Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-05-02

Mr.. Rodney McCune found the mote'
tract between Mr. McCune and myseiI.
These papers are an athdaVlt anu
COPIES Of some records of street car
company which obtained charter
while Mr.. McCune was in the leglsla-
ture. They were sent to me by a man
| do not know, an anonymous friend OF
Mr.. McCune-in fact. friend ne
| seems to have lost. On consideration
of our not printing these papers MI
| McCune agrees to retire from politics
for good. You understand, If he ever
lifts his head again politically we pub
lish them, and the courts will do the
rest. Now. in case anything should
happen to me-
something will happen to you all
rightw broke out McCune. You can
bank on that, you black
"Come," the editor interrupted. not
unpleasantly. why should there be
ANYTHING personal in all this? / don't
recognize you as my private enemy
not at all-and think you are getting
off rather easily, aren't you? You keep
out of politics and everything will be
comfortable. You ought never to have
been in it, you see. It's a mistake not
to 60 square, because in the long run
somebody is sure to give you away,
like the fellow who sent me these.
You promise to hold to a strictly pri-
vate life?"
you're traitor to the party" groan-
ed the other; "but you only watt
The editor smiled sadly. "Wait moth
ing! Don't threaten, man. Go home to
your wife. I'll give you three to one
she'll be glad you are out of it"
'I'll give you three to one," said Nc
Cune, that the White Caps will gel
4 you if you stay in Carlow. You want
= to look out for yourself tell you. my
smart boy"
d Good day, Mr.. McCune," was thu
l. answer. LET me have your note O
withdrawal before you leave town thi
l. afternoon" The young man paused
e moment, then extended his hand as b
n said: "Shake hands, won't you? L
y haven't meant to be too hard on yor
Is hope things will seem easier and gay
d err to you before long, and tiff any
lie thing should turn up that l can do 10
al you in a private way I'll be very gla'
as you know. Goodby."
n The sound of the Herald's victor
ne went over the state. The paper can
as out regularly. The townsfolk bougi
of it. and the farmers drove in for it. d
ho subscribers came back. Old advert
.et ers renewed, The Herald began to sc
Xt in Amo. and Gaines county people su
err scribed. Carlow folk held up the
nd heads when journalism was mentlone
ew Presently the Herald announced neN
list connection with Rouen, and with III
It'll and the aid of patent insides" beg
of an era of three issues a week. appet
wn ing on Tuesdays. Thursdays and Sat'
in days. The Plattville brass band sci
uld naded the editor.
rty During the second month of the M
vas regime of the Herald the working fol
let. of the paper received an addition. U
an night the editor found some barro'
vas loafers tormenting patrlarchal
He man who had a magnificent head an
un- grand white beard. He had De
/ to THROWN out of a saloon, and he
en- drunk with the drunkenness of tn
the weeks steady pouring. He propl
ak himself against wall and repro
fter his tormentors in Latin. I'm walk
ID a | your way, Mr.. Fisbee," remarked
and Journalist, hooking his arm into the
the mans. Suppose we leave our frie
lew, here and go home"
What Mr.. Fisbee was the one inhabitan
the town possessing an unknown p
curl
had md a glamour of romance was thro
about him by the gossips, who agr
COOS that there was a dark, portentous
loan cret in his life an opinion not too
after confirmed by the old mans appeara
His fine eyes had habit of wander
edi- to the horizon, and his expression
= al ! mild. vague and sad. lost in drea
| not At the first glance one guessed
ouno | his dreams would never be pracuc
and in their application. and some such
fight preston of him was probably v
I was caused the editor of the Herald to I
ce of name him. in his own mind, 1.-The "
ialion knight
cleo Mr.. Fisbee. coming to Plattyille
nobody knew where, had taught II