Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-08-22

,ne. other extremity to the railing of
.I,o stems by Meredith. The two COM
nauions of this pair performed the
emo oneration with another strip on
.bo other side of the car. They ran
sir,ilar lines OF bunting near the roof
fro,,, end to end. so that except for the
windows the sides of the car were
oomnletelv covered by the national col
ors Then they draped the vestibules
NTH flags. 1t was all done in trice.
Nferedith's heart was beating fast
oyybat's il all aboutF' he asked.
"Picnic down the line" answered the
man in charge, removing a tack from
his mouth. He motioned to the con-
ductor. go ahead"
The wheels began to move; the dec
orators remained on the station plat
form. letting the train pass them, but
Meredith. craning his neck from the
stems. saw that they jumped on the
last car.
"Wbats the celebration" asked
uorkless when Meredith returned.
"Picnic down the line" said Mere
dith
Whipping weather for picnic. A bit
cool don't you think? One of those fell
lows looked like a friend Of mine,
Homer Tibbs. or as Homer might look
n he were in disgrace. He had his hat
hing on his eyes and he slouched like
q thief in melodrama as he tackled up
the bunting on this side Of the car"
He continued to point out various
familiar places, finally breaking out
enthusiastically as they drew nearer
the town: Hello. Look there-beyond
the grove yonder! See that house?'
eyes, John"
That's the powders. You've got to
know the Bowlders."
"I'd like to"
"The kindest people in the world.
| The Briscoe house we can't see because
! it's so shut in by trees, and, besides, it S
| a mile or so ahead of us. Well go out
there for supper tonight. Don't you
like Briscoe? He's the best they make.
Well go uptown with Judd Bennett in
the omnibus, and you'll know how a
!
to 90 straight to the Herald office" he
finished, with a suddenly darkening
brow.
after all, there may be some ex
plantation" Meredith suggested with q
little hesitancy II. Fisbee might
turn out more honest than you think"
HAIRLESS threw his head back anC
! A
of Rodney McCune! Well, we can le
it wait till we get there. Listen
There's the whistle that means wer'
getting near home. Why, there's al
oil wellr'
$50 it is
"And another-three, five, seven
seven in sight at once! They tried i
three miles south and failed, but yo1
can't fool Eph Watts, bless him!
want you to know Watts"
They ran by the outlying houses O
the town amid a thousand descriptive
ordinations from HAIRLESS, who wish
ed Meredith to meet every one in Car
low. But he came to a pause in thu
middle of a word. do you hear mu
sic.' he asked abruptly, "Or is it only
the rhythm of the ties?'
at seems to me there's music in tn
air" answered his companion. Nv
been fancying l heard it for minut
or so. There! Moves. It's band
isn't it,?
mo. What would a band-yes,
ISL
; The train slowed up and stopped at
; water tank 200 yards east of the sta
ton, and their uncertainty was at a
end. From somewhere down the trac
came the decorating boom of a cannon
| There was a clash of brass. and tn
travellers became sure of band pla!
t ing Marching Through Georgia.
Meredith laid his hand on his con
Il panion's shoulder. John" he sa-
john
The cannon fired again, and thel
{ came a cheer from 5000 threats, Il
shouters all unseen. The engine cOug
ed and painted, the train rolled on, al
l. in another moment it had stoppt
" alongside the station in the midst of
1t riotous jam of happy people who we
/ waving flags and banners and handke
III chiefs and tossing their hats high
the air and shouting themselves hoars
v, The band played in dumb show.
i could not hear itself play. The Peep
came at the smoker like long wav
III and Warren Smith, Briscoe, Keatil
eu and Mr. Bence of Gaines were swe
e. ahead of it. Before the train stopp
he they mad rushed eagerly up the ste
al and entered the car. Harkless was
as his feet and started to meet them.
III stopped.
els What does it mean?'' he said and
ne gan to grow pale. us Halloway-o
lie McCune-haye YOU
ns Warren Smith seized one of
'as hands and Briscoe the other. owl
does it meant cried Warren.
ere means that you were nominated 1
no congress at five minutes after o'clo
lhe this afternoon
on ION the second ballot" shouted