Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-29

The election next week will decide his
fate. 1t looks now as IL the present ad-
| nnistration would be defeated, and the
Reform party elect full ticket. In
| that case the boss will have to go. lie
has already disposed of several lots
| around the double decker, and it looks
very much as if he was getting ready
to leave the city if the election goes
against him. 1t all turns on that is
sue
Luela looked YEARLY out of the win.
dow. Then she turned to Miss An
| drews.
when did the doctor say the-the--
crisis for Mr. Gordon would be
reached?"
"In about a week." Miss Andrews an
swered gently. Her whole face and
manner betrayed the nervous strain
under which she had been living. Lu-
ella, who had come to know her as
once was not possible, admired and
wondered whenever this remarkable
| woman was near her.
! "Nill the fever leave him any
81 think not. or course he will be
very weak for long time, but he will
have hope TO sustain him and-and
your promise" Miss Andrews added
with an effort "Forgive me, Miss
Marsh. | overheard your promise to
him. 1t probably saved his life"
do you think it did," Lucia asked
family. She shuddered again and
turned her eyes out of the window ard
was silent a loug time. Miss Andrews
possessed the quality of keeping still
and did not return to say anything
moro. After awhile Lucia said, Let
us pray God that all may be we'll with
him when the crisis comes"
Eyes, please Cod Miss Andrews
whispered. Then she went out Of the
library, and shortly after Luella went
home.
When she came into the house, she
found Mrs. Penrose waiting to see her.
How is Mr. Gordon;" Mrs. Penrose
asked the moment Luella stepped into
the dra wing room.
Lucia told her.
Then he is not out OF danger"
40. The crisis will come next
week"
"Do you care very much, Luella 2"
Mrs. Pcnrose asked somewhat careless.
ly.
Lucia did not answer.
1T he gets WELL what then? VIII
you marry him.
Still Luella did not answer. Mrs.
Penrose eyed her sharply.
"You are unhappy, Lucia, Is it be-
cause you are afraid he will die orr
Lucia looked up.
IF he lives will you marry him"
Mrs. Penrose persisted.
II promised him that I would and
that | would live with him IN Hope
House. But Mrs. Penrose was
watching her closely. Luella was II
need of confessor, and she went on
But l cannot live there, promised
because l thought he was dying. l was
carried away by my feelings, If tried
to live there with him, should b,
wretched and make his life miserable
$50 you have decided to make hi!
life miserable by not living with him
) That's good feminine logic. For get
to Il woman. The graceful thing for
him to do would be to die. 1t would
at least save you the awkward bust
ness of explaining away your promise
to him. | don't envy YOU your utter
view with him if he lives. Id sooner
go and live in Hope House all my life.
Don't" cried Luella She walked
!: up and down the room like a man
. Mrs. Penrose watching her curlously.
of course YOU never really loved
John Gordon. If you had, no question
Of Hone House would ever have risen
: Seeing you have never yet loved any
one, maybe you will allow me to pre-
= sent the name Of "A sutton
! Lucia stopped in her walk and faceC
. Mrs Penrose angrily. Mrs. Penros'
continued in the sweetest manner;
- "Arche claims your attention. ll'
! has wenried me with his persistcn
, appeals for my pleading in his behalf
And this seems as good time rs any
: to bring his claims forward. You arr
not going 10 marry John Gordon; there
fore marry somebody. And it canno
be denied that Archie is somebody, Il
- least in his own estimation. He ha
money, he is no worse than goot
. many other young men like him, ant
+, he will not ask you 10 live in Hop
! House. What more could you ask. Lu
j. ella: And what more could | say? |
r. is not every day that one has an olfe
@ of marriage from such young man n
= Archie. The occasion will never com
y again
I Mrs. Penrosc spoke with smile tina
, could be interpreted as meaning an.
one of half II dozen things.
II stop cried Luella. Never men
ton Archie Penrose's name TO me again
Il If he were the only man In the UNI
verse would never marry him.
:, And yet" continued Mrs. Penros
9 slowly. you throw away, like an oil
d shoe. the true love of good man sin
It ply because you are not willing to civ
up a few of the teshpots of civiliza
d ton. Vanity of vanities, saith tn
o preacher Yet we prize these vanitie
d beyond the best thing in the worlc
n which no doubt is love-
}, "Oh, do not talk to me any more.
f cried I.uclla. She resumed her wall
S and Mrs. Penrose plncidly resumed he
talk.
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