Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-26
A Slight misunderstanding
By E, B, W,
Copyright

ing sultriness of the air and the shrill
chant of second Post" which comes up
from the seething street, tell that mid
afternoon has arrived. The Office BOY
mas SUNK peacefully OIL INTO sluiloer III
MS niue dark anteroom' MT biaKe can
see nun noddlnS palntully over June
novel, put hnds him not more eNcl'ing
IMAM ms own sample OF Itera' ,'To, an
EHuUe,es'l1E WORK on NV.es anu DIS.
90 MI blake again aPPlles n'llsell 10
NoVes anu pllls lor "DouG - me- t, nuili.
yves: al the emu VI VIA. liil9 LIS eyes
wander Tx themselves eraVely on ms
ieet' close ana unen open aSaln very Wlde
aS JUS heau drops lprW"ru WIN Jerk.
tne youIis llan sil"heh nilil ser 9a"ns
SiiViIily u'iu Slneo ~ ie"uiiis "s uH-
PiS W, pIoi 'i' 'N a. ~ 'CuPeiE ,o..o
WI Jam NJ 40 " tu"yel' Nno - oei'er
" 49, yie oo"u no'isGs vi tie .,
anu az "ooI 81 l4i'SiEii 'luh III lne
STur .ia "ilG wliose loeas Vi Une propet u.i,
s S,a'i IIi W niu9IIo are NOR P'oioun III;
Snan MS hIowieusp VI NV ms Is evi
ueuoeu " MS sun ouineu laoe' MS SnoI'
TYP VI mar, anu ms generni Ge' pap,
WHICH Is more a'hietlc uh''ii iesoi, p iuC
nov Cne races are al romeu' tne w." n"e
HlsoSnueu' the long lour oar i ny ny , oIU
n :. =.
goes on 'he tiarIeni IL Is tween PAIR
u souAis, VINO" proper MN "iohs'
Remote uh1rehdeu sohtary
but not slow This is all very well, but
not to be compared to the rush of con
tending crews. HIS occupation gone, and
the town deserted, he Is beginning TO
mediate vacation.
10 nm thus engaged enters from an
inner Office one whose neat attire smiling
lace and strictly @@gal auburn Whlsker
proclaim the rising young man.
Tom, the judge wants You, Put on
your coat; there's Il swell client inside.
Mr.. Blake makes the suggested addition
to the rather sketchy attire which the
warmth of the season demands and the
privacy of his den permits, and grumbling
enters the awful presence, which sits en-
shrined in an Office more dark and more
dirty, if possible, than the others, and
lined with shelves full of books, which
are in turn oppressed by large tin boxes
and vast bundles of papers. Being re-
mote from the street it is comparatively
quiet, its windows open into narrow
alley, from the depths of which arise
the direful accusations and recrimina-
tlons Of boOtblacks, who gamble for pen
MES In its shady seclusion. The great
SSAht W. S''iAii'9 'il'7 NiHihuA Il"NO
is bald old gentleman, who sits at a
most untidy writing table i'll the center
of the room. He is type of the old style
American citizen. He dresses in black
broadcloth he wears chin beard; and he
says sir very frequently. Mr.. Blake
looks at the top Of his chiefs head as he
enter. the room. 1t is very smooth and
white, and reminds him of billiard ball,
as 1t has done many times before. But it
does more; for as it is quite white, and
not lively pink. he knows that the judge
is in a good humor.
"Mr. Vanvoorst, let me introduce Mr..
Blake-one of our young gentlemen, sir, "
says the judge. with flourish. Mr. Van
worst and Tom murmur their delight at
meeting, and the latter, taking seat at
the invitation of his superior, looks to
see what manner of man the client is
On examination he appears to be n young
man of % or 26, of an inoffensive blonde
type, and with no indications of either
great physical or mental vigor, and his
clothes evidently are from an English
tailor. Is it necessary to add that they
do not fitY But the London clothes and