The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-11-24

fct thss u she attempted to alswef hlt
she WAS 40 uancrvea she must bnrs; lot
tosrt, aad the VERY thought ot thus bun
bling herself in his rretence helped :
strengthen her.
ltiav very long while, be made sn nor
snd respmtd namely, stree We saw eacl
Other, Miss Gurney.
A very long while His hating word
txd 90 unintentionSl sting 10 them, ens
all a. caes she had tiapg her weakness
ffom her. would not hsve troubled yo,
on my own account
plsasc do not say that. She WAS vaguely
coGscioug ot wistful esgerness In hii
toae, thae "a anything | can do foI
yau~-
There Is nothing you can do for me, she
ssiA with quiet decision. You should
know me better than TO think would ash
any, even the smallest favor Of you foi
myself.
He quaIltd under her indignant glance
aud threw out bis hatds with sgts,nre Of
despair.
Forgive me. know what you say Il
true, he returned sadly. You must not
thlah, Roth, tne name rose involuntarily
10 his lips, that have forgiven myself, or
forgo.te2, or that have been altogether
hAppy. know wronged you--terribly--
terfibly--snd the memory OF 1t has come
between me ard happiness more ard more
as have grown older and had time to think
have been punished
AID ! J she interrupted harsbly. But !
did not come to talk OF what IL past mend
Ing. You did me great wrong, and | nev.
er drCamt II yesterday Of seeing you again
or tina, there wss any way in which !
nj ,ht be brought to forgive you
And ia there? Tell me what 1t is, he
cried. | would give good deal to make
some reparation for what ! have done, |
am not the reckless, selii n fool ! was in
thoae days.
He WAS strongly moved, but not more so
than was Mrs. Gurney herself; 1t was as
much as she could do to steady her voice
and keep her emotion hidden from him.
Your son Ia engaged to my niece-my
d cad sisters child. cid rot know any
thing tf 1t until two days sgo, sbe said,
gathering confiiefce ss she proceeded and
speaking with q detached air as II what
she discussed did not concern herself
personally You have forbidden your son
to see her again. snd are sending him away
with some idea OF parting them for ever
She Ia everything to me now. | care
more for her happiness than my own. II
had not loved her SO my pride would new
er have alu yed me 10 come to you. came
more for her happiness than my own. !
came only {, ssvs her from such life as
mine has bltn. | conldn't think, II you
kceT. that YOU would break her heart ss
you have b., keH uile
She stopped abruptly, and he gaz,d at
her with sort OF terror In bis eYes.
did not knoR who she was, he said
huskily.
came to tell you,
He sat locking at her, stricken dumb, for
even In his most repentant moments ne had
not thought the consequences OF his sir
could spread blight SO far reaching and
20 irreparable; he sat looking at her, and
Read In her thin, white hair aud 10 her worn
features the piteous story OF what
her life had been since he had seen her last
He had no words for bis shame and his re-
morse, and In some subtle fashion the
poienancy Of his emotion communicated IL
self to her. She would not trust herself to
lock at him or address him agair, and
though he twice made as though he would
speak, each time his voice broke like sob
Ia his throat and he fell silent.
The Tension was becoming so painful that
1t was An intfible relief to both OF them
v hen knock sounded at the door, and the
footmsn entered apologeticslly.
Beg pardon, cir he ssid, Carrier at the
gate, sir, for Richards b5x9s. They're al
corded in his room, but be Isn't home yet,
and hasn't labeled which one wants for u.s.
ing during, the voyage, and thought per-
haps you'd know, sir--
IL won't matter, James, cii3d Mr.. Har'
wood himself again instantly In face OF
this dignhsd domestic. You can tell the
carrier there are no boxes to be taken now
Richard has altered his rangements-he
will not be goiug.