The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-09-06
4 KISSING COIN.

Ellie Tier Jumped up silh httis i1soi
uniAry scream. She had been 10 inteni
oa the letter she YES writing. siib ths
back oi the tes tsy Tor desk. and ths
queer cone shaped ink bottle balanced on
the window sill Of hsr side. that sbe bad
quite iorgo,teo The eyistence of anything
else in the vor'd
"A glass Of milk :" she repeated. tinsid'
iy gisncing up st the tall. brosn complex
Ioned stranger. ~ho stood between the
ross Of yellow African marisolds. and
purple phloI Ia the marrow garden path,
and deciding IN her inmost mind that be
sas neither the bank bnrgier OF whom she
had read 10 the local newspaper. nor the
evil minded tramp who had set fire 10 Mr..
Logsns hay stack last week. Yes. Ger
tsinly. IL you sill wsit minute
sLs put down the lee tray and the pen,
bessovins the cous shaped ink stand in .
place oi safety and ras iato ths eooL est
smelling milk room. for tumhler of rich
cream laden milk.
Aunt Bessy said vas 10 let no one in
the house while she was gone" reasoned
this young cbatelaipe, within herself; but
l hsvsnt let him iu and one would be =
barbarian indeed to refuse dnuk Of milk
to anybody this warm morning"
When she came back the brown faced
stranger was gathering mulberries from
the dropping boughs Of the trees that
overhuDg the garden wall.
Am thief 2" said he, noting the look
OF Amusement on Ellie's innocent dimpled
face. / hope not, but to tell you the
truth, l have travelled long way since
breakfast time, and am very hungry"
Ellie's heart melted 1t once. She for.
got Aunt Bessy's charges aud exhorts-
tions.
"Hungry. are you ?" said She wait
a minute and will get you piece Of
blackberry pie and some cheese"
She fed back into the house. and pres
emily returned with triangular wedge Of
crimson. bleeding pie, enough TO tempt
any ones appetite. and complscen.Iy
watched her guest while be ate it,
lis it nice ?" said she, radiently.
"The nices. thing have eaten in a
enthusiastically answered the
young man. "And this cheese is like
cream.
Little Ellie stood Watching him.
.'Are you the tin peddler ?" she asked
suddenly. ibid you leave your pack out
IN the road =? Because our old tin dipper
d rusted nearly through. and there is quite
} beg Of rags aud clippings on the pegs
back Of the door, if"
"Oh. am not the tin peddler, said be.
Ellie turned very red, feeling conscious
II having made . faux pas in her impul
,iveness.
Il beg your pardon. said she. Il did
not know"
II am very much obliged for your kind
ness" said he, rising from the door sill,
v bich had done temporary duty for seat
md then he went on bis way.
Ellie looked after him with solemn,
ong.lsshed eyes.
"Hs is very handsome" said she to
1erself II think be must be like Don
llonzo Mendoza in the Fall OF Csstiglia.
,r like Guy Livingstone. l hope be was
,ot offended at my asking him If WAS the
in peddler; but in . place like this one
never knows who is Who
Ellie Tier WAS . teacher Of the primary
department Of city school, and she had
,ome 10 spend two weeks Of her vacation
With her Aunt Bessie Parsons, who WAS
nsrried TO . farmer. And this Was the
irst day that she had been left to keep |
rouse" oil alone by herself
OF course, Il was sn honor. but. oil the
ams, there vas . certain responsibility |
Ittsched 10 II, and Ellie secretly felt that
he would be very glad when Aunt Bessy
'ame back from town.
just then footstep sounded on the
breshold Of the back kitchen door, which
'pened into the shady luxuriance Of the
richard. II was her Uncle Bepjamin.
"Eilie." said he. II wish you would
tir up pitcher Of cold ginger and water.
nth little molssses 10 ii, for the hay
makers. | just remembered that l bad
oft my coat hanging up here by the win.
low, with Eh -hallo Where is IL !"
Where is what, uncle p asked Ellie.
'aus.ng with the can Of ginger 10 her
and.
"Tbere WAS ten dollar gold piece 10
psther purse ia the pocket Of this ala.
scky coat !" said Uocls Benjamin look
ne sehast. Il forgot 10 take is out when
came from town yesterday, snd now il 10
one 7"
He turned every pocket Of the thin sum.
,er coat inside out; be shook il - il eX.
sciiug ths. the missing coin would drop
at like ripe mt But all to no svail;
othing Vas there.
"Ii's the strapgsst thing 10 she world r
Nd Uocle Benjamin. know I left il
ere. Has any one been 10 the house
uce morning. Ellie n
mo or r. fsltered Ellis. sslving her con.
,ience With the reflection that the brown.
stranger certainly he'd come
o nearer than the door sill.
Then wha. has become Of my gold
iscs r. said UDcls Benjamin.
IL an snrs cannot tell. Huttered Ell
.. her heart giving sudden throb - she
,colIected the two intervals Of her sb-
'nce. once fos The glass Of milk. and once
u the piece Of blackberry pie.
Dnring those intervals what might not