The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-08-16

me. II grew intolerable. had no
sympathy at all with any Of his pur-
suits and grew more cold and re-
served, until one day, exasperated
more than usual, I told him that il he
wanted to go to the dogs he might go
by himself. His temper was as quick
as mine. His sharp answer drew a
sharper one from me, which reused
him to fury. You won't see me
again, so you need not trouble your
head about il. / can work for myself,
and he was gone. Even then, sister,
il had gone after him, might have
stopped him, but was angry with
him, and glad that he was gone. As
glad then to hear that he was gone as
l should be now to hear that once
again on this earth might hope to
see his face. live for that, and one
day it may come"
"And you never heard of him
again?"
"No sound from that day to this.
He went without money, and he could
draw none except through me-"
Perhaps" l suggested, utterly at
loss what to say, che found some work
or"-I began, rather hopelessly.
mo-" he replied, with deep tone
OF sadness in his voice; "no; not one
of his friends ever heard Of him
that's four-no, five years ago. Five
years and night and day think of
those words, You will look after Jack,
TomY"
The door opened to admit the
stretcher with a new case from the
surgery, and DR.. Preston was in mo.
ment the professional man, absorbed
in investigating the extent Of the new
arrivals injuries.
Before leaving the ward he turned
TO the bedside of the patient whose
friendless condition has led to our con-
versation. He took down the head
card to fill up the details.
"Name, sister,
George Thomas"
"Age?"
'I do not know; he looks about
forty; but he is very weather beaten? ?"
The doctor glanced Mt the tanned,
SCARED face, nearly hidden by ban
dages, and stood hesitating, pen in
| hand.
"Occupation-do you know?"
"Sailor."
"No other particulars, sister,"
He laid the card on the table and
wiped his pen carefully-a methodical
and orderly man in every detail of his
work.
81 o1ly found few coppers and
these old papers in his pocket" said,
showing the contents of pocket-book
much the worse for wear. One crum-
pied piece of paper had the words,
'15 Black Wells Court, Hull, written
upon it, probably the address of his
last lodging proceeded to unfold
another piece, and found an old,
plain gold locket. worn thin and
bright; one side was smooth, and on
the other was monogram still family
legible, ~. f."
felt it suddenly snatohed from
my hands.
DIR. Preston had seized it. e-5 oo~i
of Il the gas full on, and gazed on
the locket with eyes that seemed to
pierce it through.
''Look, sister - he said, and his
strong hand shook rs he held it toward
me-, "there can be no mistake. 1 re-
member this locket so we'll. Jack
gave it to my father with his photo
graph inside before he went to school,
and after father died Jack kept ii. 1t
was an old joke of theirs to tako each
others things, because they were
marked with the same initials. /
could swear to this anywhere, and
see quite clearly how it came here,
Jack met this man at Hull, perhaps he
came of the same boat, and If he was
hard up-but he must have been hard
up before he would part with this, aud
then it's not much use to any one
else. No one would give a shilling for
an old thing like this, but here it is,
and here's the address of where the
man stayed. It's the first clue / have
ever had, sister," and his face was
bright with hope. "Jack may be still
thSic iuuSt 20 NituOut iOSluS u ulu-
ute. | may catch HIM before he goes
on further. Is there anything else
You want me for to-night?"
He was already near the door. "No,
not tonight; the Others are all very
comfortable; but do you not think it
would be worth while to ask this man
where he got the locket? 1t may not
have been in Hull at all, and you
would have the journey for nothing.
Give me the locket, and l will ask
him."
He handed it to me without appear
ing to follow what had said.
The idea of his brother being within
reach had taken such hold of his
mind that he could hardly endure a
minutes delay before going off to
seek him.
81 found this among your things"
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