Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-05-26

--S morning Albert received n
N.SXs} bulky envelope bearing the
Stockholm postmarH and containing
numerous legal papers and Il lengthy
letter He did not notice Frank when
he came in or even hear his greeting
and we'll might Albert he keenly alb
sorbcd in those documents, for they
made him the cmissury privileged to
lay at the feet of the girl he loved--a
fortune,
No more need she devote herself 10
her foster parents. no more need Tncl,
Terry puttcr over lobster traps in rnir
az shine. or good patient Aunt Lissy
bake, wash and mend year in and year
ont.
Here was more than they could spend
In all the years that were loft them
and what n charming privilege ii
would be to him to place in her loving
hand the means to make clad and bless
those kindly people who had cared fol-
her rs their own. and what a sweet
door of hope it opened for himl
Then. for the first time he noticed
Frank watching him with smiling in
terest.
"Well" remarked that cheerful young
man. Tin glad to see you emerge from
your france and return to earth again
I've said good morning twice and
watched you for half an hour and yol,
didn't even know was in the room"
When Frank had peruscd the most
interesting Of the documents he gave
q low whistle and said:
Nov. methinkS somebody will he
:aking Il wedding trip 10 the Land OF
the Midnight sun in the near future
! congratulate Won. my dear boy, and
You can have the Gypsy when you ar,
ready" Then he added shylv, MAY
( be it can be arranged so there can be
! four in the party"
The next morning Albert. bearing
the legal evidence of Tclly's heritage
and with buovant heart. left for South
port Late in the afternoon the little
boat bearing him as sole passenger
halted at tho head Of the island. am
lie saw the smiling face and mufllod
form Of Uncle Terry standing on the
wharf alone.
BLESS yer hes TT Mr. Page" exclaim
ed Uncle Terry, graspng both of Al.
bort's hands in his, but the sight o We
is good fer sore eyes"
And how al'a Aunt l.iSsy and Tel
ly?' responded Albert, smiling into the
glowing face of the old man.
"Oh, they're purity middln'. an
they'll he powerful glad to SEQ yc. too.
It's been long time since We left us ''
How ,-f1-iIlV~ 60
detail of his last parting from Tclly.
framed as she was In n BACKGROUND OF
scarlet and brown foliage, He could
see ler as he last saw her standing
with bowed head and tear wet face
and feed Il tinre Of the keen pain that
pulled ri his own hear,strngs then.
He could almost hear the sad rustic of
the autumn winds in the dry leaves
that had added Il pathOs 10 tloir part
Ing.
And now only few mics separated
them.
But the way was Ions and Uncle
Tcrry's old horse slow, and the road
in the holleNys a quagmire OF half
frozen mud. Gone were all the leaves
Va AllN N'I w 'dAH. anu I'lh'lll lIlt
thickctS Of spruce still remained a
white pail Of SNOW. A half gale was
blowing over the island. and when they
halted IN front of Uncle TerrN's HON"
the booming of the giant biloWs filled
the nglt air and by the gcam of the
lighthouse rays Albert C,alld see The
spray tossed high over the point rocks
"Go right in said Uncle Terry. IAN
don't stop ter knock; veil find the
wimmin folks rielrt glad ter sec ye,
an I'll take beer o the boss"
With Telly it hadsbeen long. dreary
winter. Her only consolation had been
the few letters from the only man
who had ever uttered 4 word of love
to her, and how eagerly they had been
read again and again.
Al times, when thc cold desolation of
, winter was ar ~ worst. only maidenly
reserve had kept her from writing him
that her loneliness aud heart hunger
We're more thsm she could bear
She had rs inkling of his coming
and when Uncle Terry b9de him enter
the house she was alone in the sitting
room laying the table, while Aunt
Lissy was in the Kitchen cooking sup
per. She heard the click of the front
door latch and, stepping into the little
hall as the door slowly opened, she
met the man who for five long months
had never been absent from her
thoughts.
A glad cry escaped hcr. and then
When Aunt Lissy came in ana
greeted Albert. If she noticed Tellys
red face and neck no one was the
wiser
When Uncle Terry came in, and
after Tely, as usual. had brought his
house coat and slippers what a happy
little party was seated at the table
What If the ocean surges Numbered
so near and Z times tossed their angry
tears against the windows! Inside
were light, aud warmth, and love, and
trust, and all that is hottest in human
emotions.
After supper Uncle Terry and Albert
smoked and talked, and when the
evening was two-thirds past, Albert
said: NOW my good friends, | have
little surprise in store for YOU"
Drawing from an inside pocket II
bulky envelope, and crossing the room