The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-04-11

member, all the Ioveliness of her life
to think of nOW."
"HOW did You know her life was
lovely ?" he queried, little sharply
She he5itated a moment and then
said, simply: at must have been.
or you would not miss her from yonr
living so much" tribute to the
manly worth in the face she saw be-
fore her which was keenly relished
by the owner of the face. He sighed
and then looked for a time out of the
smoky window, then said: After all
life Is strange muddle," and, receiv-
ing look Of understanding in re-
spOnse l3 this sentiment, he went
on:
A"We don't know what is right to
do, and yet we're punished by fixed
laws FIVE don't do the right. That
doesn't seem just to me-"
"Oh, but it will come out straight
in the next life," she cried eagerly.
81 don't know whether 1t will or
not" he responded. II haven't seen
the next life yet, and | don't know
what it is like-dOn't even know il
there will be next life. only know
we are hedged in and around in this
life"
But surely the next life will take
away the rough places of this" she
said. ut will make us understand
all that seems so strange about this
and there must be a future life; God
will not put 50 many into this life
and let so many 60 out of it incOm-
plete. That seems to be the strong
est reason for future, that so many
die with their life work just begun. -
''ls that reason or a hope with
you?'' he asked, She hesitated and
did not answer, and just then one of
the restless young men who had been
a fellow passenger Of theirs came in
and glanced casually at the two.
That glance made her Seif-cOnciOus
and blush dyed the delicate face and
she turned, in a decided way, the
pages of her book, as if she were de-
termined not to let this stranger get
possession other wandering thought
again. The young man passed out o
the station, but the eide y one rose
and walked restlessly about the room,
knitting the shaggy brOWs OCCASION
ally at some troubled thought. The
thhrffee hfe, lh0qqrS Passed, PAS and tAilclnGG nGG
sist you ?" he asked gently, reaching
out hard, brown hand for some of
the numerous buudleS she was carry
ing. She handed some to him and
followed his turdy footsteps to the
train. They wondered a little why
their fellow passengers of the morn
ing were not in greater haste, but
forgot them presently in the hustle OF
departure. He secured a pleasant
seat for her and then one for himself
at some distance from her. A few
minutes of waiting, of idle watching
of the dark landscape, so soon to be
among remembered things, and the
train moved slowly out of town, and
as it moved away another train steam
ed in. She looked curiOu- y at the
second train, but rememG cred that
this was a junction and did not obey
her first nervous impulse, which was
to 60 to her WhilOm protector and
ask him if he were sure they were
on the right train, She forgot the
train soon, and watched his stern, set
face, and felt sorry for him, and
wished he might feel as sure of the
future as did she. Soon the cOnduC-
tor came, and she watched him as he
made his way toward her. When he
reached her protector, as she already y
called him in her inner consciousness,
that individual gave a quick start at
some words uttered by the conductor,
after examination of his ticket. A
troubled look settled upon the resO-
lutte face, and he conversed earnestly
with the conductor for a few moments
then glanced at her and rose and
came to her. 81 to d y )" said he
that we don't know what is right
and then we get punished by unal
terable laws, and here is a speedy il
lustratiOn of the fact, only that fee
now that l might have known the
right.i l had taken pains to inquire
We are on the wrong train"
She looked deeply troubled, bu
said after a moment:
"How can we get back ?"
ut is of no use to go back to tina
junction. We might as well go on t.
Chicago now and go from there; i
will really take not much longer, ,anC
as you trusted to my leading in thr
first place, l will. if you will let me
see you safe out of this trouble"
81 am used to taking care Of my
SELF" she said, but her lips trembIeC