The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-02-02


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she pp1aesi BET beaa and snlis-8 .,
h.sa.
= en- 8 god seal worried. said be
-Iais laNlnest u n4De IN Boston SITS
aa uT Mss ~ iarnb0s ~ vs. AateteF that
n
lam SORRY said she
Perhaps he had looked TT little
caFsosliy. and IashaIs the chlna i'lue
erus read lass Ia hia face. for she taci'
fully asked 8 seadiEs Qaestson. and be
toid hss siprg There were fen pco
RE 10 the weird wiih whom be- would
have aipken - fraBkly.
sIbe trouble i. said be Ia eoBclu-
sson, that / dare not 80 directly 10
ile lNcslden, u the hank, Hes tar.
tar. and this psrticuisr kind ~ ~
nvwa ~ his pei syerrich Bot II !
can haye tie matter ~, up 10 him IN
Just tie right light by a friend OF
miue tand = pct % hisl inside the
bank the thing viii 10 through. don't
want BoiaId even 10 know that came
over 70 Boston " zee anybody in the
bank. wouldn't have him know II
for thousand dollars"
mr. Beland Is the presidentY'
"Yes."
Suppose you should meet bin on the
street, sAe suggested
u should dodge into the nearest open
door. said be. ~ be saw me In Bos-
ton al this time be- know what was
there fOF and he doesn't like wirepull
ing inslde his bank"
4 don't Ike wirepulling anywhere"
said Celia, Il think you should meet
Sir. Roland deliberately"
mo, for gold and precious stones"
Il have feeling that you will she
insisted, "and | don't Ike the idea
that you're afraid OF him"
Il don't like II myself" said be, but
ana"
"Ihen youil surely meet him. new
er dare 90 be afraid Of anything for
fear that Il VIII happen"
Il admit there's something In II" said
be.
Celia retired to her stateroom early,
and Bartlett went down to the main
deck, where 10 the girls absence be
relapsed into gloom and consoled him
self with strong cigars.
A streaby fog lay on the sound. In
the thicker places the steamer would
slow down as II bewldered, and her
whistle would exchange impatient
blasts Of nautical conversation with
other whistles. A human irritation |
seemed to animate these tones.
Bartlett thought Of Celia lying |
awake and listening to the mournful
and alarming chorus. Tenderness
came 10 bis heart He regretted that
be bad not been kinder TO her; that be
had not spoken cheerler woras at their
parting
eAll the human sense and goodness
have gone out OF me" BIO growled. Il
am the wreck Of what was
It was past IL when be went TO his
stateroom, and he sat for a long time
on the edge OF his berth. thinking
despondently OF the morrow. The whis.
tle was now doing its worst. and the
answers were more petulent. lie dis
tinguished one voice among them that
seemed angrier than the others. and II
drew constantly nearer Then for an
interval be missed that voice, Silence
reiEned for perhaps no more than a
minute, but II seemed much longer.
Bartlett rose TO bis feet-he knew not
why,
in the depths Of the vessel be heard
a bell strike once. The vibration OF
the fabric ceased The engine was Of
rest. Suddenly, close at hand, the
whistle that he had listened for called
out with Its strong voice. Two quick
blasts answered it from his own yes
sci, and instantly the bell In the depths
rang sharply twice.
Bartlett was In part prepared for
what came next. but not for the mag
nltude OF II. The crash as the two
ships met seemed natural TO his ears.
but the Internal din that followed
shook the soul OF him with terrors
wholly unexpected.
Bartlett ran out into the saloon and 4
ooked across He saw some tangled
greckaRc and cloud OF steam 4
through which was visible blur OF I
light tbs came from the other YES {
iel.
Men nrlng up from below. i
lrenchrd water and many OF I
hem ~ ahbled with blood. Il
Celia. aine leaped into Bart.
etfs me lh shock that made y
IFS hesm He ran 10 the door @
4 her room aud Numbered upon It, $
alllng 10 her. She answered him $
err much In her usual tone.
y win be ready Ia moment" she o
aid nnd almost Immediately appear. 4
d He was amazed that she should r
G dressed. r
Are many people hurty" she asked. G
We must try 10 help" And she
rossed TO the wreckage. 81
An officer aud some uniformed ne q
rocs with passenger or two. were b
lseniangllng the injured from the b
Teck Of staterooms. Bartlett joined n
hts party and was astonished to see r
zen and women come forth ON this Ii
MAS ~ sntIntprs with hut fqw | II
.fa,s he's. He worked With zeal for VI
crhaps two minutes. which seemed 81
ing. and snfired for multltndinous 50
,rrice. Then be climbed out Of the 81
Ingle md looked around for Celia. u
The young lady with nervous pros u
alton. whose doctor had sternly or
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