The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-27
THO BIssSTHERs' MEETING.

'StOp!"
/ was bustIiny mp 10 buy my ticket
honiewar,i. VS. pushing In ahead
OF every body, thit'k'ng none had go
good right 10 bch, 10 hurry rs myself,
when policeman sfuif stop! gave
me pause. y II .vCY atiHrLW
"fake yovr place At the end OF the
Incl" he grow'i',i.
ID Iobeyed, tsk.. law sbidinS citizen.
sSoon, Others te.l d., 1niit there was
quite queue haf,ind me- 80 -rff.
One after anuiI,-r az tho e In front
paid their nroars -cfrssl their tick
cts, aud Went their ua,ti' AT last my
turn .canie, Disi,i2 ms, h.ud into the
pocket in whicn always carried my
money, jerked II out OBVIOUSLY and
in fewer woisis tna,yitita kts Ia tell IL,
had explored every pouch AMI pocket
'Ds.fd Say e' lot liz Book iSiss-
claimed. ~ hall ~. hut a. moment
since, and must have been robbed IN
"rhen you'd better step out of the
line till you find II, ,siieered the sleek
looking official who Stared at me q
moment through hin square hole, and
- va" SNextn ~ 70 ilsgfa1sdm9m1ls 4
T. NCAts
NV position was extremely awk-
ward. Il was far FROM home and
among strangers, To await q remit
lance would consume more than 2
week, and In that far-Off place to find
a'elandlord sufficiently uoAading to
trust me in the meantime, might or
might not be among the possibilities.
That dodge of expecting money nom
A..sxf nj dfcfo s,oor Aa foar-
fully threadbare. AZ az s,g.l I,a..t :
III am very an xious to get homes l
pleaded, In utter helplessness, "aIid
pledge mylword % pay immediately
on my arrival. ns,Tan nEd stgM
Another sneer through the square
hole, and an. impatient wave OF the
hand, rnotioning ME aside, was all the
answer i got. ,fxyi.r Woa = ytps,i1
How much Is the, gentleman s
fare 2" spoke up rich, clear voice be-
hind me. Z turned about There was
no inistaking It's owner. Ite0uld have
come from no other than the tall,
handsome gentleman who glanced
over my head at the impertinent face
| framed in the square hOie. a fes.,O
| Here, sir, he said, when, at length
a reply had been deigned to his ques.
ton, handing me bank note c0lsid
estably over the amount named !
receive this ms u loan for the. present
Pllgivs you my address when welge'
out of this JAM" I
I accepted Ills Kindly offer without
hesitation, kn0win Ing my ability 10 make
prompt repayment,l and thanking the
gentleman for his favor, purchased my
ticket and stepped aside. My new
! friend did likewise. Then q bell rang
Then all aboard y shoutelithe eonduc.
| tor. There was u general scramble-
pell-meii, 'helter-skeiter, , everybody
/ getting mixed up with every Body else
Htiied to geta sight ofthe tall gen
tlenlan, outbound il impossible, & +,
| :,This way for---! lshouted u mar
in q labeled cap, swinging his lanteri
like q censor. 4 Il" l'.'s 49,
Following his direction, Ishmrriet
up the steps, never doubling but
/ should And my benefactOr on the train
Tn another moment we were in mo
ton, and, i'm the ameinstaDt, another
train, moved Fin the opposite direc
ton. .fr,4-. -. t..ifoy ali h4as. !.
| ing nv luggage in II, went through
the train, from front to rear, but no
where caught q glimpse Of the gener
ois STRANGER. A second and NOR
/ careful search proved equally fruitless
with watering eyes I peered through
! the cloudy atmosphere ofthe smoking
car, but in vain. My confiding frien'
was not visible, VII sf"'N ga
! a. thought dashed upon me. I'll
must have gone by the other train,
conjecture which. caused me deep an
noyarce.
A. SHe will surely take me for
sharper. y. i said, .'and think L -piaye
him the slip ON purpose,nbn yass, l.
But there was. no help for. 1t.
J could only bide my time, and keep
sharp, lookout, trusting that an oppol
tunity, might one day be offered to oil
charge a debt SO sacred.
/ put "peisonais" in the newspaper
. scrutinized every strange; face / me
lin short, exhausted all the means
discovery my ingenuity could devis'
but to no purpose, / had to give II ul
~ ~ ~ y - ~ 1t ws
one > night, ten years after, as
strolled along the East river, enjoyin
! the effect of the moonlight as 1t fe
; OIL the ripping water and glinte
d from the white sails flitling tOand FRI
that the figure Of a man standing
the extremity Of q pier. caught m
! attention. His attitude and gesture
were those of one engaged In earne'
Too deeply absorbed to heed II
, sound of approaching footsteps, can
] close upon him without attracting b
Q notice. :.
"This struggle may as well end
4 he said. tlashing back his hat from h
q brow, ::and posing himself for Il
4 plunge that was to solve his destiny.
), Before he could take the fatal, lea
!; i'fhy hand was on his shoulder. si,s
\ ynHoldi' Iexclaiined; "the deed W
Y / would do In one OF sheer madnessp'
II know it, he answered, tnrnil
4 his face full upon me; "but what w0u
You lioe Such q Heath Is quicker this
y starvation.'' aiflaHed ylgt0i> vi
2 \, There was something In the tone,
Q well as In the wan but still handson
) features now turned TO the full ligt
p (which caused me to start.
y t"But you need mot 'starve." i I
. turned, quickly, 81 q aiag
e ~ cannot. beg p he replied. ~
~ "Nor need your Why, continue
a .I owe YOU sum myself quite sutf
D cient To relieve your present wants, al
g have long been seeking an 6pportuni
y tn reoav it.u III ~ &YiH a. ~
~ l"Oh.b said the stranger, In whom
= had recognized my Unknown credit
g1of ten ye9D before, alidt0 whom 1 L
= no time IN recalling the circunlstan
- l0f our former nesting, II had gu
9 tf0fk6tten that little nnSttef.nl ps4i
~ nsdBut 4 hadn't, you See! and now y
d must come home with me, for Cal
'r have the debt longer on my consclen'
o. and w4'll havt 10. reckon up the mtere
o. And taking his arm, I led him alo
M without xsvi1g yime to answer.
- y by degrees 1 drew him to speak
~ his pest historysh Ittwas not long
.; my Ia terestgrsw iptePse; The w2m
O. he had loved IN youth, had PREFER
y his brother to himself. Not wishi
10 TO Cast the shadow o. liis 'tInlfAppin'
- "a two che rished lives, he had 'siepa
ne led fiona his home and country q
had long been, given up for dead, (
q ''"Youf name?' I cried, IN q vo
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