The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-05-10

ey, sad pnt my hssd 10 ny poctsl Ia
oct ysll | .tousbi Of father snd shat
boy vosld probably DO and ssspsd 10
hrssth sed slf.ias3 forssrd sni sputre'
ny psd,l dosn.
Ths ether lhrnst my loot bach -
cane fouad. Wi,b . great bafsi OF sil
I | fose in The ss3dls ssd irsmplsd II
More dsspsr4tsly the Ter. with iishis
chest, ones mere opcs more. II v0 lih
tfssdiss down rocks. and yet. With bear
i.pips aud sinking. turr,ins sbd dyIns
did tread them dosbl
T.ics the msn seemed TO eivs up ih'
stfnssle, snd then 10 buekle 10 aasin viii
ftssb ,ud obshpsts will He wee 90 near
81 length. that / conld iuru my eye upcr
his sbsily, proiatsd face and bic rem
nspt OF bat Save from bic psinfai breath
ins there vas Only the evening pssos
and the grin silence Of the dogesdnsss
The universe dwindlsd 10 lev beet Of
earth. Ny mipd was vscsul. except Tor
two OF three com moo ius.ir ea which kept
me saying, ones more -oncs more -onss
nots
Ju,t wAen / hsd eaanssd 10 "0b. impos
sibtp and had drawn the money out OF
ny pocket; jut when be might have
ssiz d me, by last EFFORT, csns up on 10
the level, clutcbins my hsndls-bars for
support, but sweeping on sssin With high
gearing once more in my favor.
Yondsr. in the woody valley. the white
farmhouse slowsd chssrIly 10 the iscs OF
the lossun, Tbs sight OF 1t revived me.
And il va, evident thst M, enemy hsd
not endured the bill ~ we'll S ! had
done. he seemed to drop back l began
to take breath and TO tssls hope, when -
bang loud report bshind me.
The sh Ok o, the noise made me- bounce
10 the ssddls. Itsaid ~ plsinly Is words
to my iricpzied npderst,nding that now
was the moment Now | must drop itl
Alb, to die jast 10 sight, almost within
resOh Of the gosll Ipus out my hand to
toss the coveted parcel down, then clinsh
cd 1t mi,srly aud took 9 forlorn risk.
Down tfe long, s.sep north slope ]
plunged
Hitherto 1t bad forced me TO trsmsn
ious backing Of pedals and to heavy
brskins, but this TINA / let the isriss
take me. put my fsst on the rests and
soastea like q goblin, Bullsts seemed
-sinins al! around me. pssssd some
body Who shtisksd, sad could hardly con
,sive whether l WAS whirlins straight
ahead or spinning round and round,
.hings swept by with such sswirl.
Ia this fashion got down the hill, and
BY gradually diminishing momentum came
lelplossly wsbbliug up to Uncle Rich
lrd's gate. The bicycle tottered, tipped.
md | fell iaio the arms OF father. who
VAS w,tohing for me bs the roadside.
There | shook aud sobbsi as 10 Chippen
,am girl ever did before, I'll variant.
The family tradition was br ken.
Why, Polly, Polly, what does sll this
nesnP ssked father.
| saw bis distress, and had just enough
ensc to Try to spare him. undertook to
tsnd up brsvsly and smile, but the smile
urued into M Asopizins laugh. II
,ould not be hnshed. Aunt Anna came
mt at the shocking sound OF II, and they
got me in and brought me, after a while,
o coalition which admitted Of more
ntsiions.
Q1sstions and answers were out short.
however, by the appearance OF the black
Isms,l Dtu,i!ls at the outside door, her
yes 90 big ~ door knobs,
Oh. my king she painted. Was that
diss Polly wbizz,d by' 1t fair make my
ar slsn' upl reckon shs wss skesrsd
: that min lsyin up tbsr 10 the road.
|. look ike be ws dsid. dol' dsr' 60
tier the cows myself.
Isst up.
Drusils continued: Ysu kin see bin
you looks, Ms Chippsn'um. slsyin
bar on the side O. the bill, wi,h . bicy
ls atop OF him.
Amt Anna buried 10 the door, EuItsr
1g confused eIclamaiion.
AID this 10 what upss. Polly said faith
:. 1t is very strange 10 hnd thai one OF
~ girls il turning ont to BE- timid.
| was sir1ck dumb by this mortiiylng
lew, and before l could speak Amt
ma called islhei's sttsntion.
Richsrd's comipei abe shoutei. He's
ringing The man here. Well, 1t is kind
I shocking.
Father stepped ont. l brscsd myself
" the next scene. mesnins to wai. and
III the whole story dramatically in pres
nee Of the hishw.ymsn, II I. shosld be
@, shd alive.
The rattle Of the wagon ~s approach
lg. Dlu.illa was peepiug 10 st . crack
I the liloken door. over oil hung the
lence Of suspense.
Wbosi broke In the voice OF Uncle Rich
ID. Anna, get come coup heated ~ quick
you can, will your
| leaned snd looked out Uncls Rich
ID was helping thsi assassin right into
is housed BE placed bin 10 bis own arm
1airl How pale snd pitisble be looked
I'd islher va. pJiug snrpri'ine things.
ID waiting upon MIN N II be we're bis
wn brothsrl be called him John.
The msn's eyes rored about the room
nul tbey fell upon ms. BE smiled lee
y. aud | thought ] n~ something 20
is.omsd 10 BIZ face | pi si length 10
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