The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-11-14
UNA

. latucG sss uy Ipuleuee fee yea
!, age, vAsE. 90 utlIrg iovu 20 ny iras
breakfast, found = letter 90 the tai
wbioh ioiafmtd the tbsta distant reislI'
vas dead Ahd lad left me the bolk Of b
property.
Wlth vhat satisfaction dil uoW loo
forward 10 the ntIt sod dnsl loterve
Wllh certain small creditors. whose claim
enforced With perlluaeity worthy oi
better cGase, had long Oiled my btsri wli
bitterness, atd made my llie yerllsbl
burden, Nos sll was changed aud
asaitei With complsceacy th weekly Vi
II from my laudlsdy, auj rellshed 10 aut
cipatiou the hisgsra of words she Wa
wont TO let loose on my devoted head, "a
With endless iteration, she announced
yet fnrther deficiency in her rent roll, ant
ber determination 10 stand it no longer
Never after today should be distressed
with m tsilur's demonstrations on lh,
doorstep. or NY cpbbler's sutlcs 10 from
Of the house from henceiurlh they became
creatures OF the pact, sDd the lodglug'
tLst knew them would know them DC
more (st least, 30 ist 81 ! was concern
ed
But after time found the moLoiouy
Of my new existence ,ather irksome, for
unfortunately | had no hobby to fall back
upon, sud | did not care TO embark 10
busness | soon weatied OF visiting the
various places Of amusement, and OF walk
ing up aud down the streets and squares
OF London, with other devices for kllliog
time.
1t was while taking one Of these time
less journeys that an incident occurred
which entirely changed the whole course
Il my eIisteuce, and rescued me from the
lie Of u.elessness into which ha / dfift
ed.
One morning found myself in the book
ing Office OF St Pancrss station, A young
lady vas Just taking = ticket for York,
when she dropped her purse. 10 STOPPING
down to pick it mp for her, the thought
flashed across NE Why not take ticket
for York, to-? The next minute | had
done 20, and soon iornd myself iu the
same compartment with her She sat
close TO the window, anIiously scsuDlng
the faces Of all who passed. Presently the
guard blew his whistle anG lust as we we're
about to start two men rushed past and |
scrambled into the train higher up the
platform.
Bat what change had come over my
fair companion. She was desthly pale,
and was so evidently struggling against
lsiniing fit that | made no scrupe about
proiierlng my assistance. After time
she came round, and we gradually got in
10 conversation. and. as she proved very
comm Indicative, soon learned the object
If her journey.
| have, she said. inherited law suit
U which large estate is involved and the
,nly thing that stands between me aud
ny rights is the proof Of certain mar
isge, aud that have not as yet succeed
d ID obtaining. Yesterday | received q
message from sn old lady IN York, who,
/ appears. is now lying IN her death
Ded, who be4s that will see her at once,
IS she has something Of the utmost impor 8
ince to tell me. and that something feel
certain is the very information | am 10
esrch Of With that 10 my pocket the ,
nit is Won, aud become the mistress OF q
Yetherby Hall and estate. which for 4
lsny years have been in the possession /
Il my cousin, John Hardy, who WAS one a
those men who Just ran past the win
ow,
The interest | felt in my companion q
as 10 no way diminished by the fact that q
be WIS very pretty, buDg tall, fair and q
os'essed of the most laughing gray eyes h
bat man ever looked into to / is souls 10 +,
DING begged she would allow me to
,slst htr IN any way tbs, lay in my pow I,
:, as it wss ooly but too probable that :,
srdy's presence 10 the train DO led no b
Jod 10 her, even it was not source OF
osi,iye danger. | also reminded her that -
be bad slresdy to some extent given me ;,
= cou6deuoe, which looked upon as al :,
.surance that, sltaoush perfect stran
r she felt she could trust NE. This
le assured me she had done from the ;,
r,i. sud said bow glad she felt when /,
,tered the cardsge. We exchanged
'rds, aud then lrtraed that her name +,
a. Uus Wetherby. SO after some laugh Ii
: aud pleasant chat, 1t was sgteed that 4,
e should assume the characters OF Una s,
ID the lion, 8,