Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-12-12

and gray eyes. Ine Olu 1oA1oW udu cf1-
IDENTIFY no misgivings about his woman
kind. he fastened his coat carefully
across his ample person, and climbing
ponderously into an omnibus disap-
peared into space.
Should he follow? was Henry's first
thought. No. What was the use? Better
wait for the next train Perhaps the
others might come by that He consult
ed the time table, noted down in his
mind the various trains from the palace
and walked up and down in restless
waiting.
Train after train came in, troops OF
passengers were landed and dispersed to
their homes, but no sign Of well re-
membered black hat surmounting sweet
gray eyes and the softest hair in the
world. It was 10 O'Clock. Surely no use
waiting any longer. Again disappoint-
ment. 1t was not to be. The vision had
faded. He should never see those eyes
smile into his own as he told how the
brown locks had twined themselves
around his heart from the first moment |
he beheld them. There was nothing for |
it but to return to solitude and disturb
ing thoughts of possibilities that only |
ended in the impossible. To add to his
depression, a fog had come on quite
thickly. It was as much as he could do
to make out the omnibus that was to
convey him homeward, if small room
at the top of dreary boarding house
can be called home. The light had for
the moment faded from his life, and
that afternoon would merely remain as
bright spot never to be removed.
Piccadilly circus again. Henry had to
change omnibuses here. He got out to
wait beneath the lamp, without taking
much notice of his surroundings. An
omnibus drew up. There was a rush for
places, and all were taken. One wom-
an was left behind. The faint CLEAN Of
the lamp fell full upon her face as she
turned. Henry started. 1t was the girl
he had been in search of. She looked ag-
itated, pale. He almost thought she had
been crying. How he longed to ask her
if he could help her! But he dare not
He was afraid of alarming her still
more. One after another the omnibuses
filed by and passed away. The girl
made darts across the pavement toward
them, always retiring to her post, and
each time looking more scared and be-
wildered At last Henry could stand it
no longer. He went up to her, and, TAX
ing off his hat, asked if he could be of
any assistance.
"Oh," she said, Frightening up,
chow kind you are! want to go to
Camden town. They told me to take an
omnibus here, and cam find the right
one. This fog, it's dreadful I have
never been in one before, and don t
know what to do 1t bewilders me, and
it's getting SO late. /"
She broke off, almost with sob.
Henry felt as though he could carry
her to Camden town himself, thQr"h
, she must have weighed good Ell
stone But he restrained his rapture
and answered composedly: 'It is diff
. cult to see, and London fog is rather
alarming when you'r not used to it.
An omnibus will be by directly. I am
going that way myself which was
perfectly true, though the decision was
! momentary. MAY stand near you!
: These people press So"
"Please do. You're very kind. "
!, They stood together in silence, Henry
wondering whether she recognized him,
not venturing to speak lest she should
imagine he wished to claim familiarity.
The right omnibus drew up at last. He
handed her in as though he had been
her grandfather and seated himself op.
. posite.
There were several other occupants,
sleepy people returning home like them.
selves from days outing, but gradu'
ally they got out one by one until Hen
!. ry and the girl were left alone. Still he
y did not like to address her, though he
saw that she glanced at him once Of
= = twice as though she wished to speak
= At last she began.
II don't know what should have
;, done but for your kindness. I believe
L should have spent the night at tina
u dreadful crossing"
= "Oh, no." answered Henry, with ;
smile; "the police would not have al
. lowed that. 4"
"Do you mean to say they would hav
: : carried me off to prison?" asked TIN
. girl, with look of horror.
"Not so bad as that. mean the,
y would have come to your assistance
> and maybe have seen you home, " SAT-
. Henry. "You need not ever feel alarm
~ ~ ed in London. There is always some on
~ to look after you. "
- "ndeed you We proved that. But yo1
don't know how awful it was all alon
y in that fog. I'm not timid usually-yo
= = must not think am silly, but it was al
~ so strange-the great wide street, tn
= people, such crowds of them, and on
~ omnibus just like another, how was I t
- know which to take?"
"But I don't understand why yo
y were alone. Itwas not fit for you. Wha
~ had become of your friends?" aske
Henry. "I think I saw you, he wen
-, on, "down at the Crystal palace, didn
! = L? Did the other people come back t
- London with you?'
=, "No They live somewhere dow
~ there. My godfather took me down, br
he had to be back early, and the Brown
g those are my friends-wanted me t
~ ~ stay later. They said they would see m
~ into the train, and that should have n
{, difficulty. You must not think wante
~ to be alone.
- "Hang the Browns" muttered Henr
na a to himself. Aloud he said: 'It was tc
so {" bad of them to send you by yourself
no they might have known better. Wash
Ls there any one who could come?''
NC "Mr. Charles Brown offered to, )" al
~ sMered the girl. "but | didn' t want hi