Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-09-22

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places, q young man, who had en-
tered first class compartment as th'
last moment, was still engaged II
. tumbllng what he would probabl,
' have styled hs traps into the orde
/ no approved. AT length the task wal
, accomplished to liis mind, and he wei
commencing TO unfold a newspaper
. when some sudden mlsgiying appeared
to selzs him, and he tossed over alrcs'
all OF his paraphernalla In search o
some article apparently that was mol
forthcoming Then In new concern
he prosecuted voyage OF quick dis
coyery IN his pockets-wlth growing
dissatisfaction, tor at tho end hc ex
claimed with great hcartincss;
'Couiound II! what Is to be don't
! now''
A slight stir and movemen! (prob
ably octasioned by the astonishmcn'
at the vlgor OF his language) dres
his eyes TO the other end OF tho carri'
age, wher, now he could dimly sec
the form Of lady, quite nnperceived
before in the twilight OF the early
winters morning, At once he sub
dued his demeanor into the ordinary
reposc OF gentleman's manner, say
ing courleously:
4 beg your pardon, | thought my
self alone
The young lady slightly inclined
her head in acknowledgement OF his
apology, aud at the same moment by
the increase Of light, due to their hav'
ing emerged into the oper country,
each beheld the other plainly. There
was no spoken word OF recognition,
but though the embargo of silence
was laid by their tongues, their eyes
finished q message of recognition,
both thought of Spencer and the Cas-
tie Hill at llightown, and u hurried
walk IN the sweetness of an August
evening more than year ago.
Il hope you did not take me for an
escaped lunatic,' he said, laughing
slightly.
No. she answered. i comprehend
that you arc without something you
wanted
Just so; my overcoat. My constl-
tuition would survive that hardship,
but the fact is, have therewith lost
my money, Some friend persuading
me that it was wrong to carry coins
and notes in indiscrlminate confusion,
presented Inc with purse. Ii cost
me some labor; but I faithfully made
use Of it in gratitude he added, smil.
ing, and trying 10 recover from his
annoyance. 'And my self-sacrlfclng
devotion has eliminated in leaving it
with all my worldly wealth behind me
at the station in my overcoat pocket
And you will lose it!
1T is not unlikely he said moving
to the opposite seat to hers, to talk
more at convenience, but that is not
the trying phase Of the matter. l
have to rebook at Dampclitte, and l
AN on my way TO keep an important
engagement and cannot afford delay.
Altogether it is a bore. o! friends,
friends, they have been the bane OF
mans existence from Jobs days until
these! he exclaimed, half pettlshly,
half laughing.
Miss Marion Holmes tacitly de.
clined the wide ground for discussing
the subject cf friendship offered. But
after a few minutes silence she said
timidly:
4 have been ,hing-thinkipg-
thinkins-' there she paused.
Trevor leaned forward to learn the
resuIt of her reflections.
Yes! he said, intcrrogatively.
Il have been thinking that might
be Of use,' she replied, now complet-
ing her sentence, and to make her
meaning more clear, opeeed her purse,
from which she took q FIVE pound
note.
No, no, he said hastily. Thank
you all the same; thank you very
much. I shall 90 en- no doubt-a
man can easily raise money-and let
us nope that they will be moderately
intelligent at Dampclife Junction.
'Ynu will not borrow Of met she
marmured, slowly and painfully.
1T is not necessary, or l would not
hesitate he said, gently, for, glanc-
ing at her face, he perceived some
thing of the enormous effort which
her varying color showed the effort
had cost her