The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-10-18

vrescbed man decided eotoiIos its coar.
/, vas not far 10 The sca.
Hs would 20 90 to ibs nearest por, Al
ship ss q sailor.
Anythina 10 get beyosd bis brother
reach md the eyes q thcse ~ho tpe
I himl
Thus the light OF day found him. but
was Dot likely snyooe along the river sil
would recognize him.
There we're few dwellings,. aud the pee
pie be met we're farmers. Who we're b,
disposed to be unplesssntly inquisitive.
SO the half crsrsd man walked 0
through the day. till st pishsfall be limp
ed YEARLY 10 small seaport town.
III.
Henry Dyson made every effort to flo
his missing brother.
When he thought Of The psined look l
Toms eyes the night The poor fellow lei
he reprosched himself for SLOWING him Il
go sssy without kind vsrd OF eucour
sgement.
The detectives took the msttcr up 40,
the newspapers published the account o
Toms mysterious disappearsuce.
But II was Of no avail. There was n,
trace. 40 clue, aud after . year or two th,
merchant came to the conclusion that hil
brother was dead man.
Henry Dyson continued to prosper. II,
married happily. and in the conrse Of tim.
little children came to make his home still
brighter.
Twenty years had rolled iway. when
one night the merchsnt foand himself
alone in his office writing letter.
As he leaned back in bis cnAir to take
. moments rest he thought Of the night Z
score OF years before when Tom had visited
him there to make last appeal
Tears came into the rich mans eyes.
He was my only brother. be sobbed, and
acted like brute How easy would II
have been for me to pay his little debts.
Then could bsve watched over him, and
IN time my love would have touched his
heart, and be would have turned out all
light But it is too late now to think OF
hese things.
The door opened with hardly creak
md the merchant would not havn known
/ but for the rush OF cool air.
He rose from his chair Just ir time TO
,reet visitor who walked into the office
without even knock on the door to her
Id bis approach.
Henry Dyson looked upon him in speech
ess astonishment. II he could trust his
yes, this was Tom Dyson, but not the
'om OF twenty years ago, He was an old
nan with wrinkled face and white hair.
Brother, said the visitor holding ou. his
and, are you glad 10 see me9
With a joyous exclamation the other
aueht him In his embrace. and then seat
a him 10 chair.
This glad hour for me, Tom. be said.
had given you up for dead, and l have
i these years been reprosching myself
,r my harshness TO you that night, you
now?
Hold onl cried the other excitedly. You
lust not overwhelm me with such kind |
ess until have made restitution. Here
this package You will find the money
replace the sum ! took from your aafe
the little tin box. 1t has taken me
'ese twenty years to make it, but here it
at last.
But | do not understand, interrupted
enry.
Oh, but you must, replied his brother.
hen you turned away to get your coat
at night slipped the box out Of the safe
d concealed it. Then you closed the
fe unconscious Of your loss. and ! left
10.
But the box was empty. shouted Henry.
Impossible. replied Tom, for you told
> it contained 500. 900. Well, l rushed
with the box, but repented, and was
my way to return 1t when l carelessly
il slip into the water when / crossed
river. Now You know why ran away
d concealed myself. ! had but one OBJ.
ito make enough money TO pay you
ok. and then l would ask your forgive
ss.
Oh. what q foolish Tom, said Henry. ,
by, man, l found 10 the morning tbat q
book keeper had taken the money
IN the box aud carried ii back TO the
ok that afternoon when he found was Q
going 10 use it until the next day. !
ssed the empty box, but | never connect !
that with your disappearance. b
fhen this money
i yours. said Henry. but even il you 7
lost my money, as you supposed, you
,oli have come back. sometimes y
sed roughly to you. bat you ought to .
10 known how loved you. Tom.
The two white haired men sat there till 81
lnight. talking about old times. aud \
king their plans for the future. u
'ou must live with me, Tom, said Hem 4
as he took him home. ! cannot trust u
out Of my sight again.
,nd Tom gave his promise, at the same y
e lbspking the good Lord Tor blessing
! With such big hearted brother. 4
hese two knew no misunderstanding %
parting till death came to separate .
IN, aod 10 sll the city no man was more
,vei than Tom Dyson. His big mis- al
: made man Of him. b
The Proper Place to Look.