Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-08-16
ENBERS
They Relighted a
Flame of Love
By CLARISSA MACKH


Paula Featherston waa creature
uf Impulse. She had accepted her hue
band on impulse and married him on
Impulse. Before the honeymoon had
waned she decided that she bad made
a mistake Dick Featherston was
sertOoa, matter Of fact fellow with
strong WILL he never aIDwed his
heart 10 run away with bis head II
hts VITA was In error and he was sure
she was In error he refused to con-
done the enron
Then, too, Dich was q different man
socially from those to whom Paula had
been accustomed he was not dane
hg man{ be was not social header;
he Yves Just plain Dick Featherston,
with not ray Of glitter IN bis make
I'D. When Paula had introduced him
% one Of her society friends the young
woman said TO her, mot al all the
kind Of person I supposed you would
marry"
Within a few years after the mar
rmge of Dick and Paula there came a
definite result to Paula's dissatisfaction
with her husband. Denis Brown was
exactly the kind Of man her friends
supposed she would marry. He was
Q codnton leaden, club man. lady
killer Denis saw that all was not
right between Paula and her husband.
He began By feeling pride To being
favored by a married woman But he
did not stop here He persuaded Paula
b leave her husband end child and go
aSway with him.
The clippers were to meet near Dick
Featherston's spmmes cottage BY the
sea. Paula started with q wildly
beating heart The Journey seemed
too short When the train Grew into
the little station she paused for an 10
slant On the platform and 6en ran
down the steps 10 the highway which
curved sharply away toward the Sea.
Down q vista Of golden hued naples
she saw the blue water and the curb
ing white crested waves e was Octo-
ben and all OF the summer cottages
were closed There was an air Of
DISSOLUTION IN the boarded windows and
the bare veranfaa The wind was
keen and there was pungent smell Of
baybezries from the sandy bluffs that
paO down to the beach
Mira Feetheyston passed beyond the
last smarl cottage and rounded a jut-
ttna poins Of land to turn into a cob
4 baessone gateway that led to a more
pretentteus house There were grassy
lawns dappled with brilliant autumn
leaves, and beck Of the house was
i garage bot there was evidence that
the place had been bong untenanted.
Paula Feathesston Inserted key in
tie 'front.' door and rather hesftated
a. the gust Of mostly air that rushed
out as the sea breeze swept tn.
When she had closed the door and
i seood within the Silent house she hest
Il tated agatn
q The dear familiarity Of the hall
struck some answering cord IN her
heart She WINGED as she turned away
Ii aod passed through the various rooms
Fl where the furniture was swathed In
II ghostiY hen Before one closed door
she paused and then passed on
h was her husbands library.
f4 wae useless 10 enter there. Wha
o1n boudotR lf she wac to meet Deni!
kSOWu ~ SIld 0&@o " lAto OSdSA Aot1'
ahe mass hasten
II hes boodo1, sha sat down befor
cae tnt1e eoetuwpod writing desk ant
81 unlocked 4 y was growing late, AM
F. d. room ~as quite dark She wen
r f. tne window and unfastened a shut
b ia p banged To The wind, and he
81 6an hair WIS tossed fneo disorder be
H iprs sns finally fDed the catch an
Il closed che SASH
Fl ehe went bach to the desk and open
81 b secret drawer which was stuffe
fun Of lettera These she carried
thehearth and beaped into little pyr
ind tooched q match to Il. The blu
smoke curled spira11y upward; the
the papers burst into sudden fame
Words stood ont clearly here an
there brtef messages out OF the pas
written tn letters Of fire.
The moments have been hours an
he hours days My dearest swee
heart be careful OF yourself. If any
thing should happen Tomorrow
shah cab you wife-my darling wifev'
With q furry the last letter shot q
H The chimney, black, charred thing
81 dead, lfhs their happiness That wa
always the way when one expected to
much Of life, and Dick had been disaI
+ pointing He had cuTbed her In every
II thing. No wonder she had rebeIled
She tried to laugh as she remember
Cd her absurd happiness that evendn
when they arrived at Seaways to spen
Aeir honeymoon They had mad
much ceremony about lighting th
hearth fire In the library, and Dick ha
recited the Hanging Of the Crane q
they sat on the settle and watched tn
flames. Every year after that they ha