Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-08-22
he Gentleman
rom Indiana
By BOOTH HARRINGTON
br'sht. 1899. BY DoShlcdsy a Mcclure Go.
COprIoht. 1907. b. Mcclure. PHILLIPS a e.

as one leaves a gay acquaintance
e playhouse lobby for some hard
ed, tried old friend, so he would
the outer world godspeed and
back to the old ways OF Carlow.
though the years were dusty, he
Nhis friends and his memories and
Did black brier pipe. He had a
picture that he should carry in
heart till his last day. and IL his
was sadder 1t was infinitely richer
His winter Preside would be not
nely for her sake, and, losing her,
bst not everything, for he had had
rare blessing of having known her.
what man could wish to be healed
lch hurt? Far better to have had
an to trot a SNUG pace unscathed.
had been q dullard, a sluggard,
~ of himself, unfit to fight. fail
in life and q failure in love. That
ended. He was tired of failing,
it was time to succeed for awhile.
hccept the worst that fate can deal
TO wiring courage from 1t instead
lespair-that is success, and it was
success that he would have. He
lid take fate by the neck. But had
Home him unkindness? He looked
over the beautiful, "monotOnous"
dscape, and he answered heartily,
b." There was ignorance in man,
no unkindness. Were man utterly
se he were utterly kind. The Cross
5ders had not known better, that was
The unfolding aisles of corn swan
asantly before his eyes. The earth
lrkened to mans wants and answer
The clement sun and summer rains
Stoned the fruition. Yonder stood
brown haystack, garnered to feed
industrious horse that had earned
need. There was the straw thatch-
shelter for the cattle. How the or
=ard boughs bent with their burdens!
/ e big red barns stood stored with
J. harvest, fer this was Carlow coun-
and he was coming home.
/ They crossed a byroad. An old man
8 tn a streaky gray chin beard was
9 tfng on a sack of oats in a seatless
Iagon waiting for the train to pass.
sarkless seized his companion excited
by the elbow. Tommy" he cried,
Is Kim Fentriss! Look! Did you
e that old fellow"
Ii saw a particularly uninterested
ia uninteresting gentleman sitting on
Bag" replied his friend.
why. that's old Kimball Fentrlss'
II $ going to town. He lives on the
ee- of the county"
F.Can this be true?" said Meredith
havely.
pr wonder" said Harkless thought
Ally q few moments later-"I wonder
My he had them changed around"
s.Nho changed aroundT'
~The team. He always used to drive
he bay on the near side and the sor
lei on the off"
And at present" rejoined Meredith
Il am to understand that he is driving
he serrel on.the near side and the ba!
on the OFF,
CHATS it," returned the other. "H
must have worked them like that 70
some time, because they didn't lool
uneasy. They're all right about tn
train. those two. I've seen them STAN
with their heads almost against fas
freight. See there He pointed to
white frame farmhouse with gree
blinds. That's Win Hfbbards. We'r
lust outside of Beaver"
Beaver? Elucidate Beaver, boy"
Beaver? Meredith, your informi
tion ends at honie::> What do ybu kno7
of YOUR own state If you are ignoraI
of Beaver? Beaver is that city of Ca
low county next in Importance al
population to Plattville.
Tom nut his head out of the windo7
az fancy you are right" he said.
n already see five people there.
Meredith had observed the change
his companions mood. He had Watch
him closely all day, looking for
turn of his malady. but he came TO [
conclusion that in truth a miracle HI
been wrought. for the lethargy
cona and yigor seemed to increase
HarkIess with every turn of the Whe'
that brought them nearer PlattVll
and the nearer they drew to PlattVl
The higher the spirits of both the you
mon rose. Meredith knew what W
bappcning there, and he began 10 oe
little excited. AS he had salu' th'
were ave people visible at Beaver d
he wondered where they lived as
only building in sight was the stau
and 10 satisfy his curiosity be Walk
ont to the vestibule. The little stau
stood in the woods, and brown lea'
xvhirled along the platform. One OF
I've people was an old lady, and she
tered a rear car. The other four w
men. One of them handed the C
ductor a telegram. Meredith heard
ofsc,al saw. "Au right. Decorate abe
I'll hold it FIVE minutes. -
The man sprang up the steps OF
smoker and looked in he turned
Meredith. do you know IL that g
+Ienan in the gray coat is Mr.. Ha
less? He's got his back this way
don't want to go inside. Inc ar L
smoker always gives me speh' ~.
eyes. that's Mr.. Harkless.