Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-22

who had leorncd to know and like thn nleos.
mt Young lumberlnon
The men worked like heroes. Their ere,iry
ne,,e, ,,ano, MN, , ,o,,,r NOM N ONE,
Lor,n +o ,i,,ol tbo rod clara which tbe
flames tbroupb tba nahum of tlo Lipb rare
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renewed tn N ,,fc ,,ietnnrn
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to rcst mon tbn wheel of his own copving
nross A oro,lna1 rb,n,,o b,J tolnr ,,,,ra
in tbe ranks of fine Iounocrs Nnny Of the
snacto+ors If tbo nigbt bod coma homo to re-
fresh themselves with - nan and fine re-
mairdor ,vcre reinforced Lv 81 stroggling
cor,,s of mon who had Silent thrutoh ali the
t,irnoiSand nvri.cn,cnt Ono nf thnsn , stout
fellow with n bir diamond lloziu,, in his shirt
bosom AMI n mimic, beer bottle suspondei
from his massive watch chain. was recount.
inp his experience. as all rcoplc revcl in de-
failing ii cir individual impressions on tho
occasion of n fire
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Iizzie couobt hold of nv sbo,il,lor and .be
saws: Bob Bob vake IN. tell Won. The
sky is all atire and there must he an ecliusen
reached M to see if nv rocketbook WINS
safe"-
The words hroupht acl to John Proctor u
sense of the loss he had sustained At that
moment Maxon strolled M. flushed with ex
ertion He had inst administered n so,nd
kicking TO n cou'le of voung Nexicons.
whom he had detected making Off with a
kep of buildiny hardware
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1reary so!iiude. once the can OF mocking-
bird thrilled in the distance. a fiery spark
miles away over the level plain. developed
into the headlight of tie locomotive of the
evening train, which Numbered past on its
way to the depot helow. The moon came up
and threw into weird rcct the blackened
ruins.
John Proctor who had been slowly pacing
to and fro, sat down upon II bunch of shingles
and buried his face III his hands. He knew
what not even Maxon had guessed, that this
disaster had wrought his irreparabe ruin
1t would require every cent OF the insurance
money to settle his outstanding liabilities,
for he had done business on the rush ng
western plan, and had carried stock out of
all proportion to his capital If he could
only havesaved that $4,000, or if he had not
been so ambitious. Annie had been ready
poor little girl. She had even proposed bring
ing her piano to this raw southern town, and
eking out their income with the result of her
own labors. On one point he was re-
solved Whenever lie got square with the
world again, he would put his pride in his
pocket, and hunbly presenting himself be
fore the little woman. ask her to share his
fortunes, for better or worse. Oh God! how
long would it be: a stihed groan escaped his
lips.
Suddenly he rose and stood erect His
quick ear had caught the sound of some
heavy body slowly moving over the ground.
"Who is there
A wavering voice replied
"Only me- Is that you, boss?'
John Proctor bent forward and perceived a
man slowly crawling along in the shadow of
a pile of ioiSts As the figure emerged into
the moonlight, he saw that the fellow dragged
one leg helplessly after him. His suspicious
melted away beneath his natural warmth of
heart.
cara Won burt
"Onlv n follino timher hoss hrt tba fro
got into my a,,ae and I can't .oo ya,, ,yall