The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-03-19


Tom's rsvsriss we're mol devoid u rsmoFs@
that night bus ~ merit day hs started
ont early sc a. vAst bis heart told him
oaghs V have bssa done ysass aee.
II was not hard 70 nsd M. Sccit's re-
treat, and be came upsa \ just Il noon.
Nj. Scott - leaning ovsr The wooden
gate. looking iistfully down The long dusty
lane, and he readily satsrsd into convsr-
satios. Tom ~ snislsa with pity d ths
change in his old patron. He had sunk "a
very small interests. and talked nov Of h's
little patch Of corn. hin couple Of ccws,
and his eggs and chickens = hs had oncs
talked Of richly laden basks, and bills ol
lading. and checks. and balances. Thsa
Tom lea him 10 speak sf his old business
and hs Va slad 10 ses thst the merchant
instantly asserted himself. He must b
taken ont Of this, thought Ton. and b
asked himself 10 dinner
Hs sutsrs1 ~ heuse with eeatiaG
|hsar< Wcul1 AiI@ ~ tksssi Would
- kssw kin4 ~ osell m ~ -
psslsd vks = ~. ~ Air essae 4
have kssnsv sysa She ~ laying hum
bic table for two = they entered. end
altsr glaaes and : movsmsnt Of csursssy
she went oalnly os With her housshold
duties.
Tom had good oportunity for OBJ
serving how changed shs was. but u VA
change that sosthsd aod pleased him
Her figure. her movements, her sweet qsi
et face, her neat dress nothing escaped
him; aud she was fairsr 10 bis eyes than
she had been even in that enchanted houl
when shs had first driven him from thu
Jersey depot.
They sat opposite 70 each other at table
and when he answered the first inqiry
she looked eagerly At him, bnt Tom sud
denly lowered his eyes. Ia : moment
however, the truth flashed across her heart
and in scarcely articulats voice she eriet
out "Oh. Tom Oh. NV dear Toni
Then Tom Vas BY her side. kissing he
cheeks and lips and hands and whispering
nobody knew what between his kisses
Mr.. Scott had risen at once and was sup
porting himself on the back OF
chair hardly able TO Understand the goo
fortune which had came to him, until Ton
said:
"You promised me Alice sir. when ha
made 500, 900, am worth nine hundre'
thousand today; will thnt dor
"Good Gracious, Mr.. Kilroy," and th
old man sank into his chair and covers
his eyes with his Drowned hands.
There was only besfsteak snd som
potatoes a. the betothal feast, but il wa
wonderful one. and after it there was
business talk in tho garden which made
new man Of Mr.. Scott. For Tom wa
bent on refounding the firm under th
name Of Scott 4 Kilroy, and though ther
was necessarily some delay million dol
lars can work miracles, and before man
months we're ever tho senior partner I
the new firm WAS exercising again oil b
old authority aud busincss acsmen.
For Tom remembers his father-in- law
claims aud has forgotten no word Of tb'
kindness which altered his whole destin,
when mason lad and which for man
years rewarded and encouraged his you'll
full efforts.
4 Toms younger brother occupies Tom
old position in the house now; but It
not likely that be will follow Toms fool
steps westward; for Whenever Tom hsa
him talking Of his big brother's good lue
10 the mines, he always says:
i Easy-s Harry; good luck requir'
good looking after; and gold 10 easi'
made than found.