The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-11-04
Der ten was a small, delicate hand,
directed as follows ..s tr4to1r
= 4 Mr.. Frank II. WendeH, Ai
81. Adams.


Vermont
This letter bore date of July 81, and
post-mark Fitcabarg. Massachusetts,.
Tom had quite forgotten for the mo-
ment the other ST. Albans letter, but
of sudden he cried to.,hinself, YBu uI.
10 st. Albans is full Of business TO-
day!" ,sse, s as {ns - u
"MY DEAR FRANK, Il only hope
you have gone back to St. Albans, for
Heaven alone knows how else this
may reach you. l take my only
chance, it seems to me, left for happi-
u IS. | must write since my heart
will not let me sit longer and feed on
my own sorr1w without breaking.
Dear, since you went away from me
on that sad, sad night, not one me-
ment Of peace, no day when a song
was pleasant to hear, no day when /
could sit silently glad, has come to
me. Oply longing foryou Twas proud.
and angrylthat goa ebuld not trust
me aud though l could easily have
explained, | would not. l, for that
short half hour. believed could bear
everything, since | bore harsh words
Gas they then seemed). Now | know
| was wrong. Darling, will you not
write to rne ?-just one word to you
forgive mt, and, if you caa. say you
still love me? Shall l never see you
againP Dear heart, was never any
thing but true to you, aud that l can
show you If you will come to me or
let me write to you. Will you not
write to me? Just one letter, and /
will bless you each day live, if God
makes me live a thousand years.
always being. am still, ouly
yours, "CLARA F. DENNETT.
"Wallace ST., Fitchburg.
"P. 81 am with my cousin, pass
ing the summer, and, unless | hear
from you, trust may never return to
St. Albans."
"By Jove" said Tom. "here are
two which 60 together. Where's that
other letter. Yes As I'm poor lone
ly mortal, I've got the two in heap,
and now | must deal them new
hand" (Tom was rather given to
playing cards; therefore his language
so he put the two aside, and left them
in closer union as letters than they
had been as beings. If Tom had been
a mesmerist or a believer in mesmer-
ism, he would have probably wondered
if the joining of those two letters
would have any influence on tie days
lie of the two writer's. AS he wasn't,
he didn't; T. e., wasn't mesmerist or
a believer, he didn't wonder; he only
commenced to form plan for his va
cation. The commencing ended half an
hour after bis days work was over.
''I'm going to Providence day after
tomorrow, Mrs. Wilkins" said Tom,
that evening, to his landlady.
"On business, Mr. iom91 (Of
course she didn't saw "Mr. Tom," but
it will do just as well.)
'No'm; it's my vacation"
81 hope you'll have nice time"
"My trust is in Providence" said
Tom, little irreigiously, but he
couldt resist the pun. "Aud I've al
ways wanted clam-bake, and they
do say there's no spot on the earth for
Il clam-bake life the little backyard
they call Rhode Island"
Day after tomorrow became to. day,
and Tom started.
Ere long Tom has smoked q whole
cigar, and got several miles on his
way to ward Providence, Rhode Is
land. A quest he calls It; an attempt
to find out Frank H. Wendell, and
then to re introduce him to Clara f.
bennett. He lived with these two all
his journey. Clara had blue eyes and
sair hair, he was confdent; Frank
wore slight mustache and was rather
thin, he was certain; and so he built
up two imaginary persons, and even
found himself foolishly trying to fit
his imaginations IN two fellow travel
ers.
Providence at last. Hotel a few
moments after. Tea after dressing.
Plenty of time, thought Tom and he
didn't go out that night. There was
no harm in brief perusal of the City
Directory, however; and so Tom stood
at the hOtel counter aud mon0polized
the Directory chained to the marble.
"W-a-W e-W -W,e.n-W-e.n,d--W Wen
del. Here it is, said Tom, mntter-
ing to himself There were few
Wendells, but no Frank or Francis
H., not even simple Frank or Fran.
els.
"Do you know a Frank Wendell ?"
queried Tom of the hotel clerk.
No, he didn't, that clerk answered,
after he had got through staring at
Tom.
"Who'd be likely to know a young
man about the eity% again asked