Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-13

"What-what you goin' to do with
her onto the ridge?" he of last man
aged TO stammcr.
The other turned his tranquil eyes
upon him with an expression Of SUI
perior wisdom shining from them.
I'm going to- anchor her there for
NIL time. I'm going to cut a door and
windows in her and plant vines and
things around her and make the built |
est house of her that there Is this side
of York, and then I'm going to live in
her"
Moses sat very silent for few min
utes while the mammoth idea gradual.
~ soaked into his intelligence. Then
be rose and took off his battered old
hat to Quimby.
"Cnp'n, 1 thought mebby you wasn't
rs smart as some because you didn't
/ pear to know whole lot bout agents
on underwriters an derelicks an
such; but you may call me n squid II
ever see anyone with sech n head as
you've got onto you. Look here, cap'n,
] amt no SLOUGH with tools. and l en-
run up partitions an cut windows and
doors an sech without hirin' no car
penter."
yes" ssscnted Quimby; 81 was cal
cuating that you would After
pause he added: 81 was considering
how we were going to move her up"
"Windlass and rollers, an big gang
or men," prompted Moses. It'll cost.
lut 'twon't cost nigh as much as house
raisn' would. You got to spend money,
but if you spend it iudicious l dino
hut what you'll get off pretty cheap.
You make n sort o. holiday Of t--open
kag o. beer and sort o free lunch, an
faint goin' to cost but mighty little,
come TO think"
The day OF the moving was appoint
ed, and the arrangements were com
pletcd with many n wise suggestion
from the sailor. Then in the midst OF
a scene of merrimcnt, amid the strain,
ing cables and the crealting Of capstan
bars and tie crunching of rollers, tho
Molly b, Of Bangor, began her last voy,
age. Nathaniel was on deck, the sole
passenger, feeling so elatcd TINT his
conscience reproved him in an under.
tone. Moses was everywhere: at :he
winches, experimenting the placing OF
the rollers, leading OF like a bull OF
1.ashan in the "Yo hcave! o-o-o," with,
out which nothing would have moved
lie drove the spigot in a fresh. key,
made a flying visit to the pit where .he
host of the Taggert house presided
over the clam bake. and was back en-
couraging with hand and voice the
lads that hung to the guy ropes that
kept the hull from lying too much on
her bilge.
When, after hours of toll that
seemed like play to the lusty workers
the Molly finally rested on the knoll,
where her broken bowsprt Just
cleared the gnarled tree and the last
timber chock was placed to hold her
on even keel in the cradle that they
built under her, the commander, who
had paced her deck through all this adj
,cnturous and unprecedented voyage,
came down and made little speech Of
thanks and welcome to his neighbors,
at which they cheered him till they had
1 exhausted what little breath their la
, Dor had left them. At that juncture
. Moses preached another key and the
innkecper. stenming and red-faced
) from his mnistrations at the chowder
pitt announced that the savory feast
was ready.
Nathaniel was too happy 10 say
. much; his excitement, though. not ve-
hcmently expressed, was intense, so
t that he had no appetite for the good
= Things that came stcaming in layers
, from the inkeeper's podrida. He
: LEANED on everybody and shook hands
with Moses whenever they happe1ed
to meet, and might have been observed
p chad anyone had time to notice hlm)
turning frequently to gaze with an air
q of fond pride upon his new possession
There were number of women who
, had found their way thther with
, babies in arms, to observe the great do
= ings at the Neck. But, after every
: body else had arrived, and when the
i festivities were nearly over, still an
. other was to be seen coming over the
:, hill. She advanced screnely, without
:, haste, observing everything MS she
= came, and seemed in no hurry to )ir
: the others who had congregated there
!, but rather stayed in the background
;, till the company began to move home
!. ward. Then some of the townspeople
: noticed her in passing and remarked
y to each other that she was stranger.
= When they had all gone, she walked
:. quietly to where Quimby and Moses
y were standing, engaged in mutual con
;. ratulation.
!, 81 beg your pardon. Is this Mr.
= Quimby?"
= At the gentle, clear voice, QuimhN
" started and turned; then, as though
= suddenly bereft Of power of speech
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