Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-22


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such is my Intention" persisted Mr.
Mitchell.
81 wish you Joy in your venture
said the colonel. with his most satir.
ical sneer.
Before following the colonel from the
room Mr. Mitchell stopped over and
kissed the baby ana hcld her hand in
his for a moment. IIc had imagined
something and wished to confirm or
dismiss the idea. while the baby had
been claSpng tho coloncl'S thumb he
had noted n popularity about the colo
ncl's hand. The knucklc of the third
finger was abnormally large. and con
scqucntly the little finger seemed quite
curved ut the end from lying against
the protruding joint next to it, II had
also seemed to him that the bahy's fin
gers were similarly fashioned, lie
therefore looked at the hand more at
tCntiveiy now that he held it within
his own. and. sure enough. he found
the large joint of che third finger aud
the curved end of the fourth.
"And YOU think this hand proves
blue blood. Mrs. MARTINI"
81 do" said the matron positively.
"Then we will make her blucbloodcd
father provide for her" replied Mr..
Mitchell
That's the talk. sir. and luck 70
with you" said Mrs. Martin her first
opinion Of Mr.. Mitchell much altered
in that gputlcnnn's favor
Take care Of the little lady till her
Mitchell.
"That will sir. and heaven bless
Won for a good man
Leaving the building. Mr.. Mitchell
crossed over to- Third avenue and
boarded an elevated train. going down
town as far as the Chatham square
station. where ho descended to- the
street one Minutes walk brought
him to the quaint old burial ground
rising ten feet above tho street level
and guarded Ivy brick walt SIR.
pountod 10y an iron fence with spear
tcnned pictotS. As Mr.. Mitchell stood
p"oring into the place an elevated train
wont 10y with rumbling noise. roo
minding him that ne was in one of the
city's MOST public thoroughfarcs Yot
tliS little graveyard. passed by thou-
sands daily speeding down So their
place of business and surrounded by
trncmpnts crowded to suffocatiou. had
been chosen as a fitting spot in which
TO abandon a child. and only one Of
the many human beings tsorcHbout
had found time to Interfere in behalf
of the stray vaif. What an aStoui~h-
ing commentary upon civilization that
such things could he.
Mr. Mitchell passed on to the next
corner and, turning. soon found HIM
self in front Of the number given to
him as the address of Gertrude Grif.
fin. lie paused moment. consider
ing what would he the best way 10
find the woman, and thon accoStcd =
Young hoodlum Of 10 who came OUT OF
the house.
40 YOU know whether Gertrude
Griffin is mt homcF" he asked.
Nav Tow sh'd 1 know? I amt
her keeper"
But she lives here does she mott"
"Mayhc she do. and maybe she don't.
mint ruuuin this lodsil house. 50 |
amt 'quaiated with the hull gang what
slnnns here"
no Won sunrose could 20 nm
stairs ~
.S,,n, ,rLoro oin,t nohoJr boIdiu
van !. thoras,
With = lourh thn incorrioilIe vo,ro.
.tnr ran off down tLa .t~.., In,,.iuy
lie o,,n.,i,.ncr -. wiz, go, h.for. ,1,,v
h.,d moi \ n,,,,l,.r of .p,,u ,ii,,lrnn
win, riocb.d roces and inu,irin,, owes
Lud o,tbornd ohout tho v..u dr.ss,d
man ybo ,va; sometime of -, .nri,sttv
in III. nai,bI,orho,d and stood .,.,.,iu,.
ot him, nvnoctou,Iy Pnlia,ino nm A.,
,,i..ht o,,cocd b,,t.. ,.;,b ana ,t ,t,.
o,rl. AIR. ,li,cbpl accost.l q bri.l,
iol.ir,, ,l,;ld .,l,,.,,, = AMI ,.i,.,.t l,,.. +,
She knew where Gertrude Griffin lived
INT the Ettle one shunl, hor baaL u..l.
tiyov and shyly rctroatcl behind UoI
comnouions Pattinr her corcssjI..ly
on the bend he went INFO Tho lo1tsr
The hallway WIS so uarrov rbot
leaving the sunlight without he farm,
,t first thot ba. c,uId s,,, rothi,., ,t MI
the dorI,ocss nv CONTRAST hrin., s.,
.,rn,t In 81 fav. ',,ur,,rts nj. owes l,n
,ar,n accustomed f., the ,,lo,m and IA,