Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-06-26

Ife but contained no word about himself | u
I closed with these significant words Il
You need mention me to none OF my IL
riends. have done with civilization" =
You may be sure that Allison lost no time | I
n replying. The envelope in which he en-
,losed both his reply and the dainty letter 4
If the unknown, bore across one end tho '
words: "If not called for in ten days, re-
urn tc Robert Allison, attorney at law, - {
Park Row, New York" !
II.
A bright, beautiful May day was drawing
10 a close, as n travelling carriage drew up !
before the hoapitable door OF John Milford,
stock farmer, California. The occupants
were portly middle-aged Englisbmsn,
wrapped In various top coats Z" and shawls,
and young man, who seemed to be In great
pain, and WAS evidently unable to alight.
"'Ello ERE, cahn't you lend us a 'and ?''
shouted the portly individual to the herds
man, who stood near, looking curiously at
the stranger. "Ere's young man that 'as
broke lis leg. Cahn't you give i'm lit ?'
John Milford himself heard the summons,
and, appearing. bade the boys" bring the
stranger In. The elder gentleman, who gave
his name ~ 4" Holiver 'Awthorse, Of Hwy
Lodge, 'Ertfordshire, HeDgland," made all
due explanations
You see g would go leaping over the
beck, and fell In. II couldn't get up 1; 80
Tummas, ERE, and ], we 'elped 'im into tho |
phaton. Then we came ERE, for we couldn't |
go on WI the poor man groanin', and we |
not KNOWN but ED broke both lis legs you
know. Ell ave to ave doctor"
" Doctors are not easy to get in these
diggin's," said bystander, " but here's old
Peter he's a material bone-setter. He'll fix
i'm up all right"
Old Peter, rough as he looked, proved both
skillful and gentle. He said that the injury
was severe sprain, not serious, but 1t might
| prove tedious and require absolute rest for
weeks MIR. Hawthorne did not hear this
| statement with equanimity
| NOW, i CAhn't stand that. yOu know.
| We've only time To reach San Francisco be-
| fore the steamer sails. i say, why don't you
give i'm some brahndy or gin. Talk about
| the grandeur OF a bahsted country where
there's no DOCTORS and you can't get decen;
drink of ale. No, Meacbam, if you're not
able to go day after tomorrow, III ave to
go without you That's all there is about
| that"
d" But, Mr.. Hawthorne" expostulated the
| young man, You can't 20 alone"
al !" exclaimed the irate old man. I" You
think you're the only chap that can endure
| living with a crusty old curmodgeon that's
travelling for is 'ealth. But 'ere's what IN
alleviate the anguish of livin' with me, sir F"
And he slapped his pocketbook resound-
ingly.
In this dilemma, old Peter came to the
front
"There's the old mans nevy," said he to
: young Meacham. ale hain't been here long,
: but mebbe he'd go with the old feler. lie
| might find him sort o. amusn'. He'd be As
| good as a circus to me.h
Henry Milford would not have been recog
! nized by his New York friends. He wore q
: slouch hat and his trousers were tucked into
. his boots. But there was that in his bearing
| that told Meacham that he was not as rude a.
3 | his exterior.
: The young fellow broached the subject o.
Henry's taking his place. Mr.. Haw
3 | thorne's not disapreeable to live with (: bt
| pays well. He busters sometimes, but h,
soon blows himself out Come, say you will
y take my place"
The proposition was unexp xpected, but IL
,r | very novelty had a charm for Henry and
II | after some discussion of the matter with hi
y uncle, he offered himself to Mr. Hawthorne
and WAS accepted ~ his travelling com
psnion.
u | reached the Milford ranch, addressed +
o Henry. His uncle turned it over with a pei
II picked face
y "Pm sure l don't know what to do wit
l. | it," he said. am ask Meacham."
The young man knew the route that NJ
10 Hawthorne had proposed to take.
"He Intended sailing at once for Hob,
d hama ] believe I'd forward the letter Their
Just write on 1t, care OF tho English or til
American consult"
70 Poor Clara's much travelled letter reache
y Yokohama in due season and was sent to til
~ English consul
l. After remaining some days in his hand
h uncaled for, II WAS passed on to the Amer
can consul, where Il remained 4 month, an
was then returned to Allison, at New Yorl
~ Great was his surprise to receive his lettt
again, bearing the post-mark " y Yokohama.
o. he could also see that 1t had been to Caliio
Or mia There was nothing to do now but wa
IL until Henry himself reported.
a- Several weeks later a letter came to All
" son, postmarked " Vienna, Austria" As
u seemed to be the continuation of a fOrmt
no story, Allison concluded that the previor
ne letters from Henry must have mscarried.
y | closed with these words:
's' Mr.. Hawthorne don't like Japan ; so "
"A "A ~ IL.
stay here promises to be prolonged
'e- write me, care United States consul. Whe
-. l shall return to my native land is probie
"a. i do not try to solve. So long as | and N
$50 agreeable employer are as "'appy as we a
a., at present." rs he would say, we shall pro
'u ably remain in Partnership lie has "A tC
~ midable tour marked out St Petersbur
~; Copenhagen, Rome. Moscow, Paris, the A
BIZ hambra and the Holy Land, in about tn
le- order, believe. So, you see, we have yea
ey OF travel before us. Will write you VIII,
~, leisure and inclination coincide
'r, Allison answered this letter at once an
without opening the former one, which
~, ias had laid away in his desk, enclosed it and
'o' enclosure in large envelope, that also bo
his name on the end.
IT. III.
Time passed-three months, six months,
o year, and no word came from the wandert
1t never occurred to Allison that his lett
ng had not been received. But such was Il
~ | fact.
I'd. After his usual erratic manner, Hawthorn
suddenly determined to leave Vienna I
20. | St Petersburg.
zee While journeying through the Suez cam
vi, | they had made the acquaintance OF an En-
'ut lish spinster, a Miss Winthrop, accom- pan
by very pretty American girl as travelil
ed | companion. Milford felt languid intert
Nd in the girl, but he had suspicion that
employer was more than interested in NJ
NJ, | Winthrop. These ladies suddenly appearil
rst In Vienna, the acquaintance was reuewe
en- and Milford was not at all surprised witt
'ee Mr. Hawthorne announced that he did M
all | in the least care to 90 TO Russia, but
lieved that il would be for his health TO Sc,
lis more genial cline This opinion seem
all | to be the result OF learning that the ladi
were going to Rome for the Easter festivitit
en- We might go to Rome for Heaster too
cd said Mr. Hawthorne. alt would be de
Ill more Christian-like than spending that %
70, | time among those beastly Russians"
re. Milford did not like to seem to be folio
to ing the ladies, but the more he opposed Il
no italian trip, the more determined Mr. Ha
ly | thorne became.
Like as not I'll never ave chahnce
of see Hitalian Heaster again, and Pm goin
You can do as You please"
"a or course, the young man pleased to q
Or. company his employer. The days in kou
er passed very pleasantly in sight seeing. III
in | two gentlemen acted rs escorts to the ladit
on Mr. Hawthorne aud Miss Grey would wa