The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-24
An ingenious
CourtsEliip
BY WILLARD BRAKEMAN

step INTO mutFlHOnldi traps, ueAile'i
that her daughter should be settled
matrimonially while her mother lived
and that she should marry a good man.
Edward Sawyer was the person on
whom Mrs. Martindale had fixed her
intentions for her daughter. One day
she said to him:
Edward, have noticed that you
seem pleased with Gwen. wish to
see her settled before leave her. IL
you wish to marry her | will help you
to win her. If not, shall try to make
a match for her elsewhere"
you have not been deceived in my
partiality for Gwen, Mrs. Martindale,
but / don't see that Gwen has any
special Partially for me-"
Gwen is romantic and needs to be
won by romance That is why fear
for her. Some worthless fellow is liza
BILE to appeal to her in that way and
marry her. value that which is prac-
tical in you and wish that you might
sink it temporarily, be bit senti-
mental, catch Gwen and marry her.
After marriage l am sure your good
sense and wisdom will hold her"
Mr.. Sawyer sat evidently turning
something over in his mind, then as
sured Mrs. Martindale that, although
he would be glad to win her daughter,
he feared that he was too matter OF
fact to please her.
One day Gwen received note which
put her in a fiutter. The writer de-
clared that he had known her for some
time; that he had loved her from the
moment he first saw her; that he had
forborne to give her the slightest ink
ling Of his affection because he had
not observed any predisposition on her
part for him. He was believer in
love from the beginning. He knew
the woman he wanted the moment he
met her and felt sure that if she want
ed him she would know him. While
he would not make himself known. be
could not refrain from telling her that
he loved her.
In a few weeks came second letter.
In it her correspondent said that he
was impelled to write to her. though
he had no information of himself TO
communicate. He had met her once
since he had written the first letter,
but had observed nothing in her greet
ing to give him any reason to think
that she had chosen him as he had
chosen her. Nevertheless he had
faint hope that there might be some
subtle medium of transference which
would enable his love to klndIe its like
In her.
Whether or not this medium existed,
Ovens heart went out to this I'M
known lover, or, rather, TO being
whom she created. She was troubled
that he did not enable her to make
even a written reply by giving her an
address. But one day she received a
letter In which he said that he was
III and was pining for word from her
II he did not get it he feared for the
result An address was given. but
she was assured that she would not
be able, even If she desired. to trace
him.
Gwen did not find the difficulty to
be expected IN writing a reply, be-
cause she wrote TO one created by her
own fancy. She did not intend to
write a loving letter 10 an unknown
man. She thought she merely ex-
pressed sympathy. But sympathy is
so nearly akin to love that the ex-
OF the one will often do for
the other
The stranger having given an ad-
dress where a letter might reach him,
quite a brisk correspondence Sprang
up between him and Gwen. She sug-
gested that he make himself known,
that II they could not be lovers they
might at least be friends, and she
longed TO do something 10 show her
Of his preference for her.
To this be replied that he was sure
that when she knew which Of her az
quaintances he was. that he was a
plain, ordinary man. she could not re-
frain from showing her disappoint-
ment Nor would she believe that ono
she had known could have 80 long
concealed the love buried away down
IN his breast
To THIS she replied that such dis
novery could not but interest her and
might turn the scale m his favor
After much urging and the expression
81 many misgiyings be consented TO
make himself known. he agreed 10
caH upon her on a certain evening.
when that evening arrived she spent
much time before her glass arranging
Der costume. and when she heard the
ing o. the doorbeii hcr heart leaped
INTO her throat she went downstairs.
trembling with anticipation
awhy. Ned sawyer
SAWYER shrank back a. tbough fear
NJ she was about - cast a blight
lpon him.
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,aior Rising ~ her cheeks. "that yon
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ne - often and pet have been able 20
.ouceni Whist vou have expressed IN
hose lovely iefterst
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