The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-10-12

SOD hed slong the trsil lssdins 70 VIC
nil. Arrived there chs iound The plsce
deserted There Vas 40 ere 10 the furnace
spd netting TO be hssr5 bat the cries ct
the xhippootsils upon the noaatatn
side.
Full Of painful ierbcdIoss she rstrSoed
heg .tsrs srd oses NOR croashed beneath
the pedalsfs windos. There abe wslitd
uuttI her limbs became crsuped snd tie
night ,if chilled her 10 the booze.
might as veil lie down assiu, she
tbousLt, / reckon upole has gone do~n
the valley, for be ssil 10 asy bed have to
20 siter some coffee rishtswsy. ! might
.aks the msu up, butsomshow ! dsssen t.
] He might think / vas toward,
Bot the second trial oithe bed was 90
better thsn he fret The peddlar =
heavy breathing wAs eyerIn her ears aud
her thoughts syerted constantly to the
sense OF peril tbst vagues ye, persistent
iy kept ber upon the tenaerhooEs oi
.nsisty.
r-.sL morning would come, she hid
for the hnndredth time. Lord, what 3
meeting there will be thin.
Tue sound Of stealhy football upon
the gravel without brought her to sit
ting position at once. Her heart beat
louder IS she listened brethlessly. Yes.
II was moving around he house. Now
she heard it no more. Could she have
imagined 1t sll2 No, tbere it was again
10 the back porch
Theu-then she head gentle creekI
Jog sound. Ahl the bedroom doorl She
sprsns out OF bed ant hssty bound
brought her to the doorlesdiug into the
back porch. She wreDthed it open Just
in time to catch sglimpse OF tall shadow
.hs. disappeared within tho shed,
room.
Good Lord. help me she family eIacuI
lated as she sprsng forward nerved to
desperation by this dresd iutilIment of
her fears.
She entered the room. There lay the
peddler, slum bering heavily in the white
glow Of the moonlight His face was
strangely altered, for the heavy beard had
fallen off leaving eIposeda clean shsven
youthful face. But the white bearded old
man bending over the PROSTATE form
with uplifted knife saw nothing distinctly
To his morbid Imagining only the form
OF hate spy lay helpless beore him. A
spy in the service Of the defeated revei
noos, who had robbed hi only and well
beloved son.
Unclel screamed Nan, dragging him
back. Uncle! You shall not. Cant you
see? It's John our John your JobnI
The peddlelr awoke and started upward
in q bewildsred way. The knife fell to
The floor as Nose. his eyes almost started
from his head. stared st his sons white |
face, Suddenly he comprehended and
the effect descended upon him like
Ihuuderbolt.
Uttering low quiyering cry he sank 10
his knees by the bedside. and bis head
fell iorwsri Mans and Johns eyes met |
IN a mutually recognizing glance; then
they turned their attention to the old |
man. As they laid him upon the bed |
Amt VIney, awakened by The noise came
IN. She fell as though confronted by q
ghost
John she exclaimed, Yet it cant shorer
ly bel
Yes, 1t is, mother. ddn. know how
Vou'd all take my being 20 long in the
pen, so when the governor psrdoned me
,ut l thought would come home as 9
peddler and in disguise til found out il
Fou all cared for me any more.
While John was speaking Nose opened
ais eyes, and tesrs blinded them rs be
yszsd.
My SOD, my so be murmured broken.
y. And ! might have killed him! My
minds made up, There will be more
stilling done in Besr Holer after this.
Do you reckon Nan cares for me any
more, father? asked John, while his eyes
ought thos OF Nan.
OF course she does. Hasn't sbe been
yrieving herself away ever since you was
.ook. Sne never looked at another
nan
Mans confusion seemed to sanction
his.
There's only one thing to be done, in,
errupted Aun. Vlney decisively. They've
ust got to go over TO the Circuit rlders
leIt Sunday nd git married. After that's
ver,'nd done With, Nose, do hope youIl
behave yourself in future.
Hsin't ssid | weren't a.going TO still
whisky any more said Nose. S,lhns
,sen at the bottom Of sll our troubles.
While the old folks tslksd John took
Mans hand 10 his, and they steslthIIy
.iss I'd each other.