The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-12-17

" ho tbiercil Luuee un uecortteu st
Ier sblfs. Johns eye. spsrkled uben be l.
sh Mss Bsnneu up TO be introduced to b
" is,her.
90 Father. this 10 Miss Bennett. he ssii.
70 He aw bic father give the sirls pu
~ zlius look and heard him s,lA, % exolsm
OF tion OF surprise. Then be noticed thst th
eirl vas blushins snd seemsd 10 some W.
SO III al ease.
ps How do you do. Miss GrsceY said hi
father. With the easy familiarity OF 90 oil
81 msn. We sre very glad to see you here
10 Then some one else came 10, snd the sir
y hurried away.
~ Several times OF dinner John saw hi
10 fsther ela noe a. the girl and then shsk
d With silent isughter. HE bot blood d,
,r eiied that bis f.ther Was riiiculins th,
= girl OF bis choice. and be determined Il
d cell bin 10 account for 1t.
He drove Miss Bennett to the stasior
u to cs,ch the late New York hsiu, snd
steu be got b.ck be found bis father still
u up, Tue old man became silent and reius
o ed lin any explanation. All be would say
}. YES that IL Miss Baonet only had ss N ucb
e money % Alice Cooper be would with
draw sll bis objections and make John .
i liberal allowance.
/ Miss Cooper wss daughter Of an eY.
D resident. who. dying, had LET. bis only
q child, Alice, . large fortune. John had
, never seen the girl aud thought then that
Q be never wanted 10
I 10 the middle 0! September young John
announced that be vssgoiDs to New York
= and soald like some iuads. The money
I was forthcoming. and The old men even
cbuckled as be handed John the notes in
swsy that only made matters worse.
; John went % Nav York, taking bis nag
Midnight With him. He was too much ..
tsohed to the horse TO leave him behind
snd looked forward to some delightful gal
Tops With Miss Bennett.
For two days be hung sbou. the hotel
fuming aud trying to make up bis mind to
call on Miss Bsnne.t. Oae morniog be
decided to take riie 10 the park before
bresktsst.
Midnight wss handful and needed sll
his attention for some time, After good
gsllop be Quieted down and began to sc.
like q rstionDl horse assiu.
John was wslsiog him along the bride
path aud came on little crowd OF persons
including some OF the park workmen and
Q mounted poll ,smsn. Standing near the
group was q han isome X ,ntucky ssddler,
trem bling oil ov1r aud showing unmistsks
BILE signs Of hsyine rua away. The side
saddle on him was banging on bis flank,
and bis month drippei blood from sn 10
side cut. TLers was blood Oh the police
msn's arm, His horse was quietly watch
ing the proceedings With mild. steady
eyes. He had eeen so msDy similar scci
dents that IL was really quite bore to
him.
John dres Midnight up and tried 10 get
look At the person they seemed TO be
bendiog ever. As be pushed bis wsy into
the crowd be causht glimpse OF the face
End uttered sn exclamation OF surprise
and horror when be saw ths, it was Miss
Bennett.
Do you know this young lsjy' ssked
the policeman.
Yes, said John Bhe is Miss Grace Ben
nett and lives st -. Is she hurt2
That We cent tell for sure till the smbul
suce and the surgeon come. But We don't
think 60. They always faint. She is .
long time coming to. though.
The rubber tired ambulance came silent
" up. and the surgeon wss beside the girl
before the vehicle stopped. He made .
super8,ial examination With professional
deIterity sod said: Tbis is nottte ordin
cry faint from terror. She mnst be tskep
to her home Vt once or hospital. L.
Tenderly she vas lifted 10, and John !
gave the address. BE rode on before 10
10. her soot know Of the nishsp. Ran
ming mp the steps; be ssked for Mrs. Pet
ere, the girls aunt
Mis- B snnett was thrown from her horse
sud they ere bringing her here 10 an sn =
bolsnce. 1t 10 nothing serious. | sm .
sore. y
Miss Bennett. Miss b le.t. said the u
sdy. don't -or. yes. Of cour.e. And
re yo1 Mr.. Asleyf In the excitement II .
lido't seem strange to bin that ste knew y
Who be wss st once. "
Ihey carried the girl to her room, and -
inside OF half 90 boar tso Surgeons and y
rsined porse we're by her side The sur :.
eons shook their heads aud locked very "
rave. All attempts to arouse her bed =
siled. Bne 10y 10 . stopoy, sni her soft =
~ss the only sign OF lie. ..
When The so,geoss esid 90 operation
'as nsce.ss1y, J bp's hops fell Sooo =
potasf - seoa sn smother uurse spc
pus euasestive looking boxes snd c.sss ;.
rived. Tnen John trsmped the long -. :.
rswing room wiling for the doctors TO I.
oms down aud tell him II she lived or
OIL! Tue ticsIy sweet smell Of ether came :
istipe dtwn ttsiss % the door OF the :.
ham Der vas opened. aud be heard sine ~
,ps voics tibet be knew uiteripg nesnius :.
'ss words.
Taeo Ire door shuil and ss one Of the "
uists cane down be ssylsii her. Before
Q hsd q chance 10 stk her che told hin
le youtg lsiy YES coming cat OF the eth
nicely, spd The doctors bsd found -
ny piece OF bone pressing on ibs brain, =
at they FELT sure shs wouli be oil right
iib cfe. =,