Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-01
GALES and Sketehes.
MY SILK UMBRELLA.
Continued from Thursday. J

| III.
Allan, as your side of the house has al
ways married for love and grown poorer.
and ours-well, ours is like the old farmer.
1t goes where money is"
We'll. then, why had Rose no fortune er
"Oh. Roses father" said the good
woman, iran through with everything.
IKE wlnnowing machine; and when he
died, she had nothing but her wits and
some OF her mothers old finerv. Why.
my dear, Maria had to send to her her
dress and veil for the wedding. It's a
great shame, so pretty and sweet as she
is' he was gracless scamp. Ktold him
Just how 1t would be-" said my aunt, lean
ing back among her cushions and folding
her jeweled hands.
why don I you take her to live with
you, aunt, in Marcia's place ?" said bold
y.
I'm Marcia's place! As If ANYBODY
could take my daughters place And
when have been looking forward TO
heing alone ever since Marcia had a lover.
now that the thing is done, go and undo
it! My child'
That proposition cost me a legacy.
But little | thought of legacies then.
My one idea was that now | could 90 to
Brentford, and call-for my umbrella.
How differently people are made! Here
was my aunt-in-law longing to be alone.
and here was L
Certainly, the officer told me at the STA
ton, the accommodation train had ten min
utes start, but the limited express over
hauled it at the Junction. The tickets
were half dollar more by the express
the express was just leaving. When it
lett 1t took me with it and it did overhaul
the accommodation, but in very sudden
way 10 be concise. Just rounding a bad
curve, the express engine and the rear &C .
comodallon car telescoped. One mo-
ments too long delay. occasoned by some
woman stopping to kiss all her relations,
and couple OF miles farther it was all
over. Fortunately the rear car was emp
ty and an old one. going to pieces easily,
ana beyond few bruises and the shock,
nobody was hurt, but the trains were of
the tracks. and there were general wreck
and rum, splinters and smoke and steam
and snow. pull ed myself together and
hastened forward, to see Rose before me.
leaning on my umbrella. The quick, ca
ger way in which she held out her arms
to me to be lifted down from the place
where the conclusion had thrown her,
MADE my heart bound. ''Oh, am SO
glad to see You? Where did you come
from! | have been so afraid the wreck
would take fire " she cried Her tone
seemed to say, "But now there is no dam
ger. Perhaps as | lifted her down,
held her the fraction OF an instant too long.
lhen she was only like piece of sugared
ice.
We'll" | said, looking at her and
laughing-I felt so lght-hesrted and hap
py all at once-"what are you going 10
do now P'
land find DIR. Wilder"
And how about Brentford pn And at
that came gush of tears. Tears ?'' said
|, when We are safe and whole p
ut has been so dreadful she ex-
claimed. lifting her streaming face like
flower in the rain. 1--WE ought to be so
thankful Oh. indeed. we mustn't stav
talking; we must see if anybody Is hurt
and needs help"
But You can't walk with your ankle.
IL will wait here" aaa
disp Dsed some scattered wraps about
her, found that nobody was injured, and
came back and told her so. "And now
how about Brentford ?" asked.
They can't expect me back if the trains
don't rum" she said with worried face.
but it's great misfortune; they are
so particular"
There Is DR.. Wilder" said I. "Stay
here and will see that it is all right" [
stopped to speak with the Doctor, and
half an hour afterward | had returned
with a sleigh full OF robes and hot soap
stones. There is to be no demurring this
time," said |. Your cousin Marcia's
cousin Ferguson can take all proper care
of you in one sleigh. and DR. Wilder
and this young gentleman from Brent
ford"
"Oh, yes, Mr.. Tiffany Isn't this dread
full Mr.. Tiffanyp"
in another. The sleighing is very
passable; we shall reach Brentford BY
twilight. And you will keep your stua.
ton, or, or, get another" She hung back
a moment. | hestated no more but took
her by her two little shoulders and depos-
tied her among the furs and tucked them
all in about her; and as by that time
coaches and sledges and all sorts of con-
veyances were on the ground for the others
| touched whip to the horse and we were
off, the other sleigh behind US.
DO you know the way she asked tim
idly.
Il can inquire" answered. rtt
straight ahead" was the instruction
given at every farmhouse gate, and
straight ahead we went, gay and laugh
ing now, in full enjoyment of the pleas
ant. bracing air, the bells, the swiftness.
At length we reached some cross roads.
where the wind had overturned the sign
post. Which one of the roads was
the right onee We took the most travelled
way at a venture. Ii was the wrong one
1t led us on and on, aided by bump
kin, who grinned and said. .'ay. ay." as
we asked if we were right for Brentford.
The sky was already clouded over, and II
was late in the afternoon when we reach
ed village at whose little inn we stopped
for refreshment, insisting upon it, the
other sleigh pushing on rather than wait
We were far out of the way. the landlord
told me; we must have made the mistake
dozen miles back at the crossroads. but
yet If we changed our horse and persisted
it was still quite possible to reach Brent
ford that night. For my coupanioa's sake