Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-04-03
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ti'.tI .i'''i-.'AN 'l'-ih Ii'
t.,Imla .iat down hi. book and .,k,i
al,ut tl.. i.,ri.r-a and lilzas of the hotel
ami w,at aad -lakc ., the barlrcper
..li3,r. ,,r seen Mr. Field atc'y7''
~. bc la.a,. been in here since, -,n-
t.r~
,,,.m3o went .lt and walked down to-
,,,rI tl.. L,.lI .rrl. Ink. p9--ip., ,,.if .,f
t,.-i,sJ.N- of the trees. tbc omen .lor, ,,.,-
L.a,rc him. and the wharf at some distance.
with the tiny steamer. tine Wanita. lyin, hy
II IN the ln.'nIi-ht There WIS SOM, ,,uc
,,Y,ip.-.al. l.,r.. th,. -,n.lv r,,J and CoIp,,,
leaned a.,ain-t a trc. and waited far him
rb. 34~l -il,..rtb tbe l..,t ms t,y,,ri lin,
and tI,,r..f r. ,...,it.. l,+c I;.I,t .I,,,,-..l
ipoue. or b,- ,.ir.I..,,- Vb,p rlr ,.r-.n
,r rl,, l..,..', ,.,rY. p,,r Car.Y,p L, tarpeI
and Stood vit.lir.- the T-ht I'm II wont
a1t. and them cam. or. Co'mau -tcppel
ant and fine conner -lfl. -IalIoa. phI'i is
tia- ya19 N,n startled inr. GOING i'm 7''
pliIir .pIy nodded. and .bev walked
Ha,k T., rb.. hons. f.-cthrr. Field wbi-tliY.-
ol-rptlv They went uf q, their roap,. and
Field 1t iy firc window while Colman
struck a I,~6t.
Dan" said pLilip abruptIv. 81 want
ysH 0, come ari with me to-marriw.''
Field wa- Ia1kin, uut through thc frees
toward the vh1rranI boats at til. head of
the lake. lie turned sharply and answered.
phil. v..i 'fr pri-. III do nothing of fine
Kind.
..N,',, I,,n here Liir cnniI-b Dan ''
pbiIir ,,rrt ON takip- mo- notice. nf the
r3lcn,-- r>,.f.t iu his manner. n shall 20,
north In the morning. wish Won woud
como, with mo-
Tho dome, Yam J,r" Field rrf.,rt,l
..A.,.. .,,,, 1,5- r,u r'.3-e Nc ,,,,.. p,
stan, rs iineo. Ne ,uioycl IL here. ami
Thorn. no-r,ir.. f., co., for. that kn,,y or''
\, moro ,.,- said ClnaY wont Il, b..l
and Fi,II .,+ .,,.lic, L,. rl., yvi,I.y
,r.r., ,,1il.. I.. f.r-.t III ,.i.-,r ,,,l :,
wont .,gt H.. hoard ti,, wind yl';s,.cri,..
..r,.,,,.. ti,.. tr,s. tb,+ ,lr,-+ l.rn.b.i Li7
ia,c Tbr,urb fine branches he ,-ot -lin1.,,s
nr tbr lake il3.il uplcr the moon. and the
1J,.l Ir..,l-b- .l' -l.,},, b..r,,y tl,. ,,,.-it.
hills lie -,t , In.- ybilc and the hons,
became. still A, seemed alone with tbc
nirht. and tb,. hu-h and awe nr T. t,u,.bcl
him and lnonldcl his thop-bt. Il WAS very
I.t. when he .-,t lip lt last The limp wa.
still hrrr,in., and Field had mot taken oT
lis Lat. NE went over and sat down ON
fine odoe ortLc hcl and l,okeJ at nj. -le,u-
io., fri,nl rp,il tlc I,tt,r ,,r.peI his ey,-
-Pbil =. said Field. ..yo,, re mot n lris
bat Tina fool. I'm coming with you in the
,o.rninr
IAN ri..rt. Dan" phiiip answered. .I'm
.,,I yal mr., coming. ,.,Il-ni,bt''
rl.y v.pt. am n.rtb rcvt j,v with n,
d,fnit. ilau came f., tbc lower lake and
the old fort on the cliff. and. taking g,rcat
Iikipr 4, the place. Iinr,.rcd in thcneirIhar-
hood from dat to dav. They harpcneI one
evening uIou queer, secluded pnLlic-hou-c
acro~~ the lake. where they fell in with
long, lean. lcathcry Young native. who APP
pcared to DE guide and waterman. and
told ,a,m stories oi The hunting and fishing
among the iaN'~ and mountains ln VEN of
unconscious humor AID low. even, husky
voice which the friends found ,cis agree
able. They met him again ut q ialr and
hlr~c-rcc at Scalp Point. and found their
liking for him increased Finally they
were 10 ~ south at noon "n Friday, and
then pat it on till the night boat. After
supper they took ont the skin from the
rocky landing for a last row They pulled
romi under the dark cliff that rose sheer
from the water and were crowned with the
WALL o.. the old fort, the ellis Themselves
-tlmcl acr,~~ with strata ol white. ike NOR
ar lines of some Titanic masonry. They
gave cha~, 30 tug pulling uorthwarl half
% mile 90 the right. towing two or three can
a-buat~ through the still wafer and the
-tillcruirlt Then a sail came gho~tily uut
of the shadow a>tcru. and stole on them aS