News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-04-29


You are contented as far as it ha
gomez
AT least, I am perfectly contente
with this moment he answered. 9Th
question is, shall | be permitted t,
finish the design
You are still ambitious, then?'
Very said Wray.
Because l had the idea,' she re
torted, that your aim was rather com
monplace'
What is it?' he asked.
! Oh, just to marry, to settle down.
perhaps to enter Parliament. But to
find a wife seemed your chief desire
We'll, it may be So, Wray admit.
| ted.
There are scores of nice girls she
said. Nothing ought to be easier
AS easy as buying a horse he
suggested.
Only, that you can get rid of a
horse!' she cried.
You think look at it in that mat
ter-of-fact way?
Don't your she rejoined You
came home to marry Pauline Cath
cart. Finding her not available, what
do you do?'
Well he urged.
You have been here barely a week.
she continued, and already you have
an intention to fill the vacuum
He leaned forward, watching her
foon
preston in his own.
Isn't that quite true?' she persisted
4 am not concerned to deny it, he
said.
SO that really she exclaimed, you
reduce romance to the minimum. You
know, she added, it's so miserably
prosaic--so very middle-aged. Not
that feel quite convinced that there
is perfect void Joan concluded.
You think that l.
4 am perpleXed,' she said My
judgment remains suspended. A hate
full condition.
But if assure you-'
She shook her head decidedly.
of course, you were sorely tried
she went on. What man could re-
main obdurate, knowing beautiful
woman was in love with him?'
Upon my word, JOAN
You are going to Gloucester Place
tomorrow, you know
Simply to avoid the risk
oh, l know really haven't the
least doubt you believe all that If
l placed a needle on this table, said
Joan, and held a magnet half an
inch away, what do you suppose
would happen?'
4 think you are in a provoking
humor this evening" he cried.
Wouldn't the needle be attracted
to the magnet?' she demanded.
We'll, yes
TT would be interesting to hear how
1t accounted for its movements she
said. But depend upon this: it
would never admit the power of the
magnet
Wray rose and offered his right
hand little coldly.
Now | have annoyed you,' cried
Joan.
oh, well!' he muttered.
4 have let my tongue run away
with mel! She stepped quickly to-
wards the door, and placing her back
against it, barred his passage. She
looked an enticing figure, a whimsical
expression of woe on her face, her
eyes shining with excitement I re-
fuse to let you go, she said.
There's a window, you know he
answered, turning towards it. 1t
opened to the garden.
Not while you are angry with me,
Wray!' she cried, with a laugh
One can't be angry long he said
Then approaching her, he added, 4
carry my memory
back many years at stretch.
How long?' she demanded.
You were seventeen
'Ah,' she said with a sigh.
7 forget what we had fallen out
about, cried Wray.
Shall | tell your asked JOAN
You recollect it tool he said
lou Hdu Doen recurring me-yOu
know you were rather prone to lee
ture one in those dear dead days,
Wray.'
4 was bit of prig,' he suggested.
You had a high standard. You
were pleased to think did not quite
reach it, So you lectured me on the
whole duty of woman. And l think I
resented it.
Still, we were very good friends
in those days he urged.
Until You went back to Oxford-to
do the duty of a mani
Wray stepped towards the low,
open window
No, no, don't go now she cried.
Stay to dine. You can help me
raise poor Bernard's spirits
CHAPTER XII
Having a day off duty on Monday.
Mr.. Cathcart determined to meet his
wife and Pauline at the railway sta
ton. After breakfast he retired to
his own den with the newspaper,
which he was still reading when
Amabel entered the room with a
telegram.
I suppose it's from mother she
said, holding the envelope towards
him