The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-11-05

put him on the town. Lawyer BsEal
: says it's legal sod right and they can
erpec. nothing else Of us Squire Sodui
is TO send bis covered csrryall neat Sstur.
day, and old Daddy Mitiiin'll suppose hsI
going for . ride. And 30 thiugsli go Of
all smooth and pleasant
Smooth aud pleasant Helen Hyd.
looked across the graasy lavn 70 the littI'
old man with his mild. abstractcd face
his ruilled shirt front. The silver hair thal
glistened 10 the sunshine aud the Whit
claw.like fingers that slowly turned them
selves Backward and forward - b. sal
there.
HE owned the place opce." said Mrs..
Daegett, "but bis sons turned out bed.
aud be endorsed for Squire Sodus' cousip
and lost everything. And here be b 10
! bis old ass without : penny! whst y Il
Beckyi The oven ready Tor shs pissi Yss
I'm coming"
And she bustled away. leaving Helen
alone. sort Of inspiration bed entered
the girls heart ~ she sal there with ths
briny smell Of the ocean filing her senses.
and The rustic OF the leaves murmuripg
softly overhead. She took Mrs. Dardanels
ten dollar bill from her pocket and looked
long and earnestly At il. She thought OF
the little one horse carrysll which she and
the girls from IIwood Institute we're to
have hired together 10 drive over the hills
and glens all those sweet misty summer
afternoons; OF the excursions to Twin
Rock by steamer, upon which she had
counted, Of the new black bunting dress
which she had decided 10 buy. She must
abandon all these darling little extrava-
gancss il she indulged this other fancy.
"As IL there could be any choice" sue
said to herself. And then she got up and
went softly across the lawn to where the
old gentleman sat-
"Do you like this placer" she asked
softly.
"It's home, my dear" lie answered,
seeming to rouse himself ont OF reverie;
"its home. I've lived here for eighty odd
years. could not live anywhere else"
But there are plenty Of other places as
pleasant"
at may be, my dear, it may be-" he
raid, looking at her with troubled eyes,
"But they wouldn't be the same TO me-
Helen went to Mrs. Daggett. who was
baking pies and rolls and strawberry short
cake all at once.
"Mrs. Daggett," she said here are ten
dollars which Mrs. Dardanel gave me TO
do rs pleased with. and please to give
it to you to keep old Mr.. Miflin here five
weeks longer"
MERCY sakes alive, said Mrs. Daggett,
be aint any kin 10 you, 10 he'"
"No." said Helen, ''but he 10 80 old and
feeble and friendless, and-and please,
Mrs. Daggett, take the money And per-
haps by the time that is gone ! shall be
able to send little more My employers
are going TO pay me generously in the olty
and l feel myself growing better able 70
work every day.
SO Helen Hyde adopted the cause OF one
even poorer aud more friendess than her
self aud for year she paid two dollars q
week steadily, aud Mr.. Mitiiin never knew
what danger had monaced him.
AT the end OF that time the old gentle
mans grandson came from some wide,
wild region across the sea, . tall dark
eyed young man with the mien Of . prince
in disguise.
my father has been dead year." he
said. "And bis papers have only just
been thoroughly investigated. 80 that ]
have just learned for the first time. that
there is sn srresrags due on my grand
fathers allowance; l hope he has not been
allowed to suffer-"
"Oh. he's all right" said Mrs. Daggett.
We've took excellent care of him"
"You are noble hearted woman, said
the young man, fervently clasping ber
hand, '.snd will see that you are no loser
by your generosity"
1T aint me. said Mrs. Dagget, turn
ing red In The face. for Helen Hyde, now
spending her second Summer at the farm
house, sat h. quietly sewing in the win
dow recess. I'm free to allow that me
and Dageett got out 0! patience and was
going TO put him on The town, but Miss
hyde, here, Que of our boarders, she's
paid for binr ever since"
II beg your pardon il have interfeirsd.
said Helen. blushiag scarlet ~ the large
black eyes fell ,crutiuizingly on her face'
but be seemed SO old and helpless. that
l."
"God bless you for your noble desdF'
said Ambrose Mifiiin earnestly.
But there Was something 10 Helcn's
manner prevented him from Offering any
peSuuiaiy mPUubo W uOfs
my grandfather will need your care no
longer" said he. I'VE have been iortu-
nate III our Australian investments. aod
am prepared TO buy the old farm back
again aud settle here permanently.
And when Mrs. Dsrdsnel began TO think
about getting her winter dresses made up,
she received note from Miss Hyde, which
ran as follows:
"DEAR Mrs. DARpAxEL:--I am sorry TO
dissppoint you. but cannot undertake
any more orders. for Am TO be married
next month TO Mr.. Ambrose Aimin, and
We are to live at the Daggett farm. And
oh. how proud | should be u you would
come here aud visit me next summer when
The roses are in bloom and the strssberries
ripen. Ambrose Is al ihst - nice, and ]
shall have the dearest old grsnd.fsther-in-