions. de
Albert she exclaimed, What foolisbness pr
10 you been np tor Tell me st once, kr
!, putting her hsnds on his shoulders, err
gave him . little shake.
4uckily for him ius. here the frst ai,
,sts arrived. What be bad done vas he
!. Chsncins to meet bis old friend .
,ns on the ttrett that afternoon. after 70,
.rm ereetinss bad been txchsDsed be
tied him to the reception be sld bis W.
. we're giving that night. Evans Ss Th
rnuiing sn tIcnse when Albert tud Yo
ly rcnen bered The qusrrel bstseen yie
sod hs Bresms' sister, Alice. and. be
ne on the uisctievous impulse. said. a.,
u ooutis you tro~ Alice 10 married. 20,
D With "bs sure and come, old msp,'
hurried Cd. choctliCs 10 hImssif He an
come tos jast TO see The man. be
usht sIssfaily.
a he Ist MIA mind dueii liabtIy on this