Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-21

PreSton's letter In low voice, but with
Z good deal Of excitement. He was
deeply reused by what she had writ
ten and tremendously angry with vii
lis. although II he had been asked tc
tell exactly why. be might not have
been able to tell very clearly.
He read the letter entirely through
without once looking up, and Willis
listened In silence without Changing
bis position. When Edward finished
and looked over at him. he WAS cyi
IDENTIFY angrler than ever. for he sud
denly walked over to Wills and ex.
claimed harshly:
"What business have you to be thinK
Ing Of such thing as this?'
Willis took his feet down from the tn
BILE and looked at Edward quietly. Hi:
answer partly Gained Edward, who
never remained angry or excited very
long at a time.
IL have no business to be thinking Of
it if have no business to care for d
girl whom l have always honored ii
my thought"
You have not honored her in YOU
thought. If you had. you would have
stopped drinking and going with the
fast crowd all this time"
Willis turned pale, and for mo-
ment Edward thought he was going
to strike him with his clinched fist
Then he turned his face away and re.
n1 in a low yninp.
That's true enough. At the same
time, I've said the same thing to my.
self. know this is true also. If
have ever had good thought for the
last two years, it is due to her. That
much. at least, is to be said OF my feel.
Ing for her.
AT the same time. this is mpossi-
be" continued Edward, striking the
letter with his hand
Il don't know whether it is or not.
1t depends altogether on your sister to
say"
Il shall have something to say about
it," retorted Edward, his passion ris-
ing again.
You will not have anything to say
if she actually cares enough to so with
me-"
"She doesn't care for you. and never
will!' said Edward almost savagely.
You don't know" replied Willis
quietly.
Edward was silent a moment. He
did not know anything about Freeda' 5
feelings in the matter Since his own
unexpected feeling for Miss Seton he
had come to learn that in cases of love
people could not always determine
with mathematical certainty just what
person might 60 under certain contl-
tons. On the point Of Frecdas proba-
bic action he was really in doubt. Only
it seemed like monstroUs propositic 4
for Willis to entertain or for Freeda to
consider for moment.
There is one way you can find out"
Edward ventured to say.
Yes. and intend to find out pretty
soon too"
II can't wish you success" replied
Edward, as he walked back to his own
table. AS he sat down he added il Z.
milder tone:
willis. Of course cont need to say
that believe it would be Il calamity
for my sister to marry you. She has
been brought up in an entirely different
world. She is poor; you are rich. She
is church member; you are not. She
has perfect horror. as have. for all
the vices that are familiar to you. You
could not make her happy"
~ could, If she loved me as ! love
her"
ITS impossible. You are too far
apart even to sympathize with each
other. Besides, she never will care for
you as long as you continue to drink
and gamble"
But I've quit all that. Haven't I
shown you that can master myself?
Haven't lived all straight enough
lately? And all for her sake too"
Edward did not reply. He had little
faith in the spasms of Willis reform.
Cant live down the past all right?
Is your sister never going to marry
any one but an out and out saint?
There are mighty few of 'em among
the men,"
81 don't think it does any good to
talk about 1t. have my opinion, and
1t won't change. One thing I'm very
of. and that Is that Freeda
will never care anything for you. She
Is here in college to get an education.
She is not old enough to get married.
She Is the last person In the world to
think Of such thing. 1t is all as alb
surd as 1t can be-"
ut Is not absurd at ALL Good God,
Ned, don't you see how l am situated?
don't care for the old college. All the
time I've been here I've been tempted
BY the fast set to do the things I've
been doing. I'm no scholar. l hate
books. except novels. When l think
of what It's all for, don't care a rap
Tor the education. But like business,
Ind know as well as anything that
'an succeed with the opening my uncle
1as made for me. Now, If l can settle
Town In a home Of my own shall be
q q fair way to make man Of myself.
NO OTHER girl ever appealed to me like !
Cur sister. feel as II could promise
Ter anything and keep 1t, too. even as
haven't kept my promise to my own |
mother. Does that mean nothing to