The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-02-11

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G-lszsrz4ls with her. insisting that
week end NJ Silvcrslde was what be
needed to avert physical disintcgrs.
lion.
what Is there to keep you In town
she demanded ''The children have
been clumoring for you day and night.
and Eileen has been expecting q let.
Ter. You promised to write her.
Phil"
I'm going TO write TO her" he said
lmpntlently. "Wait moment. Nina.
Don't speak OF anything pleasant or
or Intimate just now, because because
I've got 20 bring up another matter
something not very pleasant TO me or
to you. II Is about--Alixe. You knew
her in school years ago. You have al.
ways known her"
"Yes"
"You-did you ever visit her-stay
II the varians' houseT'
"Yes,"
"ln-in her own home IN westches-
teri'
"Yes."
There was silence. His eyes shifted
to his plate; remained fixed us be said:
''Then you knew her-fatherT'
"yes, Phil" she said quietly. Il knew
Mr. varian."
WAS there anything g-anything un-
nsual--about him--in those dnysY"
"dave you heard that for the nrxt
hmew asked his sister.
He looked up. "Yes. What was Il.
kina7"
She became busy with her plate for
iwhile He sat rigid, patient one hand
resting on bis claret glass And pres
entity she said without meeting his
eyes:
1T was even farther bnck-her grand.
parents-one OF them She lifted
ier head slowly That Is why II 20
Deeply concerned US, Phil, when We
beard OF your marriage"
"Wbat concerned your"
THE chance Of INTERCHANGEABLE risk
,f the taInt-of transmitting It. Her
fathers erratic briliancy became more
than eccentricity before ! knew him.
! would have told you that had !
ireamed that you ever could have
thought OF marrying Alike yarian.
But how could know you would meet
Der out there In the orientf II Was
rour cable 10 us was like a thunder
bolt And when sbe-she left you 10
nddenly-phIl. dear--I feared the true
'easoD-the only possible reason that
'ould be responsible for such an insane
let"
What was the truth about her IA.
fherf' he said dogeedy "Iie was &C.
centric Was be ever worse than thatr
THE truth was that be became men,
ally irresponsible before bis death"
"You know thisT
"Alixe told me when we were school.
girls. And for days she was haunted
with the fear of what might one day
be her Inheritance That IL all ! know.
Phil"
He nodded and for awhile made some
pretense Of eating, but presently lean
ed back and looked at his sister out Of
dazed eyes.
"Do you suppose" he said heavily.
"that she was not entirely responsible
when when she went awayw
Il have wondered" said Nina simply.
A ,,aft,s l.Iiay.. .
II can't believe H." he said. staring
At vacancy II refuse to-" And. think
Ing Of her last frightened and excited
etter iinploring an interview with him
and giving the startling reason. what
/ scoundrel that fellow Ruthyen H." be
said. with a shudder.
That night be wrote to Alike:
II Hnthyen threatens you with divorce
IN such a ground hs himself is likely to
10 adJudged mentally unsouDd II was .
,rutai. stupid threat. nothing more. ana
lis insult to your fathers memory was
more brutal still Don't be stsmpedsd BY
uch threats Dispfoye them by your
aim self control under proyocasion- Dis-
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