The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-02-04
The Younger Set.
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Teach yuu Elleen What piuniWs
mocleyyi i ieacb yeni Well lhen. !
teach yon this Thar mau's hlundef y
best beaicd ~ usEis sympathy !
win staud b. Gerald az long As BE-
w.ll vi ne 90 %. not alone for your
sake nor oaiy for bis. bot for ny own
| promise you that Are you con
fsuiedY'
"Yeg~
She SLOWLY raised oae hand. laylng u
fehrscssly 10 both u bis
sIIe Is ali have left she said
~You know that
= know, ehild"
Then. thank you. Captain selwyn.
mo. ! thank you for giving NE this
charge. II means that a man must
raise hls own standard OF LIVING before
be can accept such responsibility. You
eudow me With all that man ought TO
he. aud MY task Is doubled, for u ~
not only Gerald. but ! myself, who re
Qnire surveillance"
lie looked up, smillngly serious.
@such women ~ you alone can Of your
brother and me for az endless guard
duty over the white standard you have
planted on the outer walls OF the
world"
"You say things 10 me--someumes"--
she faltered, that almost hurt with
the pleasure they give"
"Did that give you pleasureT
~ yes; the surprise OF II was almost
too-too keen. wish you would not
but am glad you did You see"--drop-
ping into a great velvet ehair-"haying
been OF no serious consequence 10 any
body for 80 many years-to be told
suddenly that l-thht count 50 vitality
with MEMS man like you
She sank back, drew one small hand
across her eyes and rested a moment;
then, leaning forward. she set her ell.
bow on one knee and bracseted her
chin between foretinger and thumb.
1yc not had you to talk TO for a
whole week." she said. "and you'll let
me, won't your ! can't help Il any
way. because as soon as J see you
erack-a million thoughts wake up In
me aud cllpper-clapper goes my tongue.
You are very good for me. You are so
thoroughly satisfactory except when
your eyes narrow in that dreadful, far
away gaze which I've forbidden, you
understand. What have you done to
your mustacher
Clipped IL"
"Oh. don't like II too short! Can
you get bold OF IT to phil III It's the
only thing that helps you In perpIexity
to solve problems. You'd be utterly
helpless mentally without your mus
tache. Shall we take up our Etruscan
symbols again when you come down to
stay with us at silversider
Indeed we shall" he said. smiling
which also reminds me-
/ lie drew from his breast pocket q
thin, dat box, turned Il round and
round and glanced AT her, balancing 4
teaslngly IN the palm Of his hand.
rs II for mef Really oh. please
don't be provoking, Is II really fol
met Then give II TO me this lnstantf
He dropped the box into the pink hol
low OF her supnIieatIng palms. For
moment she was very busy with the
tissue paper. then said:
"Oh. II is perfectly sweet OF your
turning the small book bound In heav,
Etruscan gold. whatever can 1t ber
And. rising. she opened H. stepping Z
the window so that she could see.
Within. the pages were closely GOV
cred with the minute, careful hand
writing OF her father II was the mrs
/ notebook be ever kept, and Selwyr
had had II bound for her In gold.
| For an Instant she gazed. GREATNESS
lips parted Then slowly she PLACED
the yelowed pages against her lip'
and turning. looked straight at Sci
wynn. the spendor OF her young eye'
starred with tears.