The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-10-03

in that, and it may well begin here Long
may this bell praise God He saved 1t ID
the ruins Of human brain. Oar furnace
ls rebuilt and behold this dear boy has
his reason again The bell and the boy
shall glorify God together
ships That Meet
Jack Arthur bad been absent from hIf
native land for 10 years lie bad ionstt
duel in Europe aud had big scar Oh
bis cheek OF the Heidelberg student sort
His hair was beginning to turn gray also
though it was not time for that, and alto
gether / is plain speaking cousin was not
quite wrong when be cried ont;
HuIo, Jack Well, you are a sishtl
Jack was not very vain, but he had
wipced at that, though he pretended to
laugh,
After all, think I'll not go down TO
CosiCob TO see il sny Of the folks are lly
ing there still, he said to himself az be
walked back to his hotel in the moonlight.
ia rather the girls would remember the
good looking boy they used to know.
He said "girls," but he thought OF only
one-Lucy Abbot, the girl he had been in
love with from the time he went to school
He was in love with her vt, for the mat
ter Of that, though they had quarreled be
fore be went away. He had not heard OF
any marriage, ard one day be bad said to
himself that if he could know lust when
to come back and be forgiven" he might
be much happier for it.
A week later be sailed for America, and
bDt for Cousin Toms criticisms should
have gone up to CosCob next day.
Most Of his old friends were dead, Otce
he asked about Lucy Abbott and was told
that five years ago people said she was go
ing TO be married and probably was. Then
he decided to return TO Europe, and was AZ
angry at Lucy ss though she had promls
ed to live SINGLE for bis sake.
Dispute his having at first made mp his
mind not to see Lncy, he had been slowly
changing it-st least be had begun to
think he would let her see him, and if she
recognized him and was touched, why
something might happen who could tellY
But now 1t was all over, and the best
thing he could do, be SAID to himself, was
TO return to Europe. He did not call TO
say goodby to his friends, but sent them
all z, 2. G. cards, al d a fow days later
stood watching bis native land fade Der
the waters blue with moet melancholy
countenance, as be mentally bade his lost
love adeu iJreyer.
As be turned away lurch Of the vessel
threw him against woman who held
little child iu her arms, aud Us, with an
apology, be saved her from fall she look
ed into hl, face, and he saw the very per
son be was thinking Of. 1t was Lucy Ab
bott whose arm be held-Lucy, older, but
vet somehow almost unaltered,
For moment he was on the point Of
utterlnv her name, but she made no siln
of recognition. aud then that baby IN ber
arms proved that the WAS married.
The II ought made him furious lie
rushad away 10 bis etiteroom, pushed the
door open violently aud found a woman
there. She was VeeEiug bitterly As be
entered sbe STATED mp, 1t was Lncy
again,
Beg pardon, be sad. I've made a mis-
take, | suppose. He stepped back and
looked st the number ou the door No,
IT'S you WHO have made oue, be said. This
il No, T.
on, dear me, Lucy crieI, starting mp,
1.-The ball was 30 dark did not see th e
cum Der plainly, Sbe hurried to~sri the
door, leaving a shawl behind her he
caught It up and ran after her
Here is your shawl, Lucy, he said the
name popping out auaVates, She save
little scream.
! thought you dad Dot know ne, Jack,
she faid, with a .itte shake IL her voice.
Itis the ladY's place TO speak fret, be
replied. Besides thought you Old ret
recognize ne. five got 70 be "a sigh,
nv eousJG told me.
She laughed.
/ Well, IEoew you, she so-wered. Hr
leaned agsipst the partition Of lhe assagf
and looked down on her
+ Why hsvep't you changed like other
peoplei be ssked. Happy msriei Iiia
suppcse. TITS, II dae child d yours.
Minei said she Why, Mr Arthur
tbsts Mr Croket's bog. I'm not rlcb
you know. spd did want 70 zee Eatope
40 came with Mr.. Croker ss eompslior
for NY fTpenses. an ~ old maid ny
cell
Whsl fools the men have been 70 sllo =
It, Lucy, ssii Jack.
On, I've refused several taers, sho II
piled brdlIag
We'll. I've not seen any oue couli Ike
.broaI, sAid Jack. He shook out III shaw