Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-08-31
,as to signal my arrival at NV new

roctory n u,os q far crv from nrurv
ane 10 stennev hut "Giitters,, came
and STRANGE to saw escorted Inv a re,s.
food ond hrseIy amharra ssad vonnp
coster She F,ad nreyiouslv asked me-
if n,;,ht hr;ne a ma, hnt somehnw or
otbar bad eynected tn sea anoths-
1oay Of nlues, and feathers
When 7 made INV next flora, MIR.
cbase ,anghinp,v rallied h,ar on the
snhiect To nv sunrise she flushed
crimson
"cit ont /, was her f,rst smartlv de-
,ivered ratort. "I,m nd snf;, hloomin,
foo, nc tn marry n ever Won ketch
M. nesrir, ahab+ VII. that cove ap;n
y Her silence was eloonent
"Haye Won ref,,sed the moor fellow?
oh critters, Glitters,. and. after rails.
ing bis homes Inv letting him escort
voui n;ce.lonking chan5 tod broad
ond ~ .ood ;ncbeca
gyms no dn look nohby,, agreed
"cl;ttersn with slight sigh. then her
voice hardened ap;rans mayn't
navar coo Mir, no mora-xan, w,sh
r oor,d s1ing NV ,ook do-hut +
won,t nover n,orrvn
Har f,,1, Inns o,nsea sullen,v ana 7
romonbared tho aeedv of n drunken
father ond s.dlv abused mother that
nnst have darkened the girls youth.
sneecb IN t4a subject was nseless so
forebore
~ rnrs+ have hean Soma time In
October when r ran across "Glitters, },
oostaro AGAIN vo. + know now n was
octoher hecauso INV own wedding was
f,xed FIR tho middle Of December and
Cynthia had nn,v inst settled the
aate
~poor cocte, bov no had heen hardly
treated for since orr last meeting
Fate IN the erise of a runaway van.
b.d dosbed him To the ground and
or;nn,aa Mn, for life Ha was hoh.
him . along nm crntches and fold me
ha nod INV been ont ~ the hnsn,tal
a wool forhoro To sneak IN him of
"f.I;tters., that subject might be raw
vet when asked what he was going
To do for a living. he smoke brayely
IN tho subject Of the sale Of naners.
lno,,inp cnrionslv bright and content.
cd marveled at MIS- courage. and af-
tar ast;ng him IN como and look mo
I'm turned nm NV heel and left him
wandering at the natience of the Door
and the strange pathetic resignation
70 trouble
FORTNIGHT later Il was buying a
yre,+-buncs of vivid autumn foliage
nna read the date Of the wear in
.c1itters, - biq haskat-when I sud.
denly became conscious of a change in
the girls face H had grown far soft.
ar oil tic fran1, holdness gone Also
tbare WAS something delipftfnl In hcr
sn;,e dartb warmth laol,inv ha.
fore Her verv voice had changed. II
was mot half 81 self.assertive vet had
more strength in t.
I looked at "Glitters." Her ewes
fell before. mine and a great wave
dved ber face even to the white throat
barely hid bv her kerchief Then she
smiled slow conscious smile. and
lanpad a ,ittle nervonsly
Ave some yilets air: list pennv
bnnch for the ,idy.
"clitters I remarked sternly 81
am NOT to he nut off in that crafty
fashion what have YOU been doing
with vonrself to look so hannv9"
81 ord love Won sir-,ow Won do go
on,- MD VIM want tbe yilets9"
An the mystery was nut for hold.
;ny IN hnnch ne sweet nnrn,e viz.
amona-araar leares "Csl,t
ters,, hetra we'd ser secret
aurhv orr Won we.r,n, q wedd;n,
RING ma. n, ~ asted smiI;rp
oD,ver think I WAS a.poinp n co,
i'm down nm his ,uck and not comfnr
,ima Law your life NOT Wbv, lover
i'm oil, tho limo hnt n;ver On much a
now Tr.nlr ver s,rn for b.,
er.sned nar hands and stood bo,din,
them tiohtIv. atbanlr yer k;rdn
.Ara c,;t+ors INV deor ,.r,.rd,,
e;ri yon arc bannv9n cried. "re.I,,
end +r,,iv bonnv2n
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