The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-20
SATURDAY.
STRANGE TALE
i! OFA MESSAGE

Erp8 WelshAcouGties.
The mar. a fairly young NANNY
story dates back fully 20 ~years-stood
still for moment and looked about
him. He was not native Of the
PLACE and, Comparatively speaking
newcomer; bit he was growing to
tesl at home In II, and he was CRATE
fulf or be- position he ,ad come hither
ID hold that Of manager Of the i'm
portant mine not far from where he
stood.
Yes she thought, S"it had turned
out very: well. Margaret Is so sen.
sibles and adaptable. SHE never seems
to feel IN dull, as | feared she might.
remember how felt like a fish out
81 watersat first, scarcely understand.
ing what the people said, 0 their
sanees ways Then a shadow crossed
his lace
tt IS very sad about Brough,' he
went nthinking; 4 wonler if I shall
md him any better today? / fear not
He hasGbeen SUCH good, steady fel
siow and being an Englishman en-.
abled him to- enter into my Difficult.
ties inFl AS quiet way and with these
thoughtsE he hurried on again. till he
reachedSa row of small houses occu.
pied by some Sof the many miners at
aSshort distance from the pits mouth.
AZ the door of one OF these he
stoppedGa and knocked. 1t was opened
hyga TIL; looking elderly woman. the
wife Of the man to whom the tcottage
belonged, and with whom Trough, nn.
married and with no relations in the
place had lodged for several years.
She shook her head in reply TO the
managers mspoken inquiry.
80 better, was plainly written on
the worn thin face Of the man who
tried q raise himself oon his pillows
4 he manager entered and gently
siook The big hand, once brown and
rough, now pathetically smooth and
white. heldt out to him.
Eoodgo You. sir the sick man
nitnmpredi f1ndeed, / don't know
how tosthank You for coming SO reg.
ulaE and you so busy "A cough
stoppeds him, and he lay back ex-
hausted.
wish / could do more for you,"
said afrs Head very kindly, with q
Eghs
SIR Brough went on again
Nay ir77lf$I could but have done
something In re%tura---you and the
Iady, too7-TTsending me soup and frlilt
and he best Of eyerything--if | could
have done something for you, / feel
q # a. die easier
Dom speak that way, my dear fel-
low heSsaid! IF we have been able
~ chez, you q little we are only too
stad.s iS
But Eroush,s expression did not
change He murmiured Something in.
aldibleEand lay still.
Theamanagers did not Stay long. He
saw that the patient was very weak.
He told Brough that a few details as
q his little possessions the sending
~ some money that the miner had
sayed ~ sister in Australia, and sc
on--:Were ali carefully noted antt
shonldsbe5 attended to-, anl5 then, witt
I'M cone again tomorrow" he left
the blue eyes following him to thu
door.
And When. true 20 his promise, h,
camesogain the next day Brough wa.
dead.
Time passed. The winter-a yer.
severe one that ~ya,r-ca,ne on, an,
now ahdsthen vhen the thought O
Br~oughScrosed his mind, the manage
would say to his wife he was glad t
e egtheSpoors fellow had not fingered
S1wou1d have been terribly tryin
for him in that cottage in sue
weather
Then slowly and half reluctant.
as5it were, followed the spring. TIL
sno@drops, and later Oh. the primrose
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. little friends +,
~eyeral-began to peep out in the Ian,
~andscopses among the valleys betwee
theSgfeat grim hills.
Then5a short but glowing summe
and again said Margaret Head
herself. with a little sigh one dl
morning as she stood looking aft
her husband as he set or to his day
work, "again it is autumn and Il
long winter IS before u.s." But Il
Sigh was quickly replaced by a smiI
I'VE are so happy" she murmure
SO very happy. What do outsi
fhiNgs! IKE weather natter?"
That very afternoon as the doct
q Stte district returned ~ his o,
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