Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-20

said deliberately with u foreign accent:
"You-r-r ac-Coumptr'
In the actual presence Of the eppnrition |
Mr. Motifs dimi1ed resistance woycred. |
But CHANGING uneasily ut his daughter,
and seeing her calm eyes fixed on the
speaker without embarrassment, he folded !
hia arms stifly and, with q lofty simula-
ton Of examining the ceiling said;
! "Aheml Rusai The gentleman's &C.
count"
! II was IN infc,lcitous notion. For the
stranger, who evidently had not noticed
! the presence OF the young girl before,
started, took u step quickly forward, bent
! s;ilily but profoundly over the HCtle hand
| that hell the account, RAISED IL to his
! lips, and With IN thousand pardons,
rnadomoisclo," laid y small cGncos bag
/ containing the rent before thc disorCauizcd
! Mr. Not. and s"Gly vanished
That night WAS troubled one 70 the
simple minded proprietor Of the rood ship
Pontiac. Unable to y1.co his uncas'ncss
by further dioclsaiOn, but feeling that his
late disaompYiing interview with his
lDdgcr demanded somo marked protest.
he aosentcd himself on the plea of bust
ness huring tho rest Of the evening hnp
pills. 10 hil daughters utter Ubliviousncss
Of the reason. lights were burning bril-
l'autly in counting rooms ana Offices, The
fevcrish life az the mercantile city Wa3 ut
its height With vague idea Vi enter
ing INTO immediate negotiations with Mr..
Slcght foe the sale % the ship--os q di-
rect way out OF his present norpleNlty, he
l. ri a. ,fIi,a
but paused and turned back before reach
lug ;he door He made his way TO the
wharf und gazeti aostractodly ut the lights
reflected in the dark, tremulous, Jelly like
waite But wherever he went be was ac
c0uraned by the absurd figure CT his
lJdser----I figure he hah hitherto laughed
, at or half pited, but which now, to his
bcwildercd comprehension, eeemed to have
g fetcfnl Significance Here = new idea
seized him. and hc hurried back 20 the
ship. sluckeung his pace only when lie
arrived at his own doorway IicTc he
paused moment and slowly asolndH.
TIE staircase. When lac reached th" pas
, sage he couGhcd slightly and paused
U,..in Then he pushed open the door Of
- tho darhcucd cabin and called softly;
4 Closely"
- "W'ha, is it, father" said Ilosey'a voice
from the little stAteroom on the right
. Eoscy's own hover.
"Eothing" said Mr.. Mott, with IN az
fcctAtion of lunguid camness; ~ onl!
wanted to know # yon was comfortable
y It's an owful busy night i'll town"
ayes, father"
;, ~ reckon thar's tons % gold goin' to tn
states tomorrow.
Eyes, father"
> "plrtty comfortab ehY''
ayes, father
well. I'll browse round II spell ant
.. turn IN myself, soon"
> "Ies. father"
Mr. Nuti took down hanging lantern
III it, and passed ont into the gangway
Another bilnp hung from the companion
hetch To light The tenants to the lowe
deck whence he descended This decl
WAS divided fore and aft py 81 partitionat
- pas4aeo--the lofts or apartments beiu
lighted from the ports, and one OF two b
- door cut through the ships SIZE cv;l
" municatiug with au alley on eitrcr side
ThiS was the case with the loft " uHie
: by Mr. Notts strange lodaer, which, he
sides u door in the passage, had this ind,
"a pendent communication with The alley
~ Mott had never known him to make Us
=" Of the latter door; on the contrary, il Wa
llis regular habit 10 Issue ,roin LIS nYar'
msHt ~ 3 o'clock every afternoon. uresse
- us re Eae been described stride del pera.t 4
~ THROUGH lle PASSAGE g The upper deck IN
~ thence into TIE street., where his Strau :
III figure va feature OF the priucipi
u promenade for two or three hours, T,
turning as regularly III s O'Clock TO IL
:" ship and the seclusion of his loft. NJ
Fe Mott paused before the door, under IL
preteusc OF throwing the Aght before hi
III into the shadows OF the torecastle I'LL va
AZ silent within. He YVES turning back whe
~ lie was impressed by the regular reeu
=" renee Of "a peculiar rIlstling sound whic
'i he had at first referred to the rubbing
q" the w,re,- Of the swinging lantern again
"a his clothing. lie set down the light cI
80 listened; the sUund Was evidens!y On Il
~ other side Of the partitions the sound
u SOM prolonged, rushing, scrnping NOV
49, msnt, "4tA regular intervals Was
Nv Gue t. uuoi he1 az Mr. MOTIFS unprotitah
itcNAIli~~~l llt ItlH' NJ. y DllSiIS
H. flashed upon Mr.. Motifs troubled min
MS Ii WIS de Fegrsres snoring! He SMILE
III yri,uly Nv Oudrr If Rossy d call him
"e C,ut lcal.n II she heard that, - he ChuCBlt
Eh 70 himself Rs be slowly maze his W!
nc back to Tie cab,n and tAe snail 81.
-'e room opposite 80 his daughters D0rl'
% the ,rst If the night lie dreamed az Oetl
"t compelled 70 give Roeey IN marriage
-'H his strange lod@cr, WHO added Insult
N'A TIE outrate by snoTin6 "Ud."Iy thiOui
> the marriage service,
sex MtA4 .u,r j. her cradle liAe nest IN h
uaut.e"t ,.r@rr All.,, kusey slumho,cd
."s lightly. Waking from vivid dream
nS' Nepic,--a ch.ld'H Ncnice--seeu from I
~" eweluu. deck Of the proudly riding p
- tiac, she WAS 50 Impressed rs 10 rise d
W" ccuss on tlt,r 10 the little ilautiuS pc
ne hole. Morning vas already oawninR oN
z. .,fe tr.Nt,,