Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-28

ing 10 rlaycl atroeously lis violin
ssne wsrp-beAAing his treat white
INV fSrward with the wolf glare In
his stss, swsyisg his shsulAsrs with a
asres Delight IL the vsbtls h,sssna ares
Of Ne bsrrisls tra~ he played. And
eftsa ~ wsut into the forest and Tnz.d
wss6erthg at srcult things. Above ali
10 wsrsStpsl Thorpe. And in turn the
lxnbcrAsn accorded him good ma
tarsl aRocSisR
Fla Adslly the COMPANY was rated
high sHA yst was eavily in dent. This
oensfusn Of Affairs ny no means cor
S0tsfcs an anomaly in the NUMBERING
bAst sea
The prefix OF the fpt FIVE years had
hs~n iEmcfiately rcinve4tpd in the
kas.ssSs. Thorpe Intended "a establish
n q few yer n morv . big plant which
wsuN se returning benches in pro-
psrtsen net only r. tho =, r'tal original
~ iAvested, hut also in ratio 10 The en-.
ersy Mrss sBd genius he had himself
sxposdsd.
Every axtuaN the comrs ny found it.
Reif sshAenly in easy circumstances
At cay neReHt that Thorpe had che
Ecn 70 he cSa tent with the progress
mace he could have. ~ n speak. de-
eisrsd divfss~es with his partner. In
stesd u Undertaking cre improve.
mssN. Ter part IF which he borrowed
stsas merry. he Aev.d have divided the
PROFITS sf the 5TVaon's cut. Bit this he
wss ret yet rcsSy ~ 10
re bal sssa biassisol Gvo more carlns;
be saS aes Ared sver l5H,e016N0 mora
O. tasxksr lying contiguous In his OWL;
ae bss swilt end equipped modern
kis:G ~. cter-y mil; he Ind constructed
hsrssr brrnkwster md the noco-
cary icons; re had bought a tug; bull,
a boarding tsrss. All this cost mon
~. Es wi0ss1 now 70 Construct l.s
ssrs ratlrSsA Then he promised him
SeH ssa Wallace that thy would bs
rescy Pc commence paving operations.
H. hnd nnes MI the estimates nNH
evop ths preliminary surrey. He vaf
th.<r~fsre vhe nsrt grevcrsly dsar.
pointed whAs vallscs Carpenter mad.
II nap s~rfaie FOR hirn n e. 40
II was essut the middle cf July. us
wss si.tipT hsck IDLY IN the clean
pcfz~2 nil once VIII, ths big squire
desk snd the three chairs. Through
lie seer he ceuls rec Collins p.rched
GIN a high ~eol hefere the shnlt-like
deEk Fres the spen window c.rs the
clrar, mus!se ns'e Of the circular SAW,
the fresii. aromatic small of new lun-
bcr, ia brn ~ixr air from fu-prior spar
king IN fire efrirg. Fe felt tired. In
arc usneFt1 Tuch as these, when tha
nrTelc- of his striving 7el'zod. his
nind rurnsA - the part. Oid SORROWS
rcse tefe-s him ara looked nj him with,
thsir sad eyes ne wondered whe-a
his sssroer was She ver'i ~ twenty
two years cid now. 4 tenearnoss,
AaHHHng t~Arfrl. invaded his heart
At srrh nsneats tho hard shell Of his
r~urh woods life seemed to rend apart
re lepred with great longing fol
sympathy. fer ieve.
Tha outer No"r, beyond the cage be
hiSd which Collins and his shelf desk
were placed. Sew OPEN. Thorpe heard
a brief greeting. and Wallace Carpen
tsr E-oeA before him.
why. Wallace didn't know You
were esriAsr' bexan Thorpe. and stop
ped The bov. r~rally 20 fresh and
happily sreysnt. lseh.d ten years old.
cr wrinSl-- hnA gathered between
his syss. why. what's the mattcr?'
criod Thorpe.
he ress esd swfftly shut the door in
- the sEtNs sface. Wallace seated
LMsalf mechanically.
"nvuythi1g Everything" he said
IN Sexeair. I've been q fool. I've
been bIiad'
go sirer was bis tone that Thorpe
was rsrtled The lrmherMan sat
dswn on the other side of the desk
That II do, Wallace" he said sharp
~. Tell ne briefly what is the mat.
tsr."
Nv. been specuating" burst out
he hoy.
"Ah.' said his partner.
~ bought on Il margin There came
slump. net the margins because
sm sure there VIII hn 4 rally. but now
NJ, ny fortune IL in the thing. I'm 80
izAx to be Pen,ile1s. I'll lose it all
All" ssie Thorpe.
! And the name Of Carpenter IL 50
( OH established, 80 honorable'' cried
lse unhappy boy. And my sister
"Easy" warned Thorpe. "Eeina
ypxsiler. i>n't the worst thing that can
Happen r. Nan.
ne. bat an in deht," went on the
~ mere calmly Il have given notes
Wien they come due I'm n goAor."
"Esw ruch?' asked Thorpe lacon-
iGolJ.
Thirty thousand dollars
vel. yen have that amount in this
arA
WHIT a. y"n ne,n?"
~ zen want II y-u can have IT,"
WaN.es considered n moment
/ That wsxN lesve me without a
ccr-" hc rsrhsA.
'ynt II weu,t save your commercial
ssss-
Marry" cried Wallace suddenly
"esshaa't this firm GO on my vote fol
tki,y thsu..nd moro? It. credit /,
serA. ara thht amount would save my
n.rxt%"
Yes ere partner" replied Thorpe
"Issr Signature is as good as mine il
this ESaA
''SSS y0u kEsw | wo.fn't do it with
est ;ss< oenssat," rcfNsd Wallace re
prsAeaSsir, Oh, Harry" cried tn
ssy "Ebsn ysW Reede ed the amount