The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-06-20
Mas Mays Kindness


Little Miss May Desmond set With be
chin we'll 10 the air. There wss always
most destructive dimpls 10 her chin, bu
on THE occasion she was angry An,
jack Chisholm. for oil bis six feet On,
the odd inches, looked like 9 sehoolbo,
Who hsd ] at been whipped. At last b,
broke the silence.
do think he began slowly.
/ wish ] could agree with yop sale
May.
May would often refer with pardonsbIs
pride to the quickness Of . women,
judgement.
/ 90 thirk, continued Jack, that you
treat me with snszing kindness.
That 10 net what yon were going to
say.
You ususlly make me feel like stray
dog iust allowed to 60 on existing, no.
even given rope enough to hang myself.
Possibly, said May, taking q side issue,
when Mr., Chisholm hears u yoir last es
cspsds, be will gladly meet your needsl
Oh. dad is oil right. replied Jack.
though I'm afraid he won't like IL much.
Bot ! wss talking about you. You sl
ways hold sisllow of so. And there are
the other fellows. he added. illosicslly.
clustering go close, that l can't get near
your real self.
, Poor boy Do you Try so very hsrdi
l cant rem mber q time Jack seemed
to be arguing with Limsel when some
one was not ahead Of me with you,
No more can II she admitted. With de
licious gravity, only her eyes laughed i'm
But Jack WAS absorbed In
the contem mplstiou Of his boots. and never
the ghost OF smile came to cheer him.
believe you Ors in love with young
now. he said ieslously.
No answer. sloosed up; her face vas
q uite serious.
Are yon2
Yes. she said. very sim ply.
And, ssvsgeiy. ere you 10 love with
Winthrop, toe.
Yes.
he pansed. am almost encouraged
10 ask --sre you also IN love with mef
Oh, yes-yesl Bot 81 unnercifully
natural laugh checked the enthusiasm in
her voice.
Jack rose hastily and went over to tho
nsntel.
No one girl has any right to be so pretty
ls mutiered to himself. o. he stood finger
ns long hstpin.
May waited, bat Jack was brooding over
lie psins. On past ell subtle ststsgy.
Are you still talking to yourseliP she
presently. / think il is rather
ude.
I'm swiully sorry-I didn't mean II.
'ut. after slI. you know. you bit me frat.
,king sbout those men.
And. msn-like ysu hit back.
Instinct, he replied, dspIorsble instinct
viii you hold out your hand 9 inmate.
psD2
He Just touched the pink palm with the
10, and she shook her fist ct hin ss she
Matched ii back with = little cry.
Exactly. be said. You see, even yonr
tile hand clenohes and hsrdens ct .
rick. Aud mine. be erinnsd. 20 both /
ar hands we're lost 10 bis one.
Bot you hurt ne. she said with trsmen I
ous reproscb.
Won't you hur. me, thsnf he begged. .
lease do
May took the pin AID twice she pre- g
nded TO stab bis nsnd. Somehow Jack
II very sale vi thst momcnt, and be
stched her face smiling. Unfortunately
10 canght the smile. and on the instant
!. pin wss sticking generously into bis p
umb.
You little wretch, be cried, -, clspping n
u hsnds. she fed for refuge to . great Il
mchsir. 4
jack planted himself. on one arm and
med scross.
IL 10 lime for you to 90. said Msy.
VIII you kiss me goodnight for your u
~
not. let me 60. .
| will not let you 20 unless yon blsss VI
;. q1o,sd J.ct, irsvsrstuy. Doyou
mem Der your Bibls9 You. Of course, u
8 The sbgei aud sn Jacob. But | for %
I hos lorg the sngsl bad to stsy. c'
Yon will make me very snery II you 60 81
taking snch nopsenfe. v
Jack glanced st the vs.eh fastened TO
Z brsst.
voDdsr hou Io1a II will be before We 81
J both very spsry, be remarked. Judicial
IL iss aresdful Iity yoa sre 60 firm.
Well, ism 6resdiully frn. she said
think you sss ssiuiiy mssp. Oh,
,sss more. Y3s knov. vnh . little
sh. / hsss never tbrosn yen down cd
Ny siseI -Jssk bent over her usiess VI
b bless mel His syes bsd grown ssrions le
cd dsep on hers. He felt pov ths. tt
10 u. mach mors 81 s.sks than ~hsp. 81
II iss.ins, be bad made bis 6fst demand tr