Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-07-24

something's wrong in there, Mr..
p.pe.p he said. Il can see mans
Ices. and the gas is coming out of that
l-ovhole enough TO choke you. We'd
host call the janitor."
That official was found, and he, too.
peeped
~ noticed a light in Frye's office
when I retired last night" he said
..Depend upon It, there is something
7-rong." Then, turning to the officer,
no added. "You are an officer of the
- and as | am in charge or this
hrilding I give you permission to open
Trva's door on the score of public safe
~"
Crasping the knob, the officer threw
his weight against the door, and it gave
wav. cry OF surprise escaped him.
FRYE was sitting in his chair, with
baod thrown back, staring at the cell
! inc and with mouth and eyes wide
.nen The room was sitting with gas,
and the officer opened the window. In
doing so he noticed the two stopcocks
wore opersed, and he turned them off.
Then he returned to the hall. When
tbe room was fit to breathe in again all
four entered, and the officer laid his
hand upon Frye's face.
"Dead?' he exclaimed.
Albert noticed an envelope on Frye's
desk directed to Silas Terry. He quiet
" nut it in his pocket and Joined with
the rest in a search Of the room.
l IF a oh
served the off1cer-'door locked, key
hole and cracks plugged, window shut
and two gas burners open; safe I'M
locked and wide open, and here's till
with money in itv'
And then he added, "In the name of
the law 1 must close the door and mott
fy a coroner"
When Albert, with Uncle Terry and
Frank, reached the Office he drew the
letter he had taken from Frye's desl
out of his pocket and handed it to Uncle
Terry. ut was directed to you," ht
said. land l thought best to bring i
away"
When the old man opened it he eX
claimed: "By the great eternal jumpin
Jehosaphat, if here amt the hull o tn
things we want so bad, an a letter t
some furrinersl Here, you read II
F.: Mr.. Page The writin's wussen croV
. tracks in the mud"
The letter was as follows:
;, Messrs Thygeson & Co., Stockholm:
u Gentlemen-I have good and sufficier
n reason to believe an heir to the estate !
K your hands exists in the person or
= young woman now living with one Slla
u Terry. a lighthouse keeper on Southpol
: island Maine, and known as Telly Terr7
Y This person, when babe, was save
- from a wreck by this man Terry and b
him cared for and brought up. A repo
of the wreck and the saving of one Ii
~ (the child 81 was made at the time Dy IN
man Terry and is now on file in Wasl
ington AS 1 am going away on ior
Journey, l turn this matter over to "
X for further investigation. and suoscr1l
J. myself respectfully yours,
- NICHOLAS FRYE.
When Albert had finished reading Il
n letter aloud he grasped Uncle Terry
n hand and exclaimed, Take those val
# ables back with you, but leave me II
n letter, and l will attend to the rest
O Then he added you are my guest
Il long as you can stay in Boston
n When, two days later, Uncle TER
If was ready to depart Albert handed hi
n q large package containing silk dres
o pattern for Aunt Iissy, wooden Oh
NJ for Mrs. Leach and complete artist
n: outfit for Telly. with these things
f. he said, Ego my best regards for tho'
ou they are for, and among them are Il
en- photographs of two sketches | mat
It's when l was with you that want "
I'm to ask Miss Telly to paint for me"
on When Telly opened her package 8
he found two sketches of herself, O
he leaning against a rock with her ia
his resting on her hand, the other sitti
a beside a flower decked boat with
by broad sun hat in her lap.