Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-24
CHAPTER /.
..The saddles. Young Face in All ~
World

ta9Il Nsrk&4kSl INEVITABLY hA AssN
round about them. the fast trn ia
which every day ieft Paddington foR
the b0yierianJ ~ The western salrss
was already due a; Stilb1fou@;al-- u
fact vas five minutes kate.
Among the several groups ~ I'eo-
Die wairsBg ~ THE platform vas tg
BE- seea cue solitary figure n q man
"a welg-fnaie. bruad-sAonl8eFesi man,
with a thick. brown beard, which De
wore short and close cut. His stead
fast looking eyes were brown and
bright. though now In the light Of me
htfnny burning lamps they had taken
A thoughtful expression when
rendered them almost sad. He vas
neither fan nor short but st3lwari
and manly enough for an ERgllsainan ?,
as he stood quietly waiting there 10
his rough winter coat Apparently
he was well known in stilborough,
for a porter. as be passed aim.
touched bis cap and smiled
Two country women from Gsrsn
were sitting % seat near. their mar
ke;-haskets on their knees. thelE
shawk tightly about their shoulders
my. 'Taln't trew, X II" said one.
under her breath. that Miss Peurith
Il coomin' N tive at OIdfriars with Il
ould 'ooman1 heerd as how i
was"
That's trew enough" THE other an
ewered. @tor Warmer Hodge 5oFld
nv old man, and he zed as how Mrs.
Ounce towld he"
"Then ! s'pase as how Mr. Merry
weather Is COON to meet herT'-giane-
Ing curiously 1T the quiet. stalwart
aeure. whose back was toward the
two women.
"Ees I s'pose So
Poor young thing" sighed the
other. lnyclCptarlly.
The train 81 that moment came
kissing into the station, and all vas
hustle and confusion Mr. Merry
weather. on the alert, remained stand
in- where he was until his watchful
ewes had seen the door 81 a iirst-class
carriage open hurriedly. and young
girl. iarkly and warmly clad, step
out alone upon the platform, and
look very anxlousiy around her. He
swiftly made btu way through DE
crowd then and lifting tits hat,
spoke
NV name v Herman Merry
weather NJ sasl h her, ln THE plain
straightforward fashion Witch was
characteristic 81 the man feeling F-er-
fectly sure that hs instinct bad not
misled aim Have ! The h3nor ot
addressing Miss PeurithT
she raised 10 his q pale and deli.
eateiy beautiful face with tragic.
sorrowful eyes, ana answered. ia ae-
cents ~ relief. the stranger who had
aceosted her
II am here - meet you and "a save
you d} 'n-,her bother" he replied.
reaSsnrnzly- Lady Penrith being
unable 10 come herself. asked me %
he her deputy It Yon VIII accom-
pany me Ee van ind tae carriage
81 Is waiting outside and get out ~
thle jim as quickly aS possible Your
luggage oh! that shall be an right
THIS IS rbe way"
Taer. was que, eheeriness, a
brace simplicity Gt bearing about
Herman Merryweather that strangers
esue aiiy ware went 10 iipd iFre.ist-
me- Py the yrry clasp m his strong
rrn aana rplk knew tha he was a
imam MI bc trusted Indeed ttlt
strn forward manner IN hls
which -aRld be very gentle, ,oo.
sometimes with hs strongly marked
sscadras.t looking fave, seldom failed
% win for hlm lasting regard, both
from men ana woWen alike
So Alicia dfmly conscious even d
tbat frs moment of their meeting
that this Herman Merryweather
would surely prove q stauurh friend
10 her iu rho DARK future looming
ahead followed b'n readily rror the
hpsy platform aui took lien r!aee ia
the pldfrarS carriage Sho leanes
tlrpily beck against ,he fusy pudding
OF that 8l cens vehicle and eAvernd
her face Nilh her H1uds Herman.
affecting u7t ro notice thc action.
went N ~ look after jbr luggage
IL snou returned tin, girls trnnSs
got together anj eHt,ra- b. ar-
7se seated himself opposite Miss
Ph He could iG NJ hg het.er
Thought as aer iles
'a Stilhfoueh o Gar'h
-fa8t Nuisance. Nies IL,