The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-03-10

soute- sho be csn esL Mfs NH
spohs - tLoash the iiss bsi last oesr
red 10 her. Al, tie sme time she bite
ID ter rocker sssy from lbe ersskiS
board 10 the porch hJor sed locked
tie ogsoaibs bo,rd crnieslly. She via
ed 10 svoid Csed.cs Blshe's syo
rbis Gas q useless precsatioo. % Nj
Blake ~ss esEirg fIsdly down the tor
pi q ., nothing 10 psriieulsr. v.ile sb
eIcisiued. slto I. tbonsh the iies yer
ses. ssre cnousbl He'll probably b
Iookin' sroond ior soneone rish, sool
nos poor mshi
Toe ,so rocked vigoroaslys moment
Dslphiue Miles. 10 short, spssmodi
jeiks. Cspdsce Blake sih long. erep
cain movements They eat on The soo'l
perch over pesr the vesi end TO catch tb'
ssrmih OF . late September snu. Mr.
Blake had turned her back 30 the srn 4
preserve her complexion. Mrs Miles bst
not thought OF ber complexion 10 year
snd consequently csreleasiy faced wind
.nd suu.
hsye 40 idea, bpRsu Dslpbine Miles
slo~iy, sttll gang doTu the road, that
he'll probably SEX you-
MI interrupted C,ndscs 10 . sbrili
tooe. Sbe threw up her hsnds in se,s
tore mesnt 10 impr 90 the other that such
= thouebtbsi never occurred 10 her. Mel
Add such q cock /. you rlsh. mex, door
90 the other si is Marcy. Dsl! You'll
be there 10 lees'n two weeks
Daphine ceased her rocking. Who
ever heard OF such 9 thing. I'd be the
last ope he'd Thick Of Aad Mrs Miles
with a very red face began her jerty
Las man alone to get . good coot.
said C,ndsce, sirily. when he's free to
pick and choose. Mandy vas not much
on the cookin' and guess nov bel
~snts a change, and C,ndsce htsd her
grey eyes on D.lphins sharply. Sle
,ould &C, % shs dill not feel. bat D.
pbipe could not, Dsiphine Was too honest
Osndsce picked up her psrssol from
lhe porch door, snd moved a. bite to the
edge OF her chsir Well, | mast be eoin'
soon, she remarked with 40 sir OF fn ,l,ty,
You better stsy to supper, urged Mrs.
Miles sort - feel minchin' about sskin
sou. for hsin't got anything good TO
-, . j1st bite OF chickeu.sslsd and =
NJ, said Csndace. rising resolutely. ]
= us. be goin'
She picked her way gipgerly along the
urnpike through the dust. glowing With
6ne Satisfaction rs she oompsred herself
With d Dslpbiue Miles. She wore hst
nd 1t became her; Delphine had worn
,opnet Tor yesrs. She had not put 90
! ,eh, De phipe had. She had preserved
,er completion to q gratifying degree.
face was foil. ireckled, and 10
,lised 10 fash. To be sure. Dslphine's
cookery was town talk, while she had
lever become proficient 10 the srt, but
here we're other ways OF rescbiug
asn's heart. She knew, because che bsd
,roved II tsicel
Al this point 10 her r,fss.ions. sbe
cached tbs home OF Melvin Brown, cit
atsd midway between Der lsrse white
onss ana Delphine's email brown one
+, vas nesr sopper-;ime; and Melvin set
o bis front porch smoking short clay
ips His front yard. surrounded BY
hits picket fence, was narrow. and Csn
sce's pleasant smile was plsinly Visible
D the man on the porch. He removed
ia pipe and gfinned back with . solemn
: b. 6tung his recent bereavement.
Nice day. called Osndsce. in . firm
iesssnt voice
No, bsd, sssenied Melvin. ss Csndsoe
sssed on,
That sbe did pass on aud did not pause
irs Miles sss from the crack 10 the north
itchen door to wbich she bad applied
~ eye the moment she left the porch.
lrs Miles hesved . sigh OF relief and
nut the door gradually.
All she ~sntei vas 10 see thst Mrs
lake got past Wido yer Biowb's without
on versution,
Neither lady hsd deceived the other.
,ch knew the other stood ready st
ON ants police to respond 10 Widowef
fo~n's coli for . bousek eeper. E,cb
nes thst Lud.viile was wondering
hich q the txo wiiows, who lived one
either side OF Melvio. would be called
'ebtuslly TO all the depsrted Msndys
ace. for this custom held sway 10 L'nds I
lie; snen 3 msn wss, IN the wisdom OF
bstesvsd, he huoted cut some a
dos. respected by the com Dunity, to q
surFtuhN thF " bphrchNNRNas "bb
sfier decent period Of mourn /
q, The tssip bec,ne one. and Liuds /
lie vss estisfied.
l koos Melvinll want that you shsll
ep house for tios, besau C.ndsce one f,
> 10 D aober. Everyone 10 Linds,ille
s.yia 90. Csbdsce had settled hereelf
lmly bf the nev are 10 Dslp hines sit b
IL room stove snd vac looking st her
stes ~ith noderstsneios eyes.
She enjoyed seeins DeIpbine grow red :
q uneonfortsb,e. bscause Tor years they |,
d BEEN the most intinste friends
My, CsDl Dslphins tYslsimed. I've /
go hesria' ioiss s.y bed have you ss e
re 81 p,s.ohin.
o., bnt I've told yoo. Del thst could 9
4 leave my place even II be wants thst I
,hoold. vnics sia't likely frs moment
Mrs Miles f.es totned sc.riet |, tsd 4
/ occafred 10 het 10 protss thai sbe !
aid rot leave hone bsc ,nss she knew