Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-09-23

eyelids fluttered family and soon the
breathing became more firm and re-
gular. There said he, rising from
his task and wiping the persplratlon
from his brow, ''your little girl is all
right, now, Mrs. Po0linski."
At this junction there was move
ment in the outer room, and a mo-
ment later the doctor came busting
in; he glanced at the child then at the
coatless and perspiring boy.
"Wen, young fellow, is that your
work." he asked. 81 expected the
poor little thing beyond help; but I
couldn't get here any sooner, and L
must say [ couldn't have done any
better job if l had. You have simply
saved the poor little creatures life."
While the doctor was feeling the
child's pulse and giving orders for its
future care, Will gathered up his be-
longlngs and hurried out, breaking
away from the throng of happy wo-
men who were determined to load him
with their thanks and praises. But
he dared not let them detain him an
other moment, for he had looked at
his watch when the doctor came and
was dismayed at the flight of time.
"What if father has returned while
I have been away?" he asked himself
with sinking heart, for the key to
the store was in his pocket.
He went back quite as rapidly as he
had gone away, and when he reached
the door, flushed and perspiring, his
father was nowhere visible, but two
women stood there waiting for admis-
sion.
"Of course the only customers of
the afternoon would be sure to come
while I was away" he thought, as he
let them in and waited upon them.
When he was once more alone he
sat down to rest. thinking all the
while of his fathers possible displeas-
ure when he learned of the locked
store.
'tSurely he will excuse me under the
circumstances" he said to himself
again and again.
Yet, despite this self aquittal he
dreaded the confession that he must
make when his father returned. But
when it was time to close the store
for the day Mr.. Barnham had not yet
appeared, and Will went home, with
an anxious heart. At the door of
their home, however, he found his
father waiting with outstretched
hands.
s'I have heard all about it," he said,
before Will could utter a word. II
came through the Polish settlement
on my way home, and they are doing
nothing over there but talking of the
way Will Barnham saved the Poplins-
XII baby"
s'But [ had to close the store to do
it. That's the first time | ever ran
away from the work that you left for
me to do" he added, proudly.
''You did just right-just right"
said Mr. Barnham warmly. "Of
course Casabiancy-like fidelity is all
right under certain circumstances;
but always said I'd be ashamed of
boy who didn't have enough sense 60
distinguish between the lesser and the
greater duty. So [ think your good
judgment is as much to be commend
ed as your kindness of heart"
In the eager discussion of the affair
by the whole family that followed,
Will forgot that he had meant to ad-
vance arguments in regard TO NOV
ing. But with the following morning,
a great change came over Mr.. Barn
hams business.
The Polish patronage turned to his
door, entirely DESERVING Zilinski, thus
giving both dealers genuine sur
prise.
Mr.. Barnham was obliged to hire
two clerks, while Zilinski was soon
glad to move away to more fallow
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