The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-27
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reading OF the letter, the other matter
which Mr.. MARX refers to are closely co
neoted with himself. lie is the ntIt {
kin. SIR Douglas died unmarried hi
means twenty ,b usand pounds year 10
my young insnd.
! then proceeded to oOntlous my wot
OF opening the morning letters sud flo
ing that there Was nothing OF urgent ln
portsnee therein | determined to act ol
Mark Rsnwood's suggestion sod 90 dow
to Stalnes without delay,
sen, to my hesd clerk snd told Tim 0
my Intention bidding hin also to tnd on
when there was tram from PsddIngton
Hs soon returned with the Information
that could catch good one at II 80 anC
| sc otdinyly drove to kausinaton snC
collected what required tor my Journey
and au hour later wss seated 10 a drst class
osrtiase on my way II SlaIDes.
bad announced my coming by telt
graph from Paddington and was there
fore not surprised to ind Young Renwood
waiting for me wLea | alIghted.
He was a tall, thin young man, with
strong a4niliae features and small gray
eyes, had known him siuce he Was al
Eton aud he held Gu. his had to me with
cordial smile.
sm delighted 10 see you come so 5000,
Mr Gesry, be said, speaking IN a hearty
loue, bn, | wish yon bad come on more
Joy Gus business. This is sd affair,
ind
Sad enough, rJolnsd, aud yet we
must die some dsy or other elise where
would the young ones come in2
The cottsge WAS about hall mile from
the station and our journey took US along
the river bank. As we passed the boat
house on the slope. he said 10 = low voice;
This is the spot where my poor uucle
con ntracted the chill which caused his end
He and were walking along this path
one evening and we heard cry for help
aud the next moment a child's head sp
pesred above the water. |, OF course,
would have plunsed in, but, as you have
perhsps noticed, | am suffering from a
TEN porary spraiu and | could notsSim an
inch. Ny nncle, knowing this, threw of
bis coat and swimming to the spot where
the child was fast sinking rescued 1t Just
as the youngster came up for the third
time
A heroic action. indeed, considering his
time Of life, said.
1t was a heroic action, but it cost him
bis lie ! begged him directly We reach
ed home to go to bed, but be refused, say
ing be would simply change hls clothes
and have a bath and then be as fit as posi-
bic. Alas be was mistaken, Next morn
ing be SAID be had caught cold and in
the evening be0eSs so shaky that | vent
for the doctor Then followed it'd ana
ton Of the lungs and then -desth.
This DR.. Holmes, was be re.lly good
msn7
| believe be was tue best doctor in these
parts. Had known things were so seri
ous would have wired TO town for our
own msL, but never dreamed that such
was the case.
Poor Ia gentleman, SAID And be
was to have been msrfiad soon, was be
not?
Yes. Thst il the saddest part Of the
business. He looked forward so much to
giving up the state OF bachelofdom in
which be had lived aud now veil, its DO
use taking Of the past.
All the same could not help remark
ing dryly, it is not such terrible thing
for you thai this marriage did not take
place. Had it done so there might have
been an heir to the estate, who would have
Gu, You out completely.
He looked up With hssty glance.
Oh. Mr Ge, ry, be ID. cannot think
OF things like that st time like this.
NJ uncle vas father to me. and better
han msny fathers am well nish s'un
ned by the blow money matters just now
seem TO me very smsll, indeed.
We'll, well, | ssid, somewhat testify, We
cannot DO without money, whether We
think Of II or not Bat here We sre at
- cottage. for suppose this is the
place.
TIL. is The place, he ansv r-d Come
10.
followed hin into the cottage snd up
the stairs, sotil We came TO the room
a here the dead bsrone, sy
~eut slovlr to the bed 90 which uy
poor Old TREND and clisnt restei
sad draviug ssi3s ia. sheet which covered
the 3sa face took last l9og look on the
iestut~s ! tuex 80 we'll
uu roased from ny r,h-elious by the
eutubcs oi Young Bsn~ood, who came up
10 tbe bedside sod pulled out eissf case,
sersr. papers dropping from his pocket
al the time.
Have cigar he sad. A. stopped to
piok up the pIpe"; and then sesios
.hsde Of sntaysnce that could not COO
csAl oross ny face si the tboBstt of ruok
ius At tuch tine shi 10 FDeh place,
be snd hastily, Perhaps vtd better not
,noke. tLoash is hardly decent 10
room With death 10 1t HE suddsn glos