The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-04-02

| each othtf eocle'y.
Hslisu bour before noon Bail sci ps
tiesily 10 . sec q led sea. hidden behind
one OF the nsnive pillars OF the church,
ssitiss Tor Nnie.
Al svsry step he rsi.ed bis hssd sno
vstobsd those Who entered
Noon came. snd the great clock over
bead ohined cut the bour.
shs will be here 10 . msmens. be said
TO binssli, hoping that the p'Is sonhip
per would sppssr 10 the psrson OF bic
love, bal oil in vain.
Toe suspense seemed long, and the guar
ter shimed, s,ill the subaltern vsi'sd.
That shs would come be had 10 doubt,
sut What had bind.red hsti
The hAli hout s,rsek.
Almost before the echo he'd died away .
vo.ce sounded slmost in bis ear.
Bsill
hsrie had entered smsll door behind
him, tshiag him unsvsrss.
| could DOT come before, Basil; / have
b on detained.
Ny own Ns'is, pray do not sXsuss your
self an proud to wait
Husb, BniIl Remember, vs msy bs
hend here. NJ brother 10 coming.
Your brotheri
Y.s. he ssid be would b. back in halt
60 hour. They suspect me Of meeting
you.
Would they prevent our in.srcourss. Ma
riui
II they couli. she spsvsred. Bot vs
N u,t not let them. II ve ere careful and
svsr on ,bs slsrt vs shall rot arouse eos
pioion.
You do no. regret year loU--
How can you ssk. BNill That we're in
possiblel Marie snsuersd With . solemn
lssk. Should l b hsre othsrvissi
No, H.ris. bu. wish to hssr il sssis
from you, svss. lips. hs answered.
jos. d that msmsnt The elook strsck
ons. With . start Marie arose
Lookl Francis hss seen a., che cried
- the young fellow rushed after them
vhss they vslksd ost Of The church
They quisksusd their psss, bu. we're too
late. Fnseis touched Marie on the shou
der.
Whst dsss this mean. Marie he ssked
bluutly. Who 10 this fellow
Frspsisl
ksts's eyes lshsd upsn hsr brother.
Asssr vss plsioly visible upon her fss
,urss, The ersc.iui contour Of her isss b
sonisg more visible 10 anger than vbsn
10 r,poss. Hos dsre you spesk OF ny
friend like tbs,i
Ysur friend. Nsri,l You mus. BE- mad
Surely, Girl -
He could hardly after bic iboushts. He
gave . 6eres ssosl st Basil. VIE stood
near. ssts. girl, you dsa't s.ll tbst your
fisndi
The insult iil not psss snpotissd by
ths sabslters. HIS hspds itohsd to clutch
Fnssis BY the tbrost. bat hsris's restrain
ing ilHasnss held him back.
Take no notice Of him, B.sil. returned
Marie With hss'enr. turning bsr bssk -
her brother. He is net rsipolsibls for
bis verbs,
Oa, obi ssssred Fransis. 30 that's
your ssns. is III III sool make fellow
ery 'Peessvi,' III vs'rsnt
B.sil tarnsa upon bin.
Bail. take DO bed, there's sood isl
Iov. whispered Mnis 10 hin; be 10 ny
brother. reussber.
Tss sinpls so,ds we're enough Tor tbs
subAl,srn. With ssulky srosl b. walked
On beside Marie. sisbips himssli for oses
snhout his love.
Bat Ffsscis vas not 10 be baked 10 bic
dssisns. SNppios up TO B"il b esasht
hin rsusbIy BY the sbosldsr, Here tshs
yssuslf oil be erisd
Basil tsek DO notice. TAis crossed The
aos 10 Ais .atsssor.
BE rslsed bic Ga. viii you elssr thi
ks cried Gsdly.
Marie is,sfpossd het body tsssssn The
Ice asn. slingiss tightly TO her brother.
wnA . cry Of r.ss - hlns her rat lessly
irou bin aud sts.t oui =. Bssii.
A. the monesa Bah .ioopsd slist,ly to
o.tsA ksrie sli received ~. b'os on bis
,snp pie. De staggered o.-t. All bic vild
rst pss.iess sfoossi u thi. ned sttseh. bs
Soo blsd his a.u .ni stoo. oa bic gard.
Nuis bad By hi. .lus recovered herself
aud s.v cha. Bail is,sE3,..
Ci.spiss hsr hssds, sAs ssosd before
bic. Rsasabsr. she sAlspsrsd, b. 10 ~
bfoi hsf.
Go. nov, Bssil, she whispered.
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