Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-09-08

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a e Hse Foa taks care
- Naa"
a8 eama -frum ne
-Me=mea Chaunceyf
H af asF8HE us. baut taik
A@Mn @aH1aw ur iove or
See afuis faf me-none.
sees rau-Eua alane. my
we ears hesa 80 hzpgy to
FHsaaFt
Ha - Nan~-the sea man
aHss~bat = hushand 10 the
aFt rwa huuthefx 10 the bed
a a $50 said grave. for his
w ahaf wnM % - vas clear.
Hns huf b. "a nat care 20
H aaaeseaszFg panE Gone
H seHE
ks CaaeaarIs am listening TO
wl EMHa asaf. whsm Kemp comes
E sEf H be azks foF an early
% #et aaaa anF ubjecttous. Nan
t~ 81 mka asuN rFUmise-"
He sTaan fa haf feet 4 wln prom.
Fr naffflne Chsuncey. n you
e mF g. 90 sl=sp. You ere talking
a. weaa sauralE : am goiag 20 read
Fm uWw
& m#fy wanotanous voice she
~8 Assn tata pFafaund slumber
f ssE sta say O. him when be
aHa uE sua asked Der n Kemp
aw haa b@sa theFe1 lie would
aE rama sac kneW that lie did
& A eafa waa brought 20 Mile
EasaH sreHsiHE raom the next day
s 80 Fisaanaes vas crossing the
w Haffa rl1saus % her sandals
asf hH aEen hase. she glanced at
rte aHms una eausrary % her fixed
asas sas satA admit him"
laasFasg atsrrretiy enaccd herself
sfsHF uamatunw the stern faced man
ala was the only member of bis sex
fs aaHrer had ever admitted 90 her
euee Kemp wardlaw was al
s1 ss rale ~ the dancer when be
faHfed her. standing with one
tf res5Ing GA the back Of the chair
Hercd him.
q sent 10 see yOu In your home
Fss3trfay"
Yes. know" Defiance vas the
rae shs hastily decided upon.
~Cbaunesy told me you were out
neadlug ta q Haralytic."
lies. ! know"
= have c0me to ask you not to go
sa today"
"Aud he sued for damagesr she
laughed harshly.
"Bo yuu Ike your callingT
why else should pursue it,"
why. indeed2 For Chauncey tells
NE the house keeps on with his salary,
rather a good one. believe"
quite enough for us to live on"
she said. with a queer smile and fash
Of defiance.
'@Then you really do this because
you want tor
"why else? I've always known
had more I'm my heels than in my
head"
lie looked at her steadily. sternly
Was this the sweet shy Nancy Mid
dleton he had been loving with all his
heart since first he had gone home
with his chum to spend short holi-
day? He had never had but one OBJ
tect In his life since meeting her,
and that was to make her his wife
when he should have firmly estab-
lished himself as mechanical engi-
neer. He had done that now, but where
was the girl he had loved and placed
on a high pedestal of dignity and re-
fnement? She was vaudeville
dancer and by choice. He frowned
down ON her.
"And nothing could say would
move you from your strange course"
Nothing" She smiled brilliantly up
into his somber face.
"Then there is but one thing left for
me to ask. Am l at liberty to visit
Chauncey at the hours you are reading
to the paralytic?" with curling lip.
Entirely. / know he will be glad
to have you"
"And what am l to tell him about
you and meG"
"That l leave to your imagination.
Lsten-they are calling for me-"
With the grace Of winged thing
she glided past Kemp Wardlaw. leav'
ing him hot with humiliation and dis
appointment. He turned swiftly and
found his way to the street. What
should he tell Chauncey? 1t would
be easy enough to deceive blind man
confined to his bed. But Kemp Ward
law hated deceit In any one of Its
manifold manifestations. But things
could not, would not, go on this way
forever Poor old Chauncey! He would
let him go to his grave believing In
Nancy and In him.
What he did say was:
"She won't hear to the subject be
ing broached while you need her
dear boy, and we may as well let hel
have her way, as she is going to take
it anyhow. And the hours that she
is away will be the hours you will
need me most, so it's all arranged"
No; things did not go on forever
They terminated with unexpected sud
denness. A hemorrhage and-it wa:
all over. 1t came when Nan was
keeping her nightly vigil alone witt
him. His last articulate words were
and a wan smile with them-"Now
Kemp will come into his reward"
When everything had been done thai
the loving quick can do for the uncar
ing dead Kemp Wardlaw went bach
to the fiat to see Nancy. She was no
there
He went down to the chemica
works-an explosion In which had cos
his friend his life-to let them know
that Mr.. Middleton was dead and tha
tbair rannroSitv in tho mattpr of his