The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-10-29

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ed thai / hsd rot referred 10 the fosi. bai
beng greeted si,h cries Of Nsnsl Ssnel
TIE conirs.enps sss very snroy,es -"
feli that l vss nos thoroughly 10 Mv.
Cssrathsrs bad books. spd although she
did not knov uhsi % he'd been talking
about. s,iii -such IL The sftcs ois salty
coutcisret 4 ielt surs she q sst thiuk the,
bsa referred 10 her. Nj. Dslsyns also
did cot seen over plessed si my innoceni
indi.cfeiion sbich hsd dlrec,sd the CON
pspy's attention to h,r. end sbe occopied
berseif With Captain R,dssrs. Who YES on
her other eide. he vss 90 old scausip
tsrcs Of mine, ons OF those generous,
good. hearted sort Of fellows Who 10 slwsys
stony broke. end sto vill slssls step iato
the breach 10 help friend.
had oi,so told him thst would one
day has him rich vile. bat nov ihst !
ss~ him talking s.ts Miss DaIsype l did
90, feel 90 p.rticalssly keen sbous ny sus
ses,ion TO Mfa. CArsatLsrs. ~ II hsppeusd
to interfere With . brilliant plan which l
hsd jast though, Of ard lob would
dsh Mrs. Csfntheis 90 nicely, recoe
uizsd II once that II wonld be difficult TO
pm. the case too bloniIy TO Miss Delsyns,
go socotdiusly, when later 10 the evening
] found myself eusoouced With be, 10 The
conservatory. l proceeded TO le. her 90
fold The plans I had thought out over my
cigar. little thought What would bsp
pen 10 the same conservatory 10 about
three weeks time.
Mrs Csrruihers 10 most ensertsi1ioe
hostess snd 90 smisble women, ! remark
cd by way Of prtisce. and she hss one sci
sin. Bat this is the 6rst time che spplied
her energies 10 N, direction. .slthoush sbs
hes known me ever since l vas 90 bisb.
What ere you going to dot asked Miss
Dslsyne.
Rather ask. Whist sro We going 10 dof
said, not wishing to reply 10 such deli
cate personal question /, oil rests With
you. l continued. adding qaickly, whet er
We are TO displesse her by svoidins each
,tber or decisive her by pretendipg to fall
10 With her views.
Misc Dslsyne's eyes tsinkled.
Mr. Msllor, you forget that there are
,thsr ways. ! might, for instance, pre-
end that did cot want your coupspy,
While you could easily satisfy Mrs Oar
'uthers by yoor actions thst you we're do
na your bes! to carry out her schemes.
Yes, l sssented. Lot at sll esseily.
Or. che continued you could leave
uddenly tomorrow 90 urgent private bus
ness.
Q 1ite 90. l fsltered.
Bot IL would be very selfish Of me to
poll your holidsy heref
Not st oil. l interrupted.
And rather like your second iiea. 10
act, 1t would be great ION. / thick, TO
Ipset Mrs. Carrotbers' little plsus for
noe.
That 10 jast what l thought. / eXcl.im
d. |,
We could be lot 10 esch Others com
any. che said.
And especially when Mrs. Carruthers is I
bout. l added. !,
l have expectations. and done want any
,sn to marry me ior them, Il
And have money, bat il l took . vile
be should only take me for my merits.
That is capital. she said. Then We ere
greed 10 our views Of lie. Lst us shake q
ends upon 1t.
We shook hspds.
We sh.ll have great iun 90. u II. / !,
I'D.
And bs the best Of friends, she sdded.
DOR Mrs. Oarruthefs, she laughed. and
zen look Of doubt crossed her isce.
1bss snall We say to her u she puts the
irect q uestion TO either or both of us
hen We lesve7
That is very simple. l answered. We !
sed merely to ssy We found ont d the d
sgiouins that our visvs Of life we're simi
=. aud that II vas therefore no use our e
linking OF mRri,ge.'
A neat episrsm. che Isushed. b
That evening when l said good oisht Il
Mrs. Cmrushsrs. she remarked play
lily v
] sm sorry sbout the ola bird. Poll.
So en- |. very sorry. | ssid, bat old
rds cannot help being osustt some y
mes, and vent TO bed feeling that l hsd
ored. ii
The days passed quickly enough u Hrst Z.
d Mise Dslsyne snd I spent . great deal 81
time With esch other. We sat together
meals. We vslked together. We rode to D
the'. and We continued TO derive great b
,usemsbt from the covert interest which 10
rs. Csrrutbers sppesred to tsie 10 tbs et
parent progress Of her scheme. soon q
nod also that ve ta1 msnv other tbioss
common besides onr visss sb ut ms, y
se, and therefore Mis Dsl,ynea com af
ny becsme 10 every ssy tource Of sl
,rs pleasure TO me thsn bsd resson 10
tirp,te when ve lsid onr pIsnG "
This possibly created . desire on my ns
II TO strictly epioroe The terms Of DOR ls
npsct. snd beoinse Miss D-lsyue did N
slwsys isll in With my idess o. 10
y much We should be together. l t l
bu,ei tbis rstber TO falling ca OF en- fo
,sissu 90 ber psrt. which il i,s turn
dsd to increase nv efforts NJ
Aoosher snd unlocked for factor grad III
lIy sppssred on the soeus to confuse
! pIsns 10 the sbspe Of Captain BOD