Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-04

Five years have passed away, and
changes have been wrought even in that
short time. Thorpe farm is occupied by
others than John Fielding and his sis
ter. They reside at Rillbrook farm now,
about three miles from Milton. It is
summer time, aud the house is full of
visitors, the number including three of
Mrs. Mitchell's daughters, and Annie
landlord. Annie landlord is now a
beautiful woman of 81, and the rest of
the party look all the years older than in
the old times at Thorpe farm. After sup
per, seated in the parlor, with the win
dows open to allow Of the summer breeze
filing the loom with odcrs of the flower
garden, they begin to speak of by-gone
times and old friends, and some one
mentions the almost-forgotten Will Fer
guson. Said one:
4 heard that he came back to Eng
land to set some scheme in connection
with the publishing business afoat, and
that he proved most successful, and made
piles of money
IF that is So was the reply, why
doesn't he act honorably by Noble u
Croaker, and refund the money he used?
by the way said George Mitchell,
who was present, and now just caught
at what they were discussing; 'at Milton
market, on Saturday, 1 was shown a
paragraph in the agony column of the
Times. copied it down. and, taking
out his pocketbook, he read, 'Messrs. N
s. Co., of NJ, if you will let me know the
amount of W. F.'s defalcations, six years
ago, will remit same with interest. r
Tape, solicitor, $50 Chancery lane, Lon.
don That is Will Ferguson, sure
enough Shortly after he added, Moth
er can you find another spare bed? A tel
low l was once acquainted with wants tt
come down here to knock around oul
worlds; he won't trouble you much,
dare say, and he's an old friend Of mine
His name is Wilson,
Then Mrs. Maria Smith, Mrs. Mitchell'
married daughter, talked to Annie Hand
ford of Ferguson, and Annie said: {"
never knew whether quite really love(
him; liked him very well, and more thai
I ever cared for any other fellow, but a
any rate, If l ever did, this feeling i
entirely dead now, and if felt sure tina
1 loved him, I would never marry
thief
The next day brought George Mitchell
and his friend, Wilson. Mr.. Wilson wa
tall, bronzed and bearded man, and
though George said he was only 81, b
looked like 81, and all the inmates o
the house remarked that they fancie,
they had seen him before. However
they concluded it to be entirely fancy, a
none of them knew any Wilson's reslden
in London.
Weeks passed away, and it was 500
pretty evident that this Wilson wa
deerly enalnored of Miss landlord, an
it was also plain to the most careles
observer, that his love was reciprocated
One day he announced that he In
tended to depart on teh morrow, an
in the evening he asked Ami
to take walk with him. On still
in shady lane, with the red sunset shed
ding its glow upon them, once again wa
the same old story told. But, betor
Wilson obtained Annie's answer he tol,
her that he knew Ferguson; that he ha
known him all his life; known of his ST
and disgrace, and also knew how bravel
he toiled to redeem his name, and tina
he was now a comparatively itch man. II
told her that he knew that Ferguso
loved her deeply, though b
had never known whether it was mutua
love and he had asked her to say wheth