The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-21

4 llsnian. Il ke sew cab tall aHd ilnpsfsoa
i,sakihg, Invariably eaas~i her eyes /
sanasf iTom hsF book. which, b. the ssl
shr held isa nasT foe seeing, az such mlsi
have i~en the criticism II a san ohserel
lhis eIiiieisia, II eTilieism u sould !
ealisd, could bot have been made ef tl
sgniee, hat rather Isshle eetesensfsan 4
he alhst end II the piazza. 70 was sy
sisnih aiss@iisd IN the novel be held .
saAnsilisnnuslA nishs ard ellch, from ID
sm,lss haa and iirn disturbing tie lsrl
ilas ilily Il his h-nssalrni ieaiarrs, "
nan take Zoe granted VAS sufficiently anu.
lns Vet right Ia tbs midsi IL il. and eel
lainis i,riots be had finished hls chapter
he elssssl III. hook and took out . news
lalrf, ehlrh y. aI.nei Ia IL full wldtl
l~'ialv sitting dawn a. Irfuse iis columns
N the SANS neinrni the LADY, al the oihr
eni ~ the piazza eould he seen looking
lover her si.staeirs al tao srnllcmrn nh,
lasl al that la0meni Issued from the gfeal
sieaT oienins t.cla-~n her and the eldefl,
lriron just alltsled Ia, DID she know
them. az aas Il only her curiosity that va,
an,ns~iy From the way she banged TO
sether her book and rose, u looked as u
.he had detected old acquaintance In ths
distinguished looking pair Who sefe nov
ads ancing slowly toward her, hut II 80,
she could not have been oserloyed 10 sec
them, for after the ini hint oi their APP
preach IN her dirrrtion she turned. with
an asl~st 81 some embarrassment, and
made her way out upon the lawn. where
she stood with her back 10 these people.
Carossing small dog in a way that be
iras-l her total lack 81 sympathy with
thoss animals, which were evidently her
terror Nhrn she was sufficiently herself 10
h- swayrd by her natural impulses.
The tNo Gentlemen, on the contrary,
Niih an air 81 total indifference TO her
proximity. continued their walk until they
reached the end 81 the piazza, aud then
turned and proceeded mechanically 10 re.
trace their steps.
Their faces nov being brought within
view II the elderly person who was 70 alb
sorbci ia his newspaper. the latter shifted
that sheet the mer~t iriiie, possibly be-
cause the snn struck his eyes too directly,
possibly bccaus. he wished 60 catch sight
oi two very remarkable men, II 20, the op,
portuniiy was good, a. they stopped within
n few feet oi his chair. On. Of them Wa
elderly. a. old a.. II not older than. the
man watching him; but he was Of that IA.
nous Scotch stock whose member are
tough and hale at eighty. This toughncss
be showed not only ia his figure, which was
both upright and graceful, but in the
glance 81 his calm. cold eye, which fell
upon everybody and everything unmoyed,
while that Of his young, but equally stall |
wart companion seemed 10 shrink with |
he most acute sensitiyeness from every |
person be- met. save the very mild old read. |
n Of news near whom they now paused for |
q half dozen words Of conversation.
Il don't think il does me any good"
was the young mans gloomy remark. II
an wrctshed when with her, and doubly
when try TO forget myself for
moment out Of her sight. ! think we
iad better 20 back. had rather sit where
.hc can see me than have her wonder-Oh,
will be careful: but you must remem.
lcr how unnerving N the very silence am
obliged 20 keep about what is destroying
Is all ! am nearly as III as she"
Here they drew off, and their apparent
v disinterosted hearer turned the page OF
Us paper. II was five minutes before they
anne back. This time il was the old gen
leman who was speaking, and as he was
more discreet than his companion, or less
ndcr the influence of his feelings, his
oice was lower and his words less easy to
q distinguished
Escape, South coast-she will forget
. watch you fora cinging nature-im.
etuous, but foolishly affectionate-you
now that-no danger-found outline
cheerful home-courage- happiness-all
,rgotten."
A gesture from the young man as he
owed away showed that he did not share
orth-you surely have recognized Miss
her opportunities, too.
ne was still STOPPING over the dog, which
rigged under her hand, yet did not offer
run away, fascinated perhaps by that
'sitating touch which he may or may
II have known had never inflicted itself
,on a dog before. But her ears, and at
ntion. were turned toward two girls
atting on bench near her as freely as =
they were quite alone on the lawn. sn
icy were gossipping abont fellow-in- 10
ate OF the big hotel, and Miss Butter in
nth listened intenty after hearing then! NJ
,ntion the name Adams. These are some A,
the words she caught: of
But she is, ] tell you she is sick Ia,
ough to have a nurse and a doctor. i
igh' glimpse of her as | was going by fol
r room yesterday, and | never saw two in
n big eyes or such pale cheeks. Then, sol
* at him, He must Just adore her, 90,
he won't speak to another woman, In
1 just moves about in that small, hot hi,
I'm all day. | wonder if they are bride Gel
/ groomy They are young enough, and .
you have noticed her clothes" w
Oh, don't talk about clothes. | saw W,
the first day she came, and was the W.
tim Of despair until she suddenly got 'o
( and so couldn't wear those wonderful
lists and jackets. | felt like dowdy s ,I
en- I saw that pale blue" f ;aa
Oh, well, blue becomes blondes. You lat
nld look like a fright in It. ! didn't :
e about her clothes, but did feel that ~
was all up with us il she chose to talk, vi y
even to smile, upon the few men that al
good enough to stay out week in this IA,
sc. Yet she isn't a beauty; she has ola,
good nose, nor handsome eye, nor s'SH
n an rreproachable complexion. 1t \
It be her mouth, which is lovely, or her sun
kidd you notice her walk? It was sie
as if she were floating; that is, be- e ~:
she fell down in that faint. I wonder a'e,
she tainted Nobody was doing any l'lel
lg, not even her husband But perhaps con
was what troubled her. noticed ma
for some cause he was looking very ,
ous-and when she had tried to attract me- e
attention two or three times and oe en-,
d, she just fell from her chair to the
:. That reused him. He has hardly Gn
her since" az az
don't think they look very happy, OF y
J, - 80 ~" "''o' in {
Perhaps he is dissipated. I have no. was
that the old gentleman never leaves we 1le
L." uel e
Veil, well, he may be dssipated; hand per- per-
, men are very apt to be. But ,,.;ti
dn't care if" VIZ. Ml.n
re the dog gave yelp and bolted. tloh'
nod In, IN har INDIGNATION noss;hlv brou
iet NM ~ " m.t+in natod ,,n1,r p Ia d;as' w
c tuih tiiVsc iuttIS po,Su yoNhe ieAuAS. lot,