The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-01-05


mos, Of those things Ia which my soul a,
lights, Yea know Dan has told me 8
shout you, Can you honestly declare, ~
a.ked him abruptly that you love the cour
try that you are eijaylrg ,h.f Nor
soultGtyou far rstter be back 10 tosl
sith all y5ur accustomed cam.,ris-y ou
eluhs, your ctFf rooms aud your goo,
dinb,rii
Yes, be answered truthfully, bu' be add
cd, only u you were there.
Miriam laughed again.
You do say swfully pretty ihi 70, buI
wish ycu Would not say ihCm 10 me, Mr.
Eivas,on. sm really sn unsophlsticstet
person, you know, and may take them ID
earnest
Wish to q ID ytu would be sail,
They vtlstd on, uuconFciously quicken.
Ing their sfps. The darkness that hsd
seemed 50 back when they had left Ia,
village bad ! fted out here. The snowfall
msde the world light; II lay ina thin veil
on the world around and clung TO kiriam's
rough tweed coat and tam. o. shanter. His
own coat, too, had layer OF white doan
one aide.
Mimi, be said, and he sud iebly stopped,
1t Ia so real with mc -r 10 rea, - md yeu only
mock at ne.
No, dolI mock, Miriam answered, but
must G " iels that you do smuse me. oh {,
she exclaimed asa package slipped from
her arms and fell to the giouod, the can
dies and shall have smashed them every
one, On please don't bother! Bat Elvas-
ton bad stopped AID found the pscksge and
had slipped 1t Ia the string bag he clrIied,
at less. Sc far rs 1t wou'd go.
d. Jog know, be sall, | think We resl-
ly opght 60 hurry, the snow Is coming
thicker.
She gave him quick look. Though she
could not see him very clearly her eyes,
now to the white gloom, could
fashion the expression on his face and her
heart beat unevenly. A dull, sad feeling
crept over her, the feeling that she had
hurt him.
II you were no. 80 heavily laden, che
said, would challenge you TO a run. There
Is nothirg harder to iun Ia than snow ex-
cept sard.
Last year at Christmas time had and
aud more than | wanted OF II, he obser-
we'd.
They dritted into a seemingly cteery con
versation, and laughed when they reached
the porch Of the little old house that nest.
led In the ho!low to see how the emo. had
plastered them.
You might very easily stand on the vii.
Isge green ard be a prize snow man. Mir
sm said, but am very inhospitable, 81 e
aud d. am only afraid you will never
come to stay with US again.
Don't ask me II ycd don't want me, he
br!skly.
After much Stamping and shaking Of
they passed into the coy hall,
where delightful looking old lady was
sitting by the fire knitting.
My dear child, she exclaimed as she
aw what Miriam had been carrying,
,ould net Smart have sent those things
up?
Wei, he sad he could. The girl laugh
ID. But as believe we are goiog to be
for the next two or three days
thought would be on the safe side ard
,riDg the provisions with me. Come along,
The said to Elvaston, we will take all our
FOODS into the Kitchen, and then you shall
70 and smoke cigar; know you are dy-
ng to have one.
How nice 1t is in here he exclaimed as
hey filled the kitchen table with packages.
Ie looked about him admiripg everything,
rom the r,d tiled n)or and shining cop.
,ers to the besmiog face Of the old maid
ervsnt. There was great bowl on sid Q
abe with wooden spoon In 1t.
On the mince mea, cried Mlriam; we
must stir 1t for luck.
How mysterious, said Evasion. Their
lands met just for an instant as the spoon
vas passed from one to another.
lie would like to have fingered In the
.itchen, but Miiiim appeared to be very |
usy, so he went to change bis wet clothes,
md then returned and sat opposite the de-
Ightful old lady by the hall fire, and at her
ntreaty be smoked a clgar.i Mrs. Winstone
ound him rather poor company.
Do you know, he said abruptly, ] don't
h!pk shall be able to stay for the new
ear as you so Kindly suggested.
Oh, we shall be so sorry, said the de-
gLtiul ole lady, but Elvaston was con-
inced tina, here was relief Ia her voice.
1t was very good Of you to ask me down
t all, he observed stfily.
Mrs. Winstone deprecated that.
You are such a close friend OF our dear
sd's, al we have been delighted to have
ou here. Bot II Is really dull place for
Dyone. Mimi Ia content, but then Mimi
as very happy fIifi;.
| with had never Known her, said Llvas-
IN almost fierccly ,an turning be went up
airs to bis own room.
Miriam was Just ready for dinner tina,
gening when the delightful old lady look.
1 In at the door.
PhilIp ard Amy Strange are down stA!rs
Guppose YOU invited them ] did bot
nov they wtfe tack from tom.
MIrifm u, red and then pale.
On, grarli the said, ard there was al
ost CRY IL her voice.
The old laIJ came forward aud took her
snds tebdeily. know know, dearie,
he ta,d, but PbilIp has Lived you q lorg
me, ard loyalty thould have loyalty.
Toe siri s'ood gripping that dsllca .
ID hand q 10 4 ,bile, then the said ~.
esaily. !, .. q, down together, dsr..