Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-10-05

~ - =" w 'SN Aiiouuj uuA iho as
not sizes forgat The tim, thou n faint
like j ,ster to do it."
''She should have been here long ago.
Mr.. lrent,' sal Jack, springing up and
thro"iny on his coat again. Il fear
sem hing has happened to hor. l mot
Miss 4 .ster noar Brook farm on my way
homes and-well -cr-sho sal she
wou'a drive home, aud l walked across
the ftd', SO you sec sho ought TO havo
been aomc frat"
Faimer B-onts weather-beaton face
had apuzz ed, approhonsivo look as he
followed Jack down tho stairs.
wait bit-w.'I get Ian terns!" he
shouted, as Jlck opened the front door.
But Jack was already out in the road,
tearing along by the light of the moon,
far ahead of the farmer and some of the
farm hands, who followed with IAN
terms. Ga he went, looking carefully
about him, until he came to tho foot of
stsop rough hill BY the mooa's
light he cou.d distinguish large, dark
object lying in the mildle of tho road;
the buggy had come to grief. Just
then from clump of trees close by
came tho whiany Of a horse. Jack
sprsng to the spot from which tho
sound came, and at the foot Of tree,
with tho horse standing close be,ide
her, lay II ;ster. st1oplng, he raised
her ia his arms AMI spoke to her, Lut no
SQUAD pissed the lip, that were as Whit
as lM dress. II was powerful young
felA baud, lifting her easily in his
- the farm just as Far
n--s -, i. R's,Tia sssia jack,
sTfy her hom but l fear your
wagon IS smahed, Mr. Bent, though
thu horse is safe. They mu have como
to grief on the hill"
What that walk home wa3 to him,
Jack Kingsbury never tod; but it
seemed as if years passed before he laid
his li'eless burden on tho harl horse
hair sofa in the sitting room.
Fool that l ami he mu.tcre1 to
himself, il dcsplir. "Oh Hesterl
Hester loved you and l have killed
you" aud he pressed his lips passion
ately against her white forehead. He
thought she stirred in hi, arms once
but he could not be sur, alI Mrs.
B-ent was startled by his haggard face
when h brou hit her in lie helped to
administer restoratives uatlI there was
a faint sign OF returning consciou'ness {;
then he went out aud threw himself in
a hammock on the veraada, only TO
start up every few mi lut.s for news Of
her.
AT two O'clock Mrs. Brent stepped
cut on the v.raa1a. ''You must go to
h,d now, Mr.. Kingsbury," she said.
'He'ters resting quite easy now, and
the doctor says there's nothing serious
beyond the great bruise on hor hol |.
Thank you kinlly, sir, for carrying the
dear child home. l fear it's been too
much FOR you y,u look 50 white"
''Thank NJ !! exclaimed Jlck, with 6
harsh laugh, you We little to thank me
for, Mrs. Brent. I'll 90 to bed, if there
is Rothing l can do for Mis-, II stor or
youl
Yas late when he awoke next day,
Al hurried throu ii hi, toilet to get
tie invalil. Sh, was bottor.
sher sail, thou n tn, paia in her
h. was still so al that sho would
stiWiu bed until evening.
Jhck speat a solitary day. He tool
a long walk aad did great deal o
thinking; the up,hot of it was that h.
went to his room and packed up all hi
belongings; tn n h. cane down afte
supper with small bag il his hsnc
looking for FArm9r Breat. The farmol
and all his hands were out in the field,
bringing in the last load, of hay, anC
his wife was putting away the tol
things
In hammock on tho veranda la
HestoG, looking very palo as Jack sui
denly came round the corner of tn,
hous'.
why. Miss II ster, what have the,
done to your beautiful hairl' erie,
Jack forgetting every thing in his as
constituent as no caught sight of tn
crop OF short golden brown curls whic
covered her small head.
"Oh, they cut it off last night" sal
Hester. scarcely raising the long, darI
lashes which hill her hazel eyes as tn
color crept slowly into her cheeks.
Miss Hester" said Jack again, hi
deep voice trembling, Il did not il
tend to annoy you again, but forge
for minute, coming on you so uae'
pectedly. Ne. don't speak," as sh
opened her lips to reply. 81 know a
you would say to me; but you cannC
say anything half as bal as what hav
said aad thought OF myself. Yesterda
went off vexed with you and in
i. .tly temper, then drank too Wuc