Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-06-05

landscape, but when night came and
her alone in some strange hotel, she
felt as if she was, indeed, alone. But,
at last, she was nearing her destina-
ton. and by o'clock in the evening
would be in the town which she i'm
agined was to be her future home.
She did not like the idea of getting
there in the evening, but felt too
anxious tn get there to wait in the
neighboring city until morning.
Her anxiety about travelling alone
was in measure taken away, and
she began to feel something OF the
ease of an experienced traveller, and
when q fatherly-lookinc old man, who
had sat with her for the last twenty
miles, asked her few questions, she
answered him freely, and soon found
Gnt that he lived only a few miles
| beyond her own destination, and was
well acquainted with many people
there. She asked him If he knew her
aunt, Mrs. Edwards, and be replied,
.sOh, YES | used to know her well
"A nice woman she was, too-died
very suddenly few weeks ago OF
heart disease, believe" AMI, then,
suddenly starting up, he exclaimed,
..Holloa! there is the man ] have
been looking for all the way and,
sn Itching his bag, started IN ull pur-
/ suit of man who was just. disappear
ing into the next car.
She did not faint or cry out, rs so
many would have done, bat for few
moments felt perfectly numbcd by
the intelligence. What should she do
now? there seemed to be nothing
left for her to do but to stop at the
next station, twclty miles away, ana
take the next tram for bone again :;
and mechanic ally she put her hahd
in her pocket TO take out het DochcI-
book to see how much money sue
aad left, when, rs if her rrO" ana
dlsmay were not great enough already,
she discovered that there was no
) pocketboOk there nothing but her
picture and handkerchief
She rose with frantic haste ana ex-
amincd her seat, the floor and every
= spot where it could have drop ed,
t but all in vsin.
! She remembered then that, IN the
/ crowd at the station where she had
! last stopped for rcfre'hments, she
; felt once as if somebody was picking
G her pocket, hut, putting down her
e hand and feeling notmag, had con-
t cluded that she was mistaken, and,
{ having her ticket in her travelling
u bag, had had TO occasion to look for
; ne pocke:book until now. Wha,
n should she do? There abe was,
. hundreds of aliIes from home, q
e stranger, homeless and penniless.
y Would anybody tclicve her stsry
if she told it to then:
o She thought of Harry and the KIND
/ protection that she would have If he
, were only there, and wept bitterly.
y lien, pulling her veil tightly dow
r over her face and leaning back IN tht
* corner of her sea-, she prayed earn
!" cstly, in her great despair. for death
= = and even as ..% ~, nrayG4 there was
" She hau t'H-t W '''I'H 7'' ""9 Univ"
oi yiolcntly from her seat aud crowde'
trg,@'y INTO a living mass OF hunanit
n in an overturned car.
Sac could MT move or see any
IL thiny, and, remembering her rccen
th pr.y>r, felt asif it were really to h
Ill answered 'muedlately. The shrek
III and groans aDund her were .ppall
u" my, but she maize no sound and iii,
.'t nol struggle ii try to change her III
he comfortable position in the least.
>. She heard nxious friends inJuiT
ing of each uhcr il they were hurt
y but she had 10 friends, and was s.
= lent.
iiv 'i', Fortunately he lamps were put out
II, and the chictdangcr of the inmate
''' of her car seemed to be sutfOcatiOr
4. At last egess was made, and sue
+, passeny ers Il had been able to max
-, their escape commenced to help OF
;, he others, SINE Ol whom were s
id- llghly packc IN rs to render 1t
NM, very difficult operation.
,m 1T last it 'as Mays turn to h
~, helped out, nd voice that sounde
,a strangely nmiliar said: ''lf yo
T.. VIII take mshand, | think that | On
NJ help you ou now,' and in momcl
,.I she was ouLOt the stlling car il I'll
Im, pure, fresh ir; but she felt slch an
-, faint, and Staggered when she trlc
to walk.
am. The kline stranger, seeing TIN
Irs lifted her il his arms and carried h'
ont of the Onfusion to little ban
,n,o where he paced her gently down {
= " the soft grss, saying, ''lf yoI i;
friends in he cars that you wou
- like me tolind," but here he sto
ped short for May, certain nov tn
t." 1t was hi, voice and no other, IA
,ha aside he. veil, and disclosed to llar
r',, Davenport The face that had haunt
be ,,i'n III Vi, is it poosi6lc: ~ ,ried
to rilrd tones ''IlOw came !
LereY'' and without waiting for
mile nIy ne knelt beside Eer, saying al
;nht iouslv, .'Are you hart? Is th'
" tn ~nm"thing L can do for you?'
find mo, am not hurt" she repIiC
Ia Il shuldeing violently, but an
-ould trouble, Mr.. Davenport, and ne
sur help"
"Arl you shall havcall the Ii,
,cked that Ian give you," h, replied
not low toes thst thrilled Ier heat W
step their an'nless.
sh. "Ids so strange that you happen
.od II to heon the train. | DOM KIN
soft what sould have done if you w
many NOT p" al she turned TO hin W
nerfect fustfulness, and suffeed b
and to suppt her with his arm wi
sarfnl she sat.le and trembling and t
n to her sto fro >m beginning to end
!, ,ue. He ked >7ery serious AMI tr'
.as to bled, q, when she had finished
cone. recitahid in a low, moved voi'
n she Il nk that n 1igher will Il
,cured =,ine st have guie. ed me all
next iournthrough, or L sholld
gave have on thls tram 'No-hs"''
1t a strange situati, 'nto be
tleman They're in mountainoL" regl
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