The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-07-09

moving Indefinitely about like Illumi-
mated snakes. They reached upward,
outward and encircling; they outlined
buildings; they crept high, leaving no
BILE towers; they wrought stirring EN-
blems commemorative of the day; they
lighted the highways; they pointed to
the scntillating places for the nights
revels, and they traced great piers
stretching far into the sea.
Coney was depicted In exquisite sill
houette.
Suddenly the air was filed with fam.
buoyant glory.
Myriads of explosives shot skyward
up, up, swiftly at first, with kissing
sounds. High In the heavens they fall
tered q bit as II In search OF stellar OBJ
jccts against which to dash themselves.
Then, bursting into gorgeous displays
Of varicolors, they spread into showers
OF beauty simultaneous with the shouts
of delighted spectators and fell gently,
like brilliant, iridescent spray.
Kate was IN raptures. She laughed
and clapped her hands. She let out lit.
tie screams OF delight.
To gain better view she moved TO
the railing and leaned far out She was
ln danger OF falling.
Ricard sprang to her side, caught her
and held her protectingly with an arm
encircllng her.
He talked to her lightly, merrily at
first; then he bent his handsome, dark
head until 1t was close, very close, to
the auburn tresses, and he spoke In
deeper, more serisus tones, and the girl
forgot Coney In the music OF his voice.
Kate caught herself wondering why
Mike Peters had never acquired tbs
pleasant ways OF Ricard.
After awhile he placed big, frm
hand under her chin and raised her
face SO he could watch Its every Inca.
ment. His dark eyes were luminous
and tender. His voice was persuasive
as be said something to her, now and
again Its tones pleading, and be EN-
phaslzcd his words with soft little pats
on her warm cheeks.
Silently Rates head dropped TO bis
shoulder, and he held her tightly for
the space OF few moments.
Then be took her by the shoulders
gently, He stretched his arms at full
length and held her there. His hand
some face was aglow with cxultation
Kate laughed Historically. She felt
herself helpless in his strong grasp,
and she expected any moment to be
gathered back with a mighty rush into
his embrace.
Something dark, like great mantle,
Goated nolseiessly Ia between them.
shutting each from the others view.
Ricard caught IL and flung II or.
II whipped back again. swept toward
Kate and partially developed her.
The girl was frightened and strug-
gIcd to diseniaugle herself. Ricard was
helping her when a blaze OF light from
an exploding rocket revealed what they
were pulling and tugging at
II was the trailing end OF big Gag
moved by the shifting breeze.
Like one electrified, Kate ceased Ter
struggles. She snatcbef wildly at the
fuitering bunting and held II captive,
Her face turned like marble. and into
her eyes there came q new, strange
expression as she stood motloniess. Der
white gown cleaning here and there
between the folds Of the Dag.
As swiftly and silently as the com
ing Of the colors enlightenment bad
descended upon Der.
Obiivious 70 the presence Of Rlcard
and her surroundings. sbe was living
again her commonplace existence Ct
the morning She was seeing her bone,