Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-30
"CRESSY,"
A Story Of Western Pioneer
Life,
- by
FRANCIS BRET HARTE,
Author Of "Lucb of Roaring
Camp" "ETiiss," "Tcnnes-
secs Pardnor" Etc.
FRANCIS BRET HARTE,
coprriel.. l.s.. BY the AaMor.
BY

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ton. linen an uneasy -H''t1iJh lHd- ne
had not been sutu1 eutl} kind 10 Rupert
in bis foo}iab jov. ifuulif- rtmorsefrilly
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Gus picture OF me i,'.'1i 1po'' "a
FeTing under the double burden Oh MS
sleeping brother and misplaced alTec
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cess OF boylsh treu anu 'ee'uN u'S nolne
forever. rose befor4 his eyes He seized
mis- hat with the Intention OF seeking MIN
or forgetting him In some other occupa-
tion by the way. For Mr. Ford had the
sensitive conscience OF many imaginative
people an uniailing monitor, 1t was al
ways calling his whole moral being into
play to evade it.
AS he crossed the passage he came upon
Mrs. Trip, hooded and deliberately attlred
i'll white bali dress, which however did
not, to his own fancy, become her as well
as her ordinary costume. lie was passing
her with a bow, when she SAID, with COM
placent consciousness of her appearance,
aren't you going to the ball to.
night -
He remembered then that IAN opening
ball" at the court house was part of the
celebration "No," he said smiling ; "but
it is pity that Rur ert couldn't have seen
You in your charming array
rupert said the lady with slightly
couuettish laugh you have made him
rs much woman -hater rs yourself l Of
fered 10 take him in orr party and he ran
away to you, size paused, and giving
him furtive critical glance said with an
easy mingling OF confidence and audacity,
wv ny QOl You 20 NOBODY IL lurt
YOU"
ppm not so sure of that" replied Mr..
Ford Rallantly. There's the melancholy
example of Rupert always before me"
Mrs. Trip tossed her chiguOn and de
scended a step OF the stairs. You'd bet
ter 90" she continued, looking up over
the bannsters. "Nou can look on if you
can't dance"
Now Mr.. Ford could dance, and it so
ahanced rather well too With this con-
55iousness he remained standing in half
indignant hesitation on the landing az she
disappeared. Why shouldn't he 20 1t
was true he had half tacitly acnuiesced
in the reserve with which be had been
treated, and had never mingled socially in
The gatherings Of either sex at Indian
Spring-hut that was no reason. He could
al least dress himself, walk to the court
mousse and-look on
ANY black coat and white shirt was suf-
ticiently dc rigijcr for Indian Spring.
Mir Ford added the superauous elegance
of a forgotten white waI-tcoat. When he
reached the side walk it was oulv O'Clock.
but the windows OF the court house were