The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03


said simply:
1T must have been, or you would
not miss her from your living sc
much, = a tribute to the manly worth
I in the face she saw before ner. which
was keenly relished by the owner o
the face. He sighed, and then look
ed for a time out of the smoky win
dow, then said After all, life is a
strange muddIe," and, receiving a
look of understanding 10 response &c
this sentiment, be went on AVE
don't know what is right to do, and
yet we're punished by fixed laws i
we don't do the right. That doesni
seem Just to me.
"Oh, but it will come out straight
in the next life," she cried, eagerly.
Il don't know whether it viii oil
not he responded - haven't seer
the next life yet, and don't know
what i. is like-don't even know i
there will be a next life. I only
know that We are hedged in and
around in this life"
But surely tie next kfe viii take
away all the rough places of this,
she said, 1t will make as uaderstsn I'D
all that seems so strange about this
and-there must be future life
God surely would not put Us into
this life and let so much go out of it
incomplete. That seems to me the
strongest reason for future, that SC
many die with their lite work only
begun. f"
is that reason or hope with
you?" be asked
She hesitated and did not answer,
and Just then one of the restless
young men who had been fellow
passenger of theirs. came IN and
glanced casually at the two.
That glance made her self-con-
scious and blush dyed the delicate
face. and she turned, in delicate
way, the pages of her book, as if she
were determined not to let the pas
senger get possession of her wander
ing thoughts again The young
man passed out of the station, and
:ne elderly one rose and walked care
lessIy about the room, knitting the
shaggy brows occasionally at some
troubled thought. The three hours
passed, and l o'clock came, and a
train came. Can I assist you p he
asked gently, reaching out hard,
brown hand for some of the numer-
Gus bundles she was carrying. She
handed some to him and followed
bis sturdy footsteps TO the train
They wondered little Why their
fellow passengers of the morning
were not in greater haste, but forgot
them presently in the hustle of de-
parture. He secured a pleasant seat
for her. A few minutes of waiting,
of idle watching of the dark land
scape, so soon to be among remem
bered things, and the train moved
slowly out of the town, and as it
moved away another train steamed
in. She looked curIously at the Sec
ond train, but remembered that this
was junction and did not obey her
first nervous impulse. which was to
go to her whilom protector and ask
him if he were sure they were on the
right train. She forgot the train
soon and watched the stern, set face
and felt sorry for him, and wished
be might ieei as cure of the future as
did she. Soon the conductor came.
and she watched him as be made his
way toward her. When be reached
her protector as she already called
him in her inner consciousness, that
individual gave quick start at some
words uttered by the conductor, af
ter examination of his ticket. A
troubled look settled upon his reso-
lutte face, and be conversed earnestly
with the condutor q few moments,
then glanced at her and rose and
came to her.
Il told you said he, that we
don't know what is right, and then
we get punished by unalterable
laws and here is a speedy illustra-
ton OF the fact, only thai | fee cow
that might have known thS right
if | had taken pains to inquire. We
are on the wrong train.
She looked deeply troubled, but
said, after 4 moment:
How can we get back ?''
1T is 10 use to go back to that
junction. We might as well 90 on
10 Chicago now and 90 from there
it will really take not much longer,
and as you trusted to nv leading in
the irst place, | will, if you viii let
me, see ycu safe out of this trouble
Il am used to taking care Of N.Y.
self, she SAID, but her lips trembled
A little
"Where are you going" he asked,
and upon receiving her reply added:
Il am going beyond there, so il
will be no trouble to me to see you
safe I will telegraph your dilemma
to your friends at the next station
We shall reach Chicago in two hours
and the conductor tells me We can
Immediately take another train back
so that really the worst of it will be
the four or five hours in the train
He remained sitting with her and
chatted lightly for a time, till her
mind was somewhat diverted from
the unpleasantness of her situation.
Gradually they wandered to deeper
waters and talked again as they had
earlier IN the day, of the problems of
life, and into these queries and an
swers of theirs crept ever and anon
, bit of the personal history of each |
He learned what desolate life hers
seemed to be, be learned, too. what
! sweet, CHEEKY courage must under
lie her whole being that the desolate-
ness should have been so ignored, |
md be grew ashamed of his own re-
pining over a lot which had much |
Of brightness in it.
When the train drew into the
great depot at Chicago he felt that
he had learned to know a pure soul, |
md she felt deep pity for the lonely |
ife opened to their view, and as
.hev took the other train, which was
% take them rapidly to their desti-