The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-02-18
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yuanR msn, lie uofts tOt 1~"s -
rtass, dealers 10 uines of vstioos $3.50
usn .. oil s.lis sod atone qusfii@ u
saith i. mspsses Of the cFm. he ~
J.nes R,nd iph, sSd ssys ihss "
didal bsve each sn anueesiensoie hin
OF . fool fcr . sIe be wopld smonns
sousshios zone dsy. Nj Cursi' did nt
snow thsi air Smith ssys thss sbont be-
Neither doe. Jsme. lph kneu Z
bn, be .opsc,A It. He thinks 90 osesas'
sines he came back from his recent vi
through Penns,ivsbi., be bad occssion
.sy some,hins like that binsslf,
J.mss Randolph toured the k'yston
s,s,s Il Mr. 6mitb's snsetstioo. Tees
vsrs pending transactions Of importsne
,o be closed, and 10 bis opinion jane
Randolph vas better qusii6sd 10 olos
them than other mso 10 tbs III ", sxoep
Mr. Eldriasr, Who, being q 4 90 bis bsel
9Th rheamstism, vss obviously uosbl
TO travel.
Iw.It you TO exercise particular tsc
sn1 di.cretioo "a dealing With those pei
Gle 10 Scranton, sid Mr.. Smith when e'
pl.inins 10 Jsne- Randolph his itineI
cry. The fellow 10 tbs, bunch who res
iy coun,s 10 Horace Perkins. Perhaps you
bsve heard Of Psrkinsi
Heard Of himf echoed james Randolph.
Well. / sbould say bsve. He married
my wiie's cousin K ,te.
Mr., Smith ssid .Ah. indeedf" 10 . tone
shloh miah, have reasonably been const,u
ID ss r,H,ctioe dispsrseinsiy Of MI. Per
kiu's ms,rmolih judgment; then. sppss
entity not wishing TO become embroiled
in . discussion Of family virtues. be re
sumed bis instructions on business tao
tics.
Perkins, he sid. is the man you wan,
TO Tie 10. Keep Ut him necessarily. II
you can .,lk him over yoa will pnt $3.50,
900 in the pockets Of Smith 4 Eldridee.
snd iucideptly ssmsll sum In the pockets
Of james Randolph Curtis
That proposition gave james Rudolph
. sIimrse Of Heaven. 10 reality be went
bone that nigh hanging TO a strap 10 90
elevated car. but so buoyan, wss be that
he felt az il hs we're being transported
bodily through billows Of scented, rose
ate air Judging by his emotions be was
still enveloped 10 ohubks Of that radiant
atmosphere when be driited into bis up
town apartment. bat be probably overesti
mated bis bes.ifio qualities. A. any rate
hi. vi Q escaped its il 6uenee. Instead Of
:, j,icipg at his fle prospects, ss james
Randolph had expected her to DO. she
cried. James R,ndolpb's face assumed .
pteternstnrsl length.
There, don't take on so, little girl, be
said. l won't be gone long. suppose
you will be pretty lonesome while J am
.wsy. bot you can get May Dawson TO
roue and stay With you. snd you will get
.long sli risht.
Oh, Il lent thsti protested Mrs. Cn'tis.
N not thinkin about myseii I'm think
Ips about you don't see how you s'e
soipa TO get along. lam afraid you csnt
stand the cooking. You know thst since
have been doing my own work yon osnt
bear to ess away from home. and hotels
10 serve such no.oriously bsd meals.
jane Rudolph flushed suil'ily. Thst
Is so, be SAID, with sidelong glsnce Of
Mrs Curtis led the wsy TO the dining
room, and james Randolph followed meek
y. The only hope l see for you. she
..ii, presently, 10 10 you Scranton Welt
You can stop ., Hsrsce Perkins while you
ire there. OF couree. don't know any
hing sboo, X Kse's housekeeping. She
,sed to be repra ahensibly lazy ~ q girl. but
pre.u ume marriage hss brought her out
4 some OF her bad habits. Aod anyway
he'll hsvs servants. spd even II she
houl dot have. what you do get 70 ess
,iIl b. home cooking and will sssee with
,ou better thsu The slsbs Of heavy food
hey serve 81 hotels 30 restsufsrts.
james Rudolph looked uncomfortable.
. II slrssdy sm.ten With 90 advsocs 10
tsllment Of the inevitable dyspspsis. lFs
cry kind Of yop, be said, 10 take such
q sbidiug interest 10 my digestion. bot
dou't see how ! can accommodate you
don's like 10 stop 1t Perkin's. Il does
Of lock veil. He 10 the man an gong
, strike Tor the bispeIt pile Of money
,h,le l sm sone and IL looks hoasish 10
,sk him Tor seversl hundred thousand
ol,srs worth OF stock end live CT BIN
The same time Is's adding iosols TO
,jury.
I don't know sny thiog sboui tbe iciufy
% propose to II u OF. returnedl Mta Cor
I. but l do kos that Kate and Horace
ooId be- insaisas il you sere 10 Scranton
L week spd didn't stay With them. !
III wiite 10 X to today sDd tell her you
. ming. / sm sute sbe:~iiI invite yon .
be thsir guest
J.n.s Rudolph demurfed volubly spd .
III spirii, bnt bis denonstr.tion OF dis
,prcvs, uss 10, a arsive Thsi night the .
irespopdence ~i'h Oousin
.ts vas renewed 9Th vi;or. Tso days :
TER IN srs.er wss received, and when o
me. Rudolph LEI, Nes York on the fol =
vine Mondsy II vas 90 understanding
/ ground The, dnnpR bis sisy 10 Scrsn ,
% be woold sccspt the tospi,siity Of Mr.. .
orsce Puktns.
TIE Hor.cs Perkirses lived 10 ssyle. II y
az made pisis to james Randolph dor d
q bis d-a mesl ssst there vss 90 danger .
his soips hnnssy while under their 9
,ci, sud ttA II bis siomsch stdsred, =
.oalA he from orefstin nistion rather 81