The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-02-25
BiIes' Union Grain
Cash Feed Store
l. II. DcnCl1, Mgr.
Telephone, 7-i2.
Manchester Depot, VI.

,vfce, wlio viii asa uer TO their houscsf
Who VIII eondonc this thlngf Who viii
tolerate Il or herf Men. aud men only.
the odious sort that fawn on her now
and follow her about half sneeringly.
They'll tolerate II, but their wives
won't. and the kind OF women who win
receive and tolerate her are not includ-
cd In my personal experience What q
fool she has bcenl Good heavens. what
a fool"
A trine paler than usual, he said.
There Is no real harm IN her. I know
there Ia not"
You are very generous. Phil"
mo, am trying TO be truthful. And
say there is no harm In her. ! have
made up my mind on that score" He
leaned nearer his sister and laid one
hand on hers where II lay across the
hammock's edge.
Nina, no woman could have done
what she has done and continue to do
what she does and be mentally sound
This. at last, is my conclusion"
ut has long been my conclusion" she
said under her breath.
He stared at the floor out Of gray
eyes grown dull and hopeless.
"Phil," whispered his sister, sup.
pose suppose-what happened to her
father
Il know"
She said again: 1T was slow at first.
brilliant cccentrlcity that gradually
became something less pleasant. oh.
Phil. PhilF'
1T was softenlng Of the BRAIN" he
said. was It notf"
"Yes; he entertained delusion Of
conspiracy against him. also compla.
cent conviction Of the mental lnsta-
bility OF others Yet at intervals he
remained clever and witty and charm
Ing"
And them
"Phil--he became violent at times"
"Yes. And the endT" he asked
quietly.
"A little child again, quite happy
and content, playing with toys. very
gentie, very pitiaple fbe not tears
filed her eyes. "0h, Phif' she sob
bed and hid her face on his shoulder.
Over the soft. family fragrant hair
he stared stupidity, lips apart, chin
loose
A little later Nina sat up IN the ham
mock. daintily effacing the traces OF
tears. Selwyn was saying; III this II
so that Ruthven man has got to stand
by her Where could she 60 II such
trouble Is to come upon her? To whom
can she turn II not to himl He In re.
sponsible for hcr-doubly 80 II her con-
iition is to be-thatl BY every law OF
manhood be Is bound to stand by her
now. BY every law Of decency and
he cannot desert her now.
II she does these-these indiscreet
things, and II he knows she IL not alto
gether mentally responsible, be can
not fall to stand by her! How can he.
N Gods nameT
"Phil." she said, you speak like
nan, but she has no man to stand 10y.
lily by her In the direst need human
Ioul may know. He is only a thing
40 man at ali-Only loathsome acct
lent OF animated decadence."
He looked up quickly, amazed at her
uddcn bitterness and she looked back
It him almost Hercey.
~ may as well tell you what I've
ieard," she said. II WAS not going 10
L first, but It will be all around town
ooner or later. Rosamund told me.
She learned-ss she manages TO learn
a little before anybody else
lears OF it--that Jack Ruthven found
ut that Alike was behaving very care
essly with some man--some silly. cal.
ow and probably harmless youth. But
here was disgraceful scene on Mr..
,eergard's yacht, the Niobrars.
ont know who the people were, but
iuthyen acted sbominabIy. The Mo
lrara anchored In Widgeon bay yester-
ay, and Alike IL aboard. and her hus-
and IL In New York. and RosanuDd
avs be means TO divorce her In one
ray or another Ugh. the horrible III.
q man. with his rings and banglssW
She sbuddered why, the mere
ringing Of such suit means her so
Ial ruin, no matter what verdict IL
rought In Her only salvation has
cen 10 remaining lnconspicnous. and
sane girl would have realized IT,
ut"-end she made a gesture Of DE-
Dair-'you see what she has done.
nd. Phil. you know what shs has
one 10 you. what mad risk sbs took
going to your rooms that night"
"Who said she had ever been 10 my
,oms3" be demanded. flushing dsrkly
his surprise,
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