Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-09-19

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gutter were perilougly hanging the broken
shafts of the further cluster of chmneyS
a pile of bricks scattered upon the ground
and among Inc battered down beams OF the
end of the vcraudi; but that was all. She
lifted her now whit"ncd face TO the man,
and with the apologize smile still linger
ing on her lips asked
"What does it all mean? What has hap
pencdE
Tho man stared at her. "D'ye mean to
say yc don't know
How could |? They must have all left
the house az soon rs it began. | was talk
ing toto NJ. LfIommadieu, and he sud
denly left"
The man brought his face augrly down
within an inch of her own. "D'ye mean
to say that them id French halfbreeds
stampedcd and left yer there alonc|
She was still too much stupe0el by the
reaction to fully comprehend his meaning,
and repeated fecJly, with her smile still
family lingering, But you don't tell me
what it w&s?'
"Au earthquake" said the man roughly;
"aud il il had lasted ten seconds longer it
would have shook down the whole shanty
aud left YOU under it, Yer kin tell that to
them if they don't know it, but from the
way they made tracks to thclields | reckon
they uid. IhcY re- coming now.
NltHout another Woru ne turned away
nan surll'y hall deliantly' PASSING scarce
my yards away MIS- Nlnuoiph ana hci
daughter who were has'ehlhS toward theh
guest.
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WIN me nearest approo'h 10 ch"SIoh OnuV
ho9e hau Ntt seen III nc' ""''"c'' we
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same Ii really rulcuIouS the contra
dctOr! STORES one hears' lsn ~ Llnllef
lt"'e irit that tne young man nad JOINED
Unein ana was ioohnn9 "u ncr' III Iie Ieai
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s1arCLeu s'Insn Hniili'I III ms lace sie uLl
not dare 70 raise nef eyes TO ms buV iooNeI
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usual voice ana except the chlmneyS aA'
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II pretty oauIy AZ tAe mission ana ao 0ai
frahclsco IN 'hoae td'l, nashy' rat'Ie tral
buildings they re putting up I've Jus
sent OH one 81 thc men lOr news
Iler l"'ner was II. san FRANCISCO by Una
ume, ana she Lau never once 'ho"Hht o
nm. IN her quick relhorse she forgot al
else ana rose 20 her leet'
must telegraph 20 my iauher AT once,
she sHiA hurrieuly' ne Is thete
on had bel'er wait until inc lnessen4e
returns ana near ms news sulu Emile
II the shock was oA4y sIlSAt one IN 0al
francisco your latner might not under