The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-02-24
SRELA'S FRIEND
q MiIpaEo WINE

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stant5 added tnsas 81 TIE chs apart
mea. lead grown bs more ulH nela
cpuld maf. She must 81 asaa. tuc
10 .or a au1 soon rIrt4 a.b.cu
1 abs Aunt 6Wen pe'uIunfIy uhie5icd
EU ihe doctor was nm, and sCrib-
ble8 cartau country adiress on his
/ pr uplun rad Toll Mr. saun-
dcrs ,eni yeu he ordered erlsply
and SUclla h8d gone
The money question was not very
important one. living expenses 10 the
far away village were non those ~ the
cts Aunt Gwen none too graeiousty
volunteered assistance from her sun
riebt stor ~ j. cine sou fof your
services. he old doctor dirty -
marked
Sbclla was not unhappy ia her
solution Al FIRST theh. was the novel
sensation of freedom Never had She
been ffee 80 sect joy on relaxation
and tben she found delight 10 planning
wnlks ~ exploration about the coun
tn High upon u,e hlll side she
,jeNed % great red house from her
small window n Mrs Saunders home
Sheiia wondered who had selected
thai ioncit space Tor the lowered
abode sld went down ~ las, 30 ash
her hostess
That's Tie old Wren place Mrs
Saunders told her Used 10 be great
doings There when ! was girl aud
Miss Wren was q gir 100 Thought
we we're hun0red to be- asked 10 one
~ her inc parties. bui now shes plumb
alone Folks an died OF and Worthy
Wren's got queer living alone Some
muIl her sister murried don't know
but Worthy and Ben Temple were
friends from childhood and when
Becky Wren came back an bright and
srappy from boarding sehool-seemed
she'd grown up an "a once and her
ways Just turned Rem, head
lie married Becky suddenly ana
guess Worthy never heard from either
OF en- after they Went of somewheres
Io live
Sheila thought The story over as She
started up me hHl Miss Wren was
in her sprIugtmc garden when she got
i3pp
So you would IKE % see my now
q she said come right 10 ymI
ne mu. welcome pleasing vlsl
ls are rarity with me
la returned 10 rhe farmhouse
tgu Win spring bloom. and happy
also came r. bloom between
le lonely Old Woman. aud the young.
rhe eirl found most ~ her comfort
hm summer UPON the pilared vsran
Cts ~ Miss Wren home
A. ram came ana fallen leayes
e6led beneath her feet ln Miss
trns garden sbc.la was loath 10
& back "a. Tie prison Of Aunt Ovens
H"e apartment Worthy Wren lad
,rOdted too rs ne girls companion
nip. She often auebcd softly in an
cho Of almost forgotten laughter
Why don't YOU Sheii8 suggested
lenrfllis biz MACE and go down 70
hc Hea II must take great deal
3 up
Il Has then thm her nrst realization
d of her friends real need 1T
.r take q good deal" Miss Wor-
.l reluctantly admitted, 'but The
ioney ! have NAV De made with care
b last my lifetime live almost IN
ne room during the winter"
Sheila tool, 10 bringing certain dona
ons for mutual luucheou parties after
hat
y wish. wrote Aunt Gwen. that
ou would hurrs hack for the fan
ouse cleaning SheIla; everything IL
a perfect mess
your progress. wrote The doctor
ick IN the city. ~ satisfactory
now sour leeds ana advise you 10
aY whore gou are fur another month
IN the glory ~ 90 October moon.
bella went up The hili with her offer
rs FOR festive supper Miss Wor-
~ pu' logs on Tie fireplace and the
n table was drawn before a. The
bite head was bent close 20 The gold
Thrown one when the d0orheli
anged Shells haeicncd 10 answer.
young man fo6f there IN the noon-
INT . big young man with a good
tured face
II am Jack Temple be- announced
have come 70 see my aunt"
Come In" she Invited "and have
me tea"
They talked il over later the big
unr man and size ~ he escorted
r down hin
Mother sent me" he explained
lother's not much Ike Aunt Worthy.
fancy. but she wanted to make up
Ter all the years"
Jack Temple paused fhoughtfuily
n you know ~ shy one ! could en-
% 10 sfsy with Aunt Worthy through
p ninterTn
TIE prompt response Of the pretty
q 81 hlv side brought from the young
90 an asfonishcd stare
7 VIII stay vim her shena ~
-. and when the SHOWS ~ the 20
ling Decemher aere heaped about