The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-06-12

E0AE0 MIN ON certain appointed 00y
I 1t was now the morning ate. Is,
day which had been fixed on, ocd ne
word had reached the anxious and M
happy Sydney.
A fresh start In the world would
never be offered to him, was now his
unhappy thought; and the sigh which
I he breathed was echoed by Tony; only
l very family, that his brother might
not hear it.
| For Tony struggled maufa!,y to con
ceal even a shadow Of the sorrow he
was enduring from his brother, now so
sensitive and so suspicious, that even
Tony would have evil thoughts con
corning him.
And so Tony always. vhen In ais
brothers presence, made q point Of
striving to appear cheerful, and in
variably succeeded; and with diff
Guilty driving hack the sigh which was
rising to his throat, would speak en-.
couraging words to cheer his brother,
but to which his own sad heart WAS
utterly incredulous.
And often, while signing to himself
that his brothers promising career
should have been so broken.
Tony would be shouting out;
OOA give WY W luc UumpSs SyO'
ney; everything will come right in .
week or two, as sure SIS my aa2Os =
Anthony Scummoq3::"
Wassts"cr Sydney's brother pro.
I nounced his oW1 christian name in
full. it was intended as a proof that he
was most empha tically in earnest; at
all other times, ne was Tony to YIN.
self and to everybody s1se
And NAVv Nnnv cold ~ AeA AHNNkA~p
in what yxs xaeaE: for ..ns.s rollick.
ia IS; f sass . ve Worry a Ssa1 ses What
when tell you that matters will soon
come right again; and you know am
always true prophet"
Sydney did not know anything Of
the sort, and very incorrectly was
Tony prophesying now; for far great
er suffering than they were now en-.
during was yet to fall on them both.
And the day will come. and before
long, too,,' continued Tony, when !
shall see myself the brother-in-law Of
q baronet's niece!"
ooh, never, never!' moaned Sydney.
"What nonsense!' retorted Tony;
and strove to laugh, but utterly failed.
While Sydney despairingly exclaim.
ed: That I have not killed myself,
Tony, has been because the remem.
brance Of my poor old grandmother
has saved me from suicides grave.
That I have not sunk beneath my
shame has been, dear Tony, because
your true, brotherly affection, has rem.
dered life possible to me. There are
but those two sentiments at my heart
and no other shall ever possess!"
Rubbish-rubbish" mumbled Tony,
and as if the words were choking him.
Then, turning his back on Sydney,
proceeded with seemingly reckless
swagger to the window of his work
shop, and looked out, as well as he
could, through the moisture which
6immed .-.s eyes, and tried to whistle,
but succeeded no better than in the
laugh he had before attempted.
And Sydney sat, his head between
his hands, his body swaying to and
fro-to Tony, an unmistakable express
sion of the torture with which his
brothers mind was racked.
At last, starting quickly to his feet.
Sydney said, IF that letter does not
come, must go at once and learn the
result; although, fear, can too well
| guess what that result will be"
"You can't guess anything Of the
sort!' cried Tony; "but I can, and !
prophesy that you are about to jump
into a good BERTH"
can answer of some sort I will
have" Sydney resolutely said, as he
quilted Tony and the house to proceed
to the director who had promised to
befriend him.
If he does not succeed" Tony was
saying to himself, as he looked after
his brother, IL shall see him smile
once again-and what pleasant sur
prise it would be for poor old grand
mother!"
So soon as he was sure that Sydney
was safely gone, Tony threw off his
apron, clapped on his hat, and himself
hurried from the house; pretending
not to hear his grandmother. who had
called to him as he scampered out.
Once in the street. he hailed "bus, y
climbed on to the "knife-board," and
was off on his way to q fresh neigh.
borhood, to visit all it's jewelers. and
engravers.
Mrs. Willoughby was not, on the
present occasion, at all sorry that hel
boys had left the house; for, to say
the truth, she was expecting q visitor
and a very mysterious visitor, too, wal
the old lady's thought.
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