Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-10-17

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The sun was hidden by the western hills
before the young mans foot again crossed
the threshold. Andy Cobb met him with
outstretched arms and countenance per-
fectly radiant with joy.
"Sech newsr he exclaimed eagerly. ED,
my boy, you'd never guess it in the world"
"If it good news it will keep, respond
ed Brundige grimly. "Mynews must come
! first. 1t is easily told"
He leaned against the doorway and
| glanced sadly around the little kitchen.
"Ths is our last night at the old place"
| he half sobbed "The Busted Hopes is
sold and we are homeless"
Cobb staggered as though under a heavy
blow, but love and confidence, that nothing
could shatter, yet illuminated the face
framed in by the unkempt, tawny beard.
"Well, Ed is that all;'
"Lstenl The All Wool and Three Ply
have consolidated, and their agent APP
preached me on the subject of selling our
| claim. He asked me if ] had power to act
| for the firm and if would name figure"
"Well old boy, of course you told him
that
81 was worried-never mind by what
and his talk angered me. Said |: My dear
sir, my partner, Mr.. Cobb, has intrusted
me with full power in the premises. The
"Busted Hopes" is for sale for $4,000; not
q dnll,r 1o.s,,,
Even in his excitement Andy Cobb man
o,,od 70 tolor,ranb rastraining SIGNAL to
60 ora-Ne,,t of si,,bt from Rrundit,a,s
standnoint-in the little bedroom and mar.
lor
"yeu my ladr,
Drurdi,,n eigbed ,vearilv "Tbere is
ro+bi,,,, fnrtbor Only tho ofTor ,vos ooh.
blad with a celebrity that showed how ba,l1v
tbc nronertv was wanted. If seems they
are confident that orr old claim is n future
boron1o-the richest in tbe hills could
have sold far So oooea.ilv if had not been
such a fool. However. it was my offer. and
l:uov Won will let il .tnnd."
To need Of the implied nuerv. Under no
circumstances, would ANDY Cobb question
the wisdom Of any Of the 'lad'," proceed
ino,. and least of all nj suchatimr Bruu-
die l1d told lis news. and uow-wlat a
,.l,ri,us thouri,.,-tbr ,yonCrous sncret
was to he revcalod-th. r,n,ic secret whose
noto,,,. co,,l1 evon liz, tLn rre,.n..ctnI
ifrlt If cominp wealth and bonpiness cast
ntbv,rt tho miners ,ynor, lif,
Nd dear Of bow" The CHEEKY voice
trar1hled inst n little but if was With 70.
nr,s.nd inv "IVhen smoke This mornin,
Of my own homes didn't know how nearly
tbav was realized -
.Yor bnve hparl from, bars,
"NTon olivn have seen her, Rrttertbon
that sbp is here this minutoi Retter than
INF .he diln,t como oIonet,
perhons Drnndi0e nnid no heed tn the
inst sentence 4 rracrfnl female fignro
had nnna,rnd ot tIa inner door a kindly
fnnture1 blonde ladv Of middle zoe whose
wears had mntnreG rothar than rohbad her
Of her beautv Win an unconscious re.
,,,rn "a tIn '11 .r.liaI't,.,. ~ ot1.., ,la,.
Rrrndira lifted his hat and oclnowlade,ed
ANDY. Ilrndariu,, ;ntrodnctinn ..ltoIlv
dom This i IA Won knov the host feIIe,
in tha world nI,vav. evrnntin, voI,r.rif,,
.tIIol1,.,s,, ra,,l,, ,,.os ,aanl ',,,t Lar1I,
urdor.+ood for Rrnndige had Lncon,1
'',,ra tEot +bo ,,,1,. |,.ol ora NOT rostino
u,,on lie focn hnt cosf Win tenIer srn,
na+h,. NJ some ono ho,ond standino NO.
bb ind bi,,, in ti,o dnor,ya,,
Snddar1v the riddla was eolvod Two
nl,rn nrrns muslin clad and circInd With
rnlden lands were tightIv twinn1 ahont
Ii. .,,,,lur,,,1 r.ol.. a ,o.l-L of r.,.o,
trr.scs law unon Iii. brra., in ,n,rl,ed CON
tr,et to tbr di,.t,. sca,In, NJ hi. Aornn
shirt. wLiIe rich nonting Inns tbat haf
once Granted lin kisses as an emnrrs,
, ,,i,rl+ ro.to,, hor most ,,ocion. ia,vaIs
nav. ,,Io,,o'I ,,itif',II'' fl. u lid ,,.o.I
"Ed, d,rliur rli I have come .n far +,
, find Won pIe,.e say. Inn n,,v st.v
, Oon,t drive me away denrr
, Drive her away, Grn,t Leovans, \,
. thouph n man dvino with thirst ,vouI,
dash tbe nrotrcrnd ,,ohIet to tLe Jrst. -,
aeo,1 o,, tLo ,,o,,,o of por,diso roITn+ori
IL, descend r. tbn Lowest nj, If Iad.s' AZ
teryord ha found timn to Ior,-h NJ the bar.
,, ideo If encb =, contin,,anc,.. inst no,,,thor,
!. ,,.,,' ~, +;,,a for s,,nh tho,l,St.
eDaorast iovod ono ri mo how +bi
can Inc, How, ala vo,, find m,su he asked
, after nrtual evnianotinns had cleoye,
nvovthe Inst cohvnh of doubt in v.Licl
scbeminy anonies had boned to fettar tbai
I;ves
AN or.;r, go .his hr;,,h, li,.lo ,,.ifo .
q nina ;, beran Andv when Rrnndige sn1
+ denly called him RI n bolt
.Vour vifag You don,t meon to CIV tba
Won have,
, "Yes do tbouo,b ~ nersisted Cobb
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