Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-04

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SHE SAW HER GUARDIAN WAITING.
| fight them away, but they come again
| and again. Don't tell tho mai or He has
enough trouble already, besides he
would be afraid to send me away"
But perhaps YOU ought 10 tell him
| and get medical advice" demonstrated
| Blanche
mo, the voyage will put me straight.
| The sea air always does. ] shall come
| back feeling better in every way"
THAT. then. Is your chief reason for
deciding to go so suddenly" remarked
the girl. IL wondered how"
| "Yes." broke in Mrs. Goddard. as IL
her recital had gained plausihility in
| being viewed from Blanche's standpoint.
Yes. my attacks have been more fire.
| quent Of late and really feel the need
of decided change
As Blanche went out she saw her
! guardian waiting on the first landing
Of the stairway, and her heart re-
| rroached her for remaining so long
With his wife, for she saw that his i'm
!
nothing to say as she passed; his face
was filled with utierances too vague for
words
81 forgot 70 saw" he said. when Mrs
Goddard had admitted him. that 7 did
not go down to the ship TO see your
stateroom. You said il was the Cleo
patra. | believe
Yes, dear" she drew him to the
reat Just vacated ny his ward. "It is
not one OF the fastest liners. Indeed,
Il takes ten days to reach Liverpool.
but for the same price | was able TO
get absolutely the chief stateroom on
the ship. 1t is on the promenade deck
and has private bath and a room for
Mrs. Nolan adjoining mine. Oh. il has
every convenience, and has a big. wide
bed in which | can be thoroughly com.
kortable!"
~ am glad You have made such good
arrangements" responded the major;
but wish you wouldn't GO. Jeanne,
do you know that you are drawing me
into depths OF degradation that I
would never have reached but for YOU?
For Gods sake LETT renounce il all and
turn about and try to live pure, honor
able lives l am already tired of the
plan"
"Bosh," Her exclamation was full Of
impatience. Don't show the white
feather at his late hour. You want me
TO continue 10 love you, and | cannot
love anybody as poor as Jobs turkey.
SO drop that sort of nonsense. ! have
argued with you oil am going TO-"
another thing" he said. cautiously,
Il don't like the looks of the woman
you employed
Lucy Nolan. and why, prav?"
"She doesn't look like an honest
woman"
A ripping laugh burst from Mrs.
Goddard's lips.
what are you amused over?" he
asked, slightly piqued,
That You should expect me 10 select
prodigy of human goodness to help
me carry out the most daring piece of
rascality ever born of woman's fertile
brain. Dear Rowland, are you jest
ing?"
DO you mean 10 say that you sus-
pect her TO he n dishonest woman?"
II know that she will do anything
ask for money and keep her mouth
shut. I NAV as we'll tell the truth.
used to employ her She was at the
head of my sewing We under
: stand each other"
He seemed deeply shocked by this
confession. For several minutes he sat
L. L
pulled himself together. Later in his
life he recalled his reply and regarded
it in the light Of an inspired prophecy
Jeanne, don't drive me too far" he
said with sudden frmness that beat
her back into the crafty cautiousness
, from which oyerconfdence had allowed
her to slip. Don't drive me too far
l have always had an ideal-a woman
who would he above instead of benea I b
me in high aspirations, and if anything
should cause me to shake YOU off, il
will be that you draw me down instead
of upward"
Her face was full of startled concern
for a single instant, then she began tt
smile upon him.
leave il all TO me, then, Rowland,
. she said. 81 am plotting and planning
, for your interest and mine, All | ash
of you is to be silent and obey my or
ders. Think of the long years of hap
!, piness before us. You never could make
. me believe that we are doing Blanch,
any wrong in making the few remain
ing months of her life happy. She con
, fessed to me that she Low ed you only I