The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-02-04

there for the coming summer
"silverside Ia too lovely for wordsl'
exclaimed Nina as Selwyn entered TIN
library. Nobody wanted to com,
away. Eileen made straight for th,
surf, but 1t was an Arctic sea, and al
soop as found out what she wat
doing made her come out"
81 should think you would" he said
Nobody can do that and thrive"
'.she seems to-" said Nina. "Sbe wal
simply glorious after the swim. and
hated to put stop to It. And vol
should see her drying her hair ant
helping Plunket to roll the tennis
courts--that hair Of hers blowing like
gold flames and her sleeves rolled t.
her arnplts-and you should see hel
down In the dirt playing marbles with
Billy and Drina shooting away ex
citedly and exclaiming Ten dubsr and
'Knuckle down, BillyI' like any gamin
you ever heard officially unspoiled
Phil In spite OF all the success Of bel
I first wlnteri And do you know that
she had no end OF men seriously en-
tangledf Phill'
| "Whatf" be said.
His sister regarded him smillngly,
then partly turned around and perched
herself on the padded arm of great
chair.
"Come over here, Phil: no, close to
me. I wish to put my hands on your
shoulders like that Now look at me.
Do you really love meT'
"Sure thing. Ninette."
"And you know ! adore you. don't
your"
"Madly. dear, but forgive you"
"No, want you to be serious, be-
cause I'm pretty serious. See. I'm not
smiling now. don't feel like 1t. be-
cause It Is very. very important mat.
ter. Phil, this thing that has--has-al-
most happened. It's about Eileen. And
II really has happened"
"what has she doneT' he asked curl
ously.
His sisters eyes were searching his
very diligently. as though In quest Of
something elusive. and he gazed Sc
renely back. the most unsnspicious Of
imiles touching his mouth
"Phil. dear. young girl-a very
young girls a vapid and uninterest-
Ing proposition to man OF thirty -nve
isn't sheT'
"Rather-in some ways"
'In what way is she nOtf"
"Well, to me, for example, she Is ac-
ceptable as children are acceptable-a
blessed. sweet, clean relief from the
women OF the Fanes' set. for example,
Like Rosamundw
"Yes. And. Ninette. you and Austin
seem to be drifting out OF the old cir
cles, the sort that you and ! were ac-
customed TO You don't mind my say.
Ing It. do you? But there were so many
people In this town who had some
thing besides llllons-amusIng. well
bred. Jolly people who had no end Of
good times. but who didn't gamble and
guzzle and stuff themselves and their
friends, who were not eternally hang.
ing around other peoples wives. You
have Just asked me whether a young
girl Is interesting to me. answer
yes. thank God. for the cleaner. saner,
happier hours have spent this winter
among my own kind have been spent
where the younger set dominated.
They are better than those who bred
them, and II In time they. too. fall
short they will not fall as far as their
parents And In their turn when they
look around them at the younger set,
whom they have taught In the light
and wisdom OF their own shortcom-
ings. they will see fresher, sweeter.
lovelIer young people than we see now.
And It will continue 80, denr. through
the jolly generations. Life ls all right,
only. like art. II II very. very long
sometimes"
Nina sat silent upon the padded arm
Of her chair. looking up at her brother.
MAD preacherl Mad mollah! Dear.
dear felloww she said tenderly., "All
Ills OF the world canst thou discount.
but not thine own"
Those, too" be insisted, laughing
Il had a talk with Boots But any.
way I'd already arrived at my own
conclusion that--that-I'm rather over
doing this blighted business"
"Pbil" In quick delight
YES" he said. reddening nicely;
between you and Boots and myself
I've decided that I'm going IN for-for
whatever any man is going in for
lifel Slnette. life to the full and up
to the hilt for miner
Il am going TO say something that
Ia very. very serious and very near
my heart" said Nina.
Il remember" be said. ITS about
Eileen. isn't itf'
"Yes, II IL about Eileen"
He waited. and again bis sisters
eyes began restlessly searching bis for
sohEaHihk Ahat hhe rtrAtu obabie W
ind.
You make II little difficult. Phil
! don't believe ! had better speak Of
H."
why not7-
why. just because you ask me
Why no,Y for example"
ia II anything that worries you
about Ellesnf-
-N-no. not exactly. II is-it mag he
a phase. and yet know that II II IL
anything al all II IL not a passing
phase She Is different from the ms-
,ortty, you s@e-very Intelligent. very
direct She never forgets. for cram
pie. Her loyalty Ia quite remsrksbls.
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