The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-01-19
Detour: Follow
the Arrows
ByR RAY BAKER

When May Bathburne returned
from Chicago she lelt much ike a
Cinderella
oaIy there Nss 40 glass slipper
ct cruel stepmOther or FAIRY god
mother
lim there was prince. and won.
derfu bau, aud d hurried llght.
No chime 81 the midnight hour
caused May 10 take her hastv de-
parture from the Notiingdon dancing
party. She had 10 pumpkin carriage
ia waiting. and there WAS no fear that
her rament would change into rags
She WAS inst afraid that was uli
Prank Humphrey W The prince,
and be had been seeking Mary's com
pauy with more than fair suceess)
since lie night thcy met, which was
two weeks before the bali Mary
was visiting her cousin Mrs. Alfred
Jenkins and Frank, who was husi-
ness acquaintance ~ iIr. Jenkins, had
been invited out 20 the home 20 meet
May No matehmaE .ng was Intended.
Frank would have received the Invita-
tlon II May had been a boy
The prince looked the part, beyond
any doubt. He carried n noble head
on his shoulders, and he dressed like
a prince as far rs lloaern custom aud
costumes permit lie quite captiHated
May. although she would not admit Il,
and she WAS constantly on her guard.
May uus reared en a Gri3 y
Michigan and the as Of Graud Haven
was her idea Of metropolis. Il was
not fair, IN the first place, 10 keep
May Ia rural secusion because hers
was temperament that required
travel aud mingling with people.
But Mays parents, who we're city
dwellers were dead and her grandpar.
enis had taken her under their care.
They were hard-working people, but
they lacked vision They had lived
always on farm and could not see
why their granddaughter should de-
sire other environment They did mol
realize that the city was III Mays
blood
The girl tried 10 make the best Of
II. She obtained high school educa-
ton in seminary located in a strict
religious community, and that ought
to suffice, her grandparents decided
But she pored over books on travel
and read romance, and she yearned
for experiences of her own in the
world. The visit with her cousin was
her first invasion Of the wide world
and she was now twenty.
The grandmother's last words to
May when she left for Chicago were
"Take care Of yourself and be a
good girlie-and above all, don't fall
IN love with any city men They're
not sincere. especially with country
girls. They never mean what they
say. SO be on your guard or you'll
come back with broken heart"
MAY tried 10 obey this mandate,
and that was the reason she fed
from the dance II was because
Frank proposed marriage to her while
they were sitting out dance. Ter
rihed, she sprang 10 her feet and
dashed from the house Down the
street She ran At the corner she
paused q Withholding creature in her
cousins evening gown. A street ear
came along, and with the assistance
Of kind-hearted conductor and an
elevated train. she managed 10 get 10 1
the Jenkins home The princess had /
fled from the prince for May was Of
the nobility, too, when II came 10
looks and personality. The culture Of I
her parents was inbred In her.
Next day May took a boat for home
She had left her cousins cloak at the
Nottington residence but Mr.. jenkins
said he would have no trouble IN re-
covering 1t.
As matter Of fact the prince
took care Of the cloak IN lieu of
glass slipper, and returned il 10 Mrs.
jenkins. At the same time he pleaded
to be told Mays address 10 Michigan.
but the girl had sworn her cousin to
secrecy IN that regard, and the poor
prince was uniformed.
u HAA4 va AA1 lAAAb anu ulhII
Henry Abbot" she pointed 10 her
self. Hes no deceiver. and ! don't
love him. but It's he or nobody. There
isn't another man that's eligible for
miles around.
May was more discontinued than
ever after her return Farm life
nearly drove her 10 distraction. She
to see Frank. but she fought
on the desire Her cousin wrote
and begged to be released from her
oath. because she said Frank had be-
come a perpetual picture Of gloom.
But May refused the request. because
she must have nothing more to do with
The deoeiver.
Nov, Frank Humphrey was not a
iecelver. He really was IN love with
May Rathburne and he could not rec
Ducile himself to losing her. When
iu h.s pleading with Mr.. and Mrs
Jenkins failed 70 produce her address
asr.. !.