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

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Ia anil fpp 90" lrng.h "I ''i"
corridor IKE man timing Us STEPS
la 'a. heavy ache Il body or L.hi
,-..,. bq went as Gar as his own IL, y.
,r!nrel aud. stepping Ia the wash hS'ii,
lai the iry water run over haniS ana
wrists This sometimes brllsi Ia /
stIfr..l9rs AMI sunth. him u did now I
for g ghilr-luu- enough 10 change ihe /
.curr % uf his lbulghts 20 ia" s.rl he /
h.I aurd might have the iniprudehre I
10 e. ~ for tryst. mu"ccnt enough /
in Il fr. vet unconventional AMI un- /
rpae. able enough to prove attractive T,
to th.n huih.
Probably she wouldn't come She
mad kept her fluffy skirts clear "t him
since cup day. which simply c"rio'o-
..tirl his vague estimate oi her liai
Size done the contrary his estimate
vo.ll have nccn the same. for un'"n-
sc.ur ~. hu, naturally, he had pre-
iu,l. ? her \ girl who could capture
Ou.r ~ at fun uoonlile and IA the
face ,E nll Manhattan Wns girl equip
ned 90 anything She dared, though she
was ,rohably too clever TO dare too
muI girl to he Interested In. t"
anu aud he amused by; II girl 10 b"
rccNupl with His restlcssneSS and
his lc,cr suudrcd 10y the icy wafer he
stool driving his hands, thinking cool
~ how close be had come TO being
seriously In love with this young girl
whose attitude was always curi"is
trmriatiun. whose smile was Il charm
lug uroyuration. whose youth ana
beauty were 10 him a perpetual chai-
Iruur. lie admitted to himself calmly
thai he had never seen Il woman lie
cared as much for; that for The brief
moment of his declaration hc had
known an utterly new emotion, which
inevitably must have become the love
he lad so quietly declared it to be.
lie Lad never before felt rs he felt
then cared as he cared then Any
thug had been possible for him at that
time any degree oi love. any devotion.
any generous Remuneration Clear
sighted. master of himself. he saw love
before him ami knew it when he saw
lt-rcrogni2ed it, was ready for it, Of
fercl It. embroidered by her soft hands
SO eloquent in his
Ana in his arms he held it for an in
Rtaut. he thought, spite of the sudden
inertia. spite of the according Of cold
lips aud hands stilI colder, relaxed, in
ert--hvld II until he doubted
Theu She had become intelligent
. ngliu with Il little laughter, little
malice. a becoming tint of hesitation
and confusion III the sense, all the
arts. All the friendly sweetness Of Il
woman thorough In training SchooIed
IN self possession, clear enough 10 he
audariuus ami perycrse without danger
10 herself. to the man or To the main
chance
He lcisurely and mentally took the
measure of his own state of mind and
found all we'll. all intact found HIM
self still master OF his affections and
probably clear minded enough TO re-
main 50 under the circumstances.
~ instinct and experience normally
temperate. only what was abnormal
and Inherited might work Il mischief
III tii5 man His iistie'SueSS, MS easy
GcqulnSctuce, We're but consequent up-
on TIE self knowledge of self control
but mastery OF Tie master wee re-
Guirvl something diIcfeht.g lie Wa'
sick If sickness. and because in this
, SICK - VIII, lhlhd ana u'd! are 'A!lI
cd Z D. reason ana i"G'e l'tN 'i''''s
ana ~ '!'e SiS'i''iS o' u'lSe' "'S i'I"S
ldu always oee' e''il'' "N'''"'h"ei'
or Weak ana II ha" pepn "'W"lS w.
same reply; N"' yet mere Is '''''e'
ana now ,llS t'N' M''A' 1t ''''U 'n ~,
u'oH nun 'h'l 'LI' '"i!e ""' "'" nv
sNiIE'IHH WIS 'ErAuA "h' az" ""'
RliFA-HH hlih SnI''SniN 10 ii'lL tnHl NV
+ Shifi.'Nn was ALREADY pa'''e' al"
rough one.
, As ne STOOD there ne heafd voices OF
the S'HlrS People mad already beGui
, to I" re. because late caFdS ana pom
Shoe lg ut dawn DO not agree. Ah'
, port Shnolln" picnic III ShHgly eau
orato blinds was popular with women
= or W'' supposed To De
Little 10y Mite the tumuit died ava!
He turned ana looked grimIy ut III
bed: then, shutting Off the lights. n
opened ms door ana Weht OUT mo III
, deserted corridor where the elevate
+ SHAFT was dlNk ana only the am niGh
lights burned at angles in the passage
ways
He had his rain coat and cap wit
him, not being certain Of what h
might be driven to, but for the prescu
he found the bay window oycrlookin
J, The swimming tank sufficient to begi
: the vigil.
Secure from intrusion. as there wor