The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-05-11
raE RETURN OF rHE. ABERaAsT

month And The hand that be had 20
Immediately rossesad a hlmfelf Of hut,ere'
Up 10 her bright hair and 10 the ,iIpet b
meath her pretty, cl,ft CHR.
l.'s all right, be assured Der with smile
haysn't taken yos At = disadvantage
You're Iast As adorable as ever.
viii you ntvtr learn to regard the truth
and the p'oprictiesf she demanded severe.
ly, blushing ard freeifg her hard
But you are adorable, be protested, and
| mar take my welcome, msyn't ~
You were slssys 10 be depended upon
to take all you could get, the declared.
You are = very presumptuoas person,
Billy.
II lss welcome, isn't II, Bees! be asked,
regarding her with some snxiety.
To be sure, she snewered lightly. Why
shouldn't II bIs
There was score or two left unsettled,
he n hected.
Oh, one Is never so unreasonable as to
remember scores for such time, she de-
clsred blithly.
His glance charged promptly to one Of
keen admiration as 1t fingered on her face.
Time has done 8 lot for you,he observed
AZ knew Il would.
Your coolntss pleases me less than 1t
used to, she warned him, foi d Of color in
her checks.
An, now we're getting back into the old
way Of things he cried with laugh.
sars, how we have fought, you and !
No, che said. with reminiscent eyes, 1t
was all one.tidod. How could II have been
otherwise, with your magnificent assur-
ancef was like. q wasp tryirg to sting
through coat OF mail, In my ridiculous
Efforts to get at you. II Was very absurd
to try to make you feel my pricks. see
1t now, but you did enrage me s., Billy.
Msltby laughed comfortably and with
much amusement.
never thought you particularly wasp
ish, he remarked, but 1t was fun to see you
stir those active little wings Of yours.
Yes. dare cay you er dyed 1t, she said
crisply.
You were tremendous In your energies,
you know.
was very silly indeed, and you we're al
ways untouched. hate people who 20
sheathed to the eyes 80 that nothing can
ever get at them.
Something did get at me however, he
looking at her with sufficient
tenderness.
In spite Of the bresstplates OF self-suifi.
cheney she ifq1ired.
10 spite OF the whole outfit. 1t hit me
hard, TOO. wonder II you know how hard,
Bests
I've no doubt you'll recover, che laughed.
But really don't understand how 1t ever
No more d. |, be confessed frankly, but
! did
She moved with little swifter step, and
Ter voice was not quite firm.
just the came, Billy, you'll miss lot Of
INC cks that the others get, she observed,
nd passed to securer footing. And so you ?
re really home again.
You never doubted that I'd come, sooner Z
" later did you?
One never knows what to expect Of you
overs. You 20 when we least expect you p
o 70, and you come-wehn we have forgot. II
en- to look for you. You can't be called
xsclly dependable, you know. u
You forgot he demanded. o
There was time, wasn't there? she mur- u
lured. v
Under the Il lttering lsces Of her psrssol
e met her eyes. u
didL't forget, be said, | remembered "
hats what brought me back. q
Her gtz. fell beneath bis. u
Did you think | could forget? be ask. Il
a. 81
You stayed away long enough to forget, re
Id tc-,o learn other things, to be In their 81
,rn forgotten. %
went to forget, he said. And STAYED 10
D TO forget. But 1t wasn't any good. "
,udnt. Oat Of the corners Of his clear,
udscious eyes he watched her. The green &C
I the bushes outlined her pretty, delicate
rtf fle, and the curve Of her round throat si
Ter gown bad the soft color CT pink roses on
cart You plqued me, Bees. be admitted 10
man doesn't care to be p'qued. It's a an
ling he resents. got tired Of it.you know W
ID | went away,-ob, confourd It'll VI
ent to mtke you regret 1t, to bring you to 30
more approschable attitude. You had vi
en so high ard mighty with me those last
" week., snd yet thought you loved me VI
the ,lme. Did yous But don't answer er
e yet. Let me finish first. ! couldn't get IL
ar you, ,ou we're 30 III. thought I'D re
AXE ycu sorry. meant 10 punish you q ii'
tie for treating me so. Was ! foolish to ut
ink could do IL; ne
1t was quite like you, Billy, she said, Oh
eping her face hidden from him BY her
coping parasol. us
You don't look a, II you had minded ov
eat deal, be observed, with some doubt. IL
~ me, did you; You had yourself to I'd
anne, you know. Remember that. II you ro
ID teen decenily spproachsble and good ou
ms. But nc, you women must use the DC
on hard over us wbensvH you CAP, be on
ughtd. ie
And then you pupish " for It, the in'
Is. vi
There wa certain welLremembertd oi'
Isver 10 her lones that warned him. He 10
%, q, once TO zee her face. en-
Are you laughing be demanded. IA
She lifted her parsol after = second and NJ
o zed him grave aid dsmure eyes. gu
Becaute ils not . laughing matter, he
oteIted sggriey, dly. 60
| should say not indeed, Blily. Your mi