The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-09-19

tknlh st tue Nthd sll9tfe1 ftfN s1A hveA
her -sy homswsrd,
IN the bah Mrs. Msi,l.ad ns, Der, end
10 hoftcr ., tue ast, Of toe stie. ssoniE
Cd isce, she exclaimed
R1uusrti whsihiil
The siIl held col the letter silh shsk
los fnssrs
Douf spssk 10 mel she said, hosrsly.
| csp'i be.r Jsi. Mother With Wild
CRY - mother, my hcsrs IL broken.
II vas . year later.
Time, the great hcsler. bsd laid . geo
tie hand 90 Rosemsy's Wild seuos. ho.h
log II TO rest, soothing ,be dun ssony
Sdll. there lay 10 q little drsser Of her
buresu ihst cuvelop. With it, spfia o. fed
ed rosmsry, and the faint oiof never fail
cd TO bribs back the old, sad memories.
Sir jasper O.rew wss very tender 10 his
honest devotion. 0oe day be told her Of
bis love; very gently. very iendsrly. ell
the devotion. silent sod strong, Of yesrs'
srowth he hsd laid Ut htr feet.
l have always loved you, dssr be ssid.
I. tLors no hope Tor me ~ slIf
Rosemary looked sysy iato tha sun
sbiuy garden rsgretfully.
Listen to me drst before | answer your
question, she said. ssitly: | knov ! can
trnst you, and should like ~ tell you all
There wss- one else and be wen,
swsy. / never heard anything OF him till
last year, when one day Il heard from q
friend OF his--that be vas dying dead.
| thought be had forgotten me-but he
had not. | loved him and can never
love 10 the same wsr sgsin. Bat
She paused. and Jasper took her hands
10 his.
Rosemary. he said. and bis voice trem
bled, Rosemary, can be conient with
very little love. II you will only 10, me
take care oil you VIII you be my siie2
Rosemary looked at him steadily.
II you can be CONTEXT, she said softly
will do my best TO make you happy.
II was q strange, almost pathetic WOO
ing, but jasper Carew felt amply reward
ed for his years Of faithful devotion and
patient waiting.
II was Sept N bar when they we're oil at
Psdstow Court sgsin. The Wedding was
to take place 10 December, sud Mrs. Matt
land, quite 10 her element. was very busy
arranging oil those hundred and oDs de
tails which must attend the msrrisge OF
sn only daughter.
Jasper felt that his cup Of happines'
was full to the btim as be ard Rosemary
sauntered slowly homessrd one glotions
evening.
Passing along green lane ttey beard
behind them, and voice st
their side said, courteously:
Could you kindly tell me the nesrstt
way to Psdstow Oour,'
They turned and faced the speaker. Al
Lbe sight OF him Rose mary staggered back
pale to the very lips. while be starred for
wsru Win scry:
Rosemary
Jiml
With oil the deadly rarility Of lash
of lightning Jssper Csrew realizs2 what
hsd happened, and be saw at once shat oil
bis dreams OF future happiness we're st an
md. He turned away for o moment. for
It first the sight OF bis (alasl his no longer)
Romsry lying sobbius in Jin's arms was
100 much for him TO witness, till ut last
Rosemary remembered ell. and che turned
to Jasper.
Jasper, she pleaded, jasper, forgive ne
mel
Desr, be said boarsely. zoe It oil.
And now be turned TO Jim and held ont
iis hand - welcome home, Duncan, he
aid. You see. know who you are. Rose
nary. you can do one thing for mt mske
lin happy.
God bless youl said Jun, as he wrung
,is hand. can never repay yon for this
Ict OF more than generosity.
Tshe her in. said jasper. sbruptly,
,lsncing at Rosemary. We shall meet
'gsin presently.
He left them abruptly, and the lovers,
eft alone, found time for mutual eIplsns
ions. Jim bad almost mirsculonsly re
severed. Add, having been sent up conn
ry, had been detained abroad for some
ime longer.
Rosemary, be said. You never answered
ny letters.
Lsttersf she echoed. l got nope, and
hougtt you had forgotten me.
Matters thus srrsnged. by Sir Jsspers
pecisl wish the marisss wss Dot delayed,
'nd the only alteration was that be took
be place OF the "bes. man" st his own re
Mrs. Maitland vas sorely annoyed
i this change but At the special interven
ion OF Providence, IS the colonel called IL,
he could say nothing, though Jim euess
ID that she had had hand 10 the dissp