Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-11-10

2 was absent the old lady made him Ii
{ down on the lounge and take nap.
> Tom returned about noon. He ha
secured the whole village, but found moth
irg. Only one passenger had left th
train at Margate on the day previous
| and that was an old man with paten
plasters for sale.
; Poor George was frenzied. He rush
: ed out fthe house and stood looking frs
up sand then down the road, uncertain
which way to wend his course. Sudden
ly the train for Groton swept past, and I
white handkerchief was swinging from al
open window, and above the handker
chief George caught the CLEAN of colder
hair and blue ribbons. 1t was Katie be,
yond doubt. He cleared the fence at 6
bound, and rushed after the flying train
He ran till be was ready TO drop, when
he came upon some men with hand
car at work upon the road. He gave
them ten dollars to take him to Groton
He was sure he should find Katie there.
But no the train had not stopped at
all-this was the express for Buffalo
But bystander informed him that la
dy answering his description of Katie,
had been seen the day before at Danvile,
crying and saying she had lost her hus-
band.
George ddrted of. He caught with
ayidity at the hope thus beld out. 1t
must be Katie ! Who else had lost their
husband ?
A train was just leaving for Danvlle.
He sprang on board and suffered an eter-
nifty during the transit, for it was an ac-
commodation train, and every body knows
about these horrible delays at every sta
ton.
But they reached Danvile at last
George inquired for the lady who had
lost her husband. Yes, be was all right
she had gone TO the American house
to wait for him. She expected him by
every train till he came, said the ticket
master.
Yes, she was there, SAID the clerk
She was waiting for her husband. Room
Eel, right naud, second tight.
George flew up the stairs, burst open
The door of 22l and entered without GER
amony. She was sitting by the window
looking for him, with her back towards
The door, He sprang forward anl, hold. |
ing her in his arms rained kisses upon
her face.
My Katie ! my darling my darling
have | found you at last? ?
She turned her face and looked at him
before she spoke, and then she setup such
1 scream as made the very hair rise on
Georges head.
You are not my Jamesr she cried
Oh, heaven help help Somebody
,ome quick shall be robbed and mur-
Tered Help! help murder thieves =
George stood aghast, The lady was
with false teeth, d a
decidedly snutfy looking nose. No more
ike his charming little Katie than she
vas ike the Venus De Medici.
He turned to fee just as the stairway
vas alive with people alarmed by the
ries of the woman. They tried to stop
i'm, but he was not to be stayed. He
ook the stairs at leap, and landed some
here near the bottom, among the wreck j..
{ three chamber maids and as many
-hite.aproned walters.
Before any one could seize him be l.
-as rushing downIover the front steps. $
. lady and gentleman were slowly as a
ending them, and George in his mad Il
aste, ran against the lady and broke in p
ie brim of her bonnet, #
You rascal 7 cried the gentleman with ST
9r, what do you mean by treating la S,
y in this manner P and be seized our {
ero by the collar. CT
Then, for the first time, George look. l
at the couple before him. "
''Tis Katie ! Oh Katie t. cried he N
r this time there was no mistake /; it hi
as Katie and her uncle Charles. 'Oh
y wife My wife ?
He tried to take her in bis arms, but Sc
e fed from him in terror. q
Take that dreadful man away J she bs
led. 4 am sure he is insane or drunk. at
lly see his boots and awful hat he
Il tell you ] am your own George gr
claimed he. 'Oh, Katie where have
q been?'
Katie looked at him now, and, recog- :"
ing him, began to cry. =
oh, dear that should have lived to "
We seen this day. My George, that
hougbt S pure and good, faithless fol