The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-10-21


Het 8aruey vas uoi for long, AT ma
be the tenth slep she shipped snd te!l
! sud that vts not the worst Of II Nhe
: she attempted 10 rise shs eould not, b
b cause her foot vas caught 10 some hofri'
D part Of the iron She ineS that The youni
> msn could rot be fat swsy, bot whs
, girl Of spirit would have called for bell
} uodet the circumstsncesf
Besides there wss DO doubt that sht
oouDd eIttlcaie bet loot il few minuteu
"a ben she had got over het excitement
Bot somebos the foot seemed TO Jam th'
tighter the hsrlef she pulled, until il
huft to Try, Then the sppslIlng though
came TO her that the train might com,
down sud ruu over her Her body would
be found aud perhaps Jack would see it
aud then perhaps be would think OF her
10 future years, when happily married,
TITS train OF u fl ol,oa was not ss sooth
log as it misbt have been and shs gave
another despsiriug tug at ner foot.
There was plsnly nothing to do but 10
call for help. The young mans name
was Simmerson first name unknown -
and had DO idea unlil she tiled how sgk
ward 1t was to CRY out "Mr Slmmerson!
| Tue name did not carry we'll and the situ
alton was altogether 80 absurd at the same
time so dreadful that after the third trial
shegavs vent to avid cry, something be
tween sob aud q scream,
10 response there was crashing 10 the
bushes perhaps Mr.. Simmerson, perhaps
q bear; perhaps noI-could 1t be possi
bIe2 Mr. Kuight
Hellol be said, curiously, Is it possi
ble2 What 10 the world is the matter,
Miss A bGckle2
BY all rights 10 the world she should
have been indignant, but she only said
Oh, Jack and held out her hand to him
sppeslngly,
He did not notice the hand Us be bent
over her.
Foot osughti be said. quietly, That's
easy enough.
Isit2 she retor,ed, mourniully; I've been
trying ever SO long to pull it ont,
Have you2 be said, in q superior way.
Then he knelt by her side, rapidly un
tied the lscing and drew ont the little
foot from it's covering with the greatest
OF ease. 1t was great relief and she
thought be held the foot a little longer
than necessary. but she canght twinkle
10 his eye and her anger ovetpowered her
gratitude
am very much obliged for your assist
snce, Mr. Knlght, she said, 81 she was
lacing on her shoe again, and | am very
sorry indeed that my stupidity bss
caused you inconvenience.
Then she started of to return to the
path and had made two steps when she
became aware that her ankle panied her
drea1iully.
Oh. she cried, and in an instant both OF
Jack g arms we're sround her.
Let me go, sir, she said, with fearful
sob, am silly girl who doesn't know
enough to
You are silly, indeed. he cried. II you
think | am going to miss this opportunity |
to do away with this miserable quarrel.
Why, my dear rirl, don't You know tnst
I've been following you down the road.
hall wild for fear ths, something would
happen to your
Have you, JsckH Oh-bnt what has
become OF Miss Whst-is-her.nsme?
l don't know hor care. Where is Mr.,
Now, the idea OF thinking that cared
for him They we're on the road now,
/ say. Jack, whatever did we quarrel
sboutl
1t was 30 interesting subject. and lasted
until they were safe in the hotel below,
and then they agreed that they would
never, never refer to the mstier sgsin,
Yet there came very near being smother
rupture as they sat on the porch after sup
per.
may have been silly and all that, she
said; but OBJ, think il the train had come
aong--
Couldn't said Jack, with a laugh. The
train WAS mile below you when -you
got caught.
Then, she began, resentfully, | was
ioubly silly and | sm sure am 20 match
Tor such msD-
Don't be throwing up my superiority 10
ne aga n, he said drawing her toward
lim in resistess way. II you are doubly
,iIy, you are doubly dear TO me.
And she had to let it go at that.