St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-08-02
Five driven IL skin.


t" trusting his team to such IL pair %
hands. sam WAS compelled. 10y tn,
psychic force of the little woman, L,
yield up the rrinS. 1t WAS with tral
and trembling that he watched hel
handling of them for the first mile : but
as she really seemed to know what Sh,
WaS about. his confidence increased amd
he watched her with admiration. llcl
veil WAS now up. her eyes sparkling are
her checks glowing. She did not speak
oftcn. but when she did. il WAS alWav,
something piquant and graceful that Sh,
uttered. At last. just aS the station w;u-
in sight. she Yielded up the lines with
Il deep drawn sigh of Sati>taction. apnl-
"gizimg for it 10y saving. that her hands
not being used to it. were tired. ''l'ml
not sure" she added. ''but | shall tax,
To the hoN ut last as Il steady thing"
lfyou do. responded sam gallantly
Il hope y"u will run on my line"
Thanks shall ask you for Il ref
ercnce. when apply for Il >ituati"n.'
There was Il halt, supply Of fresh
horses. and Il prompt. lively start. But
the afternoon was intensely hot. and
the team soon SohrIcd down. Mrs.
Page did not offer again to take the
lines. She was oVerwarm and weary.
perhaps; quiet and Il little sad. at ANY
rate. Mr.. Rice WAS quiet. too. and
thoughtful. The passengers inside were
asleep. The coach ratified along at Il
steady pace. With the dust 50 deep un-
der the wheels as To still their rumble.
At intervals II freight wagon WAS passed
down to one side. 1T Il ''tuln- out. or Il
Ialihii skipped across the road. or Il
SOLITARY huIscman suggested alternately
Il road agent. OF one of james heroes.
Grand views presented themselves. of
wooded cliffs and wild ravinr>. Tall
pine trees threw their lcmyt htning >hHd
oW$ across the open space on the noun
tain sides. And 81 the afternoon wore.
away and. Whcn the sun was setting.
the Passengers alightcd for their supper
at Lucky Dog Il mining camp pretty
we'll up in the Sicrr;i>.
I'VE both stop here" said sam ;> he
helped the lady down from her high
po>tion letting her know 10y This re
mark that her destination WAS known to
iiim.
lin rather glad of that" she ans
wrrcd frankly. with Il little smile. and
considering all that had tran>pircd ON
lunahlc if he felt almost sure that her
reason for being glad was the same a.
his own.
Luck Dog WAS one of those sham
bling new camps. where one street
SERVES for Il string on which two or three
dozen ill-a>>Oltrd tcncmcnt> are strung.
every fifth one being Il place intended
for the relief of the universal American
thirst. though the liquids dispensed at
these hrnctiCcnt Institutions We're oh
served rather Ia provoke than To ahatc
the drynr>> of their patrons. Eating
houses were even more frequent than
those which dispensed moisture to
parchrd throat~: 50 that. taking Il eur
>orV view ofthc window fronting ON thc
street. the impression WAS inevitably
conveyed of an expected rush of fam
i>hcd armies. " hose wants this Chdrlta-
hlc community were only too willing
To supply, for IL sufficient consideration.
I The houses that were not eating and
drinking houses were hotels. if We cA-
ccpt occasional grocery and general
merchandise establishments. Into " hat
nut-ut-tl lc-WaN corners the inhabitants
were slowed. il was impossible to con
lecture. until il was discovered that the
men lived AT the place already mNcu-
turicd. and that women abode not ut all
in Lucky N-D"g or if there were any.
not more than halt dozen OF them. and
they lived in umacrII>tnmcd places.
The advent of Mrs Page al the silver
Brick Hotel. naturally made II sensation.
An a>>cmhlagc of not less than tittl
gentlemen of leisure Cr"Wdcd about the
entrance. each more intent than the
other on getting Il look at the arrivals.
and especially at this one arrival Who>,'
aue looks. name. business. and iutcm-
trmtiom~ in coming To Lucky Dog. were
discussed with great freedom. sam
Rice WAS closely questioned. but proved
rrtcrit and nou-cnmmittal The Land
lord vaS hr>icgcd with inquiries the
landladN. too and all without ANY body
being made much the Wi>rr. There
WAS the Way-hill. and tIIcrr WAS the
lady herself put that and that together,
and make what You could of it.
Mrs DnlIl Page did not seem dis
composed in the least hN the evident
interest size inspired. With her black
cuIl> ~mInuthly brushed. her black robe.
immediately neat. with Il pretty color
in her round checks. and Il quietly ah
Sl, endured the concentrated gaZc ni
fifty pairs of eyes during the whole din
ncr without 81 much as one awkward
mo> cmcnt. or the dropping of IL fork ol
teaspoon. 80 it WAS plain that the
curious would he compelled to await
Mrs. Pages own time for developments.
But developments did not seem likely
to come overwhelmingly. Mrs. Page
- Il,,l, ..,
the Silver Brick. 10y means of little
household arts peculiarly her own. and
before ii fortnight was gone. had he
come as indispensable to all the board
ers H. she was to Mrs. Shauglnessl her
self. If she had IL history, she kept il
carefully from curious ears. Mrs
Shaughnrs>y WAS evidently satisfied
and quite challenged criticism of hel
iaVorite. Indeed, there was nothing to
clitici>c. 1t was generally understood
that she was Il widow, who had to get
on in tIIc world a. best she could. and
thus the public sympathy was secured
and AN embargo laid upon gossip. +,
he sure. there were certain men IN
Luck bog. of IL class which has it,
rrprrScntatiVcse eVcrywhe " ho regard
ed all unappropriated women. especially
pretty women. very much aS the hunter
regards game, and the more difficult tn,
approach. the more exciting the chase
But these moral Nimrods had not had
the chance with sclf-possessed Mrs
Dolly Page that they would have had
with Il different style of woman. Tn,
groSscr sort got Il sudden congo !: anc
with the more refined sportsmen sh,
coquetted Just enough to show then
that two could play at Il game of max,
, believe" and then sent them off with &;
lofty Scorn edifying to hehold- to the