The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-25
cHAPTER \
IL THE IRON SLIDE RENAMED
STATIONARY.

H. ret mt bs told in Thottsss pvu
H.. as Il rm. the chief par II the
ssion h. made befOre the Arts,tise-
icofding B. my promise, toak my
b. wife - cliN house on ~ fai AMI
hour proposed We went an iooi
b was nor far from the h5lsl wherc
ere then Saving. and were n~eiyed a
IiOor hy an Old servant who ] had
warned cOuld neither speak nor hear
light OF hinl and the dim, old4isshionsi
ktretehyss out in aristocratic itloom b.
bs. Eva tIrned pale and east ne an ~
lng loos. But ] treasured hr wiih a
that faost certainly contrseicted nv
secret dread OF the intervisN before
k1d taking her on my arm. followed the
han down the hall. past the cren draw
boom door where ] certainly thoaehi
toud paus into a room wh'ss PLAIN
Srano. male me frown, tai BHtns a.
ks since lard him called. thrgs tstie
1bortietr ~ one end and intro tucsd ne
fmv bralars study, which az thsi mo.
1 loOkei Ike fairyland. or wOuh have
khx, who was its sole occupant, had
Immediately drawn our aiteraian 70
k.lf by TIE remarkable force = his
Snality, nsTef 10 impressive a. AZ thai
IA. to whom | mad said little u this
her. certainly nothing which sutiid
her to anticipate seeing csthst -
lsome a Ian or one Of sucii mental
and imJ,s ang character, look'nl itashl'
and a e. a. awe-struck, But sbs al
ke1 quite hravely toward hun, and a.
xntroduciiaa smiled with suef Sn N
In grace that ! secretly expecisi o. 80
Imore or - disarmed by Il.
hi perhaps tc wa. for his alrtsa} lsis
ares turned waxy in the yeilsV xiAff
by the sda lantern over on heaas,
4 the hand H. had raised IN me- haniail
ing fell hcsvily. ard he could i'aFsiy
1saer out some words OF wIienisis
\. would hoe seemed quite ina 'ssguats
! he occasi a Il his eyes, who wefs
u on her & 2, had not betrayet ths
that he not without leelfus
|:gii she Ira reaiized the nat urs q
feeling Of hoN her yery life lfof harll
Il hfe) ~ trembling in the lsianee
en- that IND amitable viii.
who did know--or thought dit -sasl
an imp.ogins glance. and, saying thai
~ some LsBatiOns To make a-hsd
irs. Adam night rot rest hers While
ftf lew NAsftis Al nv
. aaswersd me with a strang hA'k
h. feel she revolt in my tols AMI
er-rand thu a. vel a. afterwant What
nature Of mF mIliance had btsnf
never knoF ! only know thAt ~
ped fnmh ne sith some sinai oh'efi
he table lstose him. and. bowing With
:, .dic grafc that made me Tor ~ hfsi
II, my Intercourse with HIM t.si my
~. inferior. even in size, led tie wsf
sfaall door I lad failed 10 notiet ~ 10
a9ment.
sur wife yin find Il more comfgFtahls
= lie observed with slow panses IN his
Oh that shg ed great, but repies-ed
ieiaent. and he Opered the door INTO
| had tn appearance OF smal hui
M sleeIi ~ apartment Whist We
10 say cas rot take long. Mn. Ma
: viii not ND the wait TEDIOUS:
70 % she N. 10. with a natural laagh,
!. - | dare tspe. Of her perfect lapfa.
Yet she cs,ald not but have ons'd'
the proceeding strange. md my man
a. well a. ~ scarcely what mie'f ~
e,ed iron bridegroom INTRODUCING
ride 10 bis q lly relative.
viii call vur =" began. but the vlsl9n
= dimpled = c above the great clsser
oses she tsrfted made me tofRs,
llete my se.ieace. and the door eio sd,
found nys. Z face q face with eelix.
vas breai hing easier and his mHi nsr
ed Ilore natural now that We we're
;, vet he ed not speak, but c.st .
lge. II not ga'ring. glance about ths
tire wIrndt 81 apartments, a. yes
ell know a. seeming satisfied NTH !
he saw, " I could not tell Vel =
up To- thu = &c table which from b.
had apprHred 20 exert a sort On I'm
y magnetism uaon him. saying:
om- further way ] need AIR, brafh.
,lace - thu = - room, and - taust
Resides. wis should she hear VI Al
ave 10 say -ae viii know the N1rst
enough. Shs aeems q scntle-heastszi 4
an
n angel gan. bat ne stopped me-
an .mper wa .esture- ~