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

Yes. be wrote me he was finishing
couple Of sketches he made here, and
wanted to have me paint them for him.
They are the ones I am working on
now"
That's all right, Telly," continued
Uncle Terry briskly. I'm glad ye're
dom it fer him, fer he's dom good
deal fer u.s."
Nothing further was said on the sub
ject until they were on their way back
irons the head Of the island. The sun
was getting low, the sea winds that
rustled among the scarlet leayed oaks
or murmured through the spruce thick
cts had almost fallen away, and just
as they came TO an opening where the
broad ocean was visible he said:
did ye ever stop ter think, Telly,
that Lissy an me is gittin' purity well
long in years? I'm over seventy now,
en- in common course o. things l won't
! be here many years longer"
What makes you speak like that,
father? Do you want to make me
| bluer'
"Oh, | didn't mean it that way, Tel
| ly, only l was thinkin how fast the
years go by. The leaves turnin' allus
makes me think ont 1t seems no time
sense they fust came out, an now
they're goin' ag'in! 1t don't seem
more'n two or three years sense We was
a little baby a-pullin' my fingers an
calm me dada, an now yer woman
grown. 1t won't be long afore yer
a-sayin' yes to some man as wants
We, an a-goin' to a home O. yer own"
$50 that is what you are thinking of,
father, is it? And you are imagining
that some one of the name of Page is
likely to take me away from you, who
are and always have been all there is
in life for me-"
She paused, and two tears trembled
on her long lashes, to be quickly brush
ed away. please do not think me so
ungrateful," she continued, "as to let
any man coax me away from you, for
no man can. Here | was cast ashore,
here I've found a home and love, and
here l shall stay as long as you and
mother live, and when you two are gone
l want to go too" She swallowed a
lump that rose in her throat and then
continued: "As for this legacy that
you have worried about so much, and
l am sure has cost you good deal, 1t
is yours, every penny of 1t, and wheth-
er it is big or little, you are to keep
and use it as you need if you love me-
You haven't been yourself for six
months, father, and all for this trouble
I have watched you more than you
think, and wished many times you had
never heard of it,
When she ceased Uncle Terry looked
at her moment, suddenly dropped the
reins and putting both arms around
her held her for moment and kissed
her. He had not kissed her for many
years.
81 hain't bin thinkin' HRut myself il
E this matter" he observed \ Be picked
l up the reins again and 6}hirruped t.
the old horse, IAN only am wantin' te
see We provided fer, Telly. AS fer MI
: Page or any other man, every woman
needs a purtector in this world, an
: when the right 'un comes along DON
q let yer feeIin's or sense O. duty STAN
8 in the way O. havin' home O. ye
: own"
:, But you are not anxious to be ri
L of me, are you, father?"
It "Ye won't think that q me-" he re
le piled as they ratified down the shar
+ inclines into the village.
d She noticed after that that he wan
"a ed her with him oftener than ever.
II Later, when another letter came fc
IN her in a hand that he recognized, b
n handed it to her with smile and in
In mediatelv left her alone to read it.