Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-06-11

TO Julia Royal. Is it my fault til;
Julia has none? And they, the di
| gusting they said to her that JAG
Dallass was going to feather his nes
or butter his beans or something equa
| ~ coarse and outrageous; and / cam
with my ears red-hot and accused he
OF deeming me mercenary, and wan
ed to know why she hadn't resente
! it, and when / was through sh
laughed, and she laughed, and, oh
how she hurt me! And l marche
downstairs and took the first hat o
the hat rack-and it wasn't my hal
and it made me all the more ridicu
| lous."
Then John Dallass again paced u
and down and consulted his watch. 81
will be dark in half-hour. But
don't care snap about being alone
And what is likely to be the conclusion
OF this business? The girl invariabl,
marries some other man, and is happ,
with the new fellow. And the frs
chap-who cares what has become O.
him? Now, there is that Bob Bryant
why hasn't he written? Two months
have been away from civilization
and not line from anybody, only ole
rigamarole rubbish from railroad d.
rectors."
just then there was shout away
off in the distance. John Dallass drew
out his map, and was, apparently
deeply engrossed in the study of il
when his men came in. At once the
engineer found fault with them for
being behind time.
"See here" said the spokesman, sit
was rough walking through the slough.
and we went to where the mail was,
and it was ten miles out of the way.
There was nothing"
where's the fourth man ?" inquired
Jack Dallass, angrily.
"You cut me too short, boss. There
was next to nothing, only a letter for
you. The fourth hand, the man that
sorts the mail, he said this here letter
had been there month, and that an
other mail was expected, but we could
MT all stay for it. so the fourth man he
he would wait. See here,
boss, that young chaps got girl in
the east somewhat, and he said he'd be
or something like it, if he
wouldn't wait and see if she had wrote
him. So we lit out without him. He'll
he up afore long"
John Dallass felt like forgiving the
fourth man, especially since the letter
he had now in his hand he recognized as
coming from Robert Bryant. While the
Inen were building fire Mr.. Dallass
read his letter. There was nothing in
it. Club talk and nonsense, absolutely
Stop! There was
saw Miss Royal at the
heater. She looked cbarmingly. Such
IN amusing play! l had heard she
vas going abroad. ] asked her about
t. She seemed to put some insistence
n denying it. That's all."
What crumb of comfort was there?
t was ever so small crumb, and yet
lack Dallass read it over and over
gain, until the last flicker of the light
vent out, and then he lay down in his
blanket and did not go to sleep. for
re lizard during the night the coming
Il the fourth man. 1t was too dark
@ see whether he had a mail satchel.
n moment the man was stretched his |
ength before the fire and was asleep. |
It dawn Dallass was awake. Yes, the
nan had small bag. He had used il
or pillow. The engineer flched it
rom under the heavy sleeper's head.
he contents of the bag were exam
ned. There were newspapers and blue
ENVELOPES. "Beastly instructions, i'm
ossible to carry out, and requests for
lore details which they may whistle
pr" cried John Dallass, impatiently.
What, no letter! Not even from Bob?"
Then in feverish haste Dallass shook
ich newspaper, and out tumbled a
tier. "The COMPOUNDED lazy fellow
lust have rammed the whole mail in
,gether." Jack Dallass' face did not
ear an aggrieved look. He did not tear
pen the envelope, but did the opening
,refully. 1t seemed a sacrilege to lose
shred of the paper. 1t was barely
iwn, but there seemed to be GER
in luminosity in the mans eyes ,,
hich would have permitted him TO !
i've made out certain handwriting {
the dark. Then he read: !
I'm conversation of purely bust
,ss character Robert Bryant informed !
ISIS Royal that new line of road was |
ing built to Puget sound. Mr.. Bryant 4
wing expressed himself favorably as '
the future of this enterprise, and I
ISIS Royal having need for some minor {,
vestments, she had begged Mr.. Bry- :
It, who is familiar with Wall street, b
purchase some of the bonds at the 4
trent figures. =
Great heavens! What does the girl Il
can? All in the third person! She y
cruel, cruel" And it goes on miss
,yall would never have been led to
ike this venture If she had not by
ance read in some newspaper an ac-
unit of this road, and she takes the 4
erty of inclosing the cutting, and Ct
r curiosity is some little excited, be- r.
use there is the name of an engineer gi
wing charge of the road which she j
nks has been ludicrously mis- Fl