The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-01-17

naraF this period managed 70
find t.ue 90 ray court 70 Della C5'e
I esnrct ray that made HE head
way gr-r that ! did IN everything
else Miss Della seemed 20 avoid ms
and ,touah coGlln't ten that Graham
was ns)8He any progress. was cutie
sure 4u yas rot gesug along as
| should
was not n httle puzzled ~ her as
tituda. and ! remember one evening
IN particular that called 81 her home
ard Nfied To get an explanation from
her
mir. GORDON" she said with III
lie nervous laugh, you are so used 10
having your way about every ibing
since your return 10 town that you
imagine that ought TO fall into your
arms almost before knoy You"
That sounded so satisfying 70 my
self-loyo that was beginning 10 feel
quite graiifed when | suddenly won
dered what she meant
scarcely huuN"~ w bab, NHNt'
she interrupted me,
"Mr Gordon, with all your money,
power and talents. we Of Frankfort
often wonder why you bother TO spend
II all on US. Why you don't, in short.
move to larger place or spend part
OF yoar time In trayel?"
WHY Miss Cole, don't you know J
couldn't leave town. mean ! won't
lcave while you are here?"
A noise Ike the falling Of chair
in the next room. or he violent slam
ming of a window blind by the wind.
startled US
That night when | was walking TO
my hotel | was seized by four ruf.
fans who bound, gagged and threw
ne into a light wagon standing near
! fought as never had fought before.
for ! realized what ! should lose
should they succeed in getting me be.
yond The city limits. We had nearly
reached that poln, when succeeded
In Jumping out OF the buggy The fall
nearly KILLED me. but a passerby saw
II and came to my rescue.
what was the reason for my at
tempted abduction? Had anyone
e. essed my secret? If so, | know that
my days Of power we're over. While
anyone would hesitate TO murder me,
! hal enemies who would not hest
tate TO commit the lesser crime of ab
Quoting ne
As ! thought Of my stay in Frank
fort ! knew ! had not betrayed my.
self to anyone, unless ! had to Della
the evening Of the night ! was as.
saul'ed Had size proven herself .
Deliah. or bad my secret been over
heard when / had almost given II
away TO her?
AS soon as was able and present.
Bile, called again and told the story
Of the assault
From the manner In which she
heard II was certain that she had
no hand in rloi against me. IF any
one knew they had overheard the sir
Of the tongue had male and guessed
the rest
For the first time in my life was
afraid A ridiculous ending was Tia
Bic to core to all my pretensions a.
almost any minute pleaded witt
Della for her love that evening. T.
loved her more than thought It pos
s'ble for RE 70 love She represented
he only thing in Frankfort that 1
was not sure OF The very desire Of
Possession seemed 70 feed my passion
a hundrcdfold.
sympathy or love, | could rot tell
which, made her unusually kind, and
While sire woull not say yes, yet gave
ne some hone
The next day ! went to my lawyer
and studied over the contents Of the
will carefully Then ! did a very IN.
usual thing | bought block after
block o. the business center Of Frank
fort, and as fast as possible sold what
] had just purchased even II only
got half or two-thirds of the amount |
had previously paid. AS fast as got
the money from these sales banked
It, until had trifie over two hun.
dred thousand dollars
Meantime every one secretly though,
! had gone crazy
Then, ! went to the girl had come
10 love better than life itself, and in
the privacy Of my carriage, in the
middle OF the road, safe from listening
ears and taltling tongues, ! told her
something Of the story Of my life and
OF my uncle Aaron's will
And you forfeit, everything" she
said with wide and wondering eyes,
by telling me this?"
Everything in the world do not
have in ny cwn name" corrected.
but would give Il all, and more, too,
u ] had 1t, for your respect, your
love"
Soft arms stole around my neck.
"Yos, ] know" said Mr.. Boles, Il
know all about It; you have lost and
won out. Perhaps II Is best, for
Imagine someone suspected your Sc.
cret But what passes my understand.
Ing is, why didn't you get millions OF
your uncle's wealth transferred TO
your manner"
1T seems to me that with Della. my