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

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y this also. bui she replied The, ve mn
u bo esrefui not 10 overdo onf parts. 90
- dad rot 10 any vsy sish 10 eomps
l mise her. 1 he'd TO sequiescs in thi,
;. While tsci,iy sriihins With . dosire I
. Alex Rodgers. II vss impossible toe
Z Tor me 10 take him INTO my conndepes
: because spst, from the fact ihs, IL W
! rot my secret. be nigh, then openly d
. Glare that hs did not fecoenix, The gem,
or ny rish, 10 monopoliss Mics Delsyn
. II bad no serious intentions.
ws u po.sibIs tbst Mrs. C.rroiber.
D having dispsifsd Of me. and being q,
termiped 10 make up . match for Mis-,
Dsisyne, bad pnt the cspisin on sisef slli
. II tbst YES the cass l uould thvsrt beI
.. sli costs, end 30 made every effort tc
forestsll B,dsers on oil occasions
. Bot The more tried to be With Miss
Deslyne the more che conirived 10 keep
ous Of my way. neither could l get any
satisfactory explanation from her. In
fact. she could not OF would NOT SEQ that
sbe Vas not carryins ont her part Of the
agreement Her manner to me bad
gradually become more reserved than II
J wss st first, there was not the conf iencs
and feeling Of equality which bad found
10 the bes inning. and Of course. IL was
ell through thst oouiouuded Rodgers. !
bessn 10 see that the game ws not going
to come Of, and the sooner Left and end
ed II tbs batter, sss uch . trivislity was
not worth the disturbance OF my peace OF
mind. Accordingly I made my prepare
tions. and that evening told Miss De
lsyne sbout my intentions.
fad that i shall Lsvs to le4vs to.mor
row morning, ] said.
/ lndeed, she replied. | am very sorry.
She certainly sppesred most concerned.
Why ere you sorryi | said, feeling my
w.y on to sentimental grounds.
Well. because you ere gong before me.
and an sirsi1 thst Mrs. Osrruthers will
ask me the fatal question.
1s that All2 I asked dissppoinledly. i
was hoping
see yon think II is rather selfish OF
ms, she interrupted. bat l always think
eIisrsms are SO nesr TO to
To what? | asked.
To the truth, at least - she hesitsted,
Well, you should surely not be sirsid
to say Il il 1t IL the truth. ssid.
No, bu. taen you see, 80 episrsm is sup
posed TO be o.. dear, ! do not know
what mean. Why, how late II is. Sup
pose we Join the Others.
All Of which sss most unsatisfactory,
/ Was to leave 10 the morning soon after
breakfast. and WIEN the hour oi departure
hsd come round vsat Ia search Of Miss
.Dslsyne to say good-by. Nov thst l
wss on the point OF departure | felt sorry
about 10, indeed, 1t seemed to me that
What ever pleasure l might derive from
Mrs Carruthers' nov very problemstical
dissppo,ntment would be more than
counterbslsncsd by the uncertainty into
which l should drift o. 10 Miss Dslsyne's
future movements. For to be truthful,
/ wss rather nervous about mentioning
the subjec, TO her since this reserve hsd
come between rs. / found ber reading
10 the conservatory, the place where our
plsns bad been soWn and where their
fruits we're about to be gathered. Per
hsps she hsd thought l should look for
her there. certainly I vas not surprised TO
see her.
I have come to say good-by. l said svk
wardly. She closed her book snd got up
with . emile.
Well. do not ssy sood-by, rI.ber let it
be "a revoir, she said.
You do no. mean that. l exclsimed, !
thought
Bat Why notY We are sure to meet 10
town somewhere.
And you viii let me koov II Mrs. Oar
rutbers ssys anything to your l ssked ip
differently.
Nov that II Vas oil over. the plan
zee med to hsve fallen to Gust 10 its very
lee bleness. Whist he'd II sGsotedf II =
bad tied my hsnd and krew, now tbst :
| was leaving her, wbst it bad wrought ="
'or me. =
OF cousse l will II you care. she ssid. " -
Ws bsve bsd very rice times together, 2
osveb't We?
l shsll not forget them. l ssi1, II only :
roo
Phil, Phil, where ere you2 The oar
isee is here. .cslled Mrs C.uothsrs ss she y
sn toto the conservatory, Oh, here you .
re. sm so sorry you must 60.
Well, eood.by, ssid. taking Miss $
0elsyDss hsnd and holding il for the 70
,sneft Of Mrs. Csrrutners, Who vas look 70
og curiously ss u.. isft the hand pail o'
ID, bat ! re,sined II 10 my gnsp % Mrs. "
)srruthers ssid. "
Nov Clers, pow Poil, you naughty "
Guoq feople Jou srs net going 10 keep ~
o, tbins iron me. Coma, tell me oil
bont |. before Jon go.
/ still retained the hand, 1t was 90 con
'euient for the denouement. Which OF :,
o shoold speak? l looked OF Mise De 81
lyne, bot she gave me 90 encourage 40
nent. IN
! hope you vob't mind. Mrs C1rntberr
begsn spologeticslly. bat bot- bad II
,raoltsn my part ~
We found out d the beginning. sid ..
Iiss Dsisy ne, tbs. on, views Of life. con IL,
10 oed bnrrisdiy, sere- .,
We're similar. pot 10 Miss Dslsyne. ~
And thst, / sdded, thst II vss therefore q,