The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-09-03

her shite lace mptsls towafd him be TEL,
slov al sinirsiien for her sslf conifOl
All right. be saia enconsseinely.
There's no danger Are you strops
enoash TO help IN hef7
Sac nodded. sud together they raised
the slmost anc9nseio,s woman. Bhe vas
90 light weigh, aud Norsood q. siill
weak bat they succss3ed 10 ball lssdins.
halt carrying h,s on deck Toe doomed
s,ssm'r ss rapidly sstslins. srd water
~ss runtibe inio the cabin vheo they LET,
II. Norwood shouted 10 lbe asekh.tds
vho we're basinning 10 cast 10 the lipes,
aud . dozen brsvny arms lifted the won
sn 10 the opposite deck.
The men followed, ssd slnosi immedi
sicily TIE bost they had left plunsei. bov
nts,, and. With rnsh through the black
ness, disappeared.
After the Girl bsd been drawn over the
rail after ber mother. there vas . cry Of
"wby, Dorothyl Dorothy Moorel' 10
siantiy ths two wers the center Of 30 excit
ed aud solieilou' e,oop. aud Nofsood
ven, bsio~.
Hs vas smons the Hrst 10 lend when The
boa, entered the clip, bu. be fingered on
.hs outskirts Of The throns uo,il the lace
be looked Tor sppesred' Although occu
pisi With her mother. the gi,l's eyes more
than once rovei essefly over the erowd.
and With Quiekened bsstiog Of bis heart
Norwood felt instinc,ively that she sought
for him The iies cheered him-be felt
less irisndless; yet be kept out Of sight 90
Ill they entered q carriage and we're driven
svsy.
The events OF the past few hours had
added no bsillisncy TO Norvoods pros
poets; nevertheless, ss be turned toward
Market stree, be DO longer felt life TO be
sn uppre6.sble epi'oie disturbing the
blessed calm OF nop-i xiste0ce he exult
ed In the mere fact th,t bis will controlled
bis movements -ths: he wss not Q thiog
for the sport OF the wsvee, and tqasfine
bis shoulders to the wiad, he thrust hi.
hands deeply into hi, shsbby pockets.
With an sstonished stsri be drew them out
sgsin. DsnsliDg to one 6oaer by q gilt
tering chain WAS a little purse OF grsy
euede the kind women effect. For smo
ment then memory stung hin. He bad
twice picked 1t up to restore II to its right
iul owner the second time 10 pocket II
Aimseli. IL the excitement be had forgot
0n ii. Opened. it revealed the uDsccus
toned glitter Of gold and silver. snd st the
sight Norwood resliz,d how ismished he
vas. He transferred some Of the silver 10
. bressspookei. replaced the purse. and {
bosrded an uptown car. ,
Some ho1rs later. warmed. fed and com {
iorted, be sat down in decent room and I
N .ds sn inventory. The purse contained {
$40 10 gold. some silver, and, attached 10 4
: bit OF ribbon. 9 little silver Filipino coin,
A card inscribed with Miss Moore's name
10 foil and . number on O4liiornis street
offered every facility for the return Of bis {
treasure -trove.
That night the youog man 0ss too worn {
ont for reflection. bat over bis breakfast I
The next morning be resolved to bresk .
com sndme and the gold -clolbe him
self decently. make fresh start 10 life,
and 10 time liquidste bis Indebtedness to
Miss Dorothy Moore.
Ps,hsps his lane had ussrsj q turn, for
\ few days sfterwsrd be secured email
10 9 wholesale house; bot so
very small was the clerksbip thst several y
months he'd elapsed before the purse I
assumed i,s former comfortable proper .
lions.
10 the mesntime. With security sgsinst i
he necessities OF the hour, youth resssert
ID itself, and quiokened With the never sat
isfsd longing after the happiness 1t q
claims ss iis birthrisbt. An illusory pic l
lore born Of dream and shaped by fan
" 10 which Dorothy Moore Vas the cen q
trsl figure, occupied N uch Of his thoughts 3
Hs sseured himself that some reason wss 9
as her for the detention Of her property b
iuring SO long 9 period. and wasted con
,i3ersble time aud ststionery 10 sttempt D
M to give one. without any conscious u
.i.h to stir her imsginstiou or svsksn her o
interest. his lev unsigned words OF thsnks .
md eXplans.ion yet revesled more OF bis b
larkes. hour than be was aware. 10 them .
vers sud- ,ient food for curiosity and sym o
,sthy sworn enemies TO iorRetfulness o
)i bis reason for retaining the little Fill
,ino coio be g I've 20 hint. d
A week later chance paragraph 10 the II
newspaper informed him that Dorothy i
md her mother bad gone TO New York sod q
nigh. shortly sail for Europe. 81
10 The three years that followed, Nor Il
,ood's success pointed the words OF the a
,oei:
There Is q tide 10 the fl ,irs OF men
Which. taken st the f,os. leads on 10 for
buuts
10 the vstious turnipes Of bis lane be
led made many acqasintsnces and fes a
riends, ' ho occasionally drsS him, nn /,
willingly enough, oat Of The routine oi l,
,usiness into the social pleasures OF bis :,
&c and kind. 30 it chsncsd that one ev
nine. vsschins bis opportunity 10 say :,
Goodnight 10 bis hostess sad escape from n
rossed dance. he looked scross tue sbou
|ers Of the tbfons and Intercepted the lev n
1 glance OF . psir oi brown eyes. Nor
rood promptly changed bis farewell to q y
,e.itiop, spd Hve mir utes later be sss cay !,
pg 10 the owner Of the eyes. Let me take
on ont OF this crush. There IL . c5rner
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