Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-14

the only impulse that came TO Angie
"heh the tragic shock had passed
away. and that night when the two sa+
beside thelr Mite round table rccount-
ing all that had been said and done in
the past few days, this chance was
Angles only sense of gratitude. Sha
had weeks before come to realize that
any change in her own life would and
must be impossible while Aunt Com
fort lived. and Martins scl-eyidont
hopes seemed doomed to fail. To care
Tor the good old soul, who had been
home and mother since childhood. She
must, or forever despise herself, and al
though this legacy would remove the
narrow and cramping poverty that had
been theirs always, the Obligation rc-
NAMED, and with Angie such a dobt
was sacred
with Aunt Comfort it was other
wise, as might be expected. and when
the evening had grown late and the
fire had burned low, her resume Of the
situation may well be quoted.
I've alters blieved the Lord nd see
justice done rs all" she said, and
" i'N'N Nv Hti'. nv am I IKE 10 DTlEy
AMI back to life but maybe He's gin
David his Just desarts. don't exact~
ly believe in sperits. yet ii looks ez If
the hantn' o. conscience had made
David see ono the night he was too,
with fit last summer n again now
when he run off in the night Hes
wronlod your father n you ell his
life long. n If his sufferiu' from con.
science amt a dispensation O. Provi-
dence n his just dcsarts. dunno
what would be. Thar is one thing
cant quit" f-sor out. n that is. what
made Martin Frshie pay him 1000
fer an agreement q a dced o. the mills
n Mlzzy lands. n what he wanted
on EN-. 1t looks Gurus. but I s'pora
he'll explain when he gifts sack. lt's
most rimc he did. too he's hen gone
now most two months" Then sho
pansod. looking at Angie and smiling
benevolently. It'll all be in the FAM
lily, s'pose,' she continued still smil-
Ing, when You n Martin cit married.
el | sp"rt You will in time Thar amt
no reason why you shouldn't. n Vol
VIII he middln' we'll off in your own
right now, if anything happens. m
fer that You ought to be thankful"
To Aunt Comfort this contamination
seemed most natural and to be expect
cd. More than that no thought of how
mat event would affect her own hap
piness came 20 her.
ron, You are not to be rid Of me 50
easily" answered Angie. lightly. and
II yon want to be, YOU can't, either.
| wouldn't marry Martin or the best
man that ever lived, and desert Won
now"
But Aunt Comfort only smiled AGAIN.
serene in her faith of what must in
evitaIly happen.
For little while the two remained
silent, each absorbed in her widely
divergent line o. reflection. while tho
tall clock licked on. the evening brea2e
ruslled the brown leaves about the
house, and the fire burned low. At
last Aunt Comfort. still smiling. be-
gan TO doze. and Angie was alone with
her thoughts.
And then back to the old DAYS Of
her eirlhool they sped in spite of all
resolutions, and once again the old
memories returned They were onlv
fond rccollections now. for he who had
inspired th~n had passed out of her
life for good. and could not now la
allowed admission again. He must
never even know she retained them.
Her path Of duty was clear. and beside
the good mothorly soul who had been
all IN all 10 her so lon9-boside her
and for her she must and 1vorId 1i,o