The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-01-15
Toms Filtration.

.apty, What else can | do 10 this ttu
pid pltcsf an devoted to yssbtine,
you knos, aud besides, Mf. Trevor is The
olly man here who has motor GER,
Bat. uy child. you ere engaged to os
ns,tisdi Whn would Tom ssy II be
should bear of ~ Aad whs, would you
do II be ,bould follow your eIsmplef
Oh, wish be would His devotion
sesries m, souOtimts. He used to be
a ute tesse, bu, since our engagement
be sesms to have ioresworn everything
exciting
Ftossie tossed her pretty head until her
bloads curls fell ov = her eyes from
which cleaned sspitit OF mischief.
The arst speaker wss Mise Treadwsy,
the ei,l's aunt. wealthy womsn OF forty
years who had adopted hef aittr The
de,th OF her parents. Flossie's h,ncP, .
yoans doctor OF good family aud some
means, vas completing . medical course
in Germsny, and they were to be msrried
IS soon ss he received bis foreign diplo
ma.
Mr.. Trevot's snnmtr home, hne
stone mansion overlooking the haroor,
vas the scene OF many festivities. tie
bad already given tso dinners 10 Fiossie's
honor, st whicl functions Miss Tfesdws
had Sc we'd as an nnWilllng chspefon. for
she teal2,d that the brilliant company
invited TO meet them regarded her niece
a. the future Me-. Trevor, Now we
fad her reproviog her young relative,
with Indifferent success,
Flossie, said Miss Tresdway. think
you oush. to consiier Mr.. Trevors feel
ines. IL is not fpir to him, be does not
know abou, Tom Perhaps you had be,
ter tell bim2
Add spoil sll my FAM Why. suniie,
what fuss yo1 are m.alns about tritle
| cannot nope here without mems society.
Tom is IN Gefmsny. the sea divides u.s.
spd be is welcome to enjoy himself 10 Ike
msunet: How, yer there Is no prospect
Of his dong snj thing so sensible. Why.
l verify believ. be spends ell his leisure
time writing to ms l oet so nspy let
ters that | do no: read half OF them.
Aud that reminds me. one came yestei
day when l was getting ready to go ont
10 the yscat. haven't read it yet. resl
ly l had forgotten it.
Wben she wss alone FIossie curled her
dainty sell ia large easy chair aud llugb
ed softly as she recalled her suups words.
L,se Tom, she repeated. No danger
OF that, con dn't get rid o! him EVEN i'll
wanted to. Toen she fell to musing. and
. tender look came into her deep blue
eyes. Dssr Tom. she murnured. do
love him, l wouldn's give him up for 20
Mr.. Trevorsl she went to her desk. found
the letter, and having fine sense OF
pei lsonsl comfort, sank back into the soft
depths OF the chair, aud with box Of
chocolates 10 one hand, the letter in the
other, began to munoh sweets and read.
Al first her expression was slightly Dor
ed; then sstonishsd, and Aoally she threw
the sweets and letter on the 6oor fang
herself face down on the coach and com
menced weeping. The portion OF Toms
letter which mad produced such dire re
suits ran 90 follows:
h,d such q strange and exciting cd
venture ths. feel it my duty to tell you
sboati'. You know that my hotel Is 10
one OF the best streets here, and that
from nv windo Vs / can see much OF the
beauty aud fsslijn OF B-rlin. However
| never dreamed OF such vision OF lov!i
ness az the piece Of feminiDity whose &c
an.in,snce | Il sde yesterday.
At this Flossis's blue eyes opened vide
she sat mp, loo ed her hold 90 the choco
Istes. and read on:
The Obi OF OF my admiration sat 10 her
csriiage alone and unattended just below
nv window. Suddenly heard the rusb
OF . runaway horse from the opposite
direction. snd seeing her slsrm, | has
tened down the tteps end assisted her
to The pavement She smiled sweetly
and wss about 10 spesk when her attend
sut returned and she re-sntered the car
risee snd was rapidly driven away, DOT
,orpet,ioe 10 throw me 8 kiss Just ss she
Vas lost TO view.
The world seemed blank without
her tsere Fiossie's expression becsms 10
disnsui), found on inquiry thst che
was staying t ny bctel. and 80 ! bad
hope Of speedy meeting. T1a night
for the frs. time 10 yesr'. my dresms
were not OF you sIone. the beautiful blonde
sppes,ed TO me more than once, always
sitb that charming smiiel
F.ucyi eIcl.ined F,ossie.
Today the plot b.s tbickened, aud
however painful /, may be for you to
bear II, l feel 1t only homo sble ttst you
sbould kuov oil psttIcoist, sud then
Judge Tor yourself II sm 10 blame.
Tan noipipg ] vss sitting pssr the frobi
window fesdins, K,etins one ey, Oh
,he street you can es.iiy inlsine Why
when there came sentis ,sp si ny door
Talking 1t sss the vsiter shouted
come Ia TIE door opened, sud TO uy
ut,tr smsEsuent, there stood tie tesuti
fol b'oudp, eli smiles snd biostts. After
hsd recovered irom the delicious
stoef. vhieh thrilled me from bead "a
loot, invited her TO sest 90 tie sois.
sud then enoesvored 10 snierisin ihi'
fairy sus.t 10 ibe best of ny sbilny. You
u u,, rot be sbccksd. deer, wien ] cor
/ fees TO you lhh ve 500 became gres'
fsiepdt, sud tbst sbe came Of her oyn ..