Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-26

| II I'LL midday IN the country. must
telegraph the first thing in the morning,
that is all can do"
Il suppose so! Write the telegram then,
Miss Dorothy. I'll see it goes as soon as
the Office is open. Hasn't Collins cone
backY
Dorothy shook her head.
"Qear. dear. that's bad"
eyes, very bad, l fear.
"1'u go down and watch for him, and
send Peggy up. It's time she went to
bed"
Il think 1 will 60 and wait for him in
the drawing room," said Dorothy. faint
". Il do hope he will come in before
Henrietta"
This seemed a little strange to Nurse,
but she made no remark upon It.
Dorothy went to get a telegraph form,
turn at once.
Don't go to bed till come and tell you
what news Collins brings" she said to
Mrs. McHugh.
You may be sure will not"
Then she went away to wait" again.
This time she was not long left alone
; little before eleven Miss Oakeley re-
turned.
why, where in the world is Collins"
were her first words, "and, Dorothy, what
b the matter with you? You look ghast-
lyv'
Dorothy gave the same explanation she
had offered to Nurse.
what a dreadful business! Ny dear
child, he is as likely to throw himself
into the river as to go to his hotel! What
In the world did you say to him to drive
him into such a stateY'
"Oh! it was talking and thinking Of the
past that upset him. Henrietta, you ter
rify me-"
II am afraid you were not very pru-
dent, but don't tremble SO. I did not
mean to frighten you. You had better go
to bed, you poor little soul"
"Ah, no, Henrietta, not till see Col.
Inns"
! II will go and put on my dressing gown
4 wonder when that man will come
back"
, Dorothy sat with her head on her hand,
her lips moving in silent prayer: she had
stirred and risen up to seek Henrietta,
unable to endure the solitude, when, to
her relief, Collins presented himself.
| A glance at his face showed her that he
had no evil hdings.
I've had a rare hunt, Miss Dorothy"
were his first words. "When I got out
of the door"
"Oh, good gracious, Collins, is he safef''
cried Miss Oakeiey, coming IN a. he
spoke
| "Yes'm, he's all right. l was a-sayin',
as got out of the door I felt was too
late. couldn't see sign Of him. May
be hes gone to hensington Gardens.
thinks l, so l went there as fast as my
iees couid curry me, ou' as 1 saw noun
ing on the way DIT Ike him, l thought
there.d be no END OF looking Tor him un-
der those oarK Iees' 30 returned the
other way TOWARDS town and got to the
hotel. No sign OF him! So l went back
and up ana down. and to and fro, al to no
good. AT last went 10 tne hotel once
-'nre and thore ns Tas au r1Rht. iust
come In and the waiter vas going to take
rim a ahrandy-and-soda-oo made hold
TO 60 mn. and AK II he had any commands
sor me to-morrow. He vaa Wing bach
dead heat Nke IN his chair and aa the
nan nicknd mn III. hoot. ~ toko +hor,
swav cav there vas some mould and
gro - .+icLino ~ The .oIe. Ha d;dn,,
s,La much notice NJ mo hut nresentIv he
| - M .,d h;d M. oi,e hin, Ii. d,or.tn.
Gown and as he,ned him off with hi,
80 sau +hot the hocL ond one .;do
"a -, -,,aS ~ 80. ~ ,a,,H w
80 80 ~ ia;n ~, tha arourd ~ ~, d;J,.,.
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s go" A ' NC """'' ~
ne unh say no-iins' Hl1 am, eAeep'
when 1 ASKED ne salo l might come
founo In ehe morning. anu III gong cary
-ano' II you piease' l met MI; Onion
coming OUT, ana ne nao Deen GOWN q.
rorosea. ne hearu sonne'hlnS az 'ook
MIN pnere' ana ne saw the coionea once
OF Twice: ne says, HISS as tne coionei
wouio ALI nli,SeI ~ he were net 20 Vh
ehe way he eao' ne useu 70 30 OUT uilh-
ing IN pnls sharp, colu "ehthef our IN
ooat 80 Iar as can make OUT, Win .he
4n Soa.man as useu 70 TOW MIS-. NC
husn ana ene ci,iiureh .a .as. summer
sonetintS ne ven WIN hiin ann some
lines witnou.; pu. ~. Ma' ai"ass sHSins
M MaS ,, n0'' anu A'" IL ''' n'n' 'p " ""'e
uiP;
WI, ne ' ni, ss. as"'"' aSAeu
DoIolny, VIII ueep Sish
-;o.t. ,ha,nh.t',,,r .h M, 'eu e,mnrs .aen LII
NJ, IT. - t,. h. :. 80 i.,t ~,
90 60 ~. on, ~, dr.adsnur t;,.1I
How w;sb Paui Stond;sb vas no,
au,avr,
$50 dol In fact be must come hack.
IT shall telacranb for him the first thiny
| to-morroy morn;nc. cold norotbv 40,
cidedlv
81 am sure vcu are right shall he ~
clad to see him"
"Rut Henriettar' bcrnn Dorothy besi.
tatipCly. and nervinr herself to secure
tete-a-tete with Standish. which she felt
+. be indispensab}e. 81 hone you will not
think me unfriendly or unkind, but
must see Paul alone"
Good gracious! WhyY