News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-04-06


"She loved me?" | exclaimed. "Sibyl
loved me? The thing isn't possible.
Why, man, | was brute to her. The
only shadow of kindness | ever showed
her was to sing sad songs to make her
cry"
THE girl loved him." said Derringer
firmly. "She couldn't remember time
when she hadn't, and, being the right
sort of girl at heart, she was afraid
he would pretend to love her in order
to please his father. The idea became
nightmare with her-a night and day
mare. So she hit upon plan in the
| midst of her desperation. 1t seems that
her looks had undergone a remarkable
! change since girlhood, 50 that she felt
| quite sure the young man would not
| recognize her. He had never paid any
| attention to her when she was a child,
and, besides, there's a sort of family
| peculiarity-I didn't quite understand
| about it-detic!ency of vision or some
thing like that But you seem to see all
right"
II see too WELL" said l. Its the
same with my father. 1t was so with
his father We see face precisely as
it is, and if it changes in the least it
is another face to US. We do not carry
with us the vague and varying images
of those we know, which serve best
for purposes Of general recognition.
We hold one accurate picture. and it
either fits or it doesn't. Do you I'M
derstand? | probably know more
about your real looks than any other
fellow who ever saw you. But if you
should dye your muStache a shade
lighter | might pass you on the street
without Il notion shat l had ever set
eyes on you before"
Il think the young lady endeavOred
to express some such idea" said Der
ringer. You may readily believe that
| was in no condition to grasp COM
plcated subject. However, be the eX-
PLANTATION what it may, the young lady
was perfectly convinced that the gen
tleman in question would not know
her. She had resolved to play a strange
comedy with him. Well, she played
it in New York and was not satisfied
with the result. At least that is the
rational inference. So we have had
the second act, with a changed scene,
and the romance has come to perfect
conclusion"
at has" / cried. "Why, man,
haven't spoken word to her. have
her"
He shook his head and smiled sadly.
Il have no right to pry into your af
fairs" said he, but | should be insane
and blind if | did not perceive how
completely you have come under her
spell. Otherwise it is obvious that l
could not have told this story to you.
Yet because | am the loser and am
going away, really wished to speak
one frank word to you. | believe that
you are fine fellow in every way. !
know that you will do as near right as
any man can, and you have my best
wishes, my most earnest congratula
tons
His voice was unsteady with emo
ton.
"Derringer" said |, you've gone
completely off your head. You're right
as to Miss Lamoine, of course. was
fool not to have seen it before. and
If we had had this conversation in New
York I'm afraid you would have seen
me dance jig in the presence of your
grief. But that's all changed now,
That imp of Il brother
"Lunatic." he cried, "he isn't her
brother! Don't you see that she has
merely taken Miss Lamoine's name?
Che borrowed her friends personality
With the cOnnivance of the CushingS, |
put she was and is Sibyl Wayne. The
Miss LamOine whom you and l have
met is no more a sister to Jimmy than
to the man in the moon"
l shook my head, holding it at the
same time in my hands.
ut doesn't make any difference" |
insisted. She'll always be his sister so
far as | am concerned. Jimmy has set
tied me. | knew the boy was an ennis
sary of the devil as soon as | saw him.
And he has done his work well. You
wouldn't believe that such tritle could
turn the scale of leans destiny, but
hearts are queer tn ngs. If Miss La
moine is SLY Wayl,a, I'm going back
to South Africa"
This is no subject for a jest" said
he.
Jest" groanod. 81 am worse than
serious. DerriEger, I'm speaking to you
from the innermost depths of my soul
Go in and win. Don't think that my
fathers wishes will defeat you. He