Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-09-06

Holly had noticed man standing appa
rently waiting for somebody. Madge wa
quick to notice this, as she was ON tn,
lookout for s0mo60dy-who failed to ap
pear, however, for wonderland the yer,
moment-as it seemed to her-the MAJ
beheld her, he started and looked at he
companion Gertrude-Madge started too
for the mans face was familiar. she haC
seen it somewhere, but for the life of hel
couldn't place it-a young, dark nous
tached face 1t was; quite handsome. anC
one, n person having once seen, would b'
likely to remember.
With the mans keen gaze upon her
Madge could hardly control her wits sufii
GENTLY to take his face fully IN. as the
saying is; but she .t6A Sur5 that she
had seen the man somewhere at some
time-but where2 Thus she thought az
who seemed to have paid no heed what
ever to the stranger.
Whatever might have been the mans
object standing near the mill gate, it did
not seem as important as the discovery he
appeared to have made IN the appearance
of the two girls who had just passed him
by-for pulling his slouched hat more
| fully and firmly over his brows, he turned
on his heels and began following them.
| He continued this for n considerable dis
lance, until Madge happening to look
around, noticed him--thc man was on the
other side of the walk, and there were
number of other people also-but Madge
| Holly kne,c, or rather J62. that they were
| followed; being satisfied Of THIS she nudg-
ell her companion, and said
"Don't turn round, Geltrude-but we
are followed by man with dark NOUS
| tache, and slouched hat---I have seen
him somewhere-but cannot now recall
where. He is on the other side of the
street"
Miss Weldon turned her eyes in the di-
rection indicated, and saw the man of
whom Madge had spoken. An involunta-
ry 'Oh, my God" escaped her, and she
hurried on into the main street, dragging
her companion huriiedly after her.
Arriving there, she dartcd quickly into
n store at hand; so quickly indeed, that
when the man turned the corner, the two
girls had disappeared
The man looked around him with
puzzled expression for n moment, and
then, with muttercd curse, turned about
and moved rapidly in the direction from
whence he came.
The two girls watched him through
VIC WihboWS ht tllStIltdItu lIOHl
view, and then, having made an unimpor-
tant purchase, went forth in the direction
of their original destination-the millin-
cry store.
The two girls hurried along looking
anxiously from side to side to see if they
were followed.
Gertrude seemed terribly anxious
Madge never saw her so frightened before
in her life; and she asked; "Did You re-
cognize him Gertrudel"
"Yesw was the brief reply.
"Who is hel I'm sure I've seen him
somewhere"
IL will tell you when we are at home
BE watchful now, and tell me if he APP
pears"
They had now arrived Mt the millinery
store which they entered, and in short
time Gertrude. having completed her pur-
chases, came forth her feet had hardly
touched the sidewalk when she uttered a
loud shrek and, throwing down her bun
dies, she rushed into the middle of the
street: and just in time a carriage
double team was dashing madly down the
highway, driverless and wild with fright;
and a little child of exceeding beauty, was
toddling across the street. Of course, ut
terly unconscious of danger, as well as ut
terly incapable of avoiding it. Like
lioness, Gertrude leaped in front of the
frightened animals, and Selling the infant
in her arms sprang to the walk, the foofs
Of the plunging horses brushing her dress
as she reached 1.-THE child dropped from
her arms as she reached the sidewalk,
and, overcome with faintness, she was
falling to the ground, when young gen.
tleman who had just appeared in the
crowd caught her in his arms, and then,
lifting her up as if she were child, he
carried her across the street. and into an
apothecary store-where the child and
another lady were already receiving at
tention from the clerks.
The lady already there was the mother
of the child whose life Miss Weldon had
so gallantly saved; and the young gentle
man was her brother-Tom Arkright-it
appeared from the story of the young
man that they--Mrs. Bascombe and him
self-were. walking quietly along, leaving
the little fellow to run on behind-that he
was never missed until their attention was
called to him by our heroines shrek of
horror-a horror which communicated it
self to them when they beheld her throw
herself before the Infatuated animals, but
which changed to thanksgiving and Joy
when they behcld their little darling safe
in the arms of his beautiful savior!
Mrs. Bascombe had recovered from her
faint, and was now assiduously attending
on Gertrude who soon recovered from her
shock.
Our heroine blushed with pleasure and
embarrassment under the deluge of Mrs.
Bascombe's gratitude. and the eloquent
silence of young Mr.. Arkright-whose
eyes, filled with unspeakable admiration,
gazed upon her with ratitude-and-and
an indefnable something which, at this
time, we can't explain, but which 1 have
no doubt is very evident TO the readcr
After much besecching ON the part Of
Mrs. Bascombc. and mute eyed pleadings on
part of Tom Albright, Gertrude informed
them where she resided. She had no false
pride, this heroine of ours-and received,
in turn, warm invitation to visit Bell
vile park, just mile or two outside the
city; indeed, Mrs. Bascombe said she
would call for her. herself, in a day or
two, whereupon Miss Weldon and her
companion babe them adieu and fastened
home to their boarding house. Toms
eyes following Gertrude all the way-not
literally you know-but beaming brightly