The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-04-10
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ssIioss iooh 90 Yosr iscs. and 70 kaos
chat hes btoas ht IL ihsrsl II 700 soak
oaly sivs IL oil sp. snd srS-----
And shsi. ds.rssif be replied. tssrini
bis syss for nonss, from tbs istssi st'
BILE iip. ssd sporting is,eiligspce. spd ls
tips then rect iondis 90 bis youss siis''
pretty frcs. What 10 tie other srisvsre'
-srssl oos. OF only iussissry, hhs tb'
dtaf
They sre both very real lroubles 10 me
dssr. che replied. ssdly. Not srisvsness
bot noablss. Aod they pre-" upon ny
hssrt eight snd day. The nrsi syouf 'si
ribls nsuis for speculation -ssmblins
purs and siupis. either borss rsoias OF on
the stoct exohspse; the other 10 the it
crossing iaaosres shich tbss msn Sbsrr
hes over yon. Week BY ussk. day By
day, l hsvs seen IL ssos. sod u nstss ~
heart ssssd ssili With tssr-
Fssri echoed 0soiIrsy Grey. 6ushins !
deeply - he spoke. Nov. chs, on earth
10 there TO be sir4id OH Sharp 10 - good
fsiiow - ever brsstbed, be wouldnt haf,
. Hy, snd am quite capable Of protecting g
mytsl'----
Pbysicslly, ya, che replied, ssdly. a.
she looked st the stslssH form end hsnd
some face. but no. morally. Fred Sharp
(, whst men msy call good fellow, but
sbs, We women s.ll . bad loil he leads
700 on 10 gamble. be mstes you hssd With
msd desire for wealth hastily made.
Sooner or later the end will come ruin.
real and complets. dismissal from jour
situation. bankruptcy y-prsy Heaven 1t
msy DO, be . prison cell. II 10 my love
Tor you. Geog, thst mskes my vision 90
olesr. | see 10 Fred Sharp your blsck
sussl the msp Who ere long will blind
you 90 completely thst you will bs no
longer able to distinguish hight from
wrong,
You women sre 80 fond OF flying to con
illusions. ssid be, irritsbly, becsuss Of the
truth underlying her words, truth be
could not fell seeing. 10 spite OF bimself'
snd ss usual you are oil sstrIy. The fact
is that 1t cuts me to the quick. hurts my
pride to see you shsbbily dressed. to see
you crsmped np into 9 box OF . place like
THE, to think OF you forever as only the
vile Of clerk. Ool Violet. my msnis
Tor wealth Ia sil for your sake. dearest, be
csuss | cannot bear to hide your beauty
away 10 cottage. l long 10 ste you shire
10 the society psturs intended y.u for. ss
you did 10 your f.tbef's hoase. % your sic
tsrs do 10 their we,ltbisr husbsnd,'. l
alone an POOR.
And l fell in love With you poor. /
married you poor. desire no riches, only
yoar love, Geofi our Own deer little
home, and . clear oonscisnos obi II you
would only Get ny heart at rest snd be
content -ss an With your sslsry. ls-
10 that man coming tonigbt3 Are you-
ere you going oot With bimi Gstfreys
eyes fell beneath hsr sweet, clssr gsz, snd
her hear, sank. She vas not one Of the
vives Who erudged her husband his club.
OF would have denied him the society OF
bic old friends; bnt sbe saw the whirlpool
bssriog hin of bis feet and she seemed
90 werlsss to save bin.
II Fred Sharp wss bis evil genius bis
siie VS. bis good angel. End fair enough
10 appearance to add strength 10 her plead
inss, bn. for onos hs, sntressiss. bsr slo
queLce, her beauty. vs waited, Tor her
hu.bsnd buried himssliin The paper sssio,
. moody glsom upon bis .brow. The sri
,is che dreaded vss o. hand. and be resnt
10 mae ons bid for iortuns--thsn be
would give It up forever. Hs shiversd ~
hs rsslz,d how many bsfques had been
on the sss OF speculation;
but this one thing Vas 90 safe, 90 certain,
lhsrs W no possibility Of failure. or even
hen 81 tbs last moment be would draw
bsck; but Fred Sharp tsd bad . private
lip : had seen With bis own eyes 1t vss .
iesd certsiuty. end old Macon would no'
return for smother week. He tad control
,i ell The casb, and $500 st that junoturs
souid be turned into Thousands before be
,ad to sccouut for IL. Bnt how late Sharp
sss Hs said seven o'clo,k, aod II vss
met 90 eight