The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-03-14

sbsa there 10 compsnr sboni
Il 80 ssyiss be hsndsd wiitins ihs ffoil
ins siin nisli, snd. hllies up ts osi
slsa 10 The brim. be raised u sitts
Well. cir. | dnnk 10 yea. srd ! SINCERE
ly hope have not di.,rpuia,sd you b.
4 sppesrips 90 aaeIpsetedly % sbs soss'
K tonight
/ TIE sifipliss drank 10 silence For I
riante DO uofds passed.
suppcse. Wlkips multersd st isst,
yon uiil bow send Tor the polisef
The mssobsSt laughed loudly ~ be Icy
back 10 bis chair.
Why policef be said. You have pot
robbed me
had ths, Intention, YES the reply.
Bot. like osi OF my other schemes 10 lite,
IL did not come on. But remember u !
hsd olesfed your sidsbosrd l should not
have oslisd myself . robber mot even =
lssbresker. My father hss told ne lbst
you robbed bin snd sers the csnss Of bic
ruip st the cod.
Nedhsm drew himselt ur, fisetius on
hi, seat
| do assure you. be sid soothirgly.
.here is no vestise Of truth 10 the sccuss
,lou. Yoo u.y not know ,h,t Jour ia.b
er vas subjsc. 10 hslluclnstion long be
-. ga.taA nnnnnsnw
| disagree With you, cir. put 10 ihs 9th
er. siib . trembling lip. But thst 10 ell
psst nov and need not be mourned over
My father is lar beyond business trickery
Of this moment Bu. csndidly bear Jon
. bitter erudee and ever will do 90. 30
doss sbolher my mother.
Your mo.her7 9ueri- d the old man 10
whisper. She is still alive. ihen2 All.
the mention OF her brings back to me the
days Of youthl presume yoar father nov
sr told 700 how be o,me betveeo % and
N sds the only woman l ever loved lis
wiiei l.
sm 10 no mood Tor sentiment, the
young man interrupted. Aud besides.
tbst. too. iss bygore What do know
is that the terrible crsa came unex pected
ly and brought Gown to the esrIh like
card castle ell that made for happiness
With us. bsd TO leave college, and.
though | have risd, never have been
able 10 mend the broken thread Of OF my
lie. But oil this does not interest you.
Aud be moved iowsrd the door.
Do havs another d,iukl insisted the
{ II is bitterly cold outside,
suc you msy have long way to walk.
The otfer vss declined.
As the gentleman burglar passed into
the hall be turned with q fored smile and
said;
l came by the back door and will go by
1t, l presume'
Not ., Sill cried Nedham eausively. No
Eisitor at Woodlsn1s has ever been allow
ID TO do that. Let me show you ont BY
she front door, and when next yon come
10 see me perasps you will give me fsirer
Esrning than you.did this morning.
he opened the door and held out bis
hand. The youpgster took il coldly.
BY the way. said the merchant, j, your
mother 10 need OF money!
Money! said Wilkins, drawing himself
lp proudly on the door stsp. Charityf
Ind from such ss your Thank God, We ,
re not yet reduced to that levell
Aud. so saying. be passed ont into the ,
light Nedhsm listened to the refreshing
ootsteps for some moments and then
|uietly shut the door,
Qleer fellow, oertsiniyl be chuckled. =
'ut boy Of spirit-sye. . boy Of spiritl
10 added enpbsticslly ss be pulled on h
be bolts. h
The Australian branch OF Mr.. Nsdbsm's A
usiness. which be openei st Melbourne
ONE four yesrs sso, is thriving beyond
II expectations. Bat when business
riends congratulate Mr.. Nedhsm he
,usbs and says: Il
! mustn't take the credit. I'm taking 3
i'm into partnership with the new year. Q
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