Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-09

Housed by one of the servants knock
~ Mt the door and announcing break
Isl. He went down stairs, and the
Isl person to meet him in the hall
MY was Louise. 1t was n new world
1t Stuart was henceforth to know,
"a his heart went out to his sister
lis morning with a new tenderness.
i c put her arm about his neck at be
##boped to kiss her.
What a dreadful time you must
We had, Stuart. 1t is q great bless
q you were not killed in that awful
Eine. The doctor has been telling mo
bout it."
Yes, I feel as If my life had been
pared for some great reason" replied
"tuart. How is Eric this morning?"
IT, put his arm about Louise and NOV
with her toward the door of Eric's
|#pom, which was near by. Louise slip
ID away from him and answered:
Oh, he is getting on all right! 1 don't
INIT TO see him. Don't wait breakfast
Png, Stuart"
She crossed over into the dining
bom, and Stuart went in to see Eric,
W ho stlll lay I'm the down stairs bed
1om which remained a feature of Ross
uncan's house as he had first design
and built it.
rrhe doctor was there by the bed. He
ID come up early. He had attended to
e wound, and Eric was resting COM
prtably. He lay there looking very
lie and almost stern. Stuart felt an
lded tenderness for the man who had
Il
bril- Somehow the experience of the
NJ orning deepened and enlarged all his
oughts Of friendship and love.
He kneeled down by the bed and
niled as Eric turned his dark eyes
ward him.
"What sort of a night did you have,
ear fellow?" he asked as he laid his
bnd in Eric's.
"Oh, rested well. I'm able to get up
is morning. but the doctor here won't
me move"
you can get up if you want to-"
plied DIR. Saxon gruff1y. Stuart,
ease order my horse around so l
In get around to the undertaker's
time to make arrangements with
m for Eric's funeral Do you want
e hearse with the black plumes all
bound the top, or the other one with
e weeping urn arrangement in the
iddleT
Nonsense! I'm not so bad off as
atr' replied Eric, with q feeble at
mpt at a smile.
You will be if you get out of that
fd for two weeks" replied the doctor
10, L.
Besides, you can't get up if you want
Stuart, | leave him in your care.
be nurse will be able to attend to
pm all right She has full instruc-
bns." And with a word or two more
G doctor went out of the house and
hirling down the hill.
Stuart remained a few minutes with
Fic and then went in to breakfast
here was a good deal to talk over
Puise asked questions about the ac-
lent. Stuart answered, feeling all
time that everybody about him
d changed since that Light had
wned upon him. Even Louise could
and feel a difference, although she
1ld. not tell what it was. Finally
stopped in her questions about
mines and said:
What is the matter with you, Stu
What has happened? Are you
from the effects of your exposure
sterday?"
Stuart looked across the table at her,
n it was several moments before he
blied. Then he said: 81 will tell you,
pr, when we are alone. / want time
think. No; l am not i'll. / feel bet
than have in a long time"
-ouise looked surprised, but she ask
nothing more and went on to tell
put the gathering at the Vasplaines'
evening before. Stuart listened
ughtfully, now and then putting a
estion, and at last Louise came back
he subjec: of the miners.
Now thTt troops have been ordered,
Impose the strike will end, won't it,"
don't know. Maybe it will just
i'm
But don't you intend to get new men
All the mines in the lower range
bringing in new men today. 1t is
outrage for the men to prevent 9TH
from working"
There will be trouble, l am afraid,
ore the day is over" replied Stuart.
faced a most serious problem, and
found his heart crying out for wis
from the divine source he was be-
ming TO know.
We'll. / don't understand you, Stu
If father was alive, he would have
DO men here in Champion ready TO
TO work this morning instead Of
ting for the other men to accept
ms he had made only to have them
ishly rejected. If they won't work
their own terms, which you say you
MI red them, how can they blame you
GU get new men in and protect them
law? If ! were a man, | would
eh those men n lesson. Look at the
H. En - tr.nn I'd ,n11 and Eric