Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-10-05
UPTIIE FLUE.
A ) lively story OF Queer Adventure

AiivcIy story OF Queer Adventure.
"You must have some rare experience
to tell us, Mrs Boswell" sMd persuasiv
Lieutenant Russell, while we waited TO-
the mail stage "You have been ut thi
frontier post ever since Captain Boswell
WAS stationed here?"
"Yes we have been here eight years,
she replied, with the rare smile that glo
rifcd her face 81 have passed through
many trying ordeals here, but / really
think had an adventure in the East, be
fore l married the captain, equal to any
thing that have experienced
will you relate it and oblige lis 2
urged Russell.
"Mrs. Boswell" said Dan, the ire
pressible youngster of our party. Jim,
jerking his thumb toward the lieutenant,
lis out West on purpose to spill ink foi
the New York papers. You can become O
heroine of romance if you will.
THANK you," said our little hostess.
81 don't mind accepting the offer"
Three of lis were sitting in an inner
apartment of the small frontier hostelry.
The barroom was packed with miners,
and we had chosen to have our supper
served by ourselves, as We had appointed
" 20 VI ~ OusteT Slty III CompuLy.
Mrs. Boswell was much below the
medium size, quick of speech, light of
movement MS n bird and graceful as a
fawn.
at was in 1S-," she began 1 had
Boswell he having some business mat
tiers to arrange with father, had called at
or place several times. Finally there
came rare day in autumn, and lac and
father We're closeted the greater part of
the day overhauling papers, memoranda,
deeds and receipts. My father at that
time was doing great deal of business
as an attorney.
"At teatime father said to me: Bless,
you won't mind an evening alone, so long
as Thomas is about, will your
81 said no, for although there were
many robberies being committed i'll the
neighboring cities, private families in the
suburbs felt no fear. Our house was n
mile from the city proper, and half mile
from neighbors either way.
1--WE find,' he continued, that the
captain has got to hunt up some more pa
pers concerning the estate before he can
give Barron satisfactory title. We,shall
go to Judge Whitcomb's office, and our
search may be so successful that IL
O'Clock will find us home again. Still We
may be detained longer. Shant l call
and tell your cousin Milly to come down
and spend the night with your
'No-yes.' Icontradictorily answered.
DO as you please am not timid in the
least with Thomas about
"'But Captain Boswell is going to
leave s., 900 here until he returns.
Does any one know about the mon
ey?'
"'Ouly ourselves
"'Then l am not afraid. Beside, you
are likely to be back before graveyards
yawn and thieves do walk abroad
"Thomas brought the horse round, and
while father spoke to him l touched the
captain
Where is your money left?'
"In your fathers desk in the library"
Then he looked with tender, inquiring
glance into my face chow the little wo-
mans cheek flushed at the memory and
said: Little girl, il you are in the least
afraid we will not go tonight, although it
is absolutely necessary
Il told him, honestly, that was not
afraid. never had that strata of timid-
iity in my make up peculiar to woman
kind and 80 they rode away.
in shape around the room, and viewed
the brilliant sunset, without n fear or
care.
"Thomas, our new man-of- all work,
was very busy pottering about the
grounds. tying up grapevines and mulch
ing evergreens. l knew there was some
coarse aftermath upon the hill that father
was anxious to have put on the straw
berry beds, and seeing Thomas go up
there with his basket tied scarf over
my head, took another basket and went
up to help him.
''As passed up the hill 1 saw man in
the highway speak to him. I hesitated
about going on, but the man made only a
moments pause, and then went down the
hill, and was soon concealed by turn in
the highway.
"'Who was that, Thomas p inqur-
ed.
"Oh, miss, it was man from the
mills, saying that my brother has had a
bad fall on the dam, and is believing for
me to come and see him. His legs are
broken entirely
"'What will you do2'
II told the man / could not come to
sec him to-day-but il went, miss, /
would be sure to be back by II of the
clock, II not earlier
You may go, Thomas, il your broth
err is hurt 80 bad. Papa will not be away
long
"'But, my young lady
"'Never mind me in such case as
this. always was very tender-hearted.
'You may go, and will run right back
to the house.
"He talked II few minutes more, was
profusc in his thanks for my kindness,
and then started down to the city. Il
took up the two baskets, and went sing
ing to the house.
~ sat an hour hy the open window en-
joyinS intensely this being alone, and the
quiet beauty of this cocl autumn eve
ming.
"Perhaps you will womb ut this, nnd
the dimpes played "huui hr pretty
mouth, "but little birds were singing u