The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-07
DOUBLE MEANING OF
AN ENGLISH WORD
BY EDITH r. BAKER.

s@et nhv WAS EAtaBtu 10 4Olu EQ-
wards. And the girl who had chosen
between these two young men did not
choose wisely. Edwards never got on,
while Blatchford, having one OF those
CHEEKY dispositions that win people
continually. found friends to drop
piums into bis mouth. And 80 it hap
Pened that while the former was
spending what little his wife had
when he married her the latter was
prospecting.
One year when the fall elections
came round the managers Of the party
In power. fearing they would lose the
fight looked about for candidates who
would be especially acceptable to the
people. Among those they selected
was Emery Blatchford. who was put
up for sheriff and elected by an over
wheIming majority.
Now, It happened that a year before
this election Edwards had died, leav-
Ing his widow not only penniless, but
with chattel mortgage on her house
hold effects. for the payment OF even
the interest on which there were no
funds. One Of the first duties devolv-
ing upon the newly elected sheriff
was the serving OF writ upon Mrs.
Edwards, which would deprive her Of
her only remaining possession. her
furniture. When Blatchford came
across this paper he sighed. put It
IN a pigeonhole. where. II he had bad
the power TO keep It there. it would
have remained till the crack OF doom.
Indeed he paid no further attention TO
IL Till the plaintiff IN the case made
saoh an ado about the delay that the
sheriff was obliged to serve the writ
He gave the paper to a deputy, but
before the man had reached the door
called him back. He couldn't bear
that the unweic0me process should be
enacted without being softened 50 far
Us possible And to whom could he
trust such softening but himself? Put
ting the document into bis pocket, he
waited till after Office hours--indeed
till a proper hour for calling 10 the
evening, then went to the widows cot
tage. He was received with some sur
prise. When be had last visited Mrs
Edwards she was Miss Ellsmere and
had told him that she was engaged to
his rival Biatchford beat about the
bush for an hour before be could
bring himself TO mention the all im-
pertant subject Then he said:
Il presume you know that judgment
has been entered against you In the
matter of the notes secured by chattel
mortgage on your furniture"
Eyes; had no money with which to
even try TO save what have left, !"
she replied. wiping a tear from her
eye.
"And you may know" the sheriff I
proceeded, ''of the attachment 1 have
for you"
A sudden checking Of tears. a move.
ment indicating that something impor-
tant had caught the widows attention
followed the sherif's remark.
II knew she replied hesitatingly, I
chat sou had an attachment for me,
but-but was not aware that it had
endured"
THE attachment / have for you," be /
said gently. sympatheticaHy. Is diff
ferent from the one which you men,
ton. It is a more practically impor /
tant one. An attachment that
He was stalled. The widow essayed I
to help him.
Il can understand" she said, ''tbe I
difference between the-the feeling one /
might have for a girl and that same
feeling after all that has interviewed /
between then and now. /, too, have
come to understand myself better
The sheriff, instead Of opening bis I
legal document, opened his ears. to
say nothing Of his eyes. This. how
ever, the widow did not see since her
own eyes were bent on the floor. while
her ears were strained to hear the ex-
pected declaration. Blatchford could
not feel any certainty that be was
either understood to be entering upon
q proposal or that II SO, he was en-
couraged he resolved upon one more
esfort to make clear the business on
which he had come.
.This word attachment" he began
-'.this word attachment has different
meanings. It is at once legal term
ana''-
Il know" she sighed.
II mean, too, a condition Of tho
heart. My attachment for you Is as
warm, as deep as unalterable as it
sYer was. Give me the right to stand
rs your protector"
Blatchf0rd took her unreslsting form
Into his arms, where she rested 10
happy contentment for some time
without speaking. Finally she looked
mp into his face and said:
nDo you know that when you began
10 talk about the word attachment
having legal meaning, for moment
was seized with an idea that you, be-
ing sheriff
II being sheriff."
sYou having spoken about the hor-
nd suit
"Wellp
seThat you were talking about thai"
sETow could you suppose" he replied,
drawing her closer to him, "that
would have anything to do with that
matter unless. perhaps. TO bring you
some good news concerning itf'
seWhak good news"
ssW-why, the plaintiff win renew The
note"
~Fsor what reasonf
EFT viii be Endorsed"
whats thatg'
ssTtls ff4e result of the attachment I