Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-11-28

! course, 10 cOniOund the opposition.
Our Congressman raw the point, and
seemed TO feel it in his marrow ''If they
look this thing up" he gaspei what's to
become Of me >"
Il don't know and don't care" re
sponded D0rman, with a frank brutality
which made Vane resolve not to quarrel with
him "what I want to know is, what's to
become Of me Here | have all my results
and NY materials Of labor in those two com
panies. If the Hen Persuader Is called on
10 refund to the Suba5yial, or If the Subfu-
vial IS ioreclosed on by the government, l
am poor devil for c-rtaiu. Well, We are
in the same boat; We mast pGll together. If
yon won't expose my fashion Of doing busi-
ness, won't expose your share in the profits
Of 1t"
Vane answered in hi5 noa-committal fash
ion he said nothing, and he did not even
look at his guide and ruler in in bat he
gently nodded his assent
Il always meant 10 pay yoa Tor that
stock he continued, for he wa very anx-
ions now to make friends with this Mammon
Of unrighteousness. IN settle with you
Tor II some day, DaIius; I'm Gttle short
now. This election, You know.
80, yes, | know Dorman grinned epi-
] q
of money. Well, take your time about it
pay me when it comes handy. / can trust
your h0ne-ty, John, under the circum-
| stanees
The Congre man TUNED away. lull Of an
inward wrath, hut placid, meek. and sleek
on the surface for his tallowy nature did
not come easily to an open boil. He was
angry at tine lobbyist for his sarcasm; he
perfectly hated him for that ayarice and
hardness which wouli not give receipt for
payment on those shares, without the money;
but he must not and would not quarrel with
him, So hrotherly is tie communion of Sa-
tan
For once Dmman wa correct in Irophe-
| cy. The recollection Of the Great SubAu-
vial SANDERS " ranked in the soul ofan hon
est and tuth-loying nation. After the cleo
ton had been carried and the country duly
saved from It's quaircnnial crisis, it seemed
just and necessary 10 put calumny 10 open
shame. and thus rob il of influence in the
future Nirtuou- constituencies and press
which al. least spoke the words of virtue
ciamorel for an Investigation which should
yindiCate the innocence Of Christian. Great
! heart, and Company. and pat their Wing ac-
cu-er- iu the pllory. I'VE want Justice
done yyu, cherrtrily shouted believing
party 10 its demigld-, streaming piteou~lv
/ with the rotten cg.S of the Hen peruadcr
Il was in vain that these reverel feti~hez
! whispered 10 their clnfilants that Justice
was precisely what they We're afraid Of. and
| interceded with such divinities as they be
| lievei in to save them from their friends In
| vain did a sadly wise Congress endelyor TO
amuSe and paciiy the country by throwing
/ overheard that precious tab of abuses. the
! fIauking privilege In vain did Weather
| cock John set his daily organ To celebrating
and imputing to himself reform which he
! had 50 long promised and which he now so
unwillingly conceded. The popular whale
took no notice OF plaything which at any
other time might have diverted it for YEAR,,
and continued to thrash the political ocean
INTO foam with lt5 rr hing and plunging
alter inYestgatona-
Amid this commotion John Nane r5Wei
about in hi cookie shell OF q character with
all the agility that terror can give He was
so accustomed to value himself on being hon
| est that the thought of being publicly con-
demned rs dishonest was almost as dreadful
| TO him as it would have been To an upright
/ soul So oppressive was his wr5tcheduess
| that be crayed not only help but also sym
| pathy, that taTorite consolation Of the sor-
rowful feeble lie was in the spiritual state
| of certain weak-minded murderers, who cam
| not sleep of nights until they have told some
| friend the particulars Of their crime. So en-
| tirely had the backbone been taken out of
| him that he could not hold himself erect in
| the presence Of his wife, but wilted upon her
! slight shoulder for support. Il was an OBJ
iect confession Of decrepitude. for he had
learned TO consider her as totally lacking in
practical sense. and there were impatient
moments when he thought Of her As merely
a lively Ounce. Bat ROW be must have pity.
though 1t came from peacock
Pm afraid there's trouble brewing fIr
u- - be said. one evening. shaking that per
pexel head of his which had been the adj
miration Of his constituents. and Which GER
tainlv looked larrc cnarrh 30 hold al the
probiem- of state.
w That. the matter now ." asked Olvm-
pia. She did not think of trouble t. the na-
lion. nor of trouhle To her husband. The
only idea which occurred tl her was that
narbans there ,yas n scarcity of money and
lba migbt be called ON TO -ive mn the bonors
of honsekeepinr and NM ON rhe .IisrY.tino
humility of lodgings 1t was also a little
di-arrecable 10 her. hi. way tbat John
sometime Got into of coming to her with his |
Grievance. and irving to ease his own mind |
bv burdening bers. II was hardly more
pleasant than having log make bed for
himself on the skirts of one lilac silk She |
possessei in large measure that unSvmpathv. |
alle,e5 b, s,r,,. writers IN amopn+ fo bostiii,
tv. which certainly does exist 10 some extent
between tbc seycs' Her world was very DIFF /
ferent from her husbands world. and shedid |
NOT much care to have him take nm interest |
In hers nor aid She want at ali In WORRY |
about his That tba r,vo snberes had any
intimot, connection She c,pli rorely nerceivc |
.vcert the In,scnline one ce9sej :, ,.Ii,ts |
cold unon the feminine ono
.sWeu tbe mote. Is tb;s s+,,;j ,..,,,-,-
far in,.sfiga+ion y si,,leJ .ToI,r I,oss,,;n,,
ti er,,,t 5Lo,t hi ss,,,,s,rI,,t ,,1,,,. ,l,-a+7
A. If fearfnl 1e-t IL should ,,.is y Htsn',,5,n ;,
c;r,ie tLare
..Wbo+ inva.t;,at;o,3 WI, F.. +,1.-,
,fsti,otej ~, demanded Olrrn1,;. Who ,+a.
,s i-norant or the Who'll no,tor rs n sbe
we're nm inbobitan+ Of e,re calost;ol ,-orIJ
where investigations were NOT needed ar cc .
some Internal one where tbsv va-a Of ma
use.
..Weu. its secret '' tbe 4r-.;.l leoil,-
t1r continued to drawl toILinr ob,5t hi.
nisleed unwillinclv. b1t unoIls IN et,n
TALKING ahout it .;Il,wever. surrose it'l .
an be ont before long. thought MIGHT
as wei prepare vour mind for II. he con-
cluded. feeblv hopinr that She wonld saw
something to prepare his mind.
..Well7 ,rbJ, Is 10 asked the viG dis
t;pctly f,rssaein, tronhle for ber-alf ana ba-
e,rning therefore desnIv interested
90 / tbongbt I t6ld Won answered
John. whose scared can-cisnce had heen
Labbling at sucb rate that If rsa,ned to him
as if he had made apdible c-,,fr-ei,,, of HI.
WHOLE iniouitv ..Weu. IT, ranetbinr