News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-04-15


said Wray.
oh. it seemed pity to disturb hel
mind answered Amabel. DO ST
down. she added, taking a chair.
You regard me as disturbing in
fluence, then?' he suggested rather
eagerly.
Pauline is sure to feel sorry fol
you said Amabel with a demure ex
preston.
That won't be much good, will it?
he exclaimed.
You know my sister is very sympa
| thettc,' answered Amabel.
1T would be merely sentimental,
he said, a little abruptly.
I don't think any one can say she
is sentimental Amabel retorted
That would be libel
PITY that leads to nothing, tears
which make nothing grow-isnt that
sentimentalty
Still, you can't always help pity.
ing people, and it's very often quite
impossible to assist them
No doubt, but If you indulge in that
sort of thing often-why, you are SEN
timental!' he said.
There's nothing I should hate so
much cried Amabel so I shall
glory in your discontinue. Because
If l sympathized with YOU
Without doing anything he sug-
tesied.
'Wen, can't see how anybody can
do anyth'ngH
The mere fact of your sympathy
may go far he said, with smile
And Pauline's"
Wray continued in a bantering
tone
IF a man knocks me down can't
sincerely thank him for picking me
up and busting my coat. Now, with
an innocent bystander the case is diff.
ferent, you see.'
He would be at least disinterested?'
said Amabel.
Certainly
And you might even go as far as
to listen to his advice
If he were kind enough to offer
it, said Wray.
I advise you to be satisfied with
things as they are, she persisted
I advise you not to come here again.
Now why?' asked Wray.
Are you one of those tiresome per.
sons who always want a reason" she
exclaimed.
Is your counsel calculated for my
sake or Pauline's?' he said, little
more eagerly.
For the sake of the general peace
I assure you, my last wish is to dis
turb it,
Then pray don't come here again,
Mr.. Warehouse.
But he urged, whether l come or
not Pauline and I are bound to meet
sooner or later
You might go back to Africa she
suggested.
Well, yes, might, he said. But
don't think l shall,
How nice to live away from the
conventionality everybody complains
off, she continued. Now, confess
that kind of life has it charm
So has almost every kind of life
You are not pessimist, them she
retorted.
oh, well, every kind of life has it's
drawbacks, too, you know
You are not an unmitigated opti-
mist either! she exclaimed.
To tell the truth he Sid, L don't
go in for being everything
All, that's because you have done
so very much. | have read your
books, she added and it did not |
lessen Wrays favorable opinion OF
her
The fact u.s. he said, 4 am impa-
tient to begin to do something.
What do you want to do?' she ask
ed, with an expression which might
easily lead him to believe that she
took the most profound interest in his
future.
oh. just to have finger in the ma
tional pie he replied. It's big pie,
you know
You want to put in a finger and
pull out plum, she suggested.
l don't know about that
Then why do you bother about it,?
You see, it contains a good many
ingredients he said, and | fancy |
I've learned how some of them ought |
to be cooked. | shall come on Mon |
day. Wray added, as he rose.
If you won't take my advice she |
answered But it would be better il |
you would
Better for me, do you mean?' he |
asked, looking into her face.
You know she said, Pauline is,
well, she is really devoted to Sir |
He laughed cheerfully as he held |
out his hand, and left the house in |
far higher spirits than he had entered |
it. He lost no time in reaching Re- |
gents Park, where he found Joan ex-
pecting him. She looked somewhat |
anxious as he greeted her, yet re-
trained from reference to Pauline. |
Presently, Wray explained the mega
tive result of his visit to Gloucester |
Place.
Don't you think Fate is giving you
another respite?' said Joan. Isn't 1t |
rather foolish to refuse to take ad-