Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-02-26

round her like some timid and
hunted-down animal. She was not
elegantly attired-a lady Enthusiastically
in manners. Would a thief, he quer-
ried, be so grandly and faultlessly
dressed? If so, he was entirely igno-
rant of the habits of the London swell
mob. Should he address her, he won
dered, and what pretext had he for it?
AS she moved away, Butterworth fol-
lowed, wondering the while what plan
to adopt should she engage cab. She
did not leave the station directly, but
proceeded to the left-luggage Office,
where she had her portmanteau de-
posted. How he watched her move-
ments; in fact, he was getting fasci-
mated with her charms, and did not find
It, BY any means, an unpleasant occupa-
ton. AS the lady was leaving this
office Butterworth accosted her. He
had not much difficulty in doing this
without appearing rude, for she had
dropped glove, and. the restoring it
was OF itself sufficient introduction to
break the silence.
MADAM he said, "allow me-" The
sad and grieved look on her face cleared
for an instant.
ooh, thanks, sir! How very care
lessly OF me. I am awfully annoyed
and scared, though it was through my
own stupidity. Twas to have been met
by some friends on my arrival, but
lind have given them the wrong time.
shall have now nearly two hours to
wait, as 1don't know their address, nor
where to find them"
II am sorry to hear that" replied But
terworth; Every, indeed. Any service
that can render, I shall be but too
pleased"
"How good and generous of you," did
she say, with some show OF feeling.
well, if you are not stranger like
myself, would you kindly direct me to a
quiet and respectable restaurant. Some
place where shall be pretty much to
myself? The observation-disclosures at the
station appear so crowded"
II can most easily do what you ask"
was Butterworth's reply; "there is the
Dolphin, not ten minutes walk from
here, and where-at this hour of the
day-there will be few, if any, people.
What sort of journey did you have? Any
nice companions?''
''Oh, the journey was fair enough"
she replied; ''slightly tedious, though.
AS for my fellow-travelers, l paid but
little heed to them; they read nearly
the whole way down, and, awhen not
reading, appeared asleep"
AS 'Rnttarw0rth u,o1l>od o1on- ~
streets of Oldcastle with his lovely and
lively companion, he experienced feel
ing of immense qualification. With
what envious eyes, he thought, did the
different men they meet look upon him.
''This is the house" said Butterworth,
as they stopped before the well-known
restaurant. IF you do not mind,' he
said, hesitatingly, 81 should feel great
pleasure in joining you?"
''Do so, by all MEANS" was her reioin-
der; II shall be only too pleased. AS
you can imagine, to have some one to
chat with after my dull journey will be
a great relief. When feel refreshed I
will encroach still further on your gen.
erosity, for l am sorely in need of aid. {"
All that this young lady had told But
terworth convinced him, more than
ever, that he would shortly be the recip-
lent OF some important secret. To be
successful on this, his first undertake
ing, was to be consummately desired:
but how he had lingering hope that
this sweet young girl might be cleared
from all suspicion.
"Any thing you please" was her an
swer, as to what she would prefer; II
can not, am sure, do better than leave
it entirely in your hands,"
A short conference with the waiter.
with the result of an ordered dinner; =
small but dainty feast. It was during
their repast that the lady unburdened
her mind, and made Butterworth the
recipient OF the following pathetic
story:
II am, I believe, the most unhappy
girl living" did she commence, after
the waiter, who had been attending to
their wants, had retired. ''The most
unfortunate and miserable being in tn Q
whole world. What have done that
my present life should be so heavy a
burden? I want so little, but that little
is denied me. 1t is perhaps in contrast
to my early and happy days that the
present is so lot for which
l seem SO entirely untitled, and so una
BILE to support without murmurings and
complaints. 1 was born. and brought
up by my parents, in village at Devon
shire. In looking back now to that
time our life seemed one of luxury and
Indulgence. Ours was indeed happy
lot. Perhaps we did not sufi-
GENTLY appreciate these bless
ings whilst they lasted-looking
upon them as our due and as if thew
would continue forever. But it was all
too good to last. The family, besides
myself, consisted of my two elder SIS
tiers. I should be about seventeen years
OF age when our mother died. She sud
denly sickened-some illness to which
the doctor who attended her was unable
to give name or alleviate her suffer-
ings. But few days after her seizure
did she quietly pass away and leave US.
1t would be useless for me to try and de-
scribe the severity of our loss; words
would be out of place, and no stranger
can enter into that bitterness which the
heart alone knoweth.
"Some twelve or eighteen months aft