The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-11-24
AN oto Maip's TRAGEDY

cot gitnor III her wee / tiettu WI
up cn the q por afar vet had gene 1hi
morning, Hefser.
The gtil took il tDm ber esgfrly 20
had be- In treuale ~ ut 4 ali daY, Won
deFirg where shs hsI last Il, Asd in aa'
Ter Of stlief ard emsarTastmtat, slirpu
II Into her pocket nov without worc
but Mis- Garney 20 icea that htr check
aashtd, snd then rusIar red surged otel
snd eve q lowed them.
The silence besseen them hseane To-
strained not TO be broken.
You did nat tell me, Hester, that yo'
kneu -- Miss Garney hesttsaa. u ht =
flead Of yours. desif
YaE, aunt.
n9w long lave ytu known hint
Not very long Not more than ihfe
months.
Tits explainsd to Mics Gurnty the chsng
Il had puxzl' her to observe IN II s.e
luely; her PLACID sabdutd habit ot niL'
had seemed altogether disturbed, 90 tha
SOME mes she sang for very hsppi1ess
with d strange, re. light in her eyeF, all
sometimes she was saddened AMI pretceu
pied with pansiye aresmings.
hope, Il este, Mlss g. forced herself t
sag in her plin, decisive iAsli1n, thei'
has been no-no tax OF love betwlxt Yet
aud this gentleman
Hester flnhed an apsweIlog glatee or
her aud lot ked down with out spessif <
but the answer was az clear to Miss Cur
ney as II | had been put into actual WORDS
NY dear she went on, striving against tei
agitstIon. am very, very sor'
ry. wish 1t had been any other mar
But, sunt, Hester Interrupted, astonished
you do not know him.
know, NJ .ss Quincy faltered- knew a
man so like him-so exactly ike him, that
the moment | saw bis photograph was
afraid for you, dear. i u smposslole Tor
that man to birg you ANYTHING but misery
Hard, and false ard cruel
Oh, but, aunt, cried Hester, tesrfully In.
dlsnant, he is not II you knew aim you
could never say that again.
Bot why have you never told me about
him?
| have been wanting to, Hester flushed
again with pretty shyness that appealed
to ali the tenderness and aiiec
ton Of the gentle little old lady's nature
| meant to, aunt, but II did not quite
know how TO. ! meant to show you bis
Photographic only gave 1t to me yestef-
isy--and tell you then.
Aud Of courfe-Miss Gurney atsumtd a
seyerIty Of manner she foupd 10 difficult to
n aintain-he tells you that be loves your
He has asked NE to marry him, aunt.
Aud you fancy that you love himF
wiyh this question, and her earnest pas.
onate reply, Hester broke down utterly
3ae fang herself on her knees, and, cover
ng hsr face with her hands, laid 1t In Miss
@ arrey's lap, and sobbed all her heart cut
lhu., as she had done years ago when II
ID been laden with more childish grieis
Mi.s Gurney herself was scarcely less sgl'
lated.
There, dearie, yea mustn't cry so, did
no, mean to be uDkind, she said, her eyes
iinmed and her thin hands shaking as she
passed them carressingly over the fair, bow
ea head. But / have teen more OF the
W rid than you have, dear, and-l have
n .ver told you yet-the man loved spoil
ei nv life and made me the poor, broken.
9 lifted thing am and this portrait Ia so
like what he used to be--so exactly Ike,
that ever since | saw 1t have been dread
ing-ob, don't know what! ] beil3ve
G uld kill him, Hester, II thought he
would cause you half the suffering bave
srd ared through his But, there, 1t u
too late for me TO say anything now. II
you love him, know whatever | can say
would make nc din rel ce. She add pres.
.ntly. in the calm tven tones that we're ha.
,tual to her: You have not told me his
,am,. Hester, What Il bis name?
sh3 had % wait and ask second time be-
ara Hes.er had regeined sufficient com
pcsure to reply.
Richard Hargocd. Miss Gurney repeated
nodding ,houghtfully, as II
he bsd only been confirmed in what she
toew already. Aud where does be liye2
Hes.er mentioned an address at Kensine-
on.
He Ia a gsntlemar-and rich? pursued
aiss Quincy.
yes. hIs Z. her Ia rich.
A.. ACE ,o r,ow how moor we sreg
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