The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-05-07


low my directions.
And he had promised 10 think it over
and had gone home to luncheon and bls
hours rest IN the peace and quiet OF that
dear abode.
But here comes the doctor and be will
soon be with Mary aud the children again
aud know all; for che will tell him why he
was carried, 10 his sleep TO this dreedIul
place. /; was no lack of love which ept
him there he knows that we'll. il it was
done with her consent.
The cab stops in a part OF the city
where Stesdmsn has never been before,
10 front OF plain, unpretentious touse.
Tue osbmsn opens toe door and the doc
tor sllghts.
0al Doctor. | beg OF you 10 not spend
time to make . call Get me homel Get
me homtl
Come. Mr., steadmsn, you viii tiod her
here
Find here ber'2 Imposslblel This is
not my house. Driver. take me to No.
l74l Park place. II you must stop, doc
tor. will go on. You can follow at your
leisure D. you hear me drlverp Move
on and don't spare your horses.
But. Mr. Stesdm n, tell you your
wife Is 10 the honse. | will explain
later.
Steadmsn sp,iDgs from he carriage aud |
hurries up the steps to the house. The
doctor can hardly keep pace with him.
he rings the bell and to the usid sGys:
Is Mrs. Stesdmsn here2 Say her husband
wishes to see her.
There are ruuning footsteps 10 the up
per hall "a familiar form glides down the
stairway, q moments hesitation, q glad
cry. sod he is cIssped 10 his dear wife's
loving arms She leads him to the little
si'tinprJom, makes him sit down and thr o
she csresses aud comforts him az does
mother the child who was lost aud is I und
again
H.s eyes OVERT with tears at this
or ,at tenderness but what is this? TIE
hight may be, perhaps the tears, 1t Can
not be; but yes, be bright brown hsir is
thickIy stesked with ersy2
o., May he cri's. tell me, darling,
why are you here2 Why are we not at
home with the childreu2 And tell me,
derOst, how oame those gray hairs 10
your young bes today? And now that
| l1ok at you, you are not the same
1t is Mary but you look older Has my
sickness but you g, my poor little
girl?
Add tt en be burs into sobs, bat re
strains his giief sfter time ss be thinks
that al st be is we'll now and come back
TO help aud comFor her, when 1t might
usve teen 40 i'fI .reut
Come, dearest, cab IL at the door You
can excuse Yourself here snd We will go
home tog, ,ther, | will spend the afternoon
get this horrible day. And, Mary, I'll fix
thIues ut ,he bank tomorrow. III take the
doctors advice aud We viii be Il across
the water for as loug a vscs'ion Us you
eau euiJy.
Then the poor lItte woman aud the Kind
old doctor grad dua!ly tell Cbsrles Stead
msn tie whole, sad truth 1t is 10 years
slnce be fell asleep 10 The old home Vt
Park Place, When he suoke he vas suo
her mao. They toueh lightly on the
leed Of restrsint 10 tue "hospit,l". With
he loss Of biz supervision, aud ptrbspt
through ir.ud sni trckety, bis great for
tuue bad melted assy. aud bis delicate
nurtnred vile hss ben obliged 10 give up
hsr home snd SEX employ meut f)r the
.uppott ci the family. lie i. scarcely
given 70 uudersisud that this iocluded
the .uppor, oi himself at the private
'hospit,i." yet be feels IL. oh. hos
keeui,l
she Lss established sBd successfully
mst t,ig.d school Tor children. sbd lhls
is be school bulldog, snd the children
~. Dos 10 ibe scboolroom up stairs swsit
i1g the fetufu Of th,ir teacher
Tbeu comes the etnele't tlyv Of all -
for il mu.t come The usu is mad 10 bis
deusDd for lttIe Ned snd L ii,h. uos
srosa large sud bsnds ne, be Is snre.