Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-09-25

ITS relentless proprietor, insisted upon all oc-
cupiers taking tie mill on lease for term
which experience had shown to be long
enough to exhaust all ordinary resources :
and he was even said to make additional
profits by lending his tenants money, in the
hrst stages Of their embarrassment, on the
security of the machinery, which they all
had to take at a valuation.
- This way, aunt said Caroline Kenyon.
az soon as her brother had turned the corner
Of the mill-yard wall. - You have not been
up the valley yet ' and she walked brisklv
along the road in that direction
" Why" asked Mrs. Watkin. as they di-
yerged into a path leading up the purple
patched gray hollow formed by the shelly
ing moors,- why didn't YOU 20 along with
stephen, instead Of following him ?" glane-
ing forward where his dark figure was mov-
ing rapidly along, now two or three hundred
yards in advance.
y, It does not matter,-he has such
queer ways, - was the strange answer. =. You
SAW the commercial traveller we have here
to-day, and the coming Of those people al
ways disturbs Stephen
Then he isn't very well fitted for bust
ness, was the quick reply. - | said what
| did to keep his spirits up, but now We are
by ourselves. may talk quite as | think. -
AZ if poor Caroline's spirits We're of no ac-
count :. It doesn't t seem quite right to me
t1r Young lady to be in a c1unting-h0use,
seeing commercial travellers, and writing
bills and involces
" Al the commercial travellers | have seen
are gentemen.-I mean in their own way, -
rather hesltaungly added Caroline - You
would like a good many Of them, aunt, when
v0u came TO know them. | don't say they
are very polished, hut nearly all Of them are
kind and c0n-idcrate.
The one this morning had two signct-
ring, upon one hand, and he really startled
me By laughing 50 loud ="
e. They are very fond Of iewelry. family
smiled Caroline. her gaze still earnestly di-
rcc.cl up the valley. where her brother 5
now dwarfed figure was descending into a
cross. downward Path .' Come this way a
little 60 she said. laviur "A hand uu1n Mrs
Watkin's arm. and making for the rear Of a
little ridge which would PARTLY conceal them.
.. What is that.-that climmer there -
Suddenly a-ked Mr.. Watkin. pointing to a
level. white clittcring patch which had come
into view far mp the valley
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