The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-16
BLUE SLIPPERS
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e. MILDRED HntTe

SER with star. as Elizabeth spoke
b, uamc lie knee iram ii4e tone =
Als Voice tIai she bad -poken
before su8 bad been laHoued.
lau asked ms dear he Qucs-
tlnurl
When you are going away EiiE-
abgth r,tufted Isn't Dc about time snr
enc ~ yaur utpst
eyes carlton answered = ought
to be- Ia New York THIS week
lie fronued b uas diplomacy 10
pretend these business trips bore
aud q bother Otherwise the two FL
DERBY ana dominating sters who were
his bousek,epers aud companions.
would reed themselves cheated Of the
participation Of pleasure.
A. matter of fact. Carlton Saun-
ders Boz be- prosy regime % his small
town home looked forward % these
escapes into an outer world with So
cret anticipation and enjoyment
Elizabeth aud Katherine were good
sisters aHnoyingly anxious concerning
his welfare.
J. Carlton appreciated their solicit
| tudc while he frctted under me cnn-
stunt surveillance There were those
! who Insisted that the kindly man
might long ago have reioiecd ln
home Of his own with q wife To SHIRE
! IL, had 10 not been for Elzabeth'> aud
katherinc's rule. But the brother IN
his heart refuied this.
Were his sisters not bringing before
7
! him antly possible applicants FOR
matEH#sgl
"l,.. lie answered Elizabeth again.
II musi be- Ia New York this week !"
I'VE viii puck your yalise, Katherine
said, "and don't forget 70 wear your
ruhbers
But when he walked into the New
York hotel u few days later, he had
left uuconscously his habitual am
dence az home Ills name on the regis
ter was signed merely Jack Saunders
The clerk bowed IN greeting
Cant give you your usual room.
he explained apoloeetlcally. eve are
filed up."
The room the bellhoy ushered him
into was comfortable enough But ~
it lNlfth III lilNtf AbhA anu ilHi WI itAf#
hanger. \ Saunders stared hlmy
blue cloud Of something had forcstalied
him there While ail about the snBii
room WINS the lndennuble fragrance "
flat mystical romance which he had
m> cd Lilac. or llly of the valley or
Just sweet springtimc what was the
mludtng odor which enchanted his
stuscsf
4 tap on the door Carlton turned
GUILTY. a womuus face vas raised
10 his-her eyes we're rs blue as the
hul cloud on the hanger but they
were not the eyes " Young girl-noT
YET the calm gazing Fes fhat Ellz
abcth would have recommended
IL am afraid I left some Of my be-
hengiugs IL this room The sweet
faced woman said y had decided 10
occupy Il when the clerk discovered
Tint the one ! prefer WIS vacated
50 Jhey carried MY grip Ia there
am sorry She paused, and then ~
his bow IL permission gathered up
her apparel aud went on her way
But The breath 81 sprlngtime remaincd
WiDu j Carlton went into the dining
hai' II evening he saw the young woni-
an seated alone az secluded table.
He liked The planness Of her blue
serge dress. which was such different
plulnncss from Julia Wefs. or his sis
tiers and be- liked the piquant hat
that she becomngly wore. As he
passed down the corridor to his room.
il gave him an unaccountable feeling
" relief. 10 hear the woman az the
bah desk address the lady 81 the blue
cloud as "Miss Darby Miss, then
She was not married lie speculated
about her as he bent over his writing.
The usually matteroffact John Carl
on could not write be- could not take
hold OF bis work he decided to retire
And there on the floor ~ bis feet lay
pair az small blue slippers. qu tied
aiin slippers with ridiculous nuTV
coupons upon either Zoe. So. she had
orgatten these They we're the sort
4 slippers Cinderella u pasi dream
lg might have chpseute sip 90 10
he nrellght Tie following morning
r Sack into chair CO 80 al
dining coffee house and opened
Is paper Spiugiime noated proyoc-
lively around him lilac and Ily.pf
le-val'ey sprinetime Two very blue
yes smiled over . coffee cup. oppo
he.
Good morning greeted the lady ~
r. blue cloud thank you Tor return
x my slippers
= travel she told him upon their
iI~I chance brfsr, tgasf f.gofbar sf4r
linen company Imported linens
Is knowledge In that line was my
be chance for self support after ms
fher died It's good business. bur
leaves me homeless Thags-fhs
aWhaek-
= have home" Carlton said
usIngy. -an old place. with bushes
esfud Il