Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-16

satisfied and the senator's son pale
repentanr aud following old New
around Ike n whipped dog. old nas
bine actually grew younger and gaye
as the days grew into weeks and th
weeks into months and his boy shoMel
no signs OF a relapse.
SPY Jehosaphat. NewtT' he swore n
his friend one night. I'm blowcd 1
l don't believe you've cured the whclu
You got 90 take something just 90 Civ
me n chance TO show how I appreciate
what you've done. Why. mother wa
breaking her heart over Dick. I neve
showed how his dOlngs hurt me- bu
they were just killing me. You'd
poor. Newt, and you're getting old
don't deny it-you'll have 20 quit thl
blessed newspaper business prcttI
soon. and I'll bet you haven't saved
hundred dollars. Come. Newt. be Cal
with me. Let me loan you at least
few thousand? Eth? or say. bettd
yet. take that house aud lot up in
street. I don't want IL, aud itll uI
you two thousand per. What d'yol
sayg'
But Newt would only abuse old ia
bne for his pains and turn the "a
into string OF ''joshlng." The senatl
however. was so serious In hts detel
mination 10 do something for Ned
that the dispute between them grel
acute and almost bitter Newt va
getting old. Nobody knew whether
had saved anything, but eyerybod.
knew that the time FOR his retIreme
was at hand. AS months went 10y al
old Harbine's solictude about reward
ing him waxed more earnest and peI
sistent poor Nevis powers OF resls
ance began TO wane. The senator sa
Il and was glad. The two old frlcns
became inseparable. Terrapin suppeH
and bouts with lnnumerable mi
juleps became continuous. Spring "
merging into summer when the o
correspondent yielded finally 20 {
tempter.
senator" began Newt one night
they sat on the hotel balcony ~
made up my mind TO take that rewa
you insist on giving me"
God bless you. old man." chuckl
Harbine, tinkling the ice In his b
glass.
I'm not going half way about IL
Their" resumed Stuart. looking up W
an evident effort TO muster his coura
I'm going to hit you hard. I'm
Fire away, you old fraudw laugh
the senator. you know well Ia -
you the shirt Off my back"
I'm going TO retire at the end o
year." continued Newt. and t'm
going to work any more. r.
Bully boy! Go ahead!" laughed II
bine
"In fact, I expect 10 pass the rest
my life in establishing. in fact"
That's the stun How much'h
cost a year TO keep an old hermit u
you in terrapin. mint aud bourbo
Let 'er go. NewtW
"Never mind what It'll cost" lie
Newt swallowed the lump In his thro.
coughcd a few times aud let 80
thunderbolt:
81 want that Meek reel o. yournr'
"Newt," bawled the senator gettii
palc-"Newt. you don't mean ity'
"But DO mean IL. Are you going
make il goodY
ooh, Newt" groaned old Harbiu
"don't get so graspingl Take the hou
in n street. It's worth nearly ten tho
sand"
Nope" drawled the memorable 81
art. mo real estate for me. I'd rath
have that reel than half o. Capitol Ia
DO get III"
The senator strobe up and down {
balcony dozen times i'm moody
lcnce. once he paused before Newt
If to utter further protcstations l
finished his julcp, made another, q
klrd n faint knell with the ice in Il
glass and fairly groancd:
ITS yours."-Chicago Record IIcraI