The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-02-10

we saw the figure move nearer the cabin.
Answer" continued Tom, waving
the old fur hat, answer, or I'll fire."
But Tom had no time to do anything
of the kind, for the rascal fired directly,
and /, looking through chlnk In the
rough and divided flooring, saw and recog-
nlzed the thief as one to whom Tom and
/ had been the best of friends. 1t was
Simon Rail, man whose reputation had
been of late far from satisfactory.
Tom and were unhurt, and ere we
could get down, for we had noticed the
william had removed the ladder, Simon
Rail had escaped to cover.
All the settlement was alarmed, and
search made but he was not found un-
til afterward.
Well, three years more of hard work
found me rich man and Tom and had
reached Melbourne, and sailed with hope,
love and joy for England's happy shores.
When l reached home no one would
have known me with my beard and pc
culiar attre-half settler, half nautical.
l need not tell you how eagerly sought
out No - Northampton Square. It
all seemed the same Seven years and
half had very little altered London, so
far as l could see. Yes, it all seemed the
same until / reached her house.
How dirty and neglected" {" thought
1, as gazed up at the dingy, yet familiar
old place. {" am certain Lilly cannot
be here, or everything would look
brighter and cleaner. Perhaps they
have moved / will knock and see."
So gave the door series of loud taps,
just to enhance its wakefulness.
"Well, sir, what is it ?"
1t was an old, dirty-looking woman
that spoke, as she half opened the door.
" Do the Grahams live here, still ?"
Live here bless yer, MOI They are
rich folks now ~
Rich ?" said I, and believed look
ed dreadfully angry, as though 1 thought
they had no right to be rich.
q" Yes, rich ~ replied the dirty old
gossip, drawing nearer, and opening the
door wider when she found my business
was so simple. Yes, rich and all
through some gentleman who started
old Graham in business some months
agol The old 'ouse 'as bin to let ever
since they left it-ten months ago. Live
why, let me see-somewhere near
Reading, little village called D
But that's not the shop. The shops in
fDx e{af;nnapio 1x,a
heard say, and"
"Thank you, think that will do
Here's trifle to drink success to my
search.
managed to get away at last, and was
soon being conveyed over the lines of
the Southwestern Railway to Reading.
1t was lovely afternoon when l en-
tered the little village of D. soon
espied the little cottage to which / had
been directed, half hidden from the road
by row of poplar trees, and it was with
very little hesitation was soon walking
up the little garden path and ringing the
bell.
The Grahams were out, but explain
ed that was friend of the family, and
had come very long way expressly to
see them.
This gained me the desired "open Sc
same" and was soon ushered into the
little parlor. Yes, this was Lilly's home.
gazed around me as though was in
the sacred precinct of some holy spot
AS my eyes wandered around the sweet
ly scented little parlor, they rested at last
on some milliner's boxes that lay upon
the table. had seen such boxes in my
youth, and knew them to contain the ap-
purtenances of marriage garments.
Yes, 1 read her, my Lilly's name on
them. I lifted the lids slightly, and,
alas my fears were too true they were
the bridal decorations of Lillian Gra-
ham.
1 could only just manage to recover
myself as an open carriage drove up to
the garden gate. could not see them
alight, but soon saw an old lady and
gentleman, whom / recognized as Mr..
and Mrs. Graham, and then l saw the
dear face of Lilly-saw it to notice it was
pale, thin and sad-saw it to quickly tell
that even prosperity, and perhaps the
prospect of an advantageous marriage
had not made her look better than the
merry, laughing-eyed, little maiden of
sweet seventeen.
And then l saw gentleman, tall and
well dressed, with his back toward me,
giving some directions to the coachman.
More than this could not see for the
old couple had entered the parlor.