Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-02-18

and will die in the workhouse."
Then the captain yawned little.
cts too late for the theater," he said,
"even if you knew where one was,
which l don't believe. I'm deuced tired.
Let us go to bed"
Billiam looked about him doubtfully
and then suddenly threw up his hands
with gesture of despair
81 forgot, old chap; on my life and
honor, quite forgot. lent my bed to
Peter wilkins, the water color man. He
had pawned his to pay his rent, but he
thought he could get it out again before
l came back. "
"You bet he couldn't" said the hus-
sar, twirling his handsome mustache.
1--WE seen that kind of man. There are
several in my regiment. "
"Let go and look Peter up anyway"
said Billiam. perhaps we can get the
bed after all.
So the hussar accompanied Billiam
through the dimly lighted street, under
gloomy archways, past great black
chasms yawning between lofty houses,
till they arrived at the dwelling of Viii
kins, 1.-THE water color man, as Billiam
said. 1t was room upon the ground
floor with a sunken area in front.
ut does not look promising" said
Billiam. "The beast isn't lighted up. 1
guess old wilkins is either drunk or has
gone to the country"
"Perhaps he has pawned your bed,
too" said the hussar bitterly.
Billiam was hurt at the suggestion.
"Wilkins is a gentleman he said,
"and it was only last week he sent
! his Skye terrier for me to doctor up and
have all right for him when he came
back. Peter isn't the chap to sell my
bed and then blk"
They tried wilkins door in vain and
rang the bell repeatedly without pro-
ducing the least effect. Apparently 9TH
ers had done the same, for at the first
tug the bell pull slid out about six
inches in a silent, uncanny, unattached
manner.
THAT sno use, " said Billiam. Lets
climb up on the ratings. "
"Ah," he cried as soon as he had
mounted himself upon the area ratings,
whence he could look into the room of
Wilkins, "there is my bed standing
against the wall, and the mattress be-
side it, You sec, good old wilkins is
all right. 1t is u first rate bed. Better
take look at it, for it is all you will
see Of it this night"
Come doom cot O. that, commanded
stern voice. "What for are ye loiter-
ing wi intent there for: I'll haze to tax
ye up"
a portly policeman was standing be
hind them with much suspicion on hi'
face. Billiam turned himself about
quietly.
John" he said, II wish You could
get me my bed. l lent it to Peter vii
kins, and his door is locked. "
"Guid save us!' cried the policeman
"it's the dog missionary. Is that YOU
bed?" he added, climbing up beside Bill
liam and looking critically at the CD
ject. The rays of gas lamp upon tn,
pavement shone upon it so that it glow
ed with kind Of radiance not its own
"It looks a guild bed eneuch, tn,
policeman said as he climbed down.
"Can you not get it for US, john
repeated Billiam.
bod, sir, l Gamma do that withoo
hoose breakin, and I've teen 30 years il
the force, - answered John, but there
nae doot that the beds a guild bed. -
And with that he walked heavil,
away.
The hussar stood On the pavemcn
with his legs very wide and whistlet
ftfully.
"Well," he said, what do you pro
,, pose 10 do about it, Billiam? Say, let
both go 10 hotel and get supper. Thel
/, we can stop the night there
Billiam looked at him with kind o
} sad reproach in his eyes.
"You forget" he answered, "tha
the new collies bandages must b
changed, and the little Yorkshire vii
need looking to twice or thrice durin
: the night. But you can CO. and III cal
round for you i'll the morning on IN
way to college"
Get out you raying young idiot
On my word, I've heard Of all sorts {
lunatics, but m hanged if l ever hear
j of anybody before gone dOtty on beastl
stray dogs
And there's the bull with the ba
tear ON his jaw. must see that til
stitches are keeping and give him som
l water" continued Billiam meditatiy,
p ly.
"Of all the fools!" cried the captain
- "Well, come on, Billiam. Ill be YOU
keeper tonight and see that you get
neat thing i'll straitjackets right away.
Il And the hussar strobe ON with the a
J. of man who determines to see a de
> perate venture through to the bitter enC
l. They came in time to the corner
: Montgomery street and again mounte
Z up the crazy stairs The fire had die
9 down, and when Captain Ormithwal
5 went to the coal box it was empty.
"Hello, Billiam, " he said, chow
J. you propose to keep us warm all nigh
g Has somebody taken out your Goals {
loan as we'll as your bed?"
d Billiam threw up his hands aga
} with the same pathetic little gesture
/ despair.
II 81 don't know what you'll think
me, Herbert, " he said, "but when
u went away l gave all 1 had to Il
l. seamstress next door.
~ "Well, said the captain, Ego and S
Y if she can give you any back. " But
III the suggestion Billiam's pale che,
flushed.
at UI ca,,,t ouita do that - no said 0h