The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-11-10

Woman hooked doss, sdi syolce a
IIowsfd's elbow.
Delo qalroi hls companlsn.
D5n'i kaow, wsi The reply, which How
ard did bot htar, He parted the crowd
his breath coming shor, and heavy. Pete
folio we'd qaItt ard sAlisasd. oae glimps,
a. The limp hsure wlth iss bead roasting
on b'ue-e Dated arm told him hii fear val
real.
1. .be dead be asked 10 voice he hit
never heard bsfore.
Jast knocked silly, asserted the police
msn silb tmie. fiicnd Of ours. b
Z kddtd
ste Is going TO he NY wite, Howard
aii quickly, fruued BY 40 impu'se to gel
ths woman be lev d Gu. Of tha: gaping
crowd NJ tLg cost. Even 80 he spoke &
usw dottra ilatlon cams TO HIN, and the
words carried coIvlc n. Aidtd by the
policeman aud the ambulance surgeon Just
arrived, be III ell her in'o C b and took
the sts, b. side h,r She grosned slightly
ard let her he'd fail on bis shoulder. Ealf-
way down the blo,f, H1sard heard a
sbrill hosl hchi Potir hsd been forgot
ten. Hoksri sitIp"d he eat, opened the
door and Pei,r l,ap,d In. II 9as At 1ious
to treat Miss Grayh brustd face with his
pink tor que, bat floSsrd oidsred bin 70
the d ,or 4 the cab, where be dropped In a
htsp, lool z up sp ,logetiellly The girl
stirred, hall cpenet her eyes. The stimu-
lsnts given her had pu.ially rousfd her to
eonst i)usness,
To Howard the iide was an odi mix ure
Of psin and pleasure. AT times be felt on
ly the weight Il her head upon hi. shoul-
der and saw srsyirg terdrils Of brown
hair acrots lis breast. Then bis pulses
beat and his head swan. The memory Of
the moriicg IN the studio, her shrinking
from his aud tie two lorg weeks 10 which
he had neither seen her nor heard from
her, contracted tie glow OF happiness. lie
laid her head on the cushions and moved to
the other SIDE OF the carriage In an tfiort
to think consccutiyely. To Howard II was
the great critis Of his fe.
Circumstances and Peter hsd placed her
somewhat In III, debt. At least she could
not refuse to see him. After that, could
be prevent his statement to the policeman
from being liz he realized Of sudden
that never before hsd he so easily abar dom
ed any desire Of his heart
Miss Gray stirred and opened her eyes,
disclosing the lock CT wonder always in the
eyes Of peraon coming back to lie.
Your she said her glaroe resting gently
on Howard,
Take me home. NV head aches. Before
he replied her breath came short ard her
eyes closed once more. He carried her in
to the house, Peter following. Then he
found the nearest doctor and waited until
her mother came down to say that Agnes
WAS perfectly conscious. The doctor assur-
ed them that nothing serious was the mat.
ter, and Agnes wished to see him.
Her bandagtd head and white face smote
him anew with that pity which love reiolcss
In. She lay on the couch 10 her mothers
room, and Peter, with ayelp Of delight, set.
tied beside her.
| thank my reseuer, she aaId, with a
smile that quickened Howard's pulse.
II was nothing, be replied, quietly. But
for Peter should have gone by.
Bless his heart, she cried, pattjng bis
broad nose ard getting her hand well lick
ed In COL sequence. have missed him 60.
Howard could scarcely believe he under.
stood her, but he gave no sign. He did not
mean to startle her again. He would |
rather wait.
Please keep him, he said quickly, marvel
ing at his own control.
Isuppose the only permanent way, she
twisting the dcg's ears, is to
have the poor fellow.
suggested another, Howard veLtured,
but 1t was Of 70 use. He was watching
her closely. We might ntvsr have met
but for him, AID now to-day be brought me
to you. / think that for his sake you
ought at least to II was more than be
had dared to hope that she would lie still
aud listen. Joy beat suddenly and strong
y In his breast.
Ought to whats she asked family then
,ilf-whiiperiog, Foolish boy, to need to be
aught by girl and a dog that woman
ant always sure OF hertelf Aren't you
She got no further. He had lifted her 10
lis arms, was drawing her cloie. Once
more the brown head rested on his fhoul-
Ter, this ime voluntarily. Howard sudden
y felt the greatness Of love and the little
ess Of everything else. Everything would :
Ie right II he had her-and here she was In
Il; arms. A face all qulvering with hsppi-
ess bent toward hers. The whlteneas Of
er cheeks turned to gloriols Is nash SIS she
cit his kiss upon her lips.
Then Peter kissed them both BY way Of
lesting.
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