The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-04-24

sas ala. She forged 10 The ifoni speedily
10 mstbenstics She s.id hsr is,her vs
helping her.
Anne ssnt home vith hu sos and then
on Friday night
Conrsdss la sccord. sid Mstildss
fsthsr, With . emile Of both sirls, - ihs
three opened books sfound the lsnp. He
ssid II 10 Fencb, the three bad agreed 10
tsll 10 Ffsrsh 10 belp Apts With bsr ~
cant.
Ms,ilds vent home on Friday tos end
then siih Aone, Anne did not even ssk
that the silver service Of former eepsrs
tions grandeur be brought forth. TIE
Elm nplici,y Of the family . reduced mode Of
living sss beginning to rsvesi its dignity
| TO Appe
Mshlds vould drop oa cushion by the
coach. There's . chsrnins pink in your
check tonight. Msdsms Mere. shs would
say. - IL Apne's mother we're . girl like
herself. and your bsir your lovely hair
Let me take It povn end arrange IL
the new vs,.
The mother liked ii. she liked M.tllds
10 come she said 90, And yet trsmple
the thought IS she would. Aunie remem
bered. H.d mother forsottenp Mslilds
hsd never told.
But Mst,lje vas Learning something's.
The Norwich plantation vas isolstsd.
and the children could pot attend the
daily schools.
Mothers teaching us this winter so
Anne Gao go TO school. little Doris had
explained. Most generally We have
governess,
And Mstilde vas TO be proved, There
came = day 1t school when. IS she and
Anne we're passing through the hall, Doc
tor Gray called her into bis tfiics.
And Amer ssked Msiilde,
And Anne, said be smilirs,
The two girls entered.
The doctor looked Ut Matilde over bic |
glasses, The smile was earnest. now.
/! 10 to spesk 9 word OF commen dslion
| called you IN, IL 10 about your work |
this yesr. You bsvs earned more than
the Groly scholarship, Jon are earning
the respect and admiration Of the faculty,
Mstilde held Anne's arm tight Is they
vent out IL was . grip that hurt
She bad forgotten even Anne, and wss
looking inward. She drew . breath sud
denly,
Earned, be ssid, Anne -esrnsdl
And Anne knsw, all Ut once that No
tilds saw.
%, no. dontl ssid Anne. for Mstilds
bad turned back to the iii ,e, That IL
no. mot for me. couldn't bear II,
Mstlde.
Bu.-but your i,,her-
OF said M ,tiIde, Bat she weLt.
And Anne went, too. Mstide incrimi
mated only herself. Ny theme WAS moi
original work, took the scholarship
from Anne, whom you ranked second.
Then Anne spoke, She drew Mstilde's
hand away from fer lips 10 its endesvor
to stop her. l proposed IL TO her. she
never realized any hing bat the joke.
Who wrote the .henei asked tho doc
tor
Neither girl spoke, Aune fearing to Icy
clsim TO the merit OF it. MAtilde because
to speak would iucriminsts Anne.
You know, said the doctor 10 Anne,
you. 10 this case, stand next for the
scholarship.
There was . fash illnminsting Anns's
inner vision. Oh. no. -wss the one.
A "a scholarship includes honesty. IL
forfeited it, Doctor Gray.
Bat Mstilde's part vas harder. l have
to tell p,psl o Anne. Aune, how osn
II
Liter there vas On announcement 10
The chspel. Miss Matilde L,verssux
and Mics Anne Norwich we're declared
Ineligible for the Groly soboIsrship on
their own declaration. Miss Ellen Ward
stood next 10 order Of merit.
But down stsirs Anne and Mslilde
made tbs story cIesr, Tbst tho girls
made hsroines OF them forthwith was
beviIderipg tut soothin,. There bad ,
been enough to stiog,
Help me to study. Anne. to make
every minute count begged Ms.ilde. I've
Jet to msks il up to psps to show him,
There's the O.is scholarship 10 mstbe
mstios 10 June. Do you think. Anne. !
couldi
Anne WINGED. She d remem bersd ,
that too. Then she kissed Mstilde. Iii
help you every wsy / know, she said. q
June brought it's own surpritee,
MstiIde Levereeux bad won the Otis
priza. /
Msiiles herself told her father this
lime, She cried little ts sbe did 20,
bnt bis arm sbout her made ber sure be :
understood,
Aone was the only one that could have
.sksn ii over me, Mstilde eIplsined, snd I
'he would not ny for IL. she wsntsd
ne 10 gsin IL Tor you. Aud l let her Z
10 1t for me. psps-sthoush they are 1
Dot we'll tH.
The price OF cotton ws bot 80 good
hat yeof. but suinmn saw Anne back
II school. SEE msds 20 secret OF hov
he hsd come. S1e hsd found the Joy OF q
rank bonss,y. Sbs bel scospied the /
in from N. .tllde Youtb's Con- psu uion !,