Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-10-15

wagon to pieces and put it together
again on the roof OF Harmon's drug
store. How they got it there is puz-
zle that will go down in local history
like the building of the pyramids"
Whisky did It," laughed Adele. |
That will be the final explanation"
Il think you are right" agreed Mil.
Ter.
Alan bolted his food in grum silence
unnoticed by the others. Adele's very
grace at the table as she prepared Mil.
lers coffee and her apt repartee added
to his discontinue. He excused him
self from the table before they had
finished. mumbling something about
seeing if the horses were ready, and
went into the office. The last blow to
his temper was dealt by Adele as she
came from the dining room.
"Mr. Miller wants to drive me out in
his buggy to show me his horses" she
said, half smiling. "You won't mind,
will you? You see, he'll want his team
out there to get back in, and
"Oh, don't mind" he told her. II
see you are bent on making goose Of
yourself After what I've told you
about Miller If you still
But she closed his mouth with her
hand.
Leave him to me, brother" she said
as she turned away. I'm old enough
to take care of myself, nd-and-well,
| know men better than YOU do"
When Alan reached home. he found
that Miller and Adele had been ther1
half an hour. His mother met him at
the door with a mysterious smile on her
sweet old face rs she nodded at the
closed door of vle parlor.
Don't go in there now" she whis-
percd. adele and Mr.. Miller have
been there ever since they come.
really believe they are in love with each
other. | never saw young folks act
more like it. When met 'em it looked
Jest like he wanted to kiss me, he yaa
so happy. Now. wouldn't it be fine if
they was to get married? He's the
incest man in the state and the best
catch"
"Oh. mother" said Alan, you don't
understand Rayburn Miller is
well. Adele will know how to man.
age him." broke in the old lady, too full
of her view of the romance to harken
to his. she amt no fool, son. She'll
twist him around her finger If she
wants to- She's pretty and stylish and
as sharp as brier. All. he's jest seen
it all and wants her. You can't fool
me- | know how people act when they
are in love. I've seen hundreds, and
never saw a worse case on both sides
than this is
Going around to the stables to see
that his horses were properly attended
TO. Alan met his uncle leaning over the
rail fence looking admiringly at q
young colt that was prancing arount
the lot
e "Christmas gift said the old mar
= suddenly. Il ketched you that time
shore pop"
. Yes YOU got ahead Of me- Alan ad
l mitted
3 The old man came nearer to him
3 nodding his head toward the house
"Heerd the newsT he asked, with ,
' broad grin of delight.
r "What news is that?" Alan asked du
: biousy.
= Young Miss"-a name given Abel
g by the negroes and sometimes use,
j icstingly by the family Dung Mis-
|. has knocked the props clean from unde
e Miller"
: Alan frowned and hung his head 70
moment: then he said:
x Uncle Alb do you remember wha
v l told you about Miller's opinion of lov
: and women in generalY'
The old man saw his drift and burs
q into full, round laugh.
: Il know you told me what he sal
n about love an women in general, but
don't know as You said what he though
about women in particular, This heer
a particular case | tell you she's fiXc
i'm. Yore little sis has done the mos
!, complete job out o tough material
ever inspected. He's a gone coon; he
t. never make another brag; he's tie
IS hand an foot"
Alan looked straight into his uncle
"a eyes. a light was breaking on hin
Uncle Ab,' he said, do you think Il
ar is-rpally in love with herr"
IS "Ef he amt an don't AK yore pa al
III ma fer 'er before "A months gone, /
deed YOU my farm. Now. look heer,
q, Teller knows his own sister less'n /
e. does anybody else; that's bec0 se 70
" never have thought of Adele follerin'
the trail of womankind. You'd hat
1r fer a brother O that town gal to |
he raisn' sand about you. wouldn't you
AZ Well, YOU 90 right on an let them tN
N Kill Their own rats"
ne Alan and his uncle We're returning
the house when Pole Baker dismounte
o. at the front gate and came into II
yard.
e' II seed Mr.. Miller drive past n
Us house awhile ago with Miss Adele
~ said, AN | come right over, | want
NC see all of you together
=. Just then Miller came out of the pa
az lor and descended the steps TO jo
80 them.
IL christmas gift, Mr.. Miller.' crit
~ Pole. Il ketchcd you that time
u And if paid up you'd cuss 4
sc out" retorted the lawyer, with laug
q II haven't forgotten the row you rals
about that suit of clothes. Well, wha'
o' the news? How's your familyf'
a. About as common, Mr., Miller sa
IL Pole MY wifes gittn' younger a
eu younger ever day Sence she moved
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