The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-03-18
Cash Feed Store
!. II. DenCf1, Mgr.
Telephone. 7-i2.
Manchester Depot. W.

boy who now AZ last was beginning 70
show the FIRST glimmering traces OF
character and common sense,
so he let II be understood that his
address was his club for the present,
for he also desired no scene with
Boots. whom he knew would attempt
70 force him 20 live with him In his
cherished and brand new house. And
even II he cared 10 accept and permit
Boots TO place him under such obliga-
tons u wound only hamper him In his
duties, because now what remained OF
his income must be devoted to Alike.
Even before her case had taken the
more hopeless turn he had understood
that she could not remain at Clifton,
Such cases were neither desired nor
treated there. He undentood that
And so he had taken for her pretty
little villa at Edgewater, with two
trained nurses TO care for her and q
phaeton for her TO drive.
And now she was installed there.
properly cared for, surrounded by every
comfort. contented. except In the black
and violent crises which still swept her
In recurrent storms-indeed, tranquil
and happy, for through the troubled
gllmmer of departing reason her eyes
were already opening In the calm, un.
earthly dawn OF second childhood Out.
side OF that dead garden OF the past,
peopled by laughing phantoms OF her
youth, but one single extraneous mem
curiously twisted and readjusted to the
comprehension Of child's mind, vague
ut times, at times wlstfully elusive and
incoherent but II remained always q
memory and always happy one.
He was Obliged TO go TO her every
three or four days. In the interim she
seemed quite satisfied and happy. busy
with the simple and pretty things she
now cared for, but toward the third
day of his absence she usually became
restless, asking for him and why he
did not come. And then they telegraph
ed him. and he left everything and
went, white faced, stern OF lip. to en-
dure the most dreadful ordeal man
may face TO force the smile to his lips
and gayety into the shrinking soul Of
him aud SIT with her In the pretty, sun
NY room, listening to her prattle. an
swering the childish questions, watch
iDg her. seated In her rocking chair.
singing contentedly to herself and play
Ing with her dolls and ribbons dress
Ing them, undressing, mending ar
ranglng-until the heart within him
qulyercd under the misery Of II and he
turned to the eurtained window. hands
clinching convulsiyely and teeth set to
force back the strangling agony In his
throat And the dreadful part OF II ali
was that her appearance had remained
unchanged unless, perhaps, she was
prcttier, lovelcr OF face and figure than
ever before
Thinking Of these things now, he
leaned heavily forward, elbows on the
little table. And suddenly unbidden
before his haunted eyes rose the white
portico OF silyersde, and the green
sward glimmered. dreEched In sun
shine, and slim figure In white stood
there. arms bare, tennis bat swinging
In one tanned little hand
Happily for Eileen, happily for him.
alas, love IN iis full miracle had re-
mained beyond her comprehension.
That she cared for him with all her
young heart he knew; that she had not
come 10 love him he knew too. So that
crownlng misery OF happiness wns
spared him. Yet he knew, too, that
there had been chance for him. that
her awakening had not been wholly
impossible.
And now. leaning there. his face
buried IN his hands, hours that he
spent with her came crAwding back
upon him, and ia hts ears her voice
echoed and echoed. and bis hands trem-
bled with the scented memory Of her
touch, and his soul quiycred and cried
out for her.
Storm after storm swept him, and IN
The tempest be abandoned reason,
blinded, stunned, cronching there with
head lowered and his cllDched hands
across his face.
But storms, given right Of way, pass
,n and over. and tempestr sweep hearts
cleaner, and after long while he lift
"a his bowed head and sat up. squar-
ng his shoulders.
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