The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-01-30

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- sect Alice style" MHs Wanisorth
samsd c.ndidly, End YET 9Th oil her .
.ordities. l myseii yes r.tbsr fobd OF be
ot cooue you have eossssd before ID
that there came nsnl Her voice dro
ped into . tragic whisper Then sh
barst into . merry lsush. 10 which be
o npsnion ioinsi somewhat corsciousiy.
Meihinks toe air eious icyI feel tb
spprosch Of the william 81 The s,or, be =
nouncsd.
Not ct all protested Miss Wentsorth !
30 irjared tone. he vss simply . mics
ssreesbie m.n oi ih- woS a -such % on
nsss - saoues y msk,l.iies pleasure
Hs vas many yesrs ber senior, and th
girl nis,ook him Tor god.
S1e looked st her companion with inn'
cent eyes, bot the wicket little that 10.
back 10 toem did not escspe him.
Did the mao do anything TO give rice Il
snch - or -delusionf
There vas % unmistskAble cbsllege IL
the inquiry.
No questions SLOWED, came the bsffiins
soswer. You must let me tell my story
10 my own vsy. To proceed.
Aeirl OF this stamp 10 likely to ideslizs
. good desI. aud you would bsve been
highly edited could you have bssrd soms
OF this ones rhspsodiss. A hesd 80 noble,
she would say tXultinsly 10 herself was
never seen before. aud Were ever eyes 90
splendidly commencing, Silly. wMu'tit'
Bot il wss the outcome OF ber conviction
thst . god among men had deisned to
hold ont bis hand TO Der. Aud when be
opened bis lipsl
Miss Wentworth paused With srspt, liz
tenipg look upon her face which convulsed
her besrer. who laughed rather foolisbly.
OF course the man read the secret Of the
Girls heart. sad her native worship smus
ed and A tered him 30 be devoted .
good msny OF bis spsre moments TO deep
enins the i'm preston be had made and the
girl used to listsnibresthlessly.
Their eyes met, Miss Wentwofth's brim
ming With mirth. while Sanford felt that
he was suil,y Of 9 grin. Then che shook
her head st him and continued with sever
ity'
As uss about TO remark, the cifl list
ened to the pearls OF wisdom which drop
ped from the msn's lips aud believed 10
them ss she did in holy things. and ber
foolish hesrt wss thrilled BY the Joy Of
the love which che thousht wss hers. Ger
tsinIy the msn. 10 . high handed. nesli
gent sort OF q way did msnsse to give her
some such impression. Hox shs pitied
less fortunate girls. and how iull OF plans
che was to make herself worthy OF himl
A reminiscent emile hovercd about Mise
Wentworth's lips. and she looked of across
the lawn as II she bad forgotten her com
psnion
Girls are not usually 80 so impressions
Bile. be hsz,rdsd 10 defensive msnner.
This ore va, che responded succinotly
Experienced people like you and me,
shs went on. continuing her story once
more. Gao see that there vas trouble brew
log for the girl. She never expected IL.
md il came like thunderboIt 10 . clear
'ky. l won't 60 into detsils. He had
vesfied Of his plsything. Then, there
vas . lady With fair hsir and the eyes OF
what was . girps heart that II
'hould stand 10 the wsy q mans fancy :
Miss Weutworth's small head rested
'esinsi The tips Of her fingers. snd her
treat eyes looked cslnly into Ssuiord's ss
he ssked this question with the impartial
'ir OF one Who seeks abstract truth.
He shook bis head.
The girl vas hesrtbroken mortified for
o the innocence OF her heart she thought
bat she had made . terrible, In N odest
and tbs. be never hsd msds love
o her -rssllyl Her face used 10 burn st
be thought, and sbe would have given |
Ter hesd fr sohsnoe to convince him
hss she. too. had only besn smusing her
eli. She v" wounded 10 her pride and
o ber hesrt slike -snd the nights we're
.resdfull She Hnisbed ibcoherently.
see the moral looming up 10 the dis
snce. murmursd her besrer pIsiptively.
1 casts 9 long shsdow and the Tip OF 1t
,oints 10 mel
Bot ne only . fsiry tale. you know.
be said With sbrug. snd then continued.
The girls i.miiy vent abroad, and she
'M dragged from L,ndon 10 Paris snd
rom Paris to Rome; bat her Stubborn isn
> cluns 10 the man and refused 10 let go.
Ihs looked upon the snnli. sec u Cannes.
I'D thought Of bimi end stared o. the mid
light sou and thought OF hinl There
'ss never . moment when she would not
ave jauped sts chance 10 return 10 thst
'okey. little western ely. U q A. iost be
suse be vas tbtre What did she care
bout the elories OF The vorldf
She used 10 svsksn 10 the morning won
srins how she would act ,hfo7sh the
10y snd longing tor night. For. though
be ws vrtched. be vU young srd
srops. end 90 she slept spd sometimes
resmsdl
The les! words we're spoken softly cs
essipsly and sent thrill along 6snfUrd's