Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-05-09
he Gentleman
'Om Indiana
What's going On at the
By BOOTH HARRINGTON
ishi. 1899. By DOsAedsY q Mcclure Co.
COSTisAt. 1902. b. Mcclure. PaHIlss a Co.

=? What's going On at the
?"
a on. Didn't you see that
lady at the lecture with Minnie
2 and the judge and old Fisbee?"
afraid not. Bowlder.''
" couldn't talk about anything
the postoffice this mornin' and
n Martins. She come yesterday
afternoon accommodation. You
TO kn4T all about ii because
Minnie and her father went &c
eepoe they had old Fisbee with
hnd when the blackboard come
gh town he was settin' on the
seat with her. That's what stir
De town up so. Nobody could fig
out any way, and nobody got
of good look at her then except
Bennett. He said she had kind of
look to her. That's all any of
ould git out of Judd. He was in a
bf a dreamy state. But Mildly Up
You know Mildly? She works out
iscOe's'-
Ps, know Mildly"
be come in to the postoffice with
news this lady's name was Sher-
and she lives at Rouen. Miss
says that wasn't no news-you
tell she was city lady with both
eyes shut. But Mildly says Fisbee
uofpf Go Sfov for crpnor op5 no
to the lecture with 'em and drove
with 'em Afterwards. Sol Tibbs
he reckoned it was because Fisbee
the only man in Carlow that Bris-
thought had read enough books
G smart enough to talk to her, but
Seliny says if that was so they'd
got you instead, and so they had
II jest about give it up. OF course
ybody got a good look at her at the
ure-they set on the platform right
nd you and Holloway, and she did
smart. What got me. though. was
way she wore a kind of little dag
stuck straight through her head.
med a good deal of sacrifice jest
make sure your hat was on right.
] never see her at all?"
m afraid not" answered Harkless
emily. Miss Briscoe stopped me on
way out and told me she had a
! tOr."
Young man." said Bowlder. you
tier go out there right away" He
sed the reins and clucked to the gray
Ire. well, she'll be mad | amt in
N for her long ago. Ride in with
No. thank you. I'll walk in for the
De of my appetite"
Wouldn't encourage it too much
in at the Palace hotel" observed
hvlder. Sorry you won't ride" He
fhered the loose ends of the reins in
hands. leaned far over the dash
ard and struck the mare hearty
wack. The tattered banner of tail
rked Indignantly, but she consented
move down the road. Bewlder thrust
5 big head through the sun curtain
hind him and continued the CONVEX
ton. ''See the White Caps amt got
~ yet"
mo. not yet" Harkless laughed.
Reckon the boys 'druther you stayed
town after dark" the other called
lex. well. come ont and see us if you
t any spare time from the judges"
e laughed loudly again in farewell,
Id the editor waved his hand as Bowl
n finally turned his attention forward
the mare. When the flop. flop of her
,ofs had died out. Harkless realized
lat the day was silent no longer; il
as verging into evening.
He dropped from the fence and turn
! his face toward town and supper
-e felt the life and light about him
card the clatter of the blackbird
bove him. heard the homing bees hun
Y, saw the vista of white road ant
vel landscape framed on two side
Y the branches of the grove, visit
{ infinitely stretching fields of greer
ned here and there with woodland
nd fat to the horizon line. the villag
ing i'm their lap. No roll of meadow
o rise of pasture land. relieved thel
erenity nor shouldered up from theI
, be called a hill.
A farm bell rang in the distance,
mixing coming small and mellow froI
ar away. and at the lonesolneness {
hat sound he heaved a long. mournt'
igb The next instant he broke int