Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-03

50 they settled it. and the following
morning the Earles left BlankhAmpton
and returned to Earles Hope While
there Nancy had letters from her Beauti-
full jim. written or rather posted. from
Liverpool and Queenstown
He said th2t they were all well and
fairly cheerful that Tommy had been alb
jectly seasick up to that TINE. and had
not turzed out Of his berth al all, and
then followed good deal highly interest
ing 10 Nancy herself. bat not bearing
much on tho points Of this story
They remained about ten days ct Earles
H07e. not from cloiee but simply be
cause the house Ii Hans place could not
by hook or by crooA be got ready 10 re-
ceive them any CARRIER and. on the whole.
it must ~ owned that Nancy had rather
! TRYING time Of il. for the Old man was .
regular town bird AID loathed the coun-
try cordially
At last; however the welcome news
came from town to say that the house
was ready. and .lr Earle became differ
ent being al at once.
First train III tine morning, my dear"
he said. joyfully The very dras train
in Tic inoFln
''Oa, father dear" Nancy cried. i'll dis
MAY Not the clock train
''Oh. sci. To, not the 5 o'clock train
Idi0at gid mean that. he admitted.
nancy dId rot hesitate. but struck
while the iron was hot And the one at
l. very SLOW. dear. she sand mildly
~ g tried II once. il you remember and
you sw-you found fault all the way to
st PaEc@,5 Don't you think we had
better $ the express at / l53 Il such
a comfortable train, you know, dear
r
the old uau testify How dull you are
getting, Nancy That was the train
meant. of course.
How stupid Of me- murnured Nancy.
in her eentlest tones.
Sle had her reward. they reached Lon
don in time for her father to have lunch
and then 90 oil TO his beloved club whence
he came back to d.nner-not because he
would not rather have dined there, but
simply from ser.se Of duty to his dlugh-
tern the best possible spirits
Nancy knew iro.a that that he was
better-lhat tAc ;-rrat wrench Of parting
with Stuart had passed over--so size was
much Corc easy in her mind abOnt HIM,
although she did not think it advisable TO
pay the promised visit to BlalikhalApton
Instead, however. her friend A!een
came to stay with her. and the two girls
sp"nt very pleasant time together
There was not much doing and the town
wa still rather empty; but at its worst
it WAS lively change from Blanhhamp
ton
so the greater part Of November slipped
away. and Aileen returned horne, leaving
Nancy to her lonely life. for Mr. Earle,
bci..g almost ali day at his club. could
scarce be counted as having much to DO
with it.
The dreary winter days passed by;
Christmas came and went--to the house
hold in Hans place festive season with
out any festivity about lt-then the old
year died out and the New Year dawned
And all this time there was no especial
news from the Blankshire regiment In
evc-y letter they were longing for fight
inv to get to the front. for anything de-
Ct which would bring the miserable
c.; 1aign to an end Aud at last there
c ~ an evening when Nancy opened The
! .i'g Standard to read Great En-
.ent il Burmah, and to See stand
i. oIs. as Ii letters of fire. two lanes,
l.. Its. James Beresford and Stuart Earle.