[Alara Collins in The Current.) A lowering morning which made one wish for the sunny south or for any place which would make one feel happier than could this dismul morn. ing in Wisconsin, Aud then to think that this train could not nection with the eastward bound train! It is bard enough to stop at such a miserable little junetion at any time, make cone but to spend three hours here this dark morning must prove the very re finement of torture, There arc a dozen passengers who must wait and who prepare to make the best of tindr stay here. Que couple evidently Fust married, Gad the clouds of a very rosy color, and they walk out of the smoky old depot to make a tour of the little town, talking eagerly about, reading all the old 1attered posters, glowing inducements to go west, and ancient g time-tables, which invariably decor ate the the stained walls of the coun’ try depot. These young fellows finally utter exclamations of impatience at the dreary monotony, and go across the street to the hotel, hoping to find somethibg more congenial to them. Two ladies at once take their de- parture for the hotel, and other peo. ple stroll out about the depot, and there are left two persons, a man and woman, who, after a little time, settle themselves to reading to pass away the weary moments, He reads his paper, and she her book, and, occas- ionally, woman-like, she cast a glance at her silent companion, wandering what loved ones are awaiting his ar- rival, and whether he is impatient to greet them, or if he feels a man's stoicism in regard to it; wondering, too, how it is that each woman thinks the masculine lives coonected with hers go manly graces and beauty, and who those Then she turned her gentle eyes to- ward the dirty window and looked out could find manly beauty in rugged features’ at the dreary landscape, looked with eyes which saw not outward objects, but were introspective soley. An old maid commonly supposed to be the type of discontent and unrest, but here, evidently the type failed, fo this face expressed the utmost of con- tent. Life had been filled with much sorrow for her, all her bright plans had failed of fruition: one after an- she had good-bye to them and had turned bravely again to other bidden face the coming of a new future, a fature to be peopled again by her bright faocies—the old dead and gooe from her except as they fancies all lingered in memory. An old maid she is, as far as her years go, but no home is happier than her little ideal home. She had filled its rooms with bright little frees, eag- erly calling to mother, and the dream father is strong, earnest, helpful and loviug. Her dream home is happier far than many a fine lady's real home although she had not pictured any grandeur about it. Oh, no, she dreams that the carpets are faded from much sunlight, and worn from the tread of many little feet, that there is much planning to “make both ends meet,” | but she had imagined unselfishness in this ideal home, and loving unselfish ness can make all trials in regard to ways and means seem very slight, in- deed. = Mer companion in this depot is an elderly person, a stout, large man, with keen eyes and a mouth at complete odds with the eyes, not belonging to them, apparently. Often eyes do not harmonize in coloring with the rest of the face, but generally expressions are strongly akin, This man had a sensitive mouth, one with & mournful droop to it. Those who looked at him caught themselves won dering which would conquer—keen, hard eyes, or sensitive mouth. He read for some time, then gave a quick look at the thoughtful face near him, and said abrabtly : “Not a very pleas ant arrangement, this.” A quick flush passed over the gentle fige before him, a flush which his #&cen eyes noted instantly and under stood, & flush which told of the girl- ishness yet left to this lonely woman. “Not that it matters much to me where I am,” he contivued. “Life cgli’t give me anything harder than I have had.” ‘That's a sad thing to say,” she said in her timid way. “A true thing, though,” he respond. y and the corners of his sensitive Lowa drooped u little more. “I feel as if I had nothing left to live for, My wife diet a year ago fnd="" here the voice broke, Distress ever calls some souls out from their reserve, and hers was such au one, and she said, quickly : **Ah but you have all those vanished days and months and years fife to think of now.” #How did you know her life was lovely,” he queried, a little sharply, | “It must have been, or you would not i wiss her from your liviog so much, a | tribute to the manly worth in the face § ' . she saw before her which was relished by the owner of the face. He sighed and then looked for a time out of the | smoky window, then said : “After all, | life is a strange muddle]” and receiv- ing ¢ look of understanding, in res ponse to this sentiment, he wen: on | “We don't know what {s right to da and yet we are punished by fixed laws if wedon't dothe right. That doesn’t seem just to me.” “Oh but it will come out straight in the next life,” she cried, eagerly, “I don’t know whether will or havent’ seen know know if not,” he responded. “I the next life yet and {I don’t what it 18 like, don't there will be a next life; I only know even that ‘we are hedged in and around in this life.” “But surely the wext life will take away ail the rough places of this,” she said ; “it will make us understand all that seems so strange about this and life; God surely would not put us into this life ~-there must be a future and let us go out of it incomplete. That seems to me the son for a future, and so with their life-work only just “Is that a reason he asked. answer, and just then one « r a hope with you? She hesitated and did not f the rest- less young men who had been a fellow passenger of theirs cam: in and glane- ed casually at the two That glance made her selfeconsci- ous aud a blush dyed the delizate face and she turned, in a decided w ay the pages of her book, as if she determined not to were let this stranger get ] { her wande ing th gain. The y g Man pass the station and the elderly one rose aod walked resilessly about the room, knitting the shaggy brows occasionally The three hours passed ard 1 o'clock came and at some troubled thought. a train came. “Can I assist you" he asked, gently reaching out a hard brown hand for some of the numerous bundles she was carrying. She handed some to aod followed his sturdy footsteps to the train. They wondered a little why their fellow passengers of the morning were not in greater haste, bat forgot them presently in the bustle of depar- a he | 18) used byo physicians in their ture. He securred a pleasant seat |'8Ke0’” The last words were breath. | ISM as used byour best physicians in their | for her, and them one for himself at some distance from her, utes of waiting, of the idle watching of the dark landscape, 50 soon to be among remembered things, and the | train moved slowly out of the town and as it moved away another train | steamed in. She looked curiously at the second train, but remembered that this was a junction and did not obey her first | nervous impulse, which was to go to her whilom protector and ask if he were sure they were on the right train, She forgot the train soon and { for him, and wished he might feel as | sure of the future as did she. Soon the conductor came and she watched him as he made his way toward her. When he reached her protector, as | she already called him in her inner consciousness, that individual gave a quick start, at some words uttered by the conductor, after examination of | his ticket. A troubled look settled | upon the resolute face, and he con- versed earnestly with the conductor for a few moments, then glanced at her and rose and came to her. “I told you,” sayed he, “that we don't know what is right and then we get | punished by unutterable laws, and here is a speedy illustration of the fact, only that I feel now that I might have known the right, if I had taken pains to inquire. We are on the wrong train.” She looked deeply troul 1:d, but said, after a moment : “How can we get back,” “It is of no use to go back to that Junction. We might as well go on to Chicago now and go from there; it will to remember, all the loveliness of her | She hesitated a moment, then simply , | strongest rea- many die begun, d out of him ] A few min- | really take not much longer, and, as you trusted to my leading in the first place, [ will, if you will lav me, see you safe out of this trouble.” ' “lam used to taking care of my celf,” she said, vut her lips trembled ‘a little. ; “Where are you going 7” he asked, and upon receiving his reply, added: “I am going beyond there, so it will | be no trouble to me to sew you safe. 1 | | will telegraph your dilemma to your | friend at the next station; we shall reach Chicago in two hours, and the | conductor tells me we can immediate ly take another train hack, fo that really the worst of it will be the extra four or five hours in the train.” He remained sitting with her, and chatted lightly for a time, till her mind was somewhat diverted from the unpleasantness of her situation Gradually they wandered to deeper waters, aud talked again, as they had earlier in the day, of the problems of life, and into the s@querics and ane. wers of theirs crept ever and snon a bit of the personal hist wry of each. He learned what a desolate life hers had scemed to be; he learned, too, what a sweet, cheery courage must underlis her whole being, that the desolateness should have been so ignored, and he grew ashamed of his own repining over 8 lot which had so much bright ness in it. When the train drew into the great depot in Chicago, he felt that hs had learned to know a pure ul, and she lonely life they which was to felt a deep pity for the opened t» her view. And as took the take the.n rapidiy to other train, their destination h Hrs each felt a regret that a few mor: would part them. long time dared lo the She sat silent for a this, wondering if hes = He was lonely, set adrift in the great world by the death thing he wished, of his wife, and he wanted a tru. sympathize his. Could he do bet womanly heart to this lonely woman, who or kin in the world, with hin? Could she do better tha: take him, she who evide nily had sum’ merland in her heart, an! could make a bit of 8 wherever she wa Fach s weeded the asked her if she knew any one in his town, aod finding she did know a per, 8)n residing a few miles from him, he took his resolution qui kly “I have a good farm out there,” he 160 acres under fine said improve ment, house and outbuildings all in You about me from Mr. fine shape. can find out all SA moment the hesitated as he saw that she did no, then he con tinued earnestly, looking down into | realize what he meant: i } i | the clear eyes lifted so fearlessly to his | i | “I feel as if [ were looking into the [eyes of my future wife. Am I mis- | ed rather than uttered, and then she | understood, and the flame color moun- ted over the delicate features once | more, and she said quietly, “Do I | look so much like your wife?” He was baffle], ard for a mom nt | knew not what to say, then rallied | and said: “She has gone on into the future. don't know what or where that life may be, and I am lost and | {lonely without her. I want that | which has gone out of my life, and I | believe you can supply that want You are alone in the world, and I can | make your life pleasanter, I am sure.” ! watch, | It was n temptation, such as only and INDIGESTION KIDNEY ed his stern, set face and felt sorry | { homeless ones can understand: but, after a moment, she shook her head, | | and then, reading the questioning look in those keen eyes, she said, while the color deepened in ber face: “I loved once, and have loved ever since, and it would not be right for do.” The door opened and the brake- man called the name of this place where she was to stop, and the next moments were spent in gathering together her belongiugs, He helped her off the train, and grasped her hand heartily as he stood one instance there: “I shall always remember you and your happy way of looking at life, and your faith will help me;” and then he swung on to the slowly moving train and she walked away into the gloam- ing, a tear or two falling as she thought of the lonely days to come.” S————— ~The Lewistown Free Pros snys Dr, J. 8B. 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