The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-11-18

tt9ryous Will ]. Wat 70 Qnea week more
rin .REoyla V hear from I goa,a I,
+ No, date ard no signature. aJpsl
like a mai in love love said Tom. ss.T.he
only Thing settled is that the frsi
letter . ~ r. t6at monogram is Oh F.,
bldeF . That doesn't amount to any
,thinlg. .'ft don't know the Second let.
tetEI' mean Whfch'it ais' ~ Somehow
he was7ledito' put the lettor one side
Instead Of throwing fn4the waste
receptacle. i'He thought he'd like tt
1ook,ati that mohogram once more, il
was such apretty ioneaa9hi ilsa ~ ''c''
.7oFive,Tsix; 'seven; eight, 'Dinei more
letters read, andinothing!ip the shape
of!business yet. Number stenll9 Num-
Der ten twas a ausmali, delicate hand
directed as follows:eH ..@a3isg7h boz
Mr.. FRANK HgWENpEbLy 'T9H
St. Aibans, Vermont.
. This letter bore date Of July 81
alb d postmark Fitch burg, Massochu:
setts:' 9h' rn''""''"2"' # = ~ :. o.
Tom had quite forgotten, for Gle
moment, the other ST: Albans letter,
but cf7a sudden" he cried to himself
@Hullollz st. .Albansis full Of business
to-day l'.g He them opened and read
sjhMYqDsAR gFRANK+-Ii only! hope
you. hayei gone back!to st. Aibaus 70,
Heaven only: knows hownelse: thit
may reach nyonpatdeatake eimy only
chance, 1T seems jtoij me, left for youl
happiness. Il must iwrites nsince7my
heart will not let me. sit .ilongerand
feed ON my own ,ssorroW without
breaking.f Dear since you went
away from me on that sad night, moi
one moment Of peace, no day when g
song, was pleasant. TO hear, no day
when. I could git silently glad, has
come to me. Oily, longing for you
I was proud and angry that you could
lot trust NO; and though I could
easily Haye explained, would not
T. for that short half hour, believed
could bear everything, since I bore
your bhash words (aso they then
Iseemed). IN Now I know I was wrong
Darling, will you not'"write to me-
just one word TO- say you forgive me
and, if you can, say you still:love'nie'
Shall I never seeeyou again? Dear
Iheart,iI was never anything but true
10 you, and; that ! can show .youiil
you will come to me, or let me write
to you. Will you not, write II TO me-
Jpstfonet letter, and I will bless yoG
each day I liYe, if God makes me. me .Eye
e a.eg4s thoasaqPa ysarsr,..a ri; .s,esy saDo
o. cI' h.,., , u II CLARA, +, DEsNETTls 81,
ss.t Wallace street, Fsfittcphl.btgnrg.4 Fsfittpl.btg
""P; ST. am with my eongsin, ~ il pass z fs!
| 1ug the summer, and, unless, heal
to St. Albdis." va " e @0'-''' y 49,
"By Jovel" said Tom, "here are
60 together Where'l
that otherldetter7I Yes4fotAb t:I'm q
poor lonely mortal, I've sgot thetwc
mi the heap, pand l!now Iamust sdea
them a new handi'iy (Tom was rather
given to- playing uoards-therefore Ihis
language.) So he put the two aside
and left them in-a.closer union rs let
ters than the had been in, as beings
ihiTom hadeibeent alimesmeristt or q
ibeliever in lissmerisni, hs would have
probably Wondered il, the Joining q
these two letters would have any in.
fuenae on; the, days. life of the two
writers. ,aAs heiwasn't,, he didn't. Q;
Wasn't d inesmefist' Or d believer ihe
Ididt wonder; he only commenced to
form a. plan for his; vacation. o: The
commencing ended just half faan hour
after his days work was siover!.,,,iE a'l
.HaI' am going to Providence day
after to;moYrow, Mrs. IWilkins,pn .saie
I ON that evening to his Jan dlady.gy1,
"On business. Mr.. Tom? Co
course she didn't say "Nr. Tom," bu'
lit will do just as Well ),,,i..I.na..,. ~,
aN ON; it's my vacation ! ,.I,,!
vi hope you will have a nice, time
fstMy trust is, 10 Ia !, Providence sale
Tom, a little irreligiously, but. .h'
couldn't resist the pun. "And "
alwas wanted clam bake, and they
do say there's no spot on earth for
clam.bake like the little back yart
they call Rhode Island" ~ i.'' ~''@,''
'ifDay after tomorrow became to
day and Tom started. H'1' .A'H ".'I. ,.
Ere long Tom had smoked a7whol'
segar, and got several miles onahi!
way toward Providence, Rhode Island
A quest he calls it; on attempt to fine
out Frank H.. Wendell, and then t
Ire-introduce him to Clara F. Dennett
He lived with these two all his jour
ney. Clara had blue eyes and fail
hair, he was confident; Frank wore
slight moustache and was rather
thin, he was certain SO he built NJ
two imaginary persons, and ever
found himself foolishly trying to fl
his Imagination on to follow travellers
Providence at last. Hotel q fe"
moments after Tea after dressing
Plenty of time that Tom !; and hi
didn't 90 out that night. There ". wa'
no harm in brief perusal of the, City
Directory, however,: and 80 Ion
stood at the hotol counter and monop
olized the Directory chained TO th'
marble. "W-a-W-e-W-e-n-W;e-n'e
Wendell. -, Here it is,"" said. Tom
mutteripg to himself: There were
few Wepdells, but no Frank or Fran
eis f. not even q. simple Frank o.
Francis trv bug yslo.I J.i. 1-.rtD III,
/ f"Do you know a Mr.. Frank Wen
dell q queried Tom of1the, lholol clerk
No, be- didn't,that clerkiIanswered
afternh nhe had got, through staring al
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