Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-04-03

&c Long lay back in his chair, folded h
arms and nodded; ''You heard what sal,
It Maybe it amt York English, but its sue
lie as we hcv in these parts
e Field stood a minute looking at hin
2 Then he drew ont silvcr-mounted reyoly,
from his pocket and laid it on the table.
is There" he said, 81 make you n prcser
d Of it. BE careful; it is loaded and cocl
+ cd"
h Long looked up with something like at
o miration in his face. lie took the pistol i
r bis hand. went to the window and fired tn
B., six barrels, one after the other The land
n lord came in to see what it was
a 'Mr. WannOck,'' said Long, clock II
: this pistol till Mr.. Meadow calls for it,
4 1T is not mine" said Field; Il gave i
- to you, and you took it
/ Long went out without n word
{ Field did not 90 home lie was back an,
G forth about the lakes, mostly about the up
per one, for week or two after that. Ill
turned up in all sorts of places, fished il
deep water and shoals, rowed and shot anC
, climbed the mountains. lie fell in with tn,
Nanita and her people yery often. Ont
evcning-it was Thursday, the twentieth
he was in the village of III, and walked ou
with his cigar, alone. He strolled up tht
road to the high levels and walked on. Tn,
moon was high and bright, and the country
about him surprisingly peaceful and beauti
lul under the white sheen. He came at last
to the old fort and wandered through the
ruins. ehoStly and weird in the calm moon
light \ flock of sheep was lying under the
trembling Old walls. Peace and war, nc
muttcrcd to himself. and leaned against a
crumhling wall little while. looking AT
the dreamy picture. He got up on the old
nmpart- and picked his way ont till he
stood on the outcrmost point Of the star,
where the massive wall stands almost rs solid
rs when the Frcnchmcn built it a century
and half ago. This outer angle of the
fort rises sheer from the edge Of the per
rcndicular elf whose foot is washed by the
waters of the lake
Field sat down on the stones with his feet
hanging over. and looked down and around.
The still. bright water, the hills bright and
black in light or shadow, and the serene sky
made a scene exceedingly solemn and i'm
! prcs~iyc Below. in the Sombre shadow Of
the cliff. Field heard the faint, musical bub-
bic of the water among the rocks, and a
/ sheep blcatcd once behind the ruined fort ;
those were TIC only sounds. He dropped
the end of his cigar. and watched the spark
/ till Il went ont suddenly far down.
The scene very naturally reminded him of
his friend Down there they had rowcd to-
+ sethcr-twiee was it. or three times q?
/ Strange that he had forgotten already, but
T 10 seemed q long time since. Below this
wall on the left they had stood the first day
they were here, and Clipped bits Of mortar
and stone FOR mcmcntoeS. lie remembered
how Phil had hunted the whole place for
flower without finding onc-hc wonr-rcd
whether il was for any one in particular
that hc wanted it So much. Yes, it seemed
au age since that day, and how everything
had changed. ndcr the cliff there TO the
lcit-he could not see it, but lac knew it
was thcre-thc little wooden wharf where
hc had rartci from Phil between night and
morning. And he wished to God he had
gone home with him
lie heard a crunchine sound behind him.
and looked round sharply. Then he turned
and .at up on his feet. and stood with hi-
back to the urccipicc. The long fellow
stood in the path facing him. with hi~
hands I'm his pockets and his dark face IN
the shadow. \ glance told Field. what he
knew already, that there was only one way
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tIeid began to show the STRAIN upon ms
nerves anu the sense oi ms desperate Sullc'
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