The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-02-23


y vclyet He left II 10 hs room the last n
D. he wss homo.
+ Wei, began Mrs Hcsmer, doubtful
y though you'd never dare 10 use Il.
a Nef, would, II really recded to, .,
l. pondtd Mhly 10 let us call Il settled, al
g 20 Ia and &c, something nice put up .
e lunch.
u Re, l'y pleased In he maternal heart q
this ;easrd Tor her sons comfort Mrs. Ho
!, mer gave reluctant consent for Jim WI
her only and slmos, idofEd child, lit
: Mllly bcfg oply the daughter OF a des
: dear fficnt, whose child Mrs. lIosmer ha
gladly taken to her home aud heart.
The farm was small, and Jim deltst,
farming, seaman WAS always employed o
III, pace, while ambitious Jim Vi ked III
and limb an engineer. He wsi now
hstdstm", sslsart 70 low Of twenty sls
whose broad shoulders. brot I'd face, at,
merry eyes were secretly enshrlned Il
Milly's heart ss her Ideal OF all that Wa
noble ard manly, jim, toe, bad al ideal
aud often, m he sat wsiing on his engine
he plclur, d future tlreside 20 which b,
could lurn for rest instead OF 10 his barrct
boarding -house, and the woman's face thai
always tmlltd bis we!clm, was wonderful
ly IKE The little picture OF Milly that b
carl d Ia the pocket Of bis blue flannel
shirt Many time the engine light shone
over lhe sweet face ss Il lay on hls grim y
palm In intervals Of work, ard Jim sou d
whitIer softly, "By and by, little glrl, ~
he cno'ully slipped It back,
Working faithfully and steadily, secretly
laying the foundation Of that ideal home,
Jim had gained the respeel and conh ience
OF his employers ard was on the road to
promotion. But his work now was some-
what vsii,d, and when the busy season
came ard freight was moviug freely, he
often ran "wild train" through Rocl field,
rs the little place was called, where sts-
tion bad been erected for the aeeommoda-
tlon Of the surrounding farmers.
GA these occasions he generally sent
home dispatch, as In the present case,
and on bic return found tempting lunch
waiting bis eoning, and sometimes, II the
weather was fine, got a glimpse Of kllly
and his mother and a moments chat. Hi.
dispatch tonight read
Run through Rockfeld tonight Just
ahead OF ten o'clock express, reacbiGg there
'bout quarter Of ten.
! will start only Just In time to get there |
IS the train arrives, said Milly, as they
made the coffee and frzzled some slices OF
'am. X walk fast can get there In fii-
etn minutes, and don't believe the CT flee
an get cold In tina, ne, all wrapped up in
hi, big bottle aad shut up In the psll
You might carry II In little psil and
Ell II on the stove In the s.a'i IN til Jim
ones, suggested Mrs. Hosmer.
| don't baieve there would be fire
here and besides, would rather not 90
/. can't bear Tom kennedy's compM. ,
enls or company. shall ist stop under |
he porch III the train comes, and then !
IN hand jim the lunch pail ard clip away 4
cfore any one noti,es me. q
May be that would be b st, assentcd MIS-. :
osmer, who knew how disagreeable u Q {
tenlions Of the sandy-haired young sta. c
on agent were to her adopted daughter.
ut, Milly, do take care OF yourself. II
lything should happen to you, | should
.ver forgive myself. have half q mind
It to let you 20, after all.
What with this for compsnyf said NIL !.
, gaily, showing the revolver clutched =
yNllJ under her waterproof. What
ollsh mamma Now, good-b, thall "
back before you know 1t. Aud with =
ss Milly dlssp oeared In the dismsl drIzz c "
tn a skip, and good little laugh as soon "
she was cut Of sigbt at tho thought CT
eing jim "
Arriving at her destination, che softly y
ept up into the shelter Ola deep doorway
d looked down the track, where she ex. ;.
cted even now to see the distant light Of
MS engine. But rot the falntest CLEAN
s visible. Surpli.ed, she crept along -
peered in al the clock through the sta
n window. The hands pointed to half ~
1t nine. ~
That stupid old cleck she exclaimed
ulantly, as she slipped back to her hid "
place we might have known II would ~ ~
too fast or too slow; II never Is right, :"
!, pit by ceident. Now Jim's coffee will
as cold - stone-a1d / too. for that ~
ttel she Ldded, sbiverlng and drawing
ser into The corner out OF the wind. !"
'ut the mex. moment the sound Of low
ces almost at her side tent her heart into
throat, and az the next bound her blood
' through her veins Ike FIRE.
mt turn cussed fool, now, reclaimed a ~
n voice IL hoarse undertone. lt's ma
e late to turn soit-hearted last when the WI
,e 10 ours ard sln't no hand to put up Wv
D no nonsense, you know that,
don't mean nothing-only II was sure
&c wouldn't be no woman and little chill mi
Especially little children. Ever since i'
Q TillIe died oc'
ow bottle that angrily interrupted the We
", with a Il rec oaIh. IRA supposed nal
d fver u,l cut such chlckcn.liyered '"e
ard, Id en- you stsrve before I'D have .
n you Ito this. But it's too late now W
g is coo ii'ty thoussnd on that eX-
% to night, and IA bsye II or die. You v
cur part AID ,hsre the plopder, or you pre-
{ down ard u put 40 end to you, But Wal
tbsl's itop me-l'll see 10 that, Bill. not
ut awe me . I'M ~ the n ak aud III uh
II right, aver desert a fierd, ycu ON
" tLs', tla islIos. RN
] risbi. th,n, nd the Other, nollIntd 'st
get to work Nike I, st hi, post 1. pof'
70, lsst the olbtr llde Oh the building. tain
Iat station chap fels foot outside before not