The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-04-24
IN TIVE LIGHT ov rsurr.


ssish oi tie n.ty sosli prove the inss'
es,ins sirs
hh. basel b.r ltkibs Tor people 90 The
degree 10 vbieh they ssfe isietssiios. Al
least lsls vss ter .sy OF puitiss II Net
sssr 10 hsrssif voeid che bsvs setnosl
edged lbsi The, sefe iptstsstips ssoertips
% they ssre H5s fine In the sense Of
fsstion aud Of shov. For Anne secretly
lonssd 10 be has
Msuil5e sss doe. Sac s,traeisd Aope
She vors charming oioites, srd che sore
tbsm vhh 90 air. Perhaps Anne envisd
hss the sir mote than the clothes. And
Mstilds made iscideu,sl pspIiob OF sp
pointmspts VT the dressmsksr
AIMS toon Issrosd sbout Mstilds, She
spd hsr father sod her older sistst came
dosn IRON their sussr plsptsiion Tor the
waters, that M.tilde might attend school
srd thai her ester might attend society
Every girl 10 school bsd .ometbios TO tell
sboot the sister. She ~ns belle. and btr
soioss snd cominss sers ever 10 tho aess
papers
Anne came down from sn adjoining psr
isb, toe, ios school, going home every Fri
day 10 stay upiil Monday. 0aly 30 unus
u.l price for The cotton crop bed msds
possible for her this yesf st the Grey col
iese prepsrs,ory school When the year
ended we'll, there we're tWo scholarships
open 10 The pupils Of the school, sod Anne
sss sm mbitious, She vas also . stadeDt
end 9 worker
Bat iast Iow her snbiiion centred on
ltinss social She bad made up her mind
that Mstilde would be charming friend.
Bot besides b.ios leader 10 her set, M
tide vas. perhsps, e mocker st things
serious aud earnest
% hrst meeting Anne she bad gwen her
. preoccupied emile. She evidently had
many and large interests outside Of those
OF school Her conversation chiefly con
cerned . dancing club and schoolgirl
boz party for = ma.iLes.
Presently convtrsstion turned upon The
conn ing recitation OF M.tht mstic,. Mstil
de gave q dfsmstic sbrus.
Ih.vep'ts problem solved, she dsclsf
ed. No, that mind Algsbr, hsv'nt
had time However, Mstiid.'s laugh vas
provokipsly charming, there's poshing
like establishing early the rputstion you
mean 10 sustain,
Aune. on the ontskirts Of III, group. ieli
uettlcd. Ms,ilds seemed to make light Of
worth snd work and achievement.
Rsaliy7 Aune ssid. l oan's imssins spy
one willingly taking an inferior place 10
.DytLius-
Mstilde fashsd. l. was perhaps . new
poiLt OF view 10 her. She turned and
looked OF the newcomers
Anne bore the scrutiny we'll; she was
pretty.
The tao girls happened 10 be near esch
other when they were going 10 from re
GEES. / have the problems solved here il
you care to look st them, said Anne. lts
: mere detail to work them out, anyway,
when you've got the principle.
Why. thank you Il sbould like TO, said
Ms,ilde. really meant to do them, but
vent To . dance, and we'll jsst didn't.
Ms,ilds. flushed and grateful, vas more
charming than ever.
She w.s clever, TOO. Bhs studisd on the
stsirs sod into the schoolroom and through
the roll call When ber time came. she
rose With . smiling readiness and made
clever recitation Of her glssninss. Going
on. 1t dismissal. che slipped her arm
AIMEE.
The next day che asked Anne to drive
With her in bef fathers csrrisgs. She al
30 asked end received permission to take
Apne home to dine. Mslilda's sister sp
pesrsd 10 . bsvildering gown OF trailing
gsuzipesG With . prsoccupisd eoodby.
she bsde them ''eood children" and left
10 the csrri,se Tor some more festive din
ins elsesbers
Mstilde's f.thsr Wss silent snd dsrk,
and hardly slsncel d his daughters
guest. Aitsrssrd Anne told Ms.ilds that
be looked sad.
SD, the girl replied. Whoi F.therf
0 Anne, how sbsufd.
Ii was . servants meal, Just - il wss .
servspts' house. There was profa,iJp,
bn. there we're slso lsxity and osrelsssusss.
Bot TO Auna it sss. oOly hae the glitter,
be sbcw. the form.
Aiterssrd Appe q z,d At the bocks 10
the library. sl,bonsb shs vas used to
books Tnsp, % IL reniu ded, sbe bsked:
Oar themes iol tomorrow have you crit
ten yours7
.tilde N made e little mouth, Haven't
thous sht Of 1t. | hste work. I'll scribbls
, q somethioe 10 study boar tomorrow,
sod her sbrus indicated that deeper COO
cefn over snch . mstter vas pet worth
shile.
Mslii lea tstinsia OF these things OF
snsh momen. TO Anne. her assumption
tnst carriages st beck snd call servants.
. 6is house. uere com mon to oil persons
sho we're spy,bios 81 ell this poidt Of
viev seemed 10 Apns TO put hfr ~ dissd
v.ut.se M,tilds seemed TO hsve no idss
be- eivs,nsss srd shilnv played coy