Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-09-27

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a1c~s-Qr
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never slw LZ
-Y5u u.zlts,k NJ M.tes. sa.l h.
/ suumo1rl Niles al showed tie
zine h exclaimed Couldn't b.
better
~u.d yeu ak SAeasr1ae toE tbs
salaIt5 Si51ey. Il -lleL
-E--- -ea; him before: sidney
shook L. bead
was lie surprised al tie sisat q:
you?
He certainly was sld amused Ton
The r-e.z-. t.aaee : 50 close 4~ @ tss
really rl1ieu'a1s. c9lStie-t-- tie c-f-
ference f. cur elgeril-,.aar~.
paid sidney the additional 81. and
though / subsequently learned -Aai
be hi-s-lf had r5>eI fnr the picture
I never regretted liz, Aa------
About two months later q somewhat
mysterious stranger called upon me-
10 inquire for sidney 'ali~E1s al
dress. Susfa-erluE this ual To- Re
collector. declined "a give the d.
sired information. on the following
dav lawyer from cA- Wall street
district came with the same request
He assured ne thai L. was acting IL
ny friends Interest l told him mat
Sidney- was lust recovering from an
Illness and was il miserable c!rcnu-
stances and that ! would make il
warm for any one who annoyed him
Then l gave the address.
was not altogether easy IN my
mind. however. and consequently !
called al SLiuey's lodgings gue even
ing IL the latter part u that week. He
was Lot al home and nobody had
seen lin for TWO days Much dis
turfed. went 10 So Miss Dean IN
tie studio building. where she dweit
IN girl bachelor fashion.
Miss Dean was quaking with uery-
business. though she tried 10 enncea! IL
l was sure that she had teen pacing
the nopr. WLlch was Uttered Win AL
the evening newspapers. She began
by telling NE that She lid not know
where sidney was, bat When Sli-I't.!
upon her sad! SIC abaildhAeI l-at oe,
ception and admitted that she did
know. hut was pledged not u tell.
He has been 80 Ill. she tI!e4
+ clinchins her hands dlstracteuly- IL
ought 10 he Ia tie country. "AeTr LIZ
could be quiet ana nave pure AT u
breathe.
Is lie III any SORT ~ tEHAhie;
asked. aud Sic S2ld No. except mat -s
was very weak from Illness al1
needed rest.
Is he al work.
Yes.
Then lie Will soon have some mon
ey and can 20 out OF town, SAID l.
Twenty dollars week. She re
sponded with whitening >coFh.
That was all / learned about Sidney
but Miss Dean couseH}el to SPEAK NOR
freely OF herself. thought II my ouI.
10 inquire, because Tor all | Knew 81
might be penniieSs. Ii appeared, how
ever, that she was fairy good man
ager, and, though the allowance uI"I
which she lived was barely Su:flcien
for her support, She had never gone il
debt. Indeed she had for q time pre-
served some small savings. but Ties
Z SHtA had SrpEBT - fDnr Gl1T.ELr IA
Illness. Sidney did Lot know lA!sr .
/ course. 1t would never occur 70 hi
that little expenses for a SICK man
delicate proyeuder could have any con
siderable total
saw sylvia quite frequently dIle
that but did not see sidney nor coul
get track OF him, though | made va
rious endea7"rs. \ hint from SylEi
gave ne the impression mat the Ll!st,
fious work IN which Sidney was 81
gagged might not be viewed with al
prevail by stern mora!lst' ana TINS le
me to believe that he was employer L
Shenstone. II was possible. hoWeEe'
that he might be serving shehst"ht
enemies. Could II be possible that III
resemblance TO the Spectator was p'
ing used III some "lld scheAe ol pei
sonauon! sidney Woula never c"ilsel
to such dishonesty but III the nahdS
the shreWd ana reckless men VINO WeI
fghung shenstoAe pooi III! TIel
would he mere child. II would I've
trouble at all for them 10 make sldhe
believe ulat black was "n-te.
Sylvia was as careless as most won