The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-05-15

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cone std lest pishi made np ny min
W, 90 | % sn started. tops IT vont b
herd 10 dsd ne piece.
webt Ton be u lbs dspc, 10 NEE, you
ssisd the lady indisasniiy
The old lady leaked NJ 9th qsichsusp
eios. OF conrs. hs voala u he'd . heosp
che sfsvu.5 eagerly. Ton y" sllus ID
bat boy Bat eoaldb't ss M 10 mst
ap ny nind till issi nisbt, 80 then
though, ! vould surptis them. l pistes
. bunch Of d,nodils for bin he ussd Il
nctics d.dedils sbsn be vsa jsst . it'll,
fsilos = bot they 70 real sithsfsd nov.
The stssnss tried to cheer bsr. ronl
nossu sill frsstsn 10 sster, shs ssid
sni Ton vilI feel like boy sssin uhsI
he SEES them. Sopposs yos tell me th'
address. srd ttsn ! cen pu, you 90 ID,
right cars.
ia take /. real had Of ypu. snsssrsd
7 ms mother srsisfally.
Sos pulled . piece q psp1 from hsi
slo,s snd s1foldad u csfaally. The
str.nser reed |, and bsr isoe cleared.
That uill be easy 10 nad. sbs ssid. II
!. right on the oar lins, and The conduoter
vill pot you on very near the hosss II you
tell him the number There. nos, 10. ms
iske your vsiiss end put you 90 the car.
Tho old women rose coniussdly; the
train had roll,d into the depot, and the
sudden cbsose Of light end sound bswil
dstsd bsr. She sluschsd the Hs~sp and
looked With desperate syo soross The
crowd Then. before she rssliE,d what
hsd happened, her friend had put her on
The csr snd said goodbye. She bad never
sssn . street car before aud sbs oluue to
lhs sss,. her tired. hishteusd face eel In
liaes Of rigid erdsrsucs.
Every moment she expected 90 accident
,nd when the conductor helped her oH
hsr 6rst fsslirg vas one OF almost inersdu
|ous relis', when suddenly shs Uw the
oonber that she wanted and dsrtsd for
wsrJ. Bhs vas painting with the weight
,t the vslise, but she di DO, know il. She
,urrisd up The high stone steps end eager
y rang the bell,
The ball echoed through tho house. but
no one came. Sac pulled 1t sasin and
lgsip. o nervous terror stealing over her.
She must make Ton heafl Presently .
\ sipdow opened 10 the mex. house. aud .
,irls pretty face smiled do~u 81 her.
Did you want to see Mrs Hsswelli she
,allsd. Tney went svsy yesterday.
Toe old woman looked up Her hand
iropped from tbs bell,
What did yen cay. desri she fsltsred.
| didn't uD3ertsnd. | want to see Ton.
IN his mother.
The girls pretty face soitsnsd with
luiok pity, She lsi. the window snd rsn
lown the steps snd aercss TO the old WON
10.
I'm 90 sorry, she said gently. Do yon
lot understand They've gone swsy.
lont know when they'll be back. They
ouldnt tell. o.. don't look sol Come
o our hc use and rest Come 10 our houss
I'D rest. You must come Yiu csnt stay
Isso vno kro9
Tho people we're very good TO her. She
Isntsi to 60 back that night. snd they
I'D to tell ber over and over thst there
,ss DO train before they sosId make her
and even then she seemed |
szsd and bevildsred. So they gave her
quiet room and left her alone. For
ours shs set there 10 the dark trying to
rdsr her dizzy thoushts, snd gradually
% idea became clssr that no one must ~
! know. II wss ell her isult, oil her, bot
10 people would not andsrstsnd, sod
hey woald blame Tom, and they must
Of blame him.
10 the mornins shs was pals and tired,
ul q4i.s her old self sssin. Tbs Girl
- deliehls st the change and sst beside
Of st brsskiss,, cosxioe her to eat. spo
ually went TO the depot With her and put
Ct on the train. When late in the after
Don the tram begsn elm bipg up 10 the
ills once more. she pushed open the win
os and bresthsd the keen air With . sish
deep content. She had lei. the city be
ind forever.
The train vonld rssch Holmssbure
7. Fonr milss before that vas Far
re. nev ststion. and between FsSrsr's
ID Holmesburg wss . road nesrly oil
'roueh the woods end not much used e1
'pt 10 Summer. She he'd never been ov
this rosd bat once. bot she vss ssrs
,s could nod the way. Only ons or two
her people. strangers to Der, LETT The
sin 1t Fsrssrs. That vas - che had
oped, spd she plunged resolutely into
10 WoOus. A. Neb 0eiA uVt
'lisa vas heavy Tor her. Asiterss dsth.
70. che bsssn to stumble on the road
be hsi 10 stop and rect more end mors
bnt Der resolution never f.ltsr
!.
II v1 10 O'clock vhsn che 6nslIy fesoh
The bouss. Sbs hsd crspt sronud
Iroush the back vsys aud felt sure she
ID no. been stn. Indeed, Tor 90 hosr
10 lights had bsen out 10 the houses.
hs stood stili Tor moment 10 the sweet,
lent night. Tue apple trees vsrs oil oil
u 10 The moonlight. sod the d,nodiis
canned isintly dovo the ps,h 6hs 90 ,
eksd the door end dragged 10 her vsliss
bs vss home st last
For . moneLt sts stood thiskins
ben softly opening The door she csspt
II 10 The wood plls AZ sbs wH return
4 uilb htr arms fall shs stumble ever
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