The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-01-23

stt iaasitgty
eWha is q Haue nr gev1tk
ssge4
Nellie srupiau
Rhards nliataee departed Go
uanH The bsue nsale1 ewi
gAinea
eEr les psrl0u~ De auroned ~
the lsdy rather ma ap3 w 8 ah
tvruH two % iaewHheat aitH ap
plug tgurcy
Why yvsw ctici imeseae aclish'
edly To you Know hcg
"Weli % Dot exactly" returnwl enc
smiling Texan "She has rr Darn
polluted oul 10 one Tie serw NJ
biz menpele and picked up o ieiteg
frum lord croylands mail which lay
beside bis plate "im BNf8iiY ry
that sbaht uc berr when Miss Smp
ton arrives bot hua | stsil have 10
So to New YORK this upruiHs Too
bad, really
"But sou haven't even read yaur
lcitcrs yet" chirruped Miss lmNeuo
can you tel from the outside ibat
ia some horrid businessT
Richard nodded sadly aud tapHei a
formidable official envelope
Too true" hr murmnrr,l ITS
business and. as you APPLY express ~
horfld"
IN one sense The Texan spoke Tho
plain. unyarnlshed truth, Tor business
OF an unpleasant character called hlm
In several directions lie hGi entire
~ forgotten until the mention 81 Miss
semptuns name recalled it 60 him
that he had a smashed automobile on
bis hands, not 20 mention prospcc
tive lawsuit from a Justly lraie farm
cr Then. TOO, Il would be- most awk
ward 10 have the charming Alsa Semp
ton extend her hand and say, with a
most engaging smile, How do you
do. Mr.. Peter Wilson, knew you
were not q chauffeur. How many 9th
er names do you happen TO p9ssessF'
Yes. "horrld business" called him away
from lryngion AZ once aud hado fulr
TO keep him away until Miss senpion
departed
"Woolsey and | !" he muttercd 20 bis
inward, Disguised self, must seek Sc.
elusion IN some fnroff, happier cline
Breakfast was scarcely over when
Mr. Corrlgan was announced lie a.
tered with cheery good morning 70
every one, then went With Mrs kcn-
wyck TO the library. Miss Schcrmcrly
strove with all her crafty wlles 70
lure Lord Croyland away for a morn
ing walk aud II chat on the superior
advantages OF being noblehan, but
the nobleman IN question met guile
with guile and pleaded M excuse OF
having TO catch the next train lie
said he would walk 10 the station,
especially as on foot he might dodge
Miss Sempton II she happened TO come
earlier than expected and started
across the lawn.
On the lawn he fingered Ia the hope
OF seeing Miss Harriet once more for
he did not wish 10 leave lrngton
without confessIng HIS deception ANA
declaring himself her humble worship.
er from the Lone Star state He hnd
almost given up hope when he spied
her coming from the house toward
him She, too, had been doaglng aim
cultles IN the path of meeting Win
him alone Aud now as she tripprd
across the grass he saw IN her eyes q
light, on her cheeks a color which
caused his heart to bound while the
warm blood tingled through his veins
Lord Croyland' she said before
you go / want to thank yon for what
you did for lmogene aud me lnst
night. 1t was splendid Of you TO take
the blame, and
but how do you know what didr
he asked her laughlngly
Because" she stammered, we we
didn't go upstairs when you told us,
We stayed in the Dnllard room and
and listened" She finished with a
violent blush, which made her irresist
lble In the Texans biased eyes.
"Ohr he laughed. u see
Miss Harriet did not join In his mer.
riment She looked up earnestly aud
asked:
"Why didn't you tell the whole truth
and explain TO fathery
Explain to father" he echoed. mis-.
taking her meaning. Good Lord!
How could ~
Miss Harriet nodded, smiling hap
PLY.
81 think | understand. You wanted
to save herF'
'Of course" answered Richard. re-
lieved again Really, these sudden
shocks almost broke his nerve
"Now. tell me one thing more" con
tinued the girl you are not an Eng
llshman. ! suspected II before, ana
last night knew It. Who are your
Richard gasped aud took backward
step, while the hot blood mounted TO
bis cheeks and tnged the dusky
bronze,
"Who am ~" he repeated earnestly.
"a man who loves You with bis heart
aad mind and soul-a man who has
deceived you only that he might be
near you, to touch your hand and look
into your eyes-a man who has FOL
lowed you from Tex
Harriet. Harriet came cry Of
shrill distress from the front yeranda.
Harriet. the dlamondsl They are
gomez
Mrs. Renwyck chung limp aud d
sheyeled TO the railing, while Mr.. CORR
gan stroye 10 hold her up and at the
same time murmur words Of comfort
In her ear, task IN which be was
greatly handicapped by shortness Of
stature and dlsproportlonate rotundlty
"GoneT cried Harriet whitening TO
the lips "Gone whereY'
Mrs. ReDwyck Immediately forgot
family traditions, etiquette aud every
thing else beside the crushing loss aud
her rising Irish blood
Don't he fool!' she shrlled. How
do | know where they've gomez DO
you think rye got EN- In my pocketf
Police! Fire"
With this dramatic finish Mrs. Rem
wyck promptly tainted. sinking down
= Lac