The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-11-02

CHAPTER MI
Richard ArrygLt mi-At lie seen vending
his way humc one uI-ht with more,
Spr.htly and elastic step than usual Ii
Na- th, ,t uTIug III Ih, same dty that Rel
N.snu hal ~ ~I-uIlN tailed iu frightening
the men uut ID their lhrrty uf thnught and
action W. feel ~1rr THAT -h, satisfactory
termination .f the mornings rTd~,dc hnd
something tn du1u putting ArhNshJ IA a
happier muui than that Iu which he was
wont e. appear De vas less m,dltatlyc
and more cpucIuUs 81 What Wa> going uu.
aud who were uu the streets. than on
former occasions when hy pludiyd alou.
pctrIued ia hl~ own thoughts. As hr
walked along there suddenly arose within
him a strange and unaccumtahlc feein.
His soul was tllcd p,'>sc>std by the
conviction thar ia alarming proximity tu
linn there Stuud. VT ruattd. the ,sscn,t. ut
4 bc,ug not IN flesh II neither heard .,r
saw ANYTHING phenomenal From head 20
foot he felt hll,d vi,h a subt,, huid that
caused his hair III stand uu cuu. and h.,
hldy tu lose it, suhdItN It's Nr.y sGh
stance His physical senses Ieft him. ami
IN a hollow void where nothing material
seemed ,.r existed Dc hoated Ia a sort .f
uIld uuyun>clyHSucss- How I.ug b, W.
manned u this state he knew nv. hsr
when the Prescuc, had left him ami h.:
bodily senses had returned. hr ,r
covered he was .u.iy Z mIl, olt IT his r,.
Hy Immediately r.tracud Li- -t...~ Tut n..I
unt proceeded u.uy, than; block wEei. hc
noticed y"un- -lL With ,..,ryd han Is.
looking earnestly. luuIugy. toWar.s
heaven He continued "a approach. won
deriug much. when hc un'lc,d "a woman
muy, dr Ike a cat ,u Z hiri and enter
INTO conversation with thc-I. ilIs mind
vas now thoroughly aroused \ moment
aitcrNMI, hc passed, stepped, ,tepitd
mtu thc Shade III 4 lara, rrcr. overheard
the conversation. and when trcv moved
away hc fuiiuwe them. f-,.ug convinced
that there was some gWuIug thought IL
! the strange waking dream that Ied HIM
hithrr lie efollowei about nitavl. niuutes,
resolving Il his ruiGn hos ie v,a.u pp,.
ceel bat was unable - soIac .a amy con
clnsion Looking across the street he saw
4 poiice-utii He passed n,.r and tccost-
| ed him The officer was a small. 1.-THE
! llttle fellow rather uldish, ia the most
| terrible eve Richard ever saW-
/ Richart was often told illat his losk was
/ intense. ana that his eye vas tiery aud p,n
I etratng. nut here he found a man before
/ whose glance he not only Iurl,d bat trenr
! bled hc was glgrcd al 10y eyes that Nsom
! bled white hot d.tmonds After heariu-
| Arhyght story, Sergeant Nuulhrr crossed
| the street rapidly, told Richard to follow
] up the parties the sergeant dove down d
/ side street and disappeared, leaving Rich
ard not only puzzled but maddened at hi,
lucumI rehensible conduct.
III lev minutes the Sergeant appeart,
coming up the street from the opposit,
! direction
X You are right my boy" he sand, a.
soon As hc met Arbyght.
!. You know her then 4 queried tn,
other,
Well. replied the Sergeant, apostro
| phizing the monnsyllablc answer with !
| peculiar motion Of the head.
/ What subsequently followed has already
been described The house to Whlcl
Grace was conveyed was the happy nom,
Of Sergeant Soolfre the room INTO whicl
| She was carried, though small was COSY
and comfortable there was q warm cheer
! full carpet on the floor, the walls, which
were neatly papercd. were hung witl
chrolnos, family pictures In nll and lndi;
ink few walnut cane-seat,d chairs, ;
carpet. lounge and small antique centr,
table completed the furniture There VA
also crate in which glowed a very com
panionable looking fire, before the graf,
| there was a large rug on which a larg,
| gray cat lay doing and bllnkIn-. Grac,
was tenderly placed on the lounge, anC
Mrs. Sooliire, who comprehcnded the siJta
tion. set to work ~ restore her tn con
sciousncss but her restoTatves and salt
were not needed. As Grace Just then slow
" opened her eyes. slowly raised hersel
on her elbow, then sat up and locke,
around the room with puzzled stare
which was succeeded for one awful minut
by look so terribly frightened and mex
pressbly beseeching that Mrs. SUnltire wa
moved 10 tears.
Don't be alarmed, by dear, said til,
kind-hearted woman. lou are ANON
friends let me take your ha, AMI shawl
you must make yourself at home my dear
we Il all be kind aud good to your. 50 chve
~, won't YOU now n and the good woma
took her gently by the hand
Grace felt soothed and Gained by TIA
sweet, kind tones of the woman, but NOR
especially by her tears, and then her ow
tears began to flow, and she sobb,d as
her little heart would break.
Goldsmith truthfully said that "prS
mature consolation is but the remembraT
Der of sorrow" This fact MAS well know
to the woman, though perhaps not in TIL
rich classical dress. but known to he
heart nevertheless She let Grace wee
herself calm
"Where am r. she asked, half sol
bingly, half timidly.
"You are in the hands of one that wi
be good kind friend to You. My hu,
band is Sergeant Soolhre, he and tn
young man rescued you from bad womoI
. naughty woman. 1t was very lucky, III