The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-04
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asked.
''No,n she answered sullenly. The convict
made her q polite bow us she turned and
walked 70 the door OF her own den. She
stood outside on the gravel fora moment, and
gazed modify after No ,OsO rs he was con
Quoted by his guardian across the open space
and vanished from sight round the chapel on
the way TO his own cell Then she entered
the waiting room, where she found the civil
official who had at first accosted her.
From him She ascertaned tho proper office
at which the inquiry she wanted answered
should be made; and upon applying there
learnt that No. l,GSO, supposing he continued
to conduct himself aS he had hitherto done.
that is, earning the maximum Of eight good
marks day, would obtain his ticket-of-lcave
in about six months time.
Then what becomes Of him" She asked.
"Do YOU just put him outside the gate, and
tell him to hc OFF,
The officer smiled. ooh dear no. He il
aS,.cd 4 he has any friends 10 go t., or where
ho wants 10 20 10. His fare is paid TO that
place He i, given u suit Of clothes and q
little money. After that he must do the best
he can
Mrs. Miller looked thoughtful. as there
anyone | could write TO and ask to be told
the day he Will come OUT" she asked
certainly. Ii you are a relation or friend,
and willing to loo, after him, aud wrote Il
the governor to that effect, no doubt you
would hear from HIM"
'TlHui yog. sad Mrs Miller Then she
gathered up her black skirts and let the
prison. She found her cab and was driven
back to the railway station. Ii was some
time before the train left for Weymouth; SC
she climbed to the top of the Chesil Beach
and sat down gazing out over the sea. Her
lips moved, although the rest Of her body
was mojionIe,s. She was praying, and the
petition She offered upWas that Heaven in Its
mercy would remove from earth Il certain
convict before the day came upon which he
would be entitled to demand his freedom. A
curious prayer for n religious woman tC
make, but after all not stranger than the
prayers offered up 10y antagonistic armies.
The train started at last and took her to
Weymouth. Here she obtained rcfreShment,
Of which, indeed. she stood much in need.
Somehow she made mistake III the time
and missed the afternoon train The CouSe
qucnCe was that it was past eleven o'clock
when She rang the bell of that methoIically
conducted establishment, Lakewood House
And the rule OF IIazlewood House was that
no servant should On any pretence be out of
doors after Eall-past nine or, unless the pres
ence of company demanded it, out Of bed
1Itvr Ealt-raSt ten,
Her masters were in waiting, and 1T once
took Lcr to task. She explained that she had
Missed the train.
Nv hat trainN asked Horace.
The train from Weymouth. sir
But Miss Clauson told us yun were gone
to London
Miss ClauSon made mistake sir
Horace felt nettled at the idea Of any one
who he'd even a vicalious authority from
himself making a mistake So he said, with
some aspcritv, This must not occur again,
Mrs. Miller"
And, added Herbert, ''Jhe next time you
want holiday kindly mention the fact To Ii.
As well Us TO Miss Clauson. We have rule
n these matters"
Mrs. Miller curtSied, and left the room.
"Suc is "A curious looking woman" said
Horace. Il wonder if we were right in taking
ler without characters"