News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-12-05

and did not waken until her mother
called her for breakfast.
81 am waiting for your father He
has gone down to see Mr.. Oakley
Mrs. Emory said when she entered the
dining room. Constance glanced at the
table
us he going to bring Mr.. Oakley
back with him." she asked nervously.
"He expected to. | declare, Con-
stance, you look worn out Didn't you
sleep wel|
mo, not very. | wonder if they arr
Coming|
You might go look" said her moth
er. And Constance hurried into the par
lor. She was just in time to see her
father enter the gate. He was alone.
Constance flew to the front door and
threw it open.
HE wouldn't come?' she cried
| breathlessly.
He's gone"
Gomez
eyes, a train was made up early
| this morning, and he has returned to
Buckhorn- Why, what's the matter,
ConstanceY
For Constance with a little gasp of
dismay, had slipped down into chair
with her hands before her face.
What is it. dearY he questioned
anXously. But she gave him no an
swer She was cryiAg softly, unre-
STRANGELY. 1t was III over. Oakley
was gone, and with him went her only
hope of happiness. Yet more keen
than her sense of pain ana personal
loss was her regret that h would new
er understand that she respected and
admired him as he deserved.
II am sorry, Constance but l didn't
know that you especially wanted to see
him." said the doctor awkwardly, but
with a dawning comprehension of
what it all meant. She made no an
sWer.
what is it, dear?' he repeated.
"Oh, nothing. | wanted to tell him
about something, that is all. 1t doesn't
matter now" She glanced up into his
face with sudden doubt. You didn't
see him: You are quite sure he went
away without your seeing him; you are
not Ceceiying me?"
why, OF course, Constance, but he'll
come back"
mo. he won't, papa" shaking her
head sadly. Hes gone, and he will
never come back. | know him better
than you Co
And then she fled promptly upstairs
to her own room.
This was the nearest Constance came, |
to betraying her love for Oakley. She
was not much given to condolences, and |
the ideals that had sustained her in her
pride now seemed so childish and I'M
worthy that she had no wish to dwell !
upon them, but whenever Dams name |
was mentioned in her presence she |
looked frightened and guilty and avoid |
ed meeting her fathers glance.
1t seemed, indeed, that Oakley had |
taken final leave of Antioch. A new |
manager appeared and took formal |
charge of the destinies of the road. |
Under his direction work was resumed |
in the shops, for the strike had died a
natural death. None of the hands was |
disposed to question the 10 per cent |
cut, and before the winter was over |
the scale of wages that had been in |
force before the strike was inaugurated |
was voluntarily restored. The town |
had no criticisms to make of Johnson,
the new manager. quiet, competent |
official; the most any one said was that |
he was not Oakley. That was enough.
For Dan had come into his own.
Early in October there was Il futter |
of excitement when Turner Joyce and |
his wife left for the east to be Oakley's
guests. When they returned some
weeks later they had good deal to
say about him that Antioch was frank
~ curious to hear.
He had taken his father to Burton
where his mother was buried. After
ward he had joined General Cornish in
New York.
While abroad the financier had effect
ed combination of interests which
grouped a number of roads under one
management, and Dan had been made
general superintendent of the consoli-
dated lines, With his headquarters in
New York city. The Joyces were but
vaguely Informed as to where these
lines were but they did full justice to
their magnitude. as well rs to the i'm
por;ance Of Oakley's new connection.
The dull monotony of those fall days
in Antioch was never forgotten by
Constance Emory. She was listless and
restless by turns. She had hoped that
she might hear from Oakley. She even
thought the Joyces might bring her
some message, but none had come.
Dan had taken her at her word.
She had made no friends, and, with
Ryder dead and Oakley gone, she saw
no one and finally settled down into
an apathy that alarmed the doctor.
He. after some deliberation. suddenly
announced his intention of going east
to attend a medical convention.
"Shall you see Mr.. OakleyT Con-
stance asked, with quick interest.
Probably. if he's in New York when
| get there"
Constance gave him a scared look
and dropped her eyes. But when the
time drew near for his departure she