The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-09-29
TRUCKING JACK
By MILDRED WHITE.

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our meeting. ! had arisen early. Il
escape Urula's vigilance, and had
gone down 20 the sea. I loved Ur
sula. but her too constant interest IN
my welfare fnttei me, until felt like
an Imprisoned bird. Poor soul. she
was e~r fearful lest the sun be too
bot or the hreeze TOO cold. or the wall
too firing down the t-ach.
SO ! ran through the early dewy
morning down 10 the waters edge
and ! wore my bathing suit beneath
a long coat And when ! had fioated
for awhile in the sunlIt waters, came
again TO the beach and wrapped in the
plaid cloak. sat drying my hair
The slight adventure OF eluding Ur-
sula had given 10 me tinge OF adj
venturuus spirit, 50 that was not sur
prised at that early hour 20 hear a
mans voice az my elbow. For the
man was but part of my adventure.
you see. III ! turned TO look into his
face. Then. well, have heard of such
things before. and have scoffed at
them, but here was no more care-free
adventure for me, but woman's love,
come al first sight He WAS just my
man; the one | had dreamed OF I'M
consciously, and had known In my
heart that | should one day meet. So
II had been easy TO be Indifferent TO
the others who came seeking. In my
waiting for him. Now he was here.
He had come from a brisk walk, IL
seemed, down the shining road, and
had stopped for a breath Of ocean air.
Al least that is what my man thought,
so straight and tall but his stopping
was really-to find me. Ursula would
have Knocked at my romancing. but !
knew. | fell into conversation with
him easily, and he fingered and dropped
half reluctantly TO the sands at my
side, and learned that he was study
ing, through difficulties, TO be a civil
engineer, and was now taking short
vacation that friend had suggest
ed this seaside resort. and happened
TO know the friend he named. But
] did not tell him so. Neither did /
tell my own name, or aught OF my af-
fairs, but arose quickly at sound Of
the seven o'clock whistle and ran on
up the sands just waving my hand in
farewell. | surmised that my man
OF the dark. kindly eyes was stopping
at the more modestly appointed, Bon
View" near the wood. with the com
panlon whom he had named. And,
accidentally, ! came upon the two to-
gether that afternoon as | almost
rounded the bench-tree In the park.
They were seated beneath the tree,
and when | heard what they said l
without being observed.
"You must stay" Ned Fame. the
friend was saying miss Dewitt Smith
is here. You must meet her, Jack"
And then IL was that heard myself
refuted, he would have none of me,
this dear, big-Jack. My name was
known to him, through the papers. He
well, in his own half-sneering words,
ne Woulu not aspire.
So | set out to trick him. Happiness
IS such rare and beautiful thing, that |
Dne must not let II escape when IL
brushes by, leaving ones life forever |
lesolaie.
! bought two little Bingham dresses
II the village store, just two, no more,
! pink and blue. The rustic straw
nat they sold me was most becoming.
loved its stiif blue bow and its pink,
link rose. And ! was seated In the
inly seat on the train that could ac-
'ommodate just one more. The dis
iainful Jack person. ] learned, was
,oing back TO the city that morning.
md, more than this | knew the name
4 the small town where his own peo-
Ne lived. Mr.. Jack Bevors visited
lften there
/ had left brief note on Ursula's
,illow. ] would take good care of my
elf, promised her, and be back be
ore the end of the season. And
bough that was the extent OF my in
felt free and conscience
lear as my big man entered the car
nd came straight TO my side. He re-
rendered that early morning meeting,
ou see. and accepted the fact Of my
rovincial appearance happily. And
5 we rode chatting together. he pro-
pssed himself pleased at the dlscov-
~ that my residence was 10 be in his
WI home town.
II was not difficult for me 70 obtain
GARD In that town. when | offered TO
elp with household tasks. and in my
CIV position ! was having a very