The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-10-15
Men were Decelvcrs Ever.

Aastrslis. be hsd passed The trst tweni
yess OF his txiscence 10 lonely static
% far up ,he coubtry. His mother VS. dead
bic father . reserved. tsciturn sori 0
10 msn, tad never given him sny inform
a .iou - TO be standing or position 4
}. Eoslspd After the old mans death
> however. Robert discovered smone BIZ
}, pspep certain letters vbich showed tbs
o be vas distsniiy related II not NOR,
nearly connected With . noble family
, Ssiz' d With . desirs to 6nd ou, wbS
and what be reslly wss, Robert sold BIZ
J. f.rm and came TO England. oacs In
o L,ndon be onesrthed vha. seemed Ia
q him 10 be iIreintabIe proofs tbs, be vs'
. the rish,iul olsimsut not only 10 large
! e.t.tes. bat to . title.
/ His father hsd disappeared from Eos
! lsnd, owing. 1t vss believed, 10 some
. love snsir. and 10 the interval, which had
elapsed between his leaving the country
sDd bis death accident he'd removed the
three pesrest In succession 10 the baron
etcy. The present holder Of the title,
Sir Lionel Everett, belonged to . younger
brsrch Of the family, and Roberts claim
vss undoubtedly . strong ore. Bat
money end possession are oil powerful,
aud after two years Of iruitless effort and
in.ermiosble Law proceedings young
Everett found bis money exhausted, and
the sui. as fer from being settled ss Il
frat,
II vas some Elk months since Mai ie's
6rss meeting with Robert. and during
tbst tims their friendship had steadily
increased. She had brought him luck
90 be declared, for wilhia . week Of
their scq qasin,snceship be had obtained
sn appointment through the itAdence Of
some Australian friends. and was now
doing fairly we'll.
Then came misunderstsndings, BE wss
Ill and fsiled to keep ~ enessement with
ber. Aud she. meantime, lost her si,us
tion end accepted smother 10 q distant
town.
She dispatched 9 timid liltlo note, tell
Iug him che wss leaving London. and
begging for sn answer by return. Poor
Robert was delitious when IL arrived, and,
80, oil forlorn sDd with pain ct her
heart slmost too great to lear. the girl
set ont.
Some three weeks later Robsr', pale as
ghost and sipeulsrly esuht, drove up 10
q hanson TO the house where Msisie bad
lodged. Only th.t morning be had been
given his corresl ondence, and, contrary
to doctors orders, and in defiance OF
everything and everybody. bad driven of
to answer, II not too late, Msisie's fare
we'll note.
He found the place deserted and emp
". The lsndlsdy bad moved. 90 the
neiehbors said. shortly after the young
lady left.
And. Notwithstanding all his Efforts,
no trsos conld be discovered either Of
the lsndlady or Msisie. The tide Of
lie had swept past him. leaving him
on the beach -alone.
A year since Msisio bad left London,
and already Time. the universal healer, =
had worked wonders. True. she still 90 !,
cssionslly experienced . faint tremor 1t
The postmsn's knock, and sometimes 10 ,
duIsed 10 dsy.dresms ois happy reunion
With Robert. Bot much wistiul longings
did not sffsot her N materially, and gradual !,
y she grew more oontented than she !,
bad ever been. Her employ ment was
songeoisl she wss secretary 10 one Of
he heads OF the firm -snd free from the :.
lear Of constant anl'audirs. :,
Sae IVES the only woman 10 the build
pg, sn1 inssnuoh ss she was extremely
pretty snd singulsrly swee!.msnnered, 1t :
. no. surprising that oil the employees. >
RON the senior CLERK TO the smallest.
flee boy. we're her sioosre admirers.
lore thsu one had shown an iGclin stion q q
o develope into something nearer snd :,
|esrer. bat she felt chsry Of ever sgsip :,
mb.rkiug upon the troblous sea Of love, !.
,sides she could never care for sny
nsn save one. :,
Sometimes the thought q shed across
er that perhaps her letter had miscsried 4,
-such things bad happened. Oace,
ben the longing to zee or hesr from
i'm II was Obristmss time. snd she vas
erribly loaely y-msstered her, she penned :.
note crouchsd 10 sth. no. TO say stilted -
,ngusge. giving her address. end saying "
she would be glsd to know how be vss" =,
sudden iush OF tenderness made her
i'd . postscript. which caused her, after - -
bad gone, tears OF mortiic cation and -.
istress.
csu te,er forget ycu. she srote, you -
70 Ill have Aad snsver there vss
oIe.
Fate had once more intervened. Robert
ID gone TO Australia for some important =,
oeomenis necessary to prove bis identity :.
ID the letter wss cent after him, only to o.
'scb Austrslis the dsy sfter be he'd ssil
for bone. -,
After thst NJ Isle steeled ber hesit :.
here sere others. :,
Accordingly, oae OF her most devoted
Imirers, . Rooi-iookips youbg eisnt Of :.
70 name Of u meet Arnold. wss suddenly
ised 10 the seventh heaven Of delight =.
lee she even deigned 10 accompany bic -,
sien. uuder bis care, to fancy ball Il.
,eu 10 aid Of some charity.
Bat tue youps fellows hopes Of . de
lhifui evening were dsebed TO the