Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-20

She ,ras so attve v~<i beauty
warm blooded and hapg' She seemed to
come to him like sudden youth or summer in
this last desperate hour. There hung about
her even the faint scent OF roses Ii seemed
so easy to come back to SIT down beside his
little daughter, who loved him with all her
honest heart, and be halpy and jolly and
alive as always.
But he knew what hehad u do.
SHOW long are you going TO stay, Madd,T
until to morrow-uniessy you would rather
would go tonight" quickly,
YES, l would rather. have some bust
ness-there will be some men here after
awhile-it wouldn't no best for you to stay"
Every we'll Maddy nodded, turning her
stOckinged feet about before tho fire. She
never asked questions, but she grner
ally ftund out adj that she wanted
to know without them. GLOW long can ]
stay, Uncle Danf' taking off her hat.
in two hours viii le tfme enough. Let
me have you long as c,ai."
"Isn't that lovely hati" posing it on her
little fat fist, and looking over it steadily into
his gaunt, changeieSs face. "The brown
plume is just the shade of my hair. Been
hard at work on The Camera lately, dearr'
They've needed nothing for two weeks"
"Ohln She was quiet minute. Gust put
that hat carefully away In my room, won't
youi and bring mo my slippers. They're in
the lower drawer. You have the keys" She
IA. 'o.io,,eSs u,i''l "'e uoor ci'S''u oenlhu
try cupboard, which was empty, az we know,
~ '''''n ~ '''o my, n ono Wv" up Vi'o
bacL GLANCED a. - ;a.,n,,s,,, h,,t Il s,noI
r. sh hn 1os. a? =. ~ S, 'uO ~ 'vou
1a1lv hncl, u, ha. o,v,, ,"n, ,5ai' s,ha ,vas
,,o1o al t,,a ,,.,to. ,,,.'I y, -
..Vo,,,,. NOT ,,ou 4t:Idn,
ON O.. Io,,..' ,,o,o n H.
tired and Tn, hrnory u.t,, al ,,.Io.o,I.
miraculous li,tle sI,D,.r camo along n
will be here presently She took his bio
hand MS Inc sat NV her t;ruring if ova,. boId'
ing il now and then Ga hor check Some
thing else than hunCo,. had b,en at wor, with
him They vera both too old soldiers To ho
beaten. as he WINS today nv LITTLE whole
some fosting Rrt Wat wac tho cora, Sho
did not know where to tA,,,,sr her nroba
orhov,,-a roi.,d ,,,,.e,I.ry IInoIo No., did
Won roticegn
an, did not r,, o,oa ~ :. udo,
ling you can 90 t,roupb the r.,rld aloha
pretty well now, Naddyt"
She mazda , o,,,;,,,,.. sIf o,o o,,., .,.u
for hard wo,l ami r,o,o,, VOC T., D.,
tired of holm, olono I,nnfn 70 n;.,'or o1,.,l'
nome or Won INNS, con,o ~ ma ~
man of vour talents would ho ,vastad H.
Jersev.,illage like that They bavem,Iv ana
newv,,. Va, h5,iJ -. az, thar
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MI ~ ,. -, .;Ia,J, !, ~ bo,,a ~ ba
I've.
N" ~, az 10y .;.,.. ,-,;o, .,o ho1 ,,,.os.,od
nv 'N0oN ''to 4S,.','' al, ho, Or
ss ,,,;','i ~, tI @,rst. sat
60 w '' ;i, H.. ,',,,, t,,u,,,i s,o,,, hin,
w l',,,a h,,,o, I]I,,,
nv ,'iu Wv w ''' '''''' 0''
"oil,
yer, JACK Inc very name Oh cile BOY
stabI"d MN Ike pam, yeC ne co"iu hot keep
II on os nps' ne did hot waVer IN MS re-
solve lie Wonld put hihiSeli onC OF Cho way
70 Keep the ehaineiui n'rCh Oh HIS ooy aSNret'
YET as the Clock ucked away the moments
OF INNS hiS' houi, ha'"'o gre" ainio"' 'oo
9trohS ior MN no c'','a nave crieu ou'' 80
mat All 'he "orid nishC neal, ior Ms son
3of MS son. "n'T" ies'i anu piood was ohe
aane ss HIS ne hc"l,' one eri sl@'hiio 20
hin as III uIeaih' Hcr VOICE Cre'iipieh Ill
spite oi herself
TEL me something about HIM, Uncle Dan.
- he much changedF
- see no change IN him" lie caught
8ight OF her face, and through all his dull
absorption, 1t startled him; it was so
strangely fresh, and dewy, and young
81 suppose John has been successful, then"
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