Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-07

spirited Jack Robinson told her one
evening, among many other nice
things which she never told anybody,
that he considered her mother
queen. This compliment, spoken by
a true prince, was more acceptable
to the pretty, brown tressed daugh-
ter than praise from Sir Hubert, whom
she had never met and might never
have the pleasure of being introduced
to.
When Jack Robinson came to FL
sinore the railroad brought him. That
is the way that, like its famed and
antiquated prototype in the drama,
our Elsinore got its platform. Thirty
years before, Bertel Hendrlksen ar
rived in a farm wagon that had no
springs. He fairly bounced into his
patrimony. Jack Robinson, just adj
mitted to the bar in Richmond, his
native city, came to the wild and lux
uriant northwest to spend month,
vacation, and catch fish. 1t was
nearly three months before he return
ed to his Virginia home. When he,
on the last afternoon, was driven
hurriedly to the railroad station IN
hotel omnibus and sporting togs, with
his umbrella, canes and fishing appa-
ratus strapped cumbrously together
and family size leather sachel COM
/ pleting the luggage, the Hendriksens,
father, mother and daughter, who all
greatly admired the young lawyer,
stood on the platform at Elsinore to
bid him good-by. The ladies charm
ingly expressed their sentiments OF
esteem and the pleasure that his Wis
it had given them and others. Bertel,
now staid, self contained man OF
five and forty, warmly grasped the
V1rginian's hand at parting and hoped
he would be their guest the following
summer. He said he certainly would.
This reply made little Christine feel
very happy, and she hardly knew
what caused the blood to heighten
her natural rosy color. AS the train,
five minutes afterward, moved swift
ly away, she missed knot of flowers
that had been fastened to her corsage
and wondered if she had dropped
them coming to the station.
When Jack Robinson revisited Ell
shore he brought no fishing tackle.
This was noticed at once by the pro-
nrietor of the Lake House. He also
observed to the county judge, who
took tansy and bitters, that for the
life of him he couldn't see why man
as rich as Bertel Hendriksen was took
boarders. After a few weeks this in
telligent landlord had more to marve
at. There were whispers of another
wedding. Rumor. soon became reali
, ty. 1t was in golden September thai
, Jack Robinson again said good-by
D on the railway platform, but this
time it was to his new father ant
o mother only. Little Christine wen
!, with him to Virginia, and on thu
Journey thither he told her how h
thought she had lost her bouquet a
= the very moment she had won hi
d love.
: They were gladly welcomed at tn
l. homestead in Richmond, and Jack
l. widowed mother,a stately, aristocrat
!. ic matron, congratulated her son o
d his good fortune.
In July a battle was fought clos
e to the national capital. The govern
e ment troops were discounted. A
ii this ominous news was flashed owe
t. the electric wires to all parts of th
d disrupted republic, fearful woma
1T travelled night and day toward Els
v more by the placid lake. Jack Rot
inson had cast his lot with the caus
t. of Virginia.
b, Christine was so i'll when she reacl
j. ed Chicago that stranger friends IL
ID sisted on days rest, but she longe
e. for the embrace of the parents, wi
to knew nothing of her despair. On
In one train was missed and then 81
is pushed on. 1t was late at night wht
IS. she stepped on the platform at Elsl
or ore. Her sole welcomers were tt
in station agent and telegraph operate
n Both recognized her, for they h;
lv known the gentle girl from her bah
d. hood. No questions were asked wi
,or she had thus come back. The static
master made her comfortable in
". narrow quarters, the main room bel
Id closed until morning. In less tn
W. fen minutes he had horse and cf
of rage ready and drove poor, wearl
w. Christine to her fathers house.
,ep she stepped upon the porch her
I'VE cOrt said:
ors 81 think Col. Hendriksen is WI
the ing in his library. There's Hood
csc light.
cal ssSurely not at this late hour,
lrt. claimed Mrs, Robinson "but
rtel do you call him colonel?'
d a Before the station master could
owe ply to her question a rapid, firm $
the was heard in the hall; the door
!, as opened wide, and Christine, in
ms glare of gaslight back of him, beh
an, her father, dressed in the full unlfo
tue of regimental commander Wit
Ger shrek that awoke the sylvan ech
Mrs. Robinson tainted at his feet.
her Col. Bertel Hendriksen's regim
ellis was in many engagements. WI
s a glorys plumes shrigeled quickest