The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-10-22
REAL FALSE FACE.

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tie dipsy alley ~ooid serdef shy ihs Q
tsfprisins ssep, bed noi sovs6ed silh hi
uoaoicposs For Rent" Assisss ID
psiai bli tered door sbd siudoss . ebtsl
green cheese cloth; cfpmplsd ses faded
screens ea the bsosd intericr To sirss
siss there 70 po.bipe oc display. nctbirl
save ,hs irirics,s vesupss Of iss 'pide
sna tie inevi,abic nnsins Of bis unssr.
victim.
Inside, htwsver. all 10 dlfsreut. Tb
store 10 large. lou 10 ,bs oeilios snd shsI
sittout srt6,isi light very dark. Tor th
alley !, narrow. snd tie buildings 90 ,h'
opposite aide are high. Bot ifh 10 dssl
monsieur 10 saving 10 bic light bill. enc
there 10 . laster. . mysterious sheen. PEI
vsdins the entire room. On vsricoloret
psdsstss rising 10 tiers Oh every side iron
door to ceiling stsud hundfeds Of eli.teI
log esures, Some sre sss. some sooder
sous pspier msche, warriors 10 burnished
coats Of mall, kinss sud knights 10 purpIs
spd gold. queens and ladies' 10 silver sne
lsilks, crowus and cofopen spears snt
sbieids. serpepts end drsaons every tbins
10 the world OF tinsel and spst giles. And
here and there, cnnninsIy shaded bsDesth
poserfni r,asc.ors. . few ruby electric
bulbs do do,y for fity lish. chandelier.
spd The ,fec. is mellow. pleasing. not dsI
zlIps, ss monsieur would like il TO be.
10 the false face corner. the darkest 10
the .tore, sits . girl. s mere silbonette
sssius. the ysvnine srchvsy leading 10
Z Q CELERY above. She 10 . snslI, trim
Hsore 10 . dark blue skirt end white shirt
waist Her fscs 10 email and pale, sci 10
. wealth OF Jet black hsir tvisted smooth
end high, With . ellttering batseiAy y
sieret Ansleting 10 II. snd she 10 painting,
psintips vhiskers on bluf Kins Hsl. %
the table before her she hss oil the colors
and implements 10 the professional srt
lets box. and she psin.s With the Jsps
nese dsitDess OF touch ono, two. three.
Q curl, Q curve. Q dsnb. snd tie thing 10
done.
Above her dainty head hangs 9 heter-
oeeneous stock OF faces life siza and Won
derfuliy liielike = Richard the Lion Heart
ed sowing at Robespisrre, Svengsli sneer
log At the pope. . smiling Gibson girl
oslins the sulky Napoleon. and far down.
down on the floor. sits bis mi sty on sshes
OF clinkered Elm.
10 the stors oil Is quiet. not ticking Of
q cioct, not the purring Of sstis6sd csi.
not even street urchiu wbistlios 10 the
slley outside. jost % occasional little
sniff from msmselles sensitive nose.
Suddenly . door opens out from the
~,ll sbovs. Ualess you saw 1t open you
sonldu't believe II wss . door. II has
been very carefully cot 10 the Partition.
aud the partition 10 stained . dull olive
green. There are many such cunning lit.
tie traps 10 Gnstsve's, and II was Gustave
himself Who popped out bis Grip, curly
head.
Junie. be whispered. locking spxiously
down .. the trim little figure below.
Alb, mon pere. she brssthed. smiling up
into bis face. surely you ere early, mine.
NJ. Nusept. be will not come uutiI 4. and
| give beem one hour. M. Hammond, be
will come st 6. and
But ee. Is now. Junie. past 4. my child.
ssid Gastsvs softly.
Husbi Footslepsl M foi. mon pere. be
comesl 10. 10, monsieurl
Clicki The partition door closed tight.
5vebs gall snd the pope SWING outvsrd 10
lbe length OF their strings sLd still NOV
ID when M Nusen. came up to the little
Isble.
Jonie. be bsssn. very tenderly.
o.. NJ. Nasen!l she responded. with .
witt up ssrd el.oce, and vent on re.ouoh
ps the royal Blnstssrd.
Flr MON ut be g,sid dresmily on The
Imooth. black hsir coils. bent trih J, lower
han need be. Was il the ruby lisbtP Mol
!. le.s, so b. promptly decided when be
'susbt sight oi the widening tioee OF pink
10 her roun ed cheek
T.o;, be a.snaatlv
Moneieur. she whispered, wsrninsly and
nth . ros nish tsinkie 10 her eye, you see
sm very busy. Mon pere 10 behind. Bot
' ett is any zina you want to boy zen Of
our-e sm here 70 sttend.
Janis. be mura ursd. ,nd bic voice
rilled and lren bled. you know thst what
vsnt 10 priceles q o.pnos boy IL. No
,sn csn ever boy 1t. Juuis. l want love.
our love. my JAMIE, and. tbrosioe discre
ion 70 the winds. be came perilously
ssr the table.
Sbe laid kns H.nsy aside and dispos
a OF the psint brush shero II could do
o harm.
Hosb, husb, morsieur. she csutioned.
nd ber eyes Travelled swiftly over The esl
sry Of mssks. Why that fsipt, 6ickefine
miIsi Wss it a smile Iovoluotsrily,
o, ooly Tor 90 iostsnt. bis gzs followed
ers. ". u -ss emile. sud Il spelled
nc1nr.semeGt TOT Tin. With cor6-
euce Uofn OF The dsik and solitary cor.
X. be. I'D her smsil white hsnd and
,oked tuusriiy into her eyes. IodisnsLt. Ii
be tried TO lark |. sv.y. bu, BE- Only clssp
IT lighter, drawing pesrer. nearer. ill
be i,i. tbs warmth OF bic breath on her I
zee.
| love yca. love youl be cried psssion ,
Iely. NJ. DO. do not shriak from ne ,
onie. Y,n usei not 10 shrink from me ,
Ie O .de 10 kiss ber. bot sbe turned be, 4
esi s-sy. J,uie. he pleaded, 700 hiss
ne les. ,i.bt Wyatt perhaps yop