The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-27

we don't do the right. That doesn't
seem just to me-"
ooh, but it will come out straight in
next life, " she ctied eagerly.
II don't know whether it will or not, "
he responded. II haven't seen the next
life vet, and IdOn't know what 1t is like
don't even know if there will be a
next life. I only know that we are
hedged in and around in this life"
"But surely the next life will take
away all the rough places of this" she
said; it will make us understand all
that seems so strange about this and
there must be a future life; God sure
ly would not put us into this life and
let so much go out of it incomplete.
That seems to me the strongest reason
for a future, that so many die with their
life-work only just begun"
is that a reason or a hope with YOU ?"
he asked. She hesitated and did not
answer, and jusG then one of the rest.
less young men who had been a fellow
passenger of theirs came in and glance.
ed casually at the two.
That gIanc made her self conscious,
and a blush dyed the delicate face and
she turned, in a decided way, the pages
Of her book, as if she were determined
not to let this stranger get possession
Of her wandering thoughts again. The
young man passed out of the station,
and the elderly one rose and walked rest
lessly about the room, knitting the shay
gy brOws Occaionally at some troubled
thought. The three hours passed, and
| o'clock came, and a train came. Can
| assist you?" he a~ked gently, reach
ing out a hard, brown hand for some
of the numerous bundles she was car
rying. She handed some to him and
followed his sturdy footsteps to the
train. They wondered a little why
their fellow passengers of the morning
were not in greater haste, but forgot
them presently in the hustle of depar-
ture. He secured u pleasant seat for
her and then one for himself at some
distance from her. A few minutes of
waiting, of idle watching of the dark
landscape, so soon to be among
remembered things, and the train
moved slowly out of town, and
as it moved away another train
steamed in. She looked c~uriouslv at
the second train, but remembered that
this was a junction and did not obey
her first nervous impulse, which was to
go to her whilom protector and ask
him if he were sure they were on the
right train. She forgot the train soon,
and watched his stern, set face, and felt
sorry for him, and wished he might feel
as sure of the future as did she. Soon,
the conductor came, and she watched
him as he made his way towards her.
When he reached her protector, as she
already called him in her inner con-
sciousness, that individual gave a quick
start at some words uttered by the
conductor after examination of
his ticket. A troubled look settled
upon the ~resolute face, and he con-
versed earnestly with the conductor
a few moments, then glanced at her
and rose and came to her. II told
you, said he, "that we don't know
what is right, and then we get punished
by unalterable laws, and here is a
speedy illustration of the fact, only
that / feel now that / might have
known the right, if / had taken pains
to inquire. We are on the wrong
train"
She looked deeply troubled, but
said after a moment:
"How can we get back?"
sit is of no use to go back to that
junction. We might as we'll go on to
Chicago o and go from there; it will
really take not much longer, and as you
trusted to my leading IN the first place,
/ viii, if You will let me, see you safe
out Of this trouble.
II AM used to taking care of myself"
she said, but her lips trembled a
little.
Where afa you going?" he asked.
and upon receiving her reply added: II
am going beyond there. so it will be no
trouble to me to see you safe. i will
telegraph your dilemma to your friends
at the next station; we shall reach Chi
cago in two hours, and the conductor
tells me we can immediately take an
other train back, SO that really the worst
OF il viii be t1e extra four OK five hours
in the train"
He renamed sitting with her, and
chatted lightly for a time, till her
mind was diverted from the unpleas-
antness Of her situation. Gradually
they wandered to deeper waters, and
talked again, as they had earlier in the
day, of the problems Of life, and into
those queries and answers Of theirs
crept ever and anon, a bit Of the per-
sonal history of each. He learned
what a desolato life hers had seemed to
be; he learned too, what a sweet,
CHEEKY courage must underlie her whole
being, that E.te aeealatanass shonld
have been so ignored, and he grew
ashamed Of his own repining over a lot
which had so much Of brightness in it.
When the train drew into the great
depot in Chicago lie felt that he had
learned to know a pure soul, and she
felt q deep pity for the lonely life tlfat
opened to her view. And as they took
the other train. which was totake them
rapidly TO their destination, each felt a
regret chat a few hours more would part
them.
He sat silent for s.long time after this,
wondering if he dared 10 do the thing