The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-01-09

the way your father saw him. He ~
such foe figure. and 20 respected. The!
made bin justice Of peace. aud be ccu''
have been elected county recorder -snt
there be has to sit before folks nos iite
dummy. O my Dear my poor old Dear
Dont cry. said Lsplsce, bosrseiy. ifou
his tbrost Ny mother used 10 cry lik'
that. after my father died.
Is she liviuei
No. She, also. died when ! was little
child
Yon would be such = comfort 70 ber,
Our boy would have been . man grown,
aud how could depend on him now
though, that was trouble e-to have bis 10
tie face nailed mp from my sight. Bu'
when Dear was struck down aud made Z
living corpse she shook aud covered heI
face with her hands.
didn't come out here to take on. and
my vittles on the stove and Dear needing
me came ou, to urge you'll take your
dinner here TO morrow. You know Dear
can speak. have to be nice for him.
He cant invite bis friends. no matter how
much be wsuts them. We would take il
so kind.
II can. promised the young man des.
perstely, will come.
Dear will enjoy it so much. He used
to be the prettiest talkerl He could argue
down anybody in controversy. always
have this to comfort me. there never was
q man OF more upright character than he
WAS before the sfiiiction. He lived with
out bemish
But you will spoil him with indulgence
now, said the lawyer trying to smile
Her sincere and anxious face received
the suggestion.
Yes. he's husband and baby both to me
now. II he was OF Q sizs TO bundle up and
carry around. it would ease my feelings.
What was the paper you wanted read to
him? IT, you leave it with me, can read
it when I'm reading him an evening chap
ter
II can wait 1T doesn't matter, said Lap
lace. opening the front door. There's some
promise OF snow tonight.
Yes, and you better turn your collar
up around your ears. Come early to
morrow. We cant get out to the preach
ing.
Perplexity deepened in the young mans
face as be trudged into the town, and con
tinued to deepen after he had shut himself
in his cham Der at the rural inn. A box
stove with its length OF red pipe and .
stopping ceiling bounded his restless arid-
ing. A coarse. home made carpet failed to
muffle bis steps A kerosene lamp reveal
ed him with bis hair over bis face gnawipg
his mustscbe.
I'm not fool, he said aloud. I'm not
going to have justice knocked of the tfaoh
by little sentiment. My mother suffered
from the act OF that old rascal. My fsther
died OF il. grew mp in poverty that he
made. | could have read the accusation
straight ont to his c'd imaRe-his condi-
tion doesn't touch me bit! But be has
that woman ut up in front of him. have
10 pierce through her to get at the old
thief. His past blsmeless life is her com
Tort pow What would she do il she saw
this9
He took from his breast an old paper,
having broken red wafer on parts where
I had been joined, lighted and chewed q
,igar, and sat down nearer the lamp. This
document was the original OF the paper he
,ad attempted to deliver. It was . state
nent made by Larlaces father just before
lestb, and had been sealed up against the
he boys twenty fifth year. II specified |
low many head Of cattle John Thomas
rad robbed his sick partner of. how many
thousands Of dollars not bis own he had
Ibsconded with; it contained affidsvits OF
witnesses. aud indicated the parts Of the
from which his movements might
,e traced after the lapse Of years.
The young lawyer had identified his
nan. He had the spoiler OF his fathers
ortune, the cppressor Of his mother and
lis childhood, where be could blast the
mans reputation aud strip him OF all be
,wned.
And will do it, said Lsplace. He rose
Up and walked the floor again. He thought
II girl who wore ring for him, and
vhom he could marry at once, without
Waiting on the slow law practice OF a young
nan. SO long had poverty pinched him
here. was rapture in thinking Of the
bings be could give her when he had
vrested his fathers dollars back. Beau
ifnl journeys. IN abundant home, with
lone OF the mean shifts Of poor people TO
Iesrsde !iie 10 it. A family would grow
round them. Fortune should make up 10
be homeless boy for the way she had
rested him 10 the psst
And she'll be as fond Of me as that old
romsn is Of her bumbug Dear But
ronder il she would il trAmple down
hat old woman nov? It's actually the
Vomsn I have to deal with, The old Dear
. ont OF the world nov, rs far as iesponsi
'ili,y goes But am going to let this
Id woman go on innoceutly robbing my
amily? III sn chicken.hesrted now, how
hall feel when can't do what wish by
hem in the ipture7 It's unfortunate she
] where the hammers going TO strike
,oniound great lubber OF 8 man that
rould hurt that tender. old thing! Sup.
'ose Il were my mother. But Who had
mercy on nv motberf
So be vent 90. stalking sbout the room.
Ibile his watch ticked the hours.
Suddenly. sitter midnight, be opened
be stove and dropped both wsferei docu.
aen, aud copy TO- They Jared up and
armed 10 ghos,ly parchment. snd then