The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-04-10

She clssped her hands behind her head
and looked ss me under her Ions blsci
lssb,s. Fan 10 sn Immensely pretty girl
II 10 possible, / admitted,
Still, q used Fan, ss yoa ssy, Jack VI
must hope Tor the best.
| think. she said. alter = slight pause,
l bsd better get her TO come and see ms
fret befo . you write -
lyon only wouldl / cried, vas bs
ginning TO have hopes OF her.
And prepare the wsy
Decide lly. said. Bot be csrsiul Fan
she is so proud, you know.
Iwill be very careful, che said thong hi
fully. Twill see her tomorrow, and vou
will write 10 her Tomorrow night
Three evenings afterwards | called on
my cousin sgsin.
Wells she cried. Has she has She
She has, said,
Wbsta she gssped, Cant yon spesK
plsinly, you idioti Has she done NJ
She has. ] ssid. calmly.
Cousin Fanny sat down aud laughed
. little hystericslly, feared. She looked
charming,
Don't take on 90. Fan, / said can
bear II. am sure You did yonr best.
She smiled curiously. Women think
smiling euriously makes them look Is
knowing as q fellow.
What did Marion say ? she asked.
She-But it's OF no consequence, l
said.
Cousin Jack, said Fanny, let me light
you o cigarette, I don't mind the smoke
you know. What did Marion ssy2
Well. she said that . fellow who could
write suoh letter TO girl must be-Oh
hang i'll
lent 1t good ons2 inquired Fan.
There ere sons good cigars 10 the cabi
net. Let me get you enc. Must be
wbsti
Either perfect cad or 9 perfect fool
Such 9 coarse way OF putting thingsl
murmured Fau.
Aud. resumed, che led me TO under
stand that she didn't intend to enter in
10 mstrimony with oas or the other.
sven though be we're Is rich u R,ths
phild.
She 10 30 very psrticulsr, purrsd Fss,
What else, Jsckf
1t Was about the ring, l said. glumly.
You see, 1 forgot to tsks il when l left
vou the other night.
Ga. she gssped. l quite forgot, Here
il isl
l pat 1t 10 my pocket.
What did she say about thstf Fan
lsked,
Twill rot tell you, Fan. what she said
'bou. thst. I said. decidedly,
saw il lying on the mantlspieoe, she
aid, looking d, me from the corner Of
Ter eye, and clipped 1t on jost to see the
diamonds sparkle. Then someone rang
be bell, 1t was Msriop, and 10 the hur
y l.
Just so, l interrupted. you forgot
And did che dare =
She did. | said.
Poor boJl murmu,ed Fan, And you
sod we're coaiused2
did was. | said.
As IL you bad reslly Civ me the
inel The | lesl
Fan came and sal beside ms. She wss
|resssd beautifully. it must have cost
Iesp OF money.
You won't take TO to drink, jack, or
,pytbing dreadful?
l sssured her il vas 90. my intsn
ion
Ylu see. she ssil, tenderly, l should
ot like to think Of snyone bsing unhsp
y just now.
Wbyi | ssked.
Becsuss ! think, jack, shall soon bs
-hsppy myself. you know.
think / vss very white.
Fan. / said. suthoritstivsiy. where ere
on going toDisb,i
II she ssid o., To the opersI
With that srist puppy2 l ssid. sierniy.
With Mr. Gdfin yes, ,be ssid, coldly
st iesst ] promised.
l noticed that she bad done very psls,
And ihst little beaesr will sit by you
u night. and I,w sboo1 bis wretobsd
sobsl He hell put yonf clock on after
Isrds, snd. veil. he's cad enough even
0 propose
| moved c o.sr op 10 ber
Wis. OF ~ she ssid, You woaidnf
srsl
Ishoold care ssry much. said. pot
ne my nm sronpd bsr.
No, sbon, me sbs ssid 10 pscoIisr
,nes.
II wouldn't b. nshts 9, sli. Fan, 10 car
J CO iits Ibs,.
Ines jo1 fii'nti sbs said.
ID 'Lt .bsif | stksd.
Care -tor mel
She tried 10 dfsw svy, bot 1 iisLtss
y srm. ! .I.o ~tispsred sonstkiDg
J ter tsr.
Yoo --Jou really DO, Jscki
Her ear vss Dot Ter disisIt, 40 1 vbis
sssd sssip. Then | drsv hsr 10 ne snd
,oksd fall 10 bsr eyes. They fairly