The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-12-21
The Gate In
The ledge
Mby Il Was oiosed aad
How Oprl
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uth lightning nadltt ani asaiu
dar8ng lata r. rgum lhe stroke
paaiine Gifted hatk aud forth with
tluA cheeAs and shining eyes Tier lpN
eaei halF fcl. q lWo long hfaals below
hfl aeaaFf wAl* aHd Hadw hes
liih ahr lummsi toe happy liitie
lu Nuke0 ty paBt,hg breaih
W3ea hcf strong ygung arm sent ipe
ball saHine high over the iall hedge ~
Cherokee msea .nlo tae grounds q lhe
"a miuR rssate aud il wa returned
o. uF wl'h such urprmiag swiflne*s
tlat nE gmuiar'f sbc sent V back
aggh With try " ttupra
te4ln % returned sud oare more
Pauline sent d fyiug over the hedge
IgaIe uan IA SHARP exclamation. sofl
stets ou the iurf and lhcu over tile
d ai0H wail u He4 appeared q
~ q sun biearbed imlr pair of
goss riay eycs and hamisome ton
Hrl couuienance
Knocked tlc out there lille girl
grhned the young man, hotdlnR ont
Ihc taIi
allne uand Jew Go bet long
bfs.ds and wound them IN their aecus
toned rogouei Even then shp did not
lpoa a day ofer afleen. while she was
really twenty two
beg your pardon, said lhe
str ger. bis grin fading away !
taebl you were little girl don't
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m Bgt explained Pauline with
81 i.y Ih3nk you ~ returning the
ta holding out her hand WHY rs
o., mine. ala added With o puzzled
r.lucc 81 him although # has my
iul..als pn 81
r g 81 laughed the man Those
arc mine too I'm Paul Graham l
li1e to tie stone house wonder" Be ex.
psite "a Your bali disappeared, and |
substituted this one"
4 ksow.e rald Pauline with shy
smile "Iya pocped at the house
through The trees Il looks very lone
Is and mysterious with tts suffered
windows
They are ali wide open now aud II
sou care for ncisbbors here we are"
he smiled lngratiauneiy i've heard
there used 20 be q eatc IN this Chero-
kee hedge wonder where 4 Is"
Pauline flushed delicalely and looked
away with embarrassed eyes = be
llege The cate was down M tie rose
garden 10 II nailed up now and over
grown With rosps
why was Il nailed ~ 10 yon
known he asked bluntlg
sac shook hcr head slightly \ haee
often wondered Once ! asked ms
aunt Miss 6reye. but She never an
ewered nay question 4 gate between
two gardens always seems SO friendly
Don't you think soy
he nodded "rhis used 70 be our
home sou know the stone honse, /
mean but il Is many years since we
littl apgr Siuce was d little boy /
distinctly recolleei lhai gate ia The
hedge ana ] have always retained a
vision 81 q stately young woman with
81 blBek hair Bui a coidly beautiful
faee. who waikel tn wilderness -
roses o. the other side Of TIE gate
That must have been Aunt Ruth.
said Pauline only her hair is like
snow Bot she Is still beautiful aud
"a cold ! Wish she were MOI
I'm taking a holiday | wish your
aubt would invite me over to play ten
MA Perhaps she remembers me. sug.
gyled Graham
~Im suro BE would invite sou Il she
kucw you were here said Pauline
plsllely Il mast rHn IN now She
W0all sold II she knew I bad talked
~ long with stranger liui ms
Awfully dull here That Is my only
IS ue she moved slowly away and
nodded friendly farewell
Tie door ~ ;he library was ajar aud
Pauline pushed Il gently open aud
peefsd inside
Seated Ct Dat desk was Ruth
Greye IN tic subdned tight Of the
dialy lighted room she looked likp
marble slalue Ter gown was white
ard above Il ber white throat arose FL
stately column 70 support her bean
tisul bend Tier face WIS lovely IN
egl,e ~ ITS psllor and crowned With
son massc q rrem4,urely wbltened
hair Her isows foFaed straight black
l!ae., an1 - dark lashes aud brown
eyes were droopcl aver thc desk One
ghlte hand elded smoothly across the
irer 81 she wratc
Pauline watched her with admira
,iaa IL Ter cYes Nh could have
peet the sorrow ihai had ,ekea ali the
lilhl from Der agbts fate sod lft Il
D. $3.50. . 1880