The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-08-07

YES Tho rush ef the csosd. hsrsysss 10
The train. the rsiils ci vshiclss, sd tAs
, dsaiesiss neiss 81 the strsst bshisd Asr
vsiss ssyiss IAN sb@Asa:" ssa. mol
Loos,ns vhicA way 10 isss. sAs s6sysd
his call. ssd ran back iust l. tins I" dsop
painting into sat Of The rsss car
1 New. ct least there 80 chance 10 re-
ec~sr breath and sense. asd. from ths
vAA sf hsrs~n thoughts y sssess some
idea SAx gould serve the viasv and her
hey. She rs only littls vithersa old
maid. wita ~ ~ss 10 care tuo stIass what
became of hes. Why shcsld shs care -
fnuch 10 spare widas Warner blovi II
Fred ksev what VIA paalag 10 her mind.
hs weald doubtlsss cal hsr "nsddls.
some old piece" and ssy'hs .ccGla take
care of hinsslf. Aud ~. - daslk. ~
could. bot then. II hs faasd 70 DO itthis
one particular tims: IL he stcsld Dss AoiEs
homo on that Sunday trts; u b DID so
to New York With thst Tscklsss looking
lyospg chap; u III. Rssterhsd ths psrty
3aad h<ryt0j nsvos aAss 70 Y = sli; surely
That Fsuid " tse xpSeh 10 sspscs the
Eidow's heart 70 bear. u some way shs
Imsst spare her II sbs aosid' A first sLs
sAousht she would 90 straight TO the
! mother snd tell hsr oil shs had hssrd. but !
! that would not spare bsr the pain and
vsuld not save the boy. And save bin
shs rnust, o.. 1t least. she must try. She
had 9spe no further than this 10 her Wsd.
itstions. vhex touch on her shoulder. and
"rickst. Il you rleasel aroused ber.
u had ~ ticket had rot tins 10
buy it.
Where to. mssAm?"
ITO Fitohburg 80, wait . minute;
haven't made up my ~ind."
Fare. cne-fsrty. ter As0ts additional u
bought GU the train ssGgstsd the con-
ductor. kindly. evidently tkiuAisg she dsd
come TO the end Of her money ~ her Wits
"What time 10 We rsast Concoy>?"
In 20 minute"
..vsry we'll. give me ticket fsr Gpe'
cord"
At Concord she inquired what time theI
next train vent TO Boston, and quietly sat
down ia the station to wait. She 10 long
er hurried or blustered. Shs had made up \
her miad She could even feel a'idiy i'm
pressed by the f.ct that she was 20 near
the home Of Emerson and Ha wthorns and
Thoresu. She had been brou. .yht up =
admire" them all--and after 8 fsshisa
she die; and part OF the bene6cisi,t mis'a
sien Of these great souls was 10 rsst tbs
little old ssul. intent on it, own miA sioa
Of good. When the train for Boston W.
rived and she WAS whirlsd back into th = |
city in.ths twilight, she was even able TO
get 40 winks on tho trsip. SO quiet and
settled in purpose had she become. She
took street car straight 10 the boarding
house in Hancock street, where she always
stayed when her business kept her over
uight; but, before she entered, she ~pnt
10 . drug stOre AMI locked ~ he directory
for the importing house aherr Fred War.
per WAS mp, 'ye.i Sav ku,w the place of
business w.nli H.. closri. hut she nsted
the Residence az iva nivmbrrs vi the Grm.
parcels aud told the laudI.iy sbs WAS 60.
lng ~ lock for a friend aud might not ra
turn ill mvruing, shs sailed forth aguin.
1t was now dark. but Samantha armed
with her umbrella. had no fears. She /
knew the city after 90 years Of coming and +.
going, and her head was clear enough OK.
cept when. As 1t the depot. it shared the
futter of her heart. She had no trouble I
10 finding Fred's employers house, but in
answer to the note sent up. asking Frsd's
address, he sent her that Of clerk who .
had all such items in his charge. II
Nothing daunt,d sue tri.d again. aud
this timu with success-No las u --- :
street was only five miustes in the street
cuI 'om ths uvuso W eoi AusStussuss Asu
now began the Lsr,lest part OF her task,
but even lot this shs had courage. IL took
mors than she hal thong III il " ould though )
to facs the hard.ieatured boarding house
keeper. who ~ss summoued, il Huswer TO
IA statement To servant. TINT sL. desired
10 wait I'LL Mr.. Warner should some in.
''Of coarse OH eau wait. II you wish IT, ,
bui no Que EVER knows when young men 4
will come in. Mr. Warner aud his room :
mate are often ont very late Indeed, NO I
QUE remAins up Tor them as lhey bsye their
swn keys Il
But Samantha WAS not H. ba driven
away by any suspicious glaDces or reluc.
tapt consent. Ii
Il am An old friend of biz mother and
my errsnd il very important" she said
''snd must see him il | wait all night; i
will Just sit here, ma am, and Mr.. Warner
will take me to my lodging whom ho comes
in."
And there she sat. her spectscles on her
forehead and her mouth puctercd up like
. bar With the string drawn tight. dozisg
4 little. reading little in her pocket Tes.
tsmest, but looking - determined % the
granite OF her native bills. And there the
left her; after telling grumb.
''ug servant not to retire until the woman
gene. And there young man found
10 jamped from . cab that ratified
~. ioor about midnight, snd entered
to the. 'ch-key. He started up the
h his IA turssd ssd called the ser
irvay, then Of the ball Samantha
/ from the res, $sS ssst 10 ses II the
ned fsrsssJ 10 Pred. asd ssv. in
! comer couid be had been With
ID, the youas saD Who >s. sbe bad