The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-07-11

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have ne Aear judantxt aaa expert
cnce Which she lacked hnd ~ course
sirong beauty lerlDg nan who ~
been 40 long away from the world
would prefer pretty youn. glFl 70 a
faded old nAld But as siig walked
rr-olutsly 10 the house. forgetting ALIKE
The loses and tie perfect June day
there was for TIE iirsi time \ hara,
bitter pain NJ hrr heart She cprld
spare him 10 greater usefulness 70 4
noble ambition, but this Oh. this was
different,
And set when She came from ha,
room au hour later there was no 81 q.
I of tlisquiet IN her brown eyes on trace
OF agitation on tbs delicate ilush u het
checks The rest of the piiruly arnis
of the Seven sisiets were cnt away OF
! trained ir~asxl slsefhlness, -sssl- sse
4 was stanalng with her head tipped
slightly 10 one side In contemplation Of
her work when again came the famli,
! lar tap. tap, tap down The sidewalk
ending with the sharp click OF her gate
! latch.
\ "IIere | ann again. Miss Dunnin'n ii
! blithe voice called, "beggln' for roses
/ this time The cows have eaten ours
/ off clean. an we must have good
( spread for our company. ! don't know
what the place would no without your
rose garden an lilies an strawberry
bed--or we girls, for that matter, with
out you" catching hand and raising
IL TO her lips with pretty. graceful
caress that caused the older woman 10
throw an arm across the young girls
shoulder In sudden tenderness.
"Oh, | forgot TO tell you, Miss Dun
nin' Susie cried roguishly. He's
come"
Miss Dunnlng's hand closed a little
more closely upon the pruning shears,
but her face was calm. even smiling.
81 thought lie was not expected until
next week" she observed. "At least
that Is what the paper said"
f"Oh, don't know" doubtfully 1--WE
don't have the paper, but ! think
Charlie was expecting him before next
week. Charles my hrother-ln-law, you
know, an owns that pretty house near
the river Mn Gray's goin' to stay
with him. They used 70 know each
other. But, there, I'd better get the
roses and bc goin They're all comm
up this eycnin, and ma said for me to
hurry back an get through with my
fixing an fussin' An, say, Miss Dun
min II you don't mind, I'd like TO bring
him TO see you fore he goes" looking
up witlra roguish pleading expression
on her pretty. baby face.
"Of course" the strained lips forced
themselves TO say. "You must bring
him by all means"
But after the girls departure Miss
Dunning left the roses and hurried
away to the seelusion Of her room.
Bring him TO her, this young girl who
had been but baby when the two had
been so much to each other. What
did II mean? And he had not even
written to her or In any way announc-
cd his coming.
The next day was spent on the front
veranda, reading or playing with her
squirrels and dog or idly touching the
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for long absent but familiar footsteps,
recalling Incidents which she had stor
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ehce' oh 'is ionrth uaf 0uS'e huitieu
py 10 tne postoiiice anu pneA' put s'S
appareiitis 100 Ihueli oeVupieu WIN UT
lhouFnts 10 eiance ~ the fosVpusiies
o. vine inciosea Ferahpa' MiSs ~
hlhg Watchea her 'liitii sue ulsal'penIeu
behind hedee OF aitheas ana 10
turned hastiiy III seafeh OF some Won
10 occupy her tfeihllious Ihsers, ENl-
IDENTITY susie was 100 HAPPY 70 uiN'ue
her tboushts' ana probabiy ne was nap
py' 100 but somehow, Tor the nrst t'ihe
IN her me- Miss l'nnhlng conid not
bring herself IN thorough sympathy |
with the happiness Of others.
One day as she sat mere WIN a oook
IN her zap ana her eyes hXel upon thht
last visible point OF lle street peiore y
was smut Out hy tl'e p'iier ned-e !
hrm, eager step came W me Sidewalk 1
from 'lle opposite dlfeetlon' hut hhe