The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-05-23
gAuaTisG MELODY

driving siih sneb etssstfstea supe"
Of hsf oxn soa her isihers desliiniioc'
shs settled herself more comfortably o
tbs stils. drawing bsr fuf edged clos
clossir around her. sud ths msn TO shoi
,hs spoke thought that this vas eefisiti
tie VERY ptsitie.i IS well IS its rosi 90
dis yosus vonsn !, bad svsr bern b
LOT 10 meet.
TIE cfisp November sir. With lie ione
oi frost, had bronsbi elow OF eolor
tbs fair psleEess Of her cheeks
Bot LoE on earth do you msnsgef b
slsnmrrsa, vaguely Sympathetic snd d
tnibsi.'
o., We get along somshos. replied Ma
siriiy, and ap TO the prescn, We hsve 90
been rsdncsd TO beg, borrow or steal
rbat will come later. expect. You eau
imssias how easy II is TO live on roihini
. year. L1rd vtrrsmouft
| don't quite understand, be continued
Has yonr father lost money lately. or
No. We have always been poor, said Nan
as long ss | csn remember, sad each yea
father makes little lees. He IL writer
yon krox. sud 40 authority 90 some sciet
iifis matters that be dahbles la. 30 eact
year We descend little lower 10 tbs
scale. He saw the advertisement for thi,
hopse OF yours. and II vas the chespes'
thing be could bear OF, and so be took it
I had never been TO ireland before. but
like 1t yes. like II very we'll, sbe sdded
grsciously.
am glad you like II. said Lord Verrs
mount srsyely. am sorry to say doD'i
care for it sl all. and only live here six
months ont OF the IL, becsuse | think II
is my duty.
Tell me. said Nap, why do yea let lbis
delightful old bouse 10 us for such more
one7 There must bs some resson.
Tnere is. be sssented, but ! would ratb
er not tell ii TO you.
She insisted. so he vent on':
The house belonged 10 an eccentric cons
in Of ny father. He lived 10 q great age
a cor, OF hermit life. and the country peo
pie declared be bad sold himself TO the
devil; thai Ia eli. There is o kind OF an
idea that the place Ia uucanny, and, IS it
had been sanding-amp,y long time.
thought it best to let IL go st nominal
rent.
She was gs2ing into the distance. O rspt
iresmy look in her eyes.
How sirsngfl she said musinsly. A
lonely old msnl Living and dying oil by
himsslil ] csn fancy Tim in the little
turret room - She broke of suddenly, o
dssh Of excitement c,ming into her face.
Was be y musician, Lord Verrsmount?
Did be love m usio ss dor
| believe be was, Verramonnt answered
slowly, studying the varied expressions Of
her face. never knew him myself, but
have heard he was q violin player OF no
mean ability. Do yon leve music. then,
Miss Kilmsyne?
She did not sGswer for u moment, but
the rose fash deepened on her face. and
her lips parted in kind OF ecstasy.
Love 1t? Iadore il she said softly: II
could play oil day and ell night, My
greatest ambition is to play some day TO
thousands o: people-she waved bsr
hands rs though indicating 9 crowded
assembly -on genuine Stradivari. To
carry them away with me, to make them
forget themselves, forget time, place -sv
bat the music. 1t would be
Msy ! come and hear you play one day
be asked quietly.
OF conrse, IL you care to, said Nan. de
scending to earth. mus. be going nov.
Dad will be waiting Tor his tea Goodby
Aud with careless word she had jump
ed lightly doan from the stils and was
gone,
A singular girl. thought VerrsmouDt ss
be wsic6ed her cross the fsld tha, inteven
ed between him and Ball sh. A very
grill Pluoky. top. should
tbintl
And 80 thinking OF her be went home
warl to Mount R,esl, whore bis mother
had imposed on him the duties Of host 10
3 housefnl Of relations for the shooting |
season. For some days be was too busy
10 call on bis tensnts st Balylousb, but
1t last one afternoon ia the deepening twi
'ish, be found himself riding op the ave
Qua.
Halt way up hs encountered old Mr.. |
kilmsJDe, who stopped ut tight OF him,
saying:
mus. ask you TO eIcnso my not turning
back with you. bat l have 81 important
etter to post. sud cur Only serssnt 10 out
'or tue s!ierncoo. My daughter will be
pleased 10 welcome you, aud shall hope
10 get bsck teiore your visil is over.
You will fad her 10 the little turret room.
The bouse seemed strangely gloomy
md deserted ss Lord yerrsmount msde
bis way through the vide old hall snd up
be dark s.sirs TO the little oc,ssonal room
niivsy 10 the tn,ret and tapped st the
ioor for permission to enter.
WIS, lonely life for her be thought
comparing the warmth sud
ish,ness Of Nom, Regal. With its many
Iuetts, to this eilstt, cold nome,
There vas 90 sDswer 10 bis repestsd
iroeks. and CD opening the door snd look
"a iu be ttought At frs, the room wss
,np'y. un,il ihe delight alos revealed
0 hin N,n's Sleeping dsuFs 10 a. arm
hair. sae b,i fallen ss!eep shils she
rss pisyipg be, violin apparently, snd ss
4, hts entr.nra b.t not gYOasfd her uoy