Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-07

eel that he might Use me later on az
sort Of spy. upon Frank, | imagine.
lie employs u stcnOgraphcr OF uncer.
tain age, who comes in and takes die
tatiOn and does her work outside. The
only stupid thing he has said was to
warn Inc not to hirt with her.
Then he wrote to his friend Frank.
telling him where lie was located.
thanki ing him for his assistance and
begging him to cnll at IN early date
After that he smoked for an hour in
glun silence. His room was small
and cherries and in comparison with
his home quarters Il mere den. But it
was Il question of saving, and the lux
There Is no more lonesome place In
the wide world than n great city to
one born and bred amid the freedom
of the wide fields and extended wood
lands. as Albert had been. and now that
he was shut in by brick walls all day
and imprisoned in one small room nj
night. with n solitary window opening
on an area devoted TO ash barrels and
garbage. it made him homcsck.
He was dreamer by nature and
loved the music OF running brooks. the
ruStling Of winds in the forest and the
song of birds. The grand old noun.
tains that surrounded SYNDICATE had
been the delight Of his boyhood, and to
fish in the clear streams that tumblcd
down through narrow gorgcs and
wound amid wide meadows or In tho
lily dotted mllpond his pasimc. He
had the artists nature in him also and
loved dearly TO sketch pretty bit OF
natural scenery. a cascade In the brook
or Il shady gyotto in the woods He
loved books flowers. music. green
meadows, shady woods and fields white
with daisies. He had been reared
among kind hearted. honest. God fear
ing people who seldom locked their
doors ut night and who believed in and
lived by the Golden Rule. The selfish
and distruStful life of y great city, with
it's arrogance and wealth and vanity
of display. was not akin To him. and to
put himself ut the beck and call Of n
merccnary and utterly Inscriptions
old villain, SIS hn believed Frye to be,
was gall and bitterness. For two
weeks he worked patiently hoping each
day that tho one and only friend the
city held for him would call. passing
his evenings. as he wrote Alice. lin
reading. smoking and hating myself a
little and Frye a good deal
He had hpsitatcd to write Frank in
the first place. diSikin. to ask favors,
but it could not he helped. and now he
began 10 feel that his friend meant IL
ignore him This humiliating conclu
sion was growing to n certainty and
Albert feeling more homesick than ever
when one afternoon while he was, rs
usual. hard mt work in Frye's office
Frank came in.
"Pray excuse ME- old man." remark
! ed that youth briSkly after the first
greetings for not calling sooner, but
was off on my yacht about the time You
came. and then | ran down to New
York TO take In the cup races. You see
I'm so busy ! do not get any time tc
myself. | want you to come over &c
the club and lunch with me today, and
we can talk matters over
"Iou will kindly excuse me" replied
Albert Il have lot Of work cut ou1
and am only allowed one hour 70,
lunch. Can't you come around TO my
room tonight and have Il smoke talk
"Maybe.' replied Frank, and we
can 20 around to the club later You
will meet some good fellows there, and
we always make up n game Of draw
small limit. you know. Say. old man,
he added interestedly, chow do you
like Frye
AS that worthy happened to be out
| just then the two friends had a good
chance to exchange opinions. Alhert's
| is already known. hut, for reasons, he
did not care to express it to Frank nj
this time.
Frye is shrewd lawyer. I pre-
sumo" he answered., land SO far
have no fault to find. He takes good
care to see | have work enough. bu,
that is what am hired for. and l have
been rather lonesome and glad Of 1t.
Then to change the subject lie added
81 want to thank you once more
Frank, for getting me the place
Things were in bad way at home
and | needed It,"
You may thanl, dad. not me-" re
piled Frank. Il was just going off OF
"A trip when your letter came, and
turned the matter over to him. Frye.
his attorney, you see.
Are You personally well acquainted
with Mr.. Fryer" asked Albert, having
an object In mind.
mo. not at all. except. by sight,
was the answer. II believe he is con
sidercd a very sharp lawyer and al
most invariably wins his cases DaC
says he has won out many times Wher
the law was all against him and i:
not rsorupulous how he does II
They say he is rich and skinhint
lie always reminds me OF hUngr!
buzzard."
Albert thought Of Burns apt Gym
iciSm Just tnen and wished that Fry,
might for one moment see himself 81
others saw him. He felt tempted (,
tell Frank iust what Frye had sal,
and what his opinion OF him was. bu
wisely kept It to himself.
"Well, I must be going" said Franl
ut last. "Fve got u date for the mat
this aft, so ta-ta. I'll call round som
eve, at your room and take you mp t.
the club "