The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-10-01
What Became of Her.

At little village church At small
American country place. q small c"n.
gregs;ion gathered together to hear the
old minister preach one of his old ser.
mons. Every pew held people we'll
known to each other. and who knew
each others business Nobody there
but had heard that Thomas Benton had
courtsd Annie Redwood, and how all
was going on we'll, when the two grand
fathers qusrreled about an acre of
ground in a stony. unproductive spot,
and u family feud commenced, aud
they were separated. Annie was six
aud-twenty now, aud had never had
another sutherland Thomas had left
home for good. Aud there the obstinate
old grandfsthsrs sat. not caring . whit
for all the trouble they had caused. and
never forgiving each others trsspssses.
despite the fact that they repeated the
Lords prayer together every sunday.
Sometimes in summer there would be
strange boardrrs from the city IN
church.; but now it was winter, aud
every one wondered TO see large old
woman in a great plaid, Old-wprld-
looking cloak. aud fur hood, and .
deep cap border, come into church, and
seat herself in . back pew Who she
was no one could guess. and why she
came to church with such cold AS she
seemed to have, was . wonder TO all.
She coughed loud and long, interrupt
ing the sermon and the prayer, that
every head was turned. She seemed to
try TO raise, but found herself unable TO
do So. Then Annie Redwood. leaning
toward her mother. whispered:
Its sh.mc. People ought t' bs
more Christian like in their conduct
Ill 90 and help her cut"
Then she arose and went softly down
the aisle. and bent over the old lady aud
whispered something. Oh which the
poor old soul arose and took her arm.
and they went ont Of church together.
The coughing WAS heard outside for .
moment or two. but the services went
on as before, and no one wondered that
Anne Redwood did not return.
The family expected To find her when
they reached home. of course; but she
was not there. She did not come in TO
dinner, nor did she come to tea. BY
evening much alarm WAS felt. and in
auiries were made. but without avail.
no one had seen the girl since she lsfs
the church doors.
There was q Sunday tram to large
city, and q man kept watch at the sta.
,ion all .he day. lie. seeing fewer pas
senge,s on Sunday than any ether time,
had noticed them all.
The old woman in the plaid cloak had
come 20 the station. but Miss Redwood
was not with her.
A Young man spoke tothe old Lady
nay. she had his arm-bat be might
have been q stronger who was assisting
her. no one could tell.
The old lady could not be traced Of
ter that. and nothing mnre WAS heard
of Annie Redwood.
Mauy thought the old woman vs
some dreadful person in disguise. VIII
had murdered Annie for the hsndsom'
watch and ring shc wore. Then. too
sh. had quite a little sum in her pocket
for She bad had money Left h-r by al
aunt, and was not dependent on her IN
theirs gifts of pocket. money - 'h'
other girls were. :,
The woods were searched. the pond
dragged. but in vain; and the poor gar
was At last given up for lost
+ The old people had bseH very crae
TO her about Thomas; now ebsy snef
hitter and unavsiling team hov