Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-06-21
In the Nick
O. Time.
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The Widow Carney came out Of her
two room shanty beyond the dump. She
stood erect in the spring sunshine, look
ing over a network of railroad tracks,
across to the switchhouse, where Kath.
leen had taken Fergus O'Hare' dinner.
Nelly Carney was still little more than
a girl Her face was arch and sweet.
her eyes bright, her hair black and cur
ly. The wind blew her calico dress
away from her fine figure.
"And You say that she's a widow
John Conover remarked to Fergus.
"Not long, l venture"
"Three year." said Fergus, painting
a little. mot for any fault of the b'ys.
She's a little uppish. is Nelly Carney.
Phil were a fireman an like to be an en-
gineer wan day. but the greasers down
Coyote pass finished him wan night
when they attacked the train. Company
gives her the rint av the hoose thar, an
she keeps borders for meals"
That is how John Conover met Nelly
Carney, He was getting ready to go to
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eastern states and had a claim up about
Toby's creek hat his brother had left
him when he died the year before.
He did not say much about himself
to any one. He took his meals with the
Widow Carney for a week or so and
bunked in with Fergus O'Hare. He said
he was getting his outfit. Nelly Carney
did some sewing for him, and they sat
together evenings. while little Kathleen
slept beside them.
One of these evenings John Conover
seemed to be very thoughtful At last
he took a sudden resolution.
"Nelly,' he began gently, "1'm 60
ing up to a rough place, but I've got &
notion to take you along
at takes two to make a bargain, Mr.
Conover.
"Not this bargain. / know you'll 60
dear I'm only wondering if it'll pay
you. Jim always stuck to it, that tina
creek claim was bound to pan out. If /
does, you and Kathleen will be fixed fo1
life. If it don't, you might have
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squire tomorrow, Nellf'
Nelly took a nights sleep on it ant
in the morning consented to 20 VI
country with John Conover. They wer'
married one day and set out the next
taking the little child with them.
1t seemed a shame to John Conove
that he had brought such a prett.
creature to live in such a wild and lone
some spot. She was happy enough, ap
parently the same Nelly that he ha'
seen on the dump that spring day. Tn
more he loved her the more he broode'
over her sacrifice of a home and friend
among civilized people. He worke
hard, and the next summer made a goo
find in a hole and sent her back to Sa.
Francisco with a small fortune and in
structions to put Kathleen into a cor
vent, where she could have schoolln
and be made a lady of for the future.
Life in a hotel is a great educator
Day after day Mrs. Conover went about
saw great plays. read novels, vlslte
her child and enjoyed existence. Sh
received Johns infrequent letters wit
a positive alarm, Suppose he shout
send for her to return. She could clos
her eyes and see the great, dark. sno'
TONED mountain wall, the rough cabi
close under the shadow, the brawlln
, waters of the mountain torrent. |
!; dreams she heard the drumming voit
of the wind among the pine bough
the scream of the wild eagles. This
=. was all. She missed John at first wit
] oil the passion OF her impulsive natur
Bnt as time went on the longing gre
i. less fierce, and she felt she would rath'
never return than to go now when Iii
. was SO full CT gayety and novelty.
il One day Fergus O'Hare came to 81
her, The colored servant told her, vii
a grin. that the visitor would not wrl
his name on a card maybe couldn'
Nelly flushed, for she knew it was b
q little time since she had been igno
>; ant of card formalities. She said 81
would see him in her own parlor. al
the amused bellEoy showed up q
IL switcbman He looked rougher al
more grin,y than ever, .
;; GLOW do you do. Fergus2'' she sal
with IL little condescension.
Fergus had stopped in the middle
the little parlor, >,
"Nelly Conoverl Oh can't behave ii
the same" he said.
ut is, she laughed Then in b