The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-11-03

30 uaJef tr,ys and sbrubheys dip
pHs bi. mr~ iuio aatef illies Then
rildiHg aWay into dcer water
rherr WIS M autumn crlspness IN
the llr. snd romilusan wished the lads
were "a better condition to enjoy u
with him he drew hrr ieto converse.
lion and soou learned the cause OF her
distress when he admired a clnmp Of
trees on the crest of knoll She said
mir Mieklelohu always admired that"
when be pulled into little cove with
tiny beach cyerhune with wildwood
ana remarked what q charming spot II
WIS she replied sadly MIR Miekle
John and | always used TO pull Ia here
when We came out boating
May ask who Mr. Miekleiohn isy'
4 "Oh!" This was an exclamation as
though she had unwitiingly betrayed
berself 'Mr Miekleiohn Is very
good friend Of ours He left us yester
day morning Just before you came"
II was all out This bee Mieklejohn
had been there. had captured the prize
and there was no sweetness left for
I poor fomllnson.
Pardon me-" he said, with sus-
picion OF hauteur II did not know that
| was irespassing on sacred ground"
"oh. no. ! assure you you quite ,mis.
take me
''ln what respecty"
Its as | said MIR Mleklejohn Is a
very good friend 10 us mother,
Roy, all of us"
"But when he goes away you do the
mourning
She looked very much hurt at this.
almost offended
Tomllnson was dlsgruntled. Notwlth-
standing that this was very different
from the social life he had been en-
joyng he would have liked the |
change. especially for the company of
this pretty girl, had not MiekleJohn
spoiled II all by going away, taking
her heart with him With the girls
Tomlinson had met he was surfeited.
Here was a girl so preoccuped with
another that she couldn't even be com
panionabL, This is specimen Of the
way she talked about Meklejohn:
"Do you sing? No. Mr., Mleklejohn
has such q lovely tenor voice. When
be sings be thrills ne. He used to sing
parts from Faust and | almost
wished | had been Marguerite. Mr.
Mieklejohn Is very versatile. He Is the
best whist player. the best billiard
player, the best horseback rider. the
best swimmer
"Did you tumble out OF the boat
when he was here that he might swim
ashore with your
How ridiculous" She pouted Tom
linson asked her to 90 on with the cat
alogue Of Mieklejohn's accomplish
ments, but she turned away from him
as from one who had slapped the face
Of her idol and, pulling on the port
rudder rope. headed the boat for the
shiNti tiiiltl shliIf rui Ut lDf iubit III
the living room with her mother, her
brother and Tomllnson-thut is to say,
she was going TO sit there, but the
guest spoiled II all and drove her away
by asking II Mr. Miekleiohn read poet
~ to her by the dim light OF the kefo.
sene lamp. AT this reference to the
lear departed Mieklejohn Mrs. Stetsop
EAST frightened glance at her daugh- |
-er Roy was reading book on the
game of football and was obliylous &c
he shock to his sisters sensibilities.
Alice arose and, with her eyes bent TO
he floor, left the room. Tomlinson
,ould have bitten off his tongue. for a
ong evening was before him with no i
,ther companions than an elderly lady {
md boy, the room In which they
we're being lighted by dim lamp.
Mrs. Stetson retired at 8 and Roy half /
In hour later. Tomlinson vowed that 3
t the period of this seclusion ever ex- .
,ired-it seemed to him that 1t never I
would not get into such 1
rap again Besides, he was much 2
,iqued after having been sought by
lner girls to be completely ignored, !,
onsldered parsonage Of no impor- i.
ance whatever compared with the i'm. 2
naculate Mieklejobn. A desire came 3
o him to supplant Mr.. Mieklejohn and !.
Vhen he had done so leave Lake Was j.
apogie with his nose In the air. Q
The next morning Mrs. Stetson, eyI- !.
emily still concerned about her daugh. 9
er's sorrow suggested another boat 8
ide. Alice didn't seem to care what +
he did so long as Mr.. Mieklejohn was !.
bsent. She yielded possibly to her 9
lother's wish The boat was taken q
ut. and the guest Of the house. with i
he listless girl. again left the bunga I
wv @
Tomlinson bore the references TO 3
lieklejohn, gritting his teeth, but T
laking no reply His object was i.
ither to draw Alice's attention away 9
rom this remarkable man to other )
lbjects from which he might the /
lore easily direct IL TO himself. He !
xerted whatever lady killing faculties
e possessed for an hour. at the end Of
'hlch time his companion seemed
.aly TO have plucked up some inter.
il ln her surroundings. Then for an
our she failed TO mention the lost one.
omInson WAS encouraged
Two weeks passed. each day being
-adual drawing away Of Alice stet
IN from man who was absent to q