The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-03-25


introducing hcr name into the canver
saiion so that be might have the lux
} ury of taking about her 10 somcho,i,
who would neither outs him nor sus
rect him.
sc,wyn. O, course ultimately SOS
nectcd him but ns he never au,Ercd
! him Gerald continued his elahora,.
system OF sul,erf,,ees 10 make he,
persopallty ana doinrs n tonic for him
IA .xnans pnon ana selwyn 10 us,.n
10.
II had amused selwyn. He though,
OF II nova gay memory IKE a ray of
nght rung for a moment across the
somber background of his own sad.
ness Fortunate or unfortunate. Ger.
aid was stlll lucky In his freedom 10
hazard II with chance and fate. Sci.
wyn's duh eyes rested upon the ashes
OF the fre. and he saw his dead youth
among them and 10 the flames his
maturity burning 10 einbcrr.
If he outlived Alike bis life would lie
a. the ashes lay at his feet. II she out.
lived him--and they had told him
there was every chance OF it-at least
he would have something to busy him
self with In life II he was TO leave her
provided for when he was no longer
there to stand between her and chari-
ty. As he lay there In his chair, the
unlighted pipe dropping in his hands,
the telephone ON the desk rang, nnd
he rose and unlocked the receiver.
Drina's voice sounded afar and
"Hello, sweetheart" he said gayly. is
there anything | can do for your
youthful highnessr
"I've been talking over che phone 10
Boots,' she said. "You know. when
ever have nothing TO do call up
Boots at bis Office and talk to him.
THAT must please him. suggested
selwyn gravely.
1T does Boots says you are not
going to business today, 80 thought
I'd call you up"
THANK you," said Selwyn.
'You are welcome. What are you
doing over there In Boots house7"
Looking at the fire, Drina, and liz.
tening to the purring OF three fat tabby
cats"
.ob mo,,or ana rus., ho,. mana
.on.wh.r. haran,, anv,h,ns 90 A.
To- nm ho,r csn,t vo, coma oro,na,.
"yyhy va. !, 70, wan, neo
.ya. Al ~ course c.n,, havs
Root. ana ! nras.r non nav,"
Tha ch,,a was g,aa - saa him ana
.xnrassaa harsal, 81 .on,,ra arross 80
tha chair whera no sot ana ,aon,no
og.,ns, n,r ona am al ~ shou,aar
"no Won rnowu sho so,d athat
m,ss von avar 90 r,ch, Do 20, Lnow
.,so tha, a., na.,,r ,o,r.oan ana
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'nen "e"'eneu'
ny w 'ou asa 'e"' ne sa'u
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you had never had chance FOR han. |
piness. / thought II was very sad.
had gone into the clothespress to play
with my dolls: Won know | stIl do
play with them--that IS | 10 into some
secret Mace and look at them NJ times
when the children are not around. So
was in there. sitting on the cedar
chest md I couldn't helm hearing what
they said. Mother said TO Eileen.
Dearest emit Won learn to care for
hImr And Eileen
"Drina." he Interrupted .sbarplv. "you
must NOT rcpcat things Won oyerbearu
"Oh I didn't bear ANYTHING moren
said the child "bccause / remembered
that sho,ldn,, listen ana cana or,
NJ tho closet Isn,t II noes,hle FOR von
70 marry onvhodv Irpcle LbIlInw
"No Drinap
"Not aven ~ E,,ao, wo,Id morry
youY
"Nop
"Whvyr
"yon conld not undere,,na da.r
Even vour motbar cannot cutie rndar.
utand No we won't aver sneot ~ /,
go,n nr,n.n
~ Lnow .ometb,no ,ba, mothor aoao
notp che .oH Ana 90 ho ho,ror.d na
,pr,osItv. aEilaen q IN love haord
bar sov sor
ryo s,ro,oh,anna ,, shor,, ,,,
q loot NJ her
~ was slaen,ro With bor Iwos s,,u
,wake ana / hoard bar sav y -, ,o.a
you. r do Iova yor, sha sa,d I, voru
,oftlv ana c,dd,ad IN s,nno.,na
~, ,naan, - ~. ~. e a,a
"sba corta,r,v ,naan, o., . sa,d eo
vvn ,oro,ra h,. s,,ran.a ,,ns -.
80 'NsN'"e 80" 'ih'hSH APo thtV ~ /