The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-01-30
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- fNf FAS W wv wv ffft ftat tArN S8t
bed besn ,nrst tbs Koeisoos 10 the
sossh aud refused NJ For sssas. accom-
iorisbIe reeoilsciioss oi ether dsys vers
revived vhen be met Msrcis Wtntvostb
sxsia Tor The nfsi time 10 yesrs.
She sss soperb 10 her usturiiy end
nsds him sse vi,ion. He VI. eonscious
al a eopinsiOs Of things Esyp,,sp 10 the
background Of bic nini -Cieopsts. Lotus
blocms sad the sptinf for 10 zone sob
,is ssy che .ussssted the icbpess aud
splsndr OF mere poetic days.
Fifteen yessi she nnrmare3 dresmily.
looking si him With sueetly moetins eyes.
And /. vbo us IL. sm 81 Sos pueksrI
si her smooth ioretesd into . tuot and
made = qu,int srinsos sbicb hIled Ban
ford vith . mad desire to hiss her then
snd there.
\ Fifteen years. be rstortsd trssicsily,
snd !. vho uss 35. su--
Forgive me. she laughed With . dspre
eating gesture. and don't sy it, Tske the
other point OF view. Fifteen yesis ego
(oonsolipslD you vers tsice my sse.
To-day you are no~here oest that, End
silb eisnce b ~ mischievons. bali con
solios. she turned to greet % scqusiDt
suce ubo vs mskios his usy toward
them.
Rsleested to the cheiound f.r the
mou snt. Sanford occupied himself 10 Try
ins TO decide Just bow uuch Of .hst old
Irritation sbe probably remembered. She
sss bat . slip Of . girl 10 those dsys,
and thoaeh the details bad escaped him
be YES still upcomiortsbly conscious Of
the sdorsiion tbst used 10 shine out 81
him from her unconscious young eyes.
He had vssue suspicion thst bis con 90,
bad not betn sbovs reproich. He might
have forgiven himself that for be bad
been boredl What be could not forgive
vas bis Grass stupidity 10 falling - discov
sr 10 little Msrcis Wentvorih the ohryss
lie Of this splendid creature, ell soltness
and dfe.
II ~. late Ia the siterpoon end the Ire
vor grounds. always famous for their
beauty, were ct their best. 1t vas a scsue
worthy OF pot. Iodeed, Mrs Trevor's
garden parties we're poetry made real.
Wsteau. With . touch OF Omar. remark
cd Miss Wentworth ss they we're left to
themselves once more. feel % II We
we're illustrating the Rubsiyst.
/, that delicate way Of intimsting thst
you wish me to bring you something to 1
drink : tessed San. Aud what shall it bef
Yoa have missed your cue. she respond
cd ,iih smiling reprosch. But ther--
and the gentle mockery shoDe 10 her eye,
oncs--s man never does rememberl
She gave . Sigh. paused . moment snd .
then continued:
Yoa have evidently forgotten that We /
last cav each other where We meet today
at . garden party st Mrs Trevots.
Ths, talent for forgetting -shsking her Z
bead st him smilinsly How much you i
men owe to i'll q
Hs bad forgotten --snd he spared for
time nov q be rscked bis brain for come h
detail OF that fsr.svsy afternoon = some
trifs which be might rescue from the
debris OF the past and make into . pretty !.
spsecb. The gods we're merciiul Sod
denly . slim sirlish figure in white ross !,
before him and . pair Of dark, intsnse :.
eyes gszad into his. Sill be besitsted Il
Tor moment before be spoke 10 order TO
be quite sure. Ter the walls Of his memory
we're richly iresooed with eirlish figures :,
and he hated 10 mske blundersl Then
be spoke triamphsptly, but with just tho
ROB touch Of melancholy meaning 10 his :,
voice.
80 you think that I've fofgottenf Liss :,
20, thepl Your gown vss soft and thin !;
md white, and yoa wore big bat covered
With yellow roses.
He looked straight st her, but ber eyes 8,
Gid not fall as 10 the old days. Insiesd, !,
The returned the s,z, utfincbiugiy. and -
smusement aud disbelief we're ),
Mingled 10 her slsnce /,
Br.vol shs cried soitIy, bat che vas 90 b
convinced. She saw that, snd wss nettled II
By Il. Fortnuately, be could not reed her &c
for sbe sAs wsiline to her inner ia
,elf, Alb, mel That ebonld have scknovl 4
,jssd to myself that bee Just sn ordinery
lir, after sili Hov ornds l must have /,
,aen II H. And yet l,
Her thoughts vent swiftly back TO that p,
Icy 10 hsr eirlbood. when she had met
BIN lest. The scene vas the same - to Oh
10y great stretches OF velvety iurf, stsie
y trees and groups Of people laughing y
nd chatting together! On that siternoon. II
'hs remembered the western sky YES . o.
,lszs OF rose color. How the esy scene 81
, ID Knocked her misery, I. Stafford, Who o.
Ru desotiDs himself TO the beautiful oil
Miss Carroll. forsetfnl Of her existence, Vi
,evsr once spprcsched her. though be b,
Iuss IL would be their last meeting. ~ pt
her isuiiy wss leaving for L irope on the o.
day. st
Today she noted xi,h smused sppfeois
100 the vestsrn shy ws . bank OF pale d,
,old, sad The color seemed more sppropri q,
,ts 10 the vanished ideals snd lost illusions Oh
II 81. Seventeen n-sud rose colorl Tbif ss
Iy-iso-snd pale soldi dI
You sere tbinking--f prompted San
ord, irquiripsiy breaking In upon her rev re
sne. o.
Ism thiutios. she stsssred, bringing
Der eyes back TO him deliberately - sm a
that l siIi tell you . story. Bat.