Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-02-21

loh- iNt.'s htN l'i'-@' '''N
white s..u. and his 1cN."le fingers as /
he drew ua ri, gloves seemed >,.'I' ms /
in llr;r Wilderness through tle gather |
ing g.anm.
Il suEpnrp our evening walk Is "n'
o. The y.e ,iJu," he said. stih"1'E d!
S,I..a. who had nodded a g'cc''"- ana
1!.pn turned her head rather hast"! l"
see WAC had entered the room IL vas
SiuarJ. only 4 vague shape Ia 'h'
g.unm LuI perfectly tS'"- wa 90 -
her IT the same moment M1riou
i'agr rose leisUrely ANA Sf"''ed w
ward t4e ui..IJId room
"Ddr WtisE repeated NH az
senUy Its raining. You Know fet
Only Al day or as" a-o she h"d ""'N,'-
10 rh".ch Nti,I SiWaId lhro"&1 tne
rain. The iuTW,cd major teeihs oph9
ell ta ar with them. Her eyes i"'lo"
Ell EiNagu's figure, SutaIhi! uaIN
against ne C'or OF the 'lTA''u n''
lizard room. then hrl.AaA 'I''"'h''t"
as nt oa,crea, nodded acceptance "
Mo.;imeg's invitation and picked up
The cue just idii a@'"e b! .N~"'I'
Cal nHe-a, Who had turned To speak ~
Marion.
His tar. eos h3iehhuh WIS "''
agreed 'c tJ ,.aHltt. y uo"eh 'h.n1'
had h,l..a,i since his ARRIVAL VINO"
had not Lea a>ieeahIe 10 hllA-"e'
failure 20 meet him ut the reIlS Gross,
inG ami tie reason i'r heF i"Iu'e ana
her iuluumal acquaintance WIN 81
ward, whose presence al ShotoNer lie
had not ioy,ed for. aud her sudden III
tinlacy with the man he had never
particularly liked and whom Wl'hlh
six months he had come To deteSt ana
toavoid.
In n few years Indifference 10 81
ward had changed to passive "Sap-
prevail. that again to an emotioh!"SS
dislike and when the scandal ut Inc
PATRONS club occurred for the uFHt
time In his lie he uhlera'"ou Nu"' 1t
was to fear the man he distilled. FOR
if SiWard had committed the insane
imp"IUonce which had cost MN his
title TO membership he hdd '"N' o"'e
something, knowingly or oiAerWlHe'
which aWoEe in, Quarter a cold. $40"
fear. AMI that fear was Uorhlaht' hul
present now, ana 1t for the Time peIh9
dictated his attitude ana bearing TO
ward the man who might or might ho'
be capable Of using N'touSly KNOW
edge which Quarter believed that he
must possess.
For that reason when II was not
possible to avoid SiWard bis bearing
toward him was carefully civil 81
lence was always deSIf@"ie 10 GUAR
rier. silence concerning all matters
was trait tnbogn ana con%ehialIE
cultivated to Il lablt ny MN III ever!
affair of Iiie-ln business III ielSure
in the methodical pursuits OF sucf
pleasures as limited intellect permit
tea him, ii personal ana fanny mat
tiers, in pubic questions ana hlahcla
problems.
He listened always, hut never invited
condolences, lie had no OPINION u
express when invited. AND lie pee"ni'
very, very rlch,
And over 1t all spread 'hih mem
brane of vanity nervous not ln'e'
lcctuaI, senSitiveneSs, tor all sense o
hlmor was absent in TINS man. "hos
smile when not a ph|airaI eHort WA
AUTOMATICALLY ana Hhelhod!Va'lS lespo"
sive to certain hAed cues.
y sudden ram squlli NOISY aSa''lS
the easements, had darNeued ttie room
Then the electric hEAtS pfohe OUT WIZ
mild candlellke Iuster' ana Q"u'''el
standing beside sylvia chdlf' ulSeo\
cred it to be empty,
1t was not until he had dressed 10
dinner tnat he Sa" ne' "S"'n' S''''
on the stairs with Marion Page neN
appearance OF intimacy Tor pom won
en-, who heretofore hau IoUhd h"'l'l
except passing clNIilI\ III Co'llliion'
Marion explained tha' Ni""'" ""
too busy to 90 any southern Sn"o' M
when was why ne wa" 5''N ~ Ia '
her polish sagamore on Jersey WOO
cock.
81 thought it was not good Tor 90
to be used by anybody except hiS illa'
ter, SAID sylvia cai''eSHi!
"onlt second FalefS S"d''. nC''ur
l have SHOT enough now WIN W. y
ward to use MS doS us ne u'e''
lie Is an aSFee''p'e Su"o''hs ''''
panion,' smiled SYLVIA
He is perfect, "E@ "ereu MAJ ~
cooIy me only TEST lo' 'iio. o''s'
bred Is the ueld. lie rllsS 'Auc'
They exchanged cireluliE lLlPe' SUI
views on SlWaru goou qua'llieS '"'
moment or Two lhPh MAJ 'oi %"
bluntly, DO you KNOW an. '"'n7
particular about that i"l'oohS e''
affair:
NO. sara sylvia NOTHING III p''
ticular'