The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-05-07


sccon plishsd. With quipkssed breath aud
deeper biush. shs ssols : elascs st The
youthfal stranger fos stoa she had bess
battling xith dragon 4 The Ais.
He is handsome. thossht shs. still
blusbins.
How could Il b. that - dream oi bliss
srev within him. that shattered BY biz
very strssgsh. Il shosld part asuadss, and
ALLOW him 70 pssssivs ~ gisl saosg ~
phsslouss why q ls1ne did no smile
Of Welcome bsishtsa uPss his iasss sAs
~ oone, The nsidea vhose coal accord
iss 70 tAs old ssd bsssiilal idsa, had been
sevsrsd from his ous, ~ shss. IL al
bis vague bat passieapts dssirea. b
ysarnsd 70 mseL Her oely. could hs
lore With ) perfect iOvs-hin. only. ecald
che receive insc ths dspths q hsr hsart--
aad nov hsr image - laistly blushiss
10 The fountain By hsr -; should u psss
away. IL lnssrs would ssssr CLEAN upon
his life again.
''Hov sound ~ slespsss uuruursd ths
girl.
She departed. but did Dot trip along tue
road - lightly y when sAs came.
Nov. this girls father vss thriving
sosstsy merchant in - neighboshcca.
asd hsppsnsd 4 that identical time 10 BE-
looking for Just such young man =
David swan. Had David formed way.
side scquainsssss With his daughter, be
would become The fathers clerk; and oil
else in natural susesssisn. And 20 here
again had good iortuns-ths best Of for
tune stolen 20 near Mn that her gar
msnts had brushed sspisst him. and be
knew nsthing Of the matter.
The girl vss hardly out oi sight whom
two mon turned aside hsnsath the maple
shade. Both haa DARK faces sst Of BY
cloth caps which vers drawn aslant over
their brows. Their dr6ssss were decided
y shabby. yet had certain smartness
They we're couple Of rascals. who got
their living by Whatever Satan sent them.
and nov in the intarim Of other business,
had staked the joint profits Of their next
piece Of villainy on game Of cards. which
was to have been decided here under the
trees.
But, finding David sleeping by the
spring one OF the rognes whispered to bis
fellow:
"Histl Do you see the bundle under
bis head?'
The other villain nodded, vinted and
leered
I'm bet you hornoi brandy" said the
tirst. that the chap has either pocket
book OF else be has snug little hoard Of
small change slowed away amoug bis
shirts. And il not thsre wo shall find Il
in his pockets.
"But how II be wakes" ssid the other.
His companion thrust aside bis waist.
coat. pointed to the handle Of dirk. aud
uoddad.
80 it bel" mnttere.l tho second villain.
They arproacl ed the uncop<eious Da-
~id. aud Lile.te pgiutej the 'ls sesr to-
war,i his cart. N. ether ''egr e senrci
lhe IhundI, hehiu,i his l.sad--th.ir .wc
tsces wrirklr,i and gllsstlv with guilt and
fear. bAnt, ,.ver their victim. looking terri.
fed erouxti 10 bs mistaken for 6ends
should he suddsnly awake. Nay. had ths
villains glanced aside into the spring. ever
they might have known themselves As re
fiected there. But David Swan had nevel
worn more tranquil aspect even wher
asleep on his mothers breast.
Il must take away the bundle" wbis-
pered ono.
"But II be stirs III strike" mutteret
the other.
But At this moment dog sceuting alopl
the ground, came ou beneath the mapl
trees, and gszed alternately At each o
IAhoss wicked men and then at The quie
|,slespes. He then Tapped out Of the foun
ItAin.
i .PshAHl'' said one villain. I've can d
nolhiug.pn The dogs master must b
.close.bshiud." I"
.G.st ns .tatoA a drink aud bs of, sal
~ Otlssr.
The Maan sG& The dagger thrust tb
vnpSn iisto his pocket aud drew forth
:, ~ apistoi. bat not Ct that kind vhic
IN, - single discharge. n was fss
~ ynx. sith bloakitir tumbisr syese
rn,a ~ aoutI,. Each drank comforts
bla 4, - As,d LEFT the,spot, with 10 mar
;..,. - ~pcb usus hter at their unaccon
r,;..ca viclsdnsss. thst they might Y
..;l ~ s~e gone on their way rejoicing
r. a. bears they had forgotten IL
v,ols "A. h. psor once imagined that th
,e.o,,;oe, agr4 Lsd written down the ba'
-, ~ ~, vJer against their souls in ls
-. A. .lur.l II ~ eternity.
4. n, D.v y Swan be slept quietly. ne
,hs, coo.c;o, y Of fhs shadow Of deaf
-hs, /. huno over him. nor tue glow ,
renewed lie ' ~ tbsl sbslos 80 vii
drawn.
He slept. but - Longer quietly =
Ar.t An hours. ~psse had snatched fro
N. als.tic frame ~ ueariness With vhit
u.ov bours Of toll ND burdensd 1t. No
bs siirrsd: nov =. ~ his lips without
..uca. pov talked u ~ inward tone
the MONDAY spectr 40 nis dream. o.
I. poi,s Of Wheels q 1sDnuAstIiug louder q
louder along tho vad until il daah'
th,ourh tbs midst al Dad1' , slumb bsr; q
,hsys ~, the stses sa6l. He started !
With I'll his iisas u cstaiin.
.Hallo, driver. '.skssHAssscger."
shouted
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