Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-04-12


bic to convince Miss 'Turpn tn , he coul@
reach so dire an extremity. ha not the
knowledge been forced in upon her in {;
WAY that she could not refuse.
She absolutely heard the gruff voice ("
Mr.. Shldrach upon the morning in ques-
ton. and the low, musical, but bitterly
nlocking words of the doctor in reply.
She sat down on the rug. and claSpr'
both her hands. He WAS going away thea:
Until thtl moment she had not realized
The extent of s,ch 4 disaster. She coul
h1v. borne. PERHAPS. to have been compel
leI t. 90 away herself bee use the inevit
able for her lti become, long since, II mat
ter f course; bu t" have the iron hand "i
inexorahlc necessity grasp this magnificent
Young man WAS TERRIBLE tie of lh, fl ,>h
ing eyes, the lur,llv mien the rXultant >trl
for thus hlu little Miss Turpin ht eli
wont to cl >-ty the sonrwha p,r> >'ntl IT
fractions of NounI B 'ak"-lc to become
the prey of adverse destiny.
Miss Tarrin hrr ,kt.,>t that morning
w,~, I, C,llur. Bv din1 of long rr,clcc
and IN exceedingly yraclnu, gift in house
wiiitrv. She h al always nltnt.c.i To "rl N
,,.\tr:,nrhnnrv III Il. meals tn. herself J.
WIS - T.; littl,' 500 an gel set M ;ll"ft IL
the r lnncy and .>~i-:c ed Tho cujnlrv e
tnr.S ,t the lone lit lr Woman. II,r tots1
wu~ Of brown tn III Isl ypl l,'n. hrr crif e
WAS of M,n n.h the most delicious. her bit oi
steak 50 jay an | alpe.Izng iht somr-
times lupr 81 Ike in the nrlrIbornr loon
win :, ne. chunk~ of brnvn-bre ,d ilpltn.
II lplr--lv in a chnlkv ii id brtpr,- h IN
in me- tins >nv"rv l"r under his no>.riI~.
y, &. his .lIncflc hand At the stern wall
IA, / iItit, In,l al, ar
l:ut even Tn. it'll. an9,.l in H.. chimu' :
hrr.,,rl. impatient With The b, htvior OF hi-
l.. Miss Iu pin, that morning Ih" litIc
wrn N u>llillv - practicable ani ctp,hlr,
hit, t ann. her 'ar to listen t" i f'l-
l~riny. tunbl NJ step III the next room,
Il libcr trly burned the toast and boiled
The otl,,. and the >ooty wings spread
themselves. taking tli- ht III disappointment
and disgust.
Shc held her breath rs the familiar
i,o sep passed her door and slowly. one
bv one. went down the orm-ett,.n stairs.
Oh here WIS he going What would he
DO? She had read sometime of an even
iuw V hen working hours We're over. thu.
shaded lamp upon the liable At her side,
the Goals l,@,pin- and 5lazn. in the rrfIl-
gent crate, her little ~lippered feet ~ on
having neither money. means, nor content,
had lritt,d into 4 moment of FRENZY and
dc~poir and thus lrnped into the awful
bar that separates the known from tn, un-
known. content o risk anv fate but that
which awaited them l!crr. She had read
thus of poor. strange unforlunate~. and her
heart had u, he IN lilrir behalf Blt no" ,
Wrl now her heart almost c,';t>.-d TO beat.
>hc put AWAY her work-of What av.,ll
Wa il. AL !ottrd and blurred hy her tears.
or ruined hy h"r shaking brush Ar day
>h, AIRED and trcmhlcd 4, i.it fall >om,.
ntuitivr hope caused her To brighten the
fire. cooh 4 dainty mead. and, placing lhe
table opposite thc door, leave the tempting.
coZv rpotu "prn upon til wind swept,
gloomy colrid VI.
Ihcu Ill. waited .tnd waited. The clocA
struck a midnight. then / >, ., from l
ucighhuiMg brllIV; the me:,l was cold. the
fire burned low; th,. chn, cray morning
had almost dlWuel. when At kat came:
vr~-tll1uk God, t:tittlin. and slow, bu,
it Wa il~ tputstcp; nom, other cp&ll 4u.<h
en- LIVE Miss 'lurp'n pu.<c.
II" reached tn" landing. tn" '!o"r Of h"r
room. WHY, ,rIlv, he di, l..u>c-yr- and
~iaG.cg in.
AIN ''4'I N''t!.th " i NH'>' I"lIIt4'''
would have r'roIIcd with disgust and h"r-
r"r, lnd. above AL, with lear. tor thu
young man WAS cNldrntiv not himself.
His hair. damp and dl>AeV"Ied hIn- in
heavy disorder ab"u, his face an! Ne X; !;
hi~ 'HcS. = ,~>N and .mld. hl 3L"i upon
hers; Il red llrutr burned IN his ,hcch =:
~NLhi 10 m Il ch"d ill> irrmn,1nT uI~.
lle fell n" a -htir 1T the rhir, and lock
''i ""n'I"lln ln- up,n ~" food betol" linn ,
hli thu which Wnull haNt. been tlnutirtl-
y dvv"Hrd ~i\ hours hrtor, V.,> LIKE. thr
'~hr~ Il httrIm'~~ /" hln n"w. he had
NOT tasted food t'n - Ao4u-. HN il Ma~
rot hun cl that !or.utrd hlu nuA: il wt~
IN r-t-.tn puIng hr~t.
He 'l .nA the I'itchr. If water irnm Mis-
jn"lln hand. and Iu,k"l plea iiuyIy To-!
m."tr.
=" Do rot hr .,iuil - 4jvr ,hr plt.nt
N.G'f. in murm'rcl 'tg,1lr. " In r.,~,.>
"l let'.il'' d'.tIliy ilI'N something's Url-
vii #. r'c'nlult.a. hl AL in-,ln>. water
tttr -Wt.'r lhrn lr i,ll back WItn
&. -,l".tn "t aE"uN.
VI = lDr'n ru "ut "t the room and
down h. ii :. puunIrI ON th,. door OF
t:''- 6 Im.n t,il"l below. who. viii hi>
Nli" -'n / lIN" children. were "rj"yIn9 IN
steep 'hr only lmmun Y granted Them
il'In Idlt-~ I:iifUr and tull; ha,ir linn tiN
" t'r re- "ortur in the nrl-hn"rhpoI .
'.ts NJ t'' ~;..u'- ~ in Ike .. deer. and
h'lud l'r- Hltk" ln~rn~ihl". hl- head
thi"WH b ch upon tie char. hi> eyes hlt
ri"~'.d. hl~ ~t'ul"rou~ breathing audible III
tho r"tri''"r brl"W.
h'' lIt l.. German returned with The
very best medical aid in the vicinity, even
hat OF the eminent DR. Hlyer>h.,w hIm-
-rlt
All tIi~ fa>> and confusion had reused
Mr. III tir,ch. who followed them up the
stairs and prolrulrd hi> long, hairy chin
IN the doorway,
" Il l., perhaps, best that you should
know. madlm, said the surgeon to lntle
Miss larpln. " that It is u doubtful case.
Your husband is in a very critical cond-
ton. 1t this worthy man will assist me.
We will get him to bed Our only hope i,