Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-01-04

She turned quickly and gave me an
luuiring and az the same time nery-
Gus glance. What g. itF-
Il want o. tell you something ! have
never darc,l Ia tell you Till now ! said
earnestly. The voice un the stage
suared heayenwand Il love you. VIII
you b. my wifes
Ala. me! Where were those dropping
eyelids. that flush. that shy, sweet
glance. 81 which had 50 often dreamti
Phyllis was frowning.
Jack. / have been afraid Of this"
she said. Il am 50 sorry. but IL cannot
be-"
"Oh. do not say that now l cried.
crushing my gloves. wait awhile.
Perhaps you may learn TO love me-"
Jack. have always been frank 10
you because | like you. DO you sup
pose II will take me live years TO find
out what NY heart says To any manf
No. Had loved you | should not have
asked you a wait ! should have said
yes. / do not love you in the way you
wish. Indeed | like you better than
any man know. but that is all | can
offer you. should Ice unkind IL | held
out any false hopes. | have often
asked myself why do not love you,
but there Is something lacking in you.
something cannot define Some other
woman will lind what | have failed to
find IN you to love-
was twisting my gloves out OF all
recognition There was a singing In
my ears which did not come from the
stage.
Look at Il as | do, Jack. There Is
n man IN this world whom | shall love
and who will love me. We may never
meet. Then he shall be an ideal 10
me and | TO him. You believe you
love me, but the love you offer is not
complete"
Not completely" | echoed.
"No. 1t would he If | returned 1t.
I DO you understand? There is in this
world woman you will truly love and
/ who will return your love in its full
ness. VIII you meet? That is in the
| hands of your destinies. Shall ! meet
my ideal? Who knows? But till | do
/ | shall remain an old maid"
I | nodded YEARLY. A dissertation on
afiinliics seemed i'll timed.
"And now." she said, this beautiful
/ friendship Of ours must come TO an
end" And there were tears in her
eyes.
yes" said I. twisting and untwlst
ing the shreds of my gloves. II seem
ed as though the world had slipped
from under my feet and | was whirl-
ing into notEingness. MY heart is
very heavy"
Jack. If you talk like that" hastily.
'you will have me crying before all
these people"
Unfortunately Ethel turned and saw
the tears in her cousins eyes. Mercy.
what Is the mattrrT'' she asked.
lack has been telling me very
pathetic story" said phyll $, with a
pity in her eyes.
Yes; something that happened to-
night said /, staring ut the pro-
grammc. hut seeing nothing, nothing.
Well" said Ethel. this is not the
place for them" turning her eyes TO
the stage again.
The concluding acts Of the opera
were n jangle of chords and discords,
ana the hum of voices was like the
murmur of farotf S,a. My eyes re-
manned fixed upon the stage 1t was
like looking through broken saleido-
scope. | wanted to he alone. alone
with my pipe, | was glad when we
ut last entered the carriage, Mrs.
Wentworth Immediately began to cxtoi
the singers, and Phyllis, with that
tact which is given only TO kind heart
ed women, answered most of the indi-
rect questions put to me. She WAS
giving me time to recover. The direct
questions | could not avoid Occa-
sionally | looked out of the window. II
had begun TO rain again. 1t was very
dreary.
"And what finale. Mr.. Winthrop
cried Mrs. Wentworth.
"Yes, indeed" | replied To have
loved and lost, and such woman was
my thought
The new tenor is an Improvement
Do you not think sof'
Yes. indeed" No more to touch hen
hand, to hear her voice. TO wait upon
her wishes.
1T was the most brilliant audience
of the season."
Yes. indeed" | murmured. Thos,
were the only words could articulatc
The carriage rumbled on.
Does Patti return in the FAM"
Yes" Five years of dreaming ant
then TO awake!
And then the carriage mercifull,
stopped.
. Mrs. Wentworth insisted that
should enter and have some coffee.
had so few words ut my command tina
| could not Invent even a fiimsy ex
cuSe. So | went in. The coffee VA:
tasteless ! put in four Jumps of sug
ar. | stirred and stirred and stirred
Finally | swallowed the contents o
the cup. 1t was very hot. When tn
agony was past, | rose and made IN.
adieu.
Phyllis came to the door with me.
Forget what | have said" | began
, fumbling the doorknob. Il suppose
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