The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-08-08

open eyes GsEias 81 htf u % scaniuse
0 bubdls Of pilioss shd shssis
0se do,s ees'p't sp'ser 10 be epesst
yea nett tab spoittr, vas bgf decisior
aud ilyos dpl'. feel mach better 10 .
? hopr | shall give you . third spoouiul.
+ When Miss Debotsb retained 10 ih
D kitchen. she iouod bstefoo, hoy stap,
9 ios 90 The doorstep The tevtrs eIpte
.iop 90 bis irtckled face showed that b.
coui1tred bic eusnd one ot importstce
aud The weigh, oi responsibility upon hin
gave great gravity TO his voisa - be said
Good morning. Miss M.rkbam.
Why. Joseph, what's the msiier' sbs
txclsined. IL yonr mother sickf He,
spy thing bsppened TO my drsssf For The
boys mother vas The village dftsnsker.
aud she bad . nes black silk Ter Mics
Dsborsh updsr vsy 10 bss vorkroom.
Nom, mother isn't sick, but my sisttr
julia ir, and mother 10 soins t) Sharon
10 zee her. She's going TO stsrt before
dinner, and sbe says please TO come right
down and hsve your dress fitted. SOS the
can take II with her to work Oh, becsuse
sbe msy be gene three or -four days,
This was message TO be obeyed ct onoe
Mise Deborah bssteBed to change her
wrapper for more suitable dress for the
street and then looked into the sittine
room TO see how Hsnush was feeling.
Mrs Pratt hss seLt Tor me. she said.
She's going out Of town this morning and
wants to 6t ny dfess before she soes.
shsn't be swsy long, aud you nut lie
sill till get back, II anybody comes
TO the honse; lei them rap nuiil they give
1t mp. You are / OF to stir, Your hesd
len / much better, is itp Bot il is too
soen to give ,ou spy nore medicine, III
leave the bottle here on the stand st the
head OF the louug,, psd you can see the
elock without moving When it's 9l
O'Clock. take smother spoonful unless you
get rid Of the psin before then.
BY this ti5se Hsnnshs opinion OF her
mistress much lsud,d medicine was not
q fattering one
Nothing 10 The world bnt sslt and wa
teri she gruubled. rolling her head res.
lessly on the pillow 10 search OF cool
spot | eness I'm not the kind OF per
sons to work faith cures Oh.
Bat at MAE clock she decided TO give
the drug one more trial She sat up on
the edge OF the lounge aud reached for the
bottle. The motion made bar head whirl
aud she sat with closed eyes for mioute
minute to steady herself before trying to
pour ont the liquid. When shc ventured
TO open ber eyes she noticed at once The
white label on tie bottle.
That tells how much to take, suppose
she mutlered. | don't believe Miss d sho
rsD gave me nsiI euuugu Ior Uusp, nuu
she brought the bt OF paper close 10 her
eyes TO read fer htrttli the directions
The next instant she was standing 10 the
middle OF the loom, the bottle on the
g )or and her headache entirely forgotten.
Poison! che essped, No wonder l ieel
v orse and worse sll the timel
She ran to the window whick looks 10
10 Mrs. Prescotts yard and called wildly
Helpl Helpl And whtn q startled face
appeared Of au opposite window added:
Send for doc,orl I'm poisonedl
Mrs. Pratt lived at the far end OF tho
village, ten minutes walk from the Marx
ham house. Miss Deborah lost 10 time
,n the wsy, and the business was transact
ID vitbou. delay. Both women we're
anxious to get it done ihst they might be
ree for other matters. Mrs. Pratt had q
ons ride before her. AID Miss Deborah
lid not like to leave Hsnnsh alone longer :
.hsn was necessary.
After she left the dressmaser che step g
ped brisky along the street 90 her way !
,ome, There was 10 one 10 sight except
man sonrrying along Ter 10 advance OF 9
Ter, lie dissr pe,,ed through seme este y
way not far from ber uwp, bnt tie shrubs I
esni0g over dooysrd fences and the d
licker OF lights aad shsdous on the psr I
ow sidewalk obecursd the view aud de q
,eived the vision 60 that che could not be
ure which bon bad been bis destinstion. 8
wonder if that Was Ezra Greele. May t
10 Mrs. Green is having one OF her bad !
pells and has sent for Mrs Btescoit. II Q
wasn't 10 sach . hurry, ia etop and D
ee. she thought as she passed the Greene 2
lonse. There was no sign oi excitement 2
bout the place. boutver, and she bad DO
ime for inflher speculs,iens on Ezra .
iteetes reason Tor haste, for she saw D
he doctors team torn into the villsge u
treet from one OF The crossroads leading q
"a. into the farming distficts. DR. Bss Il
om WAS on bis way home. bnt in snswer 9
o q call from behind him be stopped his
iorse and trrned about On the seat OF q
be buRey 10 listen TO the shouted sum II
0 ons. Then be backed bis horse sround
nd drove up TO the side OF the road where q
man came ont to tale charge OF bis II
cam while be hims,lt vanished ss Ez,s /,
jrsene bad do1e. b
There's trouble st the Pieacoiis'.
booeht Miss u. borsh, spd she bsgsp to q
%, bui she stepped short shen she cane
, Sigh, Of the Prescott no1se snd hsr osn
,r bsr nsie ehboi's pr ui.es we're deserted, n
IhiIs 10 h,r osu yud svtrsl mso we're l
s,hsftd sbou, the ttct islsios roes,ly e.
ad II wss 10 bet htehirs Io,i The doc
,r's tore vss li chtd /
Her psnse Of sstopisbmrnt sas triei q
ae. ihsu he dsssed ibio the ysfe,
1roosh ihs a. 20 of r.tn ard 10 The q
i,oher, nB sss siftiag sone Il