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"Thelifehewillgiveyouagain,Jennie,willbeinfinitelyricherthantheoneyouhavelost."
EarlyinthefollowingweekMissBurtonreturnedtohercollegeduties.BeforepartingshesaidtoIda:"IdonotthinkIshallevergivewayagaintomyold,bitter,heart-breakinggrief."
Almosteveryoneinthehousewantedtoshakehandswithherinfarewell.PoorMr.Burleightriedtodisguisehisfeelingsbyputtingcrepeonhishatandtyingblackshawlofhiswife\'saroundhisarm;butheblewhisnosesooftenthathefinallysaidhewas"takingcoldonthepiazza,"andsomadeahastyretreat.
IdaandVanBergaccompaniedJennietothedepot,butStantonwasnottobefoundtilltheyreachedthestation,whenhequietlysteppedforwardandhandedJennieherchecks.Shewastryingtosaysomethingthatshemeantshouldshowherappreciation,whenthetrainthunderedup,andhehandedherintoapalacecar,inwhichshefoundhehadsecuredheraseat,andbeforeshehadtimetosayawordherticketswereinherhandsandhewasgone.
When,afterseveralhours\'riding,sheapproachedastationatwhichshemustchangecarsandrecheckhertrunks,afriendlyvoicesaidtoher:
"MissBurton,ifyouwillgivemeyourchecksIwillattendtothislittlematterforyou."
"Mr.Stanton!"sheexclaimed."Whatdoesthismean?"
"ItmeansthatsinceIamonthesametrainwithyou,Icandonolessthanoffersoslightaservice."
Shelookedathimverydoubtfully,asshesaid:"Idon\'tknowwhattothinkofthisjourneyofyours.Letmenowpayyouformyticket."
"Mr.VanBerghandedmethemoneyyougavehimforthatpurpose.
It\'sallright.Yourchecksplease;thereisbutlittletime."
Hismannerwassoquietandassured,thatshehandedthemtohimhesitatingly,andamomentlatersteppedoutontheplatform.
Inafewmomentsshecalled:"Oh,Mr.Stanton,youhavelostyourtrain."
"Notatall.IamgoingtoBoston.Thereareyourchecksoncemore,andhereisyourtrainandseat,"headded,asheaccompaniedhertoit.Thenheliftedhishat,andwasabouttodepart,whenshesaid:"Sinceyouareonthesametrain,perhapsyouwillventuretotakethisseatnearme.Ineverwascuriousa
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