Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-07-10
CHAPTER XVI.
Vivian Airs Her oninlons-

Vivian Airs Her Opinions.
Chief among Booths virtues was his
undertaking loyalty to set purpose.
He went back to America with the
firm intention to clear up the mystery
surrounding Hetty Castleton, no mat
ter how irksome the delay in achiev-
ing his aim or how vigorous the meth
DDS he would have to employ. Sara
Wrandall, to all purposes, held the
key; his object in life now was to in
duce her to turn it in the lock and
throw open the door so that he might
enter in and become a sharer in the
secrets beyond.
A certain amount of optimistic cour
age attended him in his campaign
against what had been described to
him as the impossible. He could see
no clear reason why she should with
hold the secret under the new condi-
tons, when so much in the shape Of
happiness was at stake. 1t was in
this spirit of confidence that he pre-
pared to confront her on his arrival in
New York, and it was the same I'M
bounded faith in the belief that moth
ing evil could result from a perfectly
just and honorable motive that gave
him the needed courage.
He stayed over night in New York,
and the next morning saw him on his
way to Southlook. There was some
thing truly ingenious in his desire to
get to the bottom of the matter with.
out fear or apprehension. At the very
worst, he maintained, there could be
nothing more reprehensible than a
passing infatuation, long since dis
PEELED, or perhaps a mildly sinister
episode in which virtue had been tri.
umphant and vice defeated with un.
pleasant results to at least one per
son, and that person the husband OF
Sara Wrandall.
Pat met him at the station and drove
him to the little cottage on the upper
road.
I'VE didn't stay long" said he reflect
lively, after he had put the bag up in
front. He took up the reins.
mot very" replied his master.
After a dozen rods or more, Pat
tried again.
Gust seventeen days, make it,"
Seems longer"
Perhaps you'll be after going bach
soon"
"Why should you think that, Pat
rick?"
Because you don't seem to be takin
much interest in your surroundin''
here" said Pat loftily. He delivered
smart smack on the crupper will
his stubby whip, and pursed his lip:
for the companionship to be derived
from whistling. ..
Il suppose you know why l went tt
Europe" said Booth, laying his hant
affectionately on the mans arm.
Sure l do" said Pat, forgetting t
whistle. And was it bad luck YOU
had, sor?"
WELL" said the Irishman, lookin,
up at his employer with the most pro
found encouragement in his wink, Il
it's amy help to you, sor, I'll say tina
I've never found bad luck to be any
thing but temporary. And, believe me
I've had plinty of it. Mary was don
near three years maxim up her min,
to say yis to me-"
"And since then you've had no ba
luck?" said Booth, with a smile.
"Plinty Of it, begob, but I've ha
some one besides meself to blame 70
it. There's a lot in that, Mr.. Bran
don. Whin a man marries, he simpl
divides his luck into two parts, goo
and bad, and if he's like most men h
puts the bulk av the bad luck on hi
wife and kapes to himself all he ca
av the good for a rainy day. That
what makes him strong man an
able to meet trouble when it comes
The beauty av the arrangement is tina
bad luck is only temporary and a won
an enjoys talking about 1t, while goo
luck is wild US nine-tenths of the time
| "uCIHeI we huOW IL Vi uOI, anu w
don't have to talk about it."
This was fine philosophy, but Boot
discerned the underlying motive.
Have you been quarreling?"
II have not" said Pat wrathfull!
But | won't say as much for Mar!
The point av me argument is that
have all the good luck in havin' ma
ried her. and she claims to have ha
all the bad luck in marryin' me. Still
as | said before, tbs but timporar.
The good luck lasts and the bad don
She'll be after tellin' me so befor
shutdown. That's like all womel
You'll find it out for yourself wan
these days, Mr.. Brandon, and yen b
dom proud ye're man and can EMO
your good luck when we get it. TIL
bad luck's always fallin' behind y
and We can always look forward to tn
good luck. So don't be downhearte
She'll take you, or me names nc
what 1t ought to be-"
Booth was inclined to accept tn
unique discourse as a fair-weatht
sign.
Take these bags upstairs, Pat
said he on their arrival at the cottag
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