The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-08-07
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srssp st lie ~ IL sllps sssy from Der
She y. q yssn Of sse. saa she hss
kuesn very little tsppinesa Nor hss
ihss little come ssyshers seer the fsslin
ios OF tsr childish dreams os the shcle
when shs knew that hsr iius vss nearly
up, sts isli slsd. The only regret ss'
tbs. sbe coald DO 10 more 10 help oihefs
srd ,ts, sons iss night miss ber /. I
irlsnd =. nth ,hey found one 10 her plsee-
The snd VI. very near. shsr = rsmsri
stls ihios hsppsned. A slov. iomblins
ioots,ep s.cspdins the stsirs vas follo~
Cd By The sppssnncs Of . stranger 10 the
doorssy sbo. 10 . hosrse tone. end elsnc
iss ., The nurss 10 charge. "id. -
vsnt Mrs Eivsrd Harding.
His hair vas long ssd ~ white % spow
90 vs bic beard. His eyes we're big snd
heIlos and thsy had . bsrsbrss Which
made the nurse shrink shsn they nXed
on her With stare. / vsst Mrs Eissrd
Harding. said the unknown, for the sec
one time: bat sitbout moving = step for
vsfd from the door. which . startled
lnsid servant bsd throwu open for him
She Ia here. responded the nurse.
The old msn turnsd to the bed. and bis
voice began to qusver ss lie spoke.
Mrs Edwsrd, he ssid. and bis band
shook % be isld il on the countsrpsne. its
me the nsn you saved from . lot oI mis-
eryi Me, Charles Brown. that svore he'd
coms back TO prove be vas srstsful Oh,
you poor thinsi he sddsd With 9 low sob.
s light vas given him to understand that
this Was . dying woman. have ! come Just
too late for you to know mei To be slsd
I've kept ny vordf Osn't you speak to
mef Can't you give me lost look out Of
those eyes that never turnsd away when l
Was 10 the very worst OF my trouble.
Bu, net . word esms; not even . Rlim
mer OF recognition fitted across ths. still.
cslm face. Then the whi.ebsirsd mas
sank down on bis knees BY the bed.
She's dead. or next thing TO it, be moan
ed. and I'm too late Its just nay wretch
ed luck. And I've come 90 far and | knew
she'd be glad, ssd nov nothing matters.
he tore open packet be bad carried 10
bis hsnd and little bundle OF bank
notes fell on, upou the couetsrpsne. l
vas so pleased to bring them back. mur
INJURED the mep, to sbow her kept my
wordl Aud nov don'i care for snytbing.
With which remark be quietly tainted.
there. where he knelt. on the door,
The brothers OF the dying woman we're
looking spIiously OF him when be recover
ed consciousness. Bot be told them moth
ing. answered nothing thst they asked,
snd With dszsd look spon bis face gath
cred the bank notes together and replaced
them 10 his breast pocket. Then, With
glance st the lifeless form Of the woman
Who 10 some unrevesled trouble had probs
b. , befriended him. he vent away.
He WAS ssen at the fonersl, walking be
hind the mourners. Then be fnally dissp
pesred, snd the little incident was soon
forgotten by the very few who bad known
Auy.hiog sboat 1t.
Iwss one Of those few; the Why ssd bs
,suse Of that fact hss nothing to do with
.he present story.
A week OF two later l took the train
rom London 10 Liverpool. and on look
ng round the compartment at ny fellow
travellers. recognized the old man with
white hsir and beard. who spoke Of him
,slf Is Charles Brown" when Mrs Ed
Vsrd Hsrdins vas dying.
His eyes we're liked upon the viudsv
'y which be had taken bis seat. bat an
,srtsin tbst be saw mo- hing = unless. 10
Iced, be had some mental vision Of bis
,sn past or his future.
After . while We two bad the carriage to
ourselves. except for one elderly isdy
'boss capacity for sleeping soaudly
hroush the railway journey wss nothing
sss tnsn astounding. l took . vacant
,lsce nearer to him, and Tor the sake OF
letting into conversation, asked where be
vss bound for.
Bouod for H.liisX, snssersd the old
nan. quietly. and then added. for Csnads.
'ou know.
A hns conniry. and foil OF possibilities.
ssid. have sometimes thought
honld like TO emierste.
do not think be vas listeaine; be bad
lied his eyes sesis upon the outside
sorld ss soon % be had answered me. Al
or 90 interval l msde snother sttempt.
skiing il be had ever before crossed the
Atlantic.
Yes Ave years sRo, te tsid. And l
,me back few weehs since to dad the