The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-11-23


df.fled into tbc feeling thai this Flea.
noe Trimble had written the story or
was al least IN some way identified
with t.
1t any rate. she was to him the
heroine II Il questionable II the her.
cine would have been n heroine at
al II SHE had not been Eleanor Trim.
bic. She, the heroine. Miss Trimble.
was walking about through the story
doing all sorts OF attractive things,
exciting Treadwell's admiration and,
Ike the leading lady Of a play, sur
rounded by the other characters In the
story ~ her satellites. She was Mar
eta Coifux. but 10 Treadwell this was
fictitious name for Eleanor Trimble.
As Treadwel read on he noticed
that certain thoughts or acts OF the
heroine were differently marked.
Some ~ them had one, some two,
some three marks, as though the
marker approved, much approved or
Immensely approved the sentiment or
tie deed. Resides this. at times where
there was one or perhaps two marks
third would be drawn diagonally
across. Treadwell was much bothered
al tile diagonal mark. not being able
10 account for H.
While he was alternately occupied
with the story. with Eleanor Trimble
nnd The nceked sunlight without he
could see the librarian sitting at her
desk writing something on cards and
stacking them up before her. He
wished she would stop work and come
over and sit with him that he might
nsk her questions about Eleanor Trim
hle Probably she could tell him who
Miss TrimbIe was, whether she had
done the marking, what the double
ANA triple marks meant and, above NIL.
the diagonal hut the librarian kept
I on nj her work. al intervals rising TO
9iye OF receive book. though all was
I DOSE No quickly that al lines when
arfmdwell was much interested in his
r,ory he would not be conscious even
/ az this slight disturbance.
T il WIS about 10 O'Clock In the morn
lAg when TrAadwell sat down 10 read,
and Al be went out 20 dinner. He
asked the librarian II he might leave
{ the book With her since be would like
10 come back In the afternoon TO con.
tInne his reading She took II and
laid il 90 the desk Treadwcll would
have said something 20 her about the
story. l,nt she was preparing 70 shut
I % the ,lirsry and SO for her noon
meal She told him the place would
he open again at = O'Clock
Freadweil rctdrned about 3, At his
entrance there YVES the same still.
ness. onlg broken by bis own foot
falls on the marble floor The librarian
was at her desk SIN writing on the
cards He wondered IL she would ever
gcl through and how she managed 10
stick 20 her work rather than throw
herself into an easy chair In an alcoye
sud bury herself In book.
lie read nll The afternoon, though the
I place was no; 20 secluded as IN the
mornlng. mora persons coming In q
exchange beoks. When be went ou'
BE- said 10 the librarian that be would
iaate tie story with her again and
would return 10 read on The morrow.
sae todd him be might take II away
w,th him. bur be thanked her and said
that II Il wefe allowable be woald
fashef Oh his reading In The library
ia hoea SEEMED 10 he identified with
TIE slsd
@Tm Ia hove wiih Eleanor Tnmble,
Re esth
TIE elri locked up 81 him with a
surprised o. rather : stAriied expires
SION
SHE'S n many Respects mg beau
iaeal ~ waAan
AUnt 500 talking shout the hero
ine ~ she siofyT she sait