The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-11
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The morning sun was shining down
on Mrs. Westervelt's country place. 1t
gllstened on the roof Of her house, on
the leaves of the trees and the plants
in the flower beds. Mrs. Westervelt
had opened all the windows, put Vle
pillows on the sill and left the beds
open for the regular daily airing. She
had servants to do her bidding, but
there were certain duties she reserved
for herself. She was an excellent
housekeeper and especially particular
as to cleanliness and fresh ar.
Mrs. Westervelt had at seventeen
loved man Of thirty-fiye. He never
knew that she loved him. He drifted
away from her and married. Later
she gave her hand to a man of means
Her heart was like clock that had
stopped, OF, rather, beat for her first
and only love.
Mrs. Westeryelt was In one OF the
upper rooms busting her own especial
memento trinkets when she heard car
rage wheels OH the gravel driveway
and q vehicle stop at the front porch
Then a maid came up and said that a
gentleman had been driving and had
collapsed in his carriage, His coach
man begged that he be allowed to rest
at the house. Mrs. Westeryelt went
downstairs and out to the carriage.
There, his head resting on The cush-
Ions, his eyes half closed, his white
locks falling on his forehead, was the
man she had loved in her youth-had
always loved.
In a few minutes servants had car
ried the Invalid to n divan, where be
lay propped with pillows while Mrs.
Westervelt ministered to him. A ply
sician came and pronounced the heart
SO feeble that the old man could not
be moved. at least for a time, without
serious risk, and Mrs Wcsteryelt per
suaded him to remain for an indefinite
ncriod He had broken down while
mnking a tour from the city in his chr.
ringe, not being able to endure the
Excitement Of train Ills wife was
herself an invalid and his children
were occupied with families Of their
own. His stay at Mrs Westeryelts
proved bis Inst sojourn on enrth.
re was carried to a bedroom up.
STAIRS. From a window he could look
tnon height OF land on the crest
81 which were forest trees. lie would
~ booking up ut these trees, watching
their topmost branches sway in the
rind. Is there anything more sooth-
ing than slow, monotonous notion
hither, thither; hither, thither; hlther,
ihfthor7
ono morning Mrs. Westervelt brought
likeness OF herself taken forty years
before and showed II to him. It was
daguarreotype. The skirt OF her
dress Nas covered with little flounces,
huti "a her head was a bonnet. The
hair waS parted IN the middle Of her
head nnd smoothed down on each side.
The face was young, innocent, loving.
lie asked who the girl was Mrs.
Wosicrvclt sighed, closed the case and
put the picture away.
Again che asked him If he remem-
bored Agnes Lee lie pondered and
eaid 40. Then she referred to several
incidents that had occurred when he
lad known her. AT last she touched
unon oae that he remembered. They
itnA bren ont together on horseback.
Mer h0sBe had thrown her anil he had
oIckod her up FOR dead. The impress
si0n Gtamped upon his brain BY this
io2iaent served as spark TO kindlc
naiae. A succession Of memories
spfang up In his mind.
ID fcmember" he said. "she was
Arncs Lee. a beautiful girl, q lovely
r'fi But ! have no recollection Of
hcr race or figure. Singular" he add
"a muslngy, how the past fades. ]
fenember one evening That came
sery near making love 70 Agnes Iec.
Checked myself in time ] was MD
May between thirty and forty while
shc was not long out of short dresses.