Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-08-29

I'LL you're ready to go out to Briscoes'
There's an hour before supper time, anu
you can talk to young Fisbee all you
want. He's out there"
The first words Warren Smith spoke
had lifted the veil of young FfsDees
duplicity; had shown John with Wha'
fine intelligence and supreme dellcacy
and sympathy young Fisbee had WORK
ed for him. had understood him anu
had made him. If the open attack OH
McCune had been made and the damna-
tory evidence published in Harkless
own paper while Harkless himself was
a candidate and rival he would nave
felt dishonored. The McCune papers
could have been used for Hallowa!
benefit, but not for his own, and young
Fisbee had understood and had saVeu
him. 1t was point of honor that many
would have held finical and inconslsu-
ent, but one that young Fisbee hau
comprehended was vital to Harkless.
And this was the man lie had uls-
charged like dishonest servant, the
man who had thrown what lin CARO-"
| eyes, was riches into his lap. the man
who had made his paper and who had
made him and saved him. Harkless
wanted to see young Fisbee as he long
ed to see only one other person in the
| world.
AS the barouche drove up to the
brick house he made out through the
trees retreative futter of skirts on
the porch, and the thought crossed his
mind that Minnie had flown indoors
to give some final directions toward the
preparation Of the banquet. But when
the barouche halted at the gate he was
surprised to see her waving to him
from the steps, while Tom Meredith and
Mr.. Bence and Mr.. Boswell formed
little court around her. Lige Willetts
rode up on horseback at the same mo-
ment, and the judge was waiting in
front of the gate. Harkless stepped out
of the barouche and took his hand. Il
was told young Fisbee was here
Young Fisbee is here" said the
judge.
Mr.. Fisbee came around the corner
of the house and went toward Hark-
less. "Fisbee," cried the latter, where
is your nephew"
The old man took his hand in both
his own and looked him between the
, | eyes and thus stood while there was
, long pause, the others watching them
, "You must not say that told you," be
said at last. $50 into the garden"
But when Harkless' step crunchec
; the garden there was no one there
q Asters were blooming in beds between
- the green rosebushes, and their man!
! fingered hands were flung open in wide
. surprise that he should expect to fine
young Fisbee there. It was just befor'
sunset. Birds were gossiping in tn
sycamores on the bank. At the foot O
the garden, near the creek, there wer
, some tall hydrangea bushes, f1owe
. laden, and beyond them one broa'
8 shaft of sun smote the creek bends TO
, a mile in that fat land and crossed til
garden like bright. taut drawn vel
a Harkless passed the bushes and steI
ped out into this gold brilliance. The
. he uttered cry and stopped. Hele
q was standing beside the hydrangea
9 with both hands pressed to her fac
q and her eyes cast on the ground. Sh
had run away as far as she could rul
There were high fences extendin
down to the creek on each side, and tt
II water was beyond.
D your he said. "You! Your
le She did not lift her eyes, but bega
l. to move away from him with lit
le backward steps. When she reache
10 the bench on the bank she spoke vii
II O quick intake of breath and in vol
he almost failed to hear, the mere
=" whisper, and her words came so slo'
& ly that sometimes minutes separate
y. them. "Can you-will you keep me
Iva the HeraldT
III Keep YOU
VI He came near her. 81 don't undt
Tibbs and Hartley Bowlder, and ev
Bud Tipworthy held a place in
hv ranks through his connection with
Herald They We're all singing, a
behind them Helen saw the flag c.
,,d cred barouche and her father, and
TX side him sat John Harkless, with
N. head barred She glanced at Brlsc
He was standing on the seat IN Ir'
- of her and Minnie and both were 81
ing. Meredith had climbed upon
&c back seat and was nervously fumbI
at a cigarette. "Sing, Tom" the
2n cried to him excitedly.
iko 81 should be ashamed not to-,
answered, and dropped the cigart
n and began to sing John Brow
Body" with all his strength. With t
she seized his hand sprang up bes
f. him, and over the swelling chorus
full soprano rose, lifted with all
,nd power in her.
7i,,, The barouche rolled into the SOU
and as it passed Harkless turned
bent a sudden gaze upon the groul
,ara the blackboard, but the western
-orv was in his eyes and he only caugL
ook glimpse of vague, bright shape
loss a dazzle of gold, and he was be
no along and out of view down the sins
,een street.
noon "Glory, glory, halleluiah!