Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-08-01

DuS, on the contrary, nau DeeH put "
place that very morning Mr.. FlsDee
had not known of the decorations, anu
as his eye fell upon them a faint loon
of pain passed over his brow But Tue
girl examined the room with danclhs
eye, and there were both tears anu
laughter in her heart.
How beautiful she cried. How
beautiful She crossed the room anu
gave her hand to Ross. 1T is MI
Schofeld, isn't it? The ribbons are
| delightful l didn't know Mr.. Harh-
less room was so pretty
Ross looked out of the window anu
| laughed as he took her hand, which lie
shook with long up and down NOTION
but he was set at better ease by heL
| apparent Inconsistencies OF the IdC'
that the decorations were for her. On'
it amt much, L reckon" he repHeu'
and continued to look out of the VIII
dow and laugh.
She went to the desk and removed
her gloves and laid her rain cloak over
a chair near by. rs this Mr. Harkless
chair?" she asked, and, Fisbee answer
ing that it was, she looked grayely at 1t
for a moment, passed her hand gentiy
over the back of it and then, throwing
the rain cloak over another chair, sald
cheerily:
do you know, think the first thing
for us to do will be to dust everything
very carefully?
You remember I was confident she
would know precisely where to begin
was Fisbees earnest whisper in the
willing ear of the long foreman. Not
4 an instant's indecision, was there"
mo, Stree" replied the other, and as
he went down to the pressroom to hunt
for a feather buster which he thought
| might be found there he collared Bud
Tipworthy, the devil, who, not admit
ted to the conclave of his superlors'
! was whistling on the rainy stairway.
"You hustle and find that dustbrush
, we used to have, Bud" said Parker.
, And presently as they rummaged III
, the hooks and crannies about the ma
, chinery he melted to his small assist
. ant. The paper is saved, Buddle-
saved by an angel in light brown. YOU
: can tell it by the look of her."
q "Geer' said Bud.
: Mr.. Schofield had come, blushing, t
O join them. Say, Gale, did you notice
the color of her eyes?"
r Eyes. They're gray"
q 81 thought so, too, show day and
= Hedge Halloway's lecture. But say
h Gale. they're kind of changeable. Wbel
N she come in upstairs with you and Els
ID bee they were jest as blue-nea
s. matched the color of our ribbons
a "Gee!' repeated Mr.. Tipworthy..
o. When the editorial chamber had bee
err made so neat that it almost glOWe(
lie though it could never be expected
Is shine as did Fisbee and Caleb Parke
re and Ross Schofield that morning, til
re lady took her seat at the desk an
al looked oter the few items the gentl
&c men had already compiled for her p
s. rusal. Mr. Parker explained many tecl
to nicalities peculiar to the Carlow lie
aid. translated some phrases of tt
f, printing room and enabled her to gras
lg the amount of matter needed to fill a
e, issue.
at When Parker finished the three i
y, competents sat watching the little II
Oy ure with the expression of hopeful al
nd trusting terriers. She knit her bro
an for a second. but she did not betray ;
lie instant's indecision.
ed 81 think we should have regul
ry market reports" she announced eS
IN. nestly. 81 am sure Mr.. HAIRLESS wou
ny approve. Don't you think he would
'u' She turned to Parker.
market reports Mr.. Fisbee
Flu claimed. 81 should never have thoue
of market reports, nor do l imagl
Ion would either of my-my associates.
'dk woman to conceive the idea Of mari
- reportsE
Us The editor blushed. ''Why, "
,1S would, dear, if not a woman or a sp
-, ulator, and I'm not a Spectator,
neither are you, and that's the rea'
- YOU didn't think of them. So,
Parker. as there is so much presst
and if YOU don't mind continuing to
~, as reporter as we'll as cOmpositor u
after tomorrow, and if it isn't too We
~ YOU must have an umbrella-woult
be too much bother if you went aro'
40, | TO all Tie SuOpS-StOISS, lICC1h ~
w. the grocers and the butchers and
If. leather place we passed, the tann
how and if there's one of those places WI
~, they bring cattle, would it be too N
Us to ask you to stop there-and at
ion+ -four MILL if it isn't too far, and at
the dry goods store-and you must TAI
the blank book and a sharpened pencil,
will you price everything, please,
lost lot down how much things areF
aged Orders received, the impetuous
anne ker was departing on the instant W
ring. she stopped him with a little cry,
n at you haven't any umbrellar' And
en- forced her own, a slender wand, l
+ of him. 1t bore a cunningly wrO1
He handle, and it's fabric was of glis
ions. ing silk The foreman, unable to
stood cline it, thanked her awkwardly,
: he as she turned to speak to Fisbet
eyes bolted out of the door and ran