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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-11
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ItsrCnuiniug urfn dd1tCd to again clutch
the mans tdcc U,d neck.
Of despair he resolved to give way and
ak in the monsters brain But ere he
could execute this fatal project. for the
cutie would have instantly swept him
into the trailing weeds. five revolver
shots rang out in quick succession
Iris had reached the nearest rock.
The third bullet gave the octopus
cause to reflect. 1t squirted forth n
torrent Of dark colored fluid. Instantly
the water became black. Opaque. The
tentacle. hourishing in air, thrashed
the surface with impotent fury. That
around jerks waist grew taut and
tion of hope. Another arm was sew
cred. The huge dismembered coil slack
ened and fell away.
Yet was he anchored immovably He
turned TO look Mt Iris. She never for
got the 1eeting expression of his face.
SO might Lazarus have looked from the
tomb.
"rhe rope!' she screamed dropping
the revolver and Selling the loose ends
lying at her feet.
She drew them tight and leaned back
pulling with all her strength. The
sailor flung the AK to the rocks and
grasped the two ropes. He raised him
self and plunged wildly. He was free.
With two convulsive strides he was at
the girls side.
He stumbled to bOwlder and drop
ped in complete collapse. After Il time
he felt Iris hand placed timidly on his
shoulder. He raised his head and saw
her eyes shining.
THANK you." he said. 1--WE are quits
! now"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-11
The Early Room,

"When was boy" said the rather
vain person, Everybody said was 60
Ing to be president Of the United
States"
Yes" answered the seasoned poll
tician. Your case simply illustrates
my argument that 1t isn't safe to start
boom too far ahead OF election
Washington Star.
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She Paid on the Investment.

Here" complained the aggrievcd
father, II have spent nearly $4,000
on that girls education, and now she
goes and marrics 81 800 a year clerk"
We'll" said the friend of the family,
isn't that all of Is per cent on your
Investment! What more do you want"
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Very Necessary.

First Docror--Is an operation neces-
sary in this case: Second Doctor
Well, rather. Just look ut this suit of
clothes-I've worn 1t three years
Judge.
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divertng its aim time and again, but
failing to deliver an effective stroke.
With agonized prescience the sailor
knew that he was yielding. Were the
dcvilfsh giant of its tribe he could
not have held out so long. A IL was,
the creature could afford TO wait.
strengthening its grasp, tightening its
coils, pulling and pumping ut its prey
with remorseless certainty.
He was nearly spent, In paroxysm
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No Relief.

Teacher-Now, Willie, IL you had 2
cents and Mary should give you two
more. can you tell me the result? VII.
lied still be financially embarrassed.
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COrclesAneSh.

my patients recovered this week. The
Old Doctor-It's your own fault, my
boy. You spend too much time at the
club.
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An investment in knowledge always
pays the best interest - Franklin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-11

Stern Father-He who sOws the wind
Well, h. raises the wind anyway
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-11

Hear 1t, We capitalists. ie are your
brothers keepers. Blood money can
stick to your hands as we'll as to those
Of Judas. A mark Of Gods condemna-
ton for financial sins can be upon your
brow as we'll as upon Gains for kill
ing his brother with club.
Not only are we our brothers keeper
IN financial or in mercenary sense.
but also in physical sense and in
mental Aye, we walk in wonderment
among the beautiful columns Of Ath-
ems. We can think OF the chnriOteers
driving their flashing eyed chargers
over those hillsides. We can see the
runners. with the speed OF the winds.
coming back to that capital telling OF
victories won. We can picture the al
tars Of gold and silver. We can see the
palaces filled with the richest art treas
ures and see the vast amounts Of mon
eys squandered for the worship of the
god Of wine called Dionysus. But right
under the shadow Of the prison In
which Socrates was compelled to quaH
the poisonous hemlock ignorance and
filth We're everywhere. And when the
poor became sick they were not cared
for as we care for our sick; but they
were left alone to starve and die. Or
they were driven out upon the noun
tain sides as the Hebrews drove their
lepers to the tombs Of the dead, cry
ing: "The leper, the leper. Room for the
leper! Room! Room" All. yes, the
Greeks in a social sense had duty to-
ward their poor fellow men. Have we
not as great II not greater duty
"Thou art thy brothers keeper Thou
art his keeper in financial way-yOu
must give him work; In a mental way
you must build for him schools; in a
physical way-you must care for him
when he is sick and helpless. Are you
doing it? And the times OF this igno-
rance God winked at, but now com
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a GARDEN PEvOY =

~ hI. ue was wondering Bill Cham
hers passed. lie always did pass
Georges 'ouse about that time in the
evening. = being on IS way ONE.
and he saw George standing at is
gate with a letter in is and looking
very puzzled.
" Evenin'. ses George.
90 Not bad news. / 'ope?' ses BIZ
noticing Is manner, and thinking It
was strange.
" No. ses George. I've just 'ad a
very eggstrordinary letter from Aus
tralia.' he ses. that's all
Bill Chambers was always a very
inquisitive sort o man. and he stayed
and talked to George until George.
arter fust making him swear oaths
that c wouldn't tell soul. took i'm
inside and showed i'm the letter.
1T was more like "a story book than
a letter. Georges mate. John Biggs
by name. wrote TO say that an uncle OF
his who had JUST died, on is deathbed
told him that thirty years ago he 'ad
been in this very village staying at
this ere very Caullfiower. whose beer
we're drinking now. In the night.
when everybody was asleep. he got up
and went quiet-liSe and buried a bag
OF 5l7 sovereigns and ! half sovereign
in one OF the cottage gardens till e
could come for it agin. He didn't say
'Ow he come by the money. and. when
Bin spoke about that, George English
said that knowing the man. he was
afraid e adn't come by il honest. but
anyway his friend John Biggs wanted
IT, ana. wot was more. ad asked i'm
in the letter TO get II for I'm.
" And wot I'm 10 do about it. BIZ
he ses, I don't. know. All the 1irec-
tions he gives Is. that e thinks &, was
the tenth cottage on the right-and
side OF the road. coming down from
the CaulihOwer. He thinks it's the
tenth, but 'e's not quite sure, Do you
think I'd better make II known and
OFFER a reward OF Ii sh1nings. say. TO
anyone who finds itT
'' No. ses Bill. shaking Is cad. I
should hold on a bit II was you. and
think II over. I shouldn't tell another
single soul. II was you.
Il believe you'e right ses George.
John Biggs would never forgive me If
I lost that money for i'm. Yod'u re-
member about keeping It secret, Bnl2'
Bill swore he wouldn't tell a soul.
and 2 went off ONE and 'ad his sup
per and then q walked I'D the road
10 the Cauli1Ower and back, and then
up and back again. thinking over what
George 'ad been telling i'm. and no
ticing what e a never taken the trou-
BILE 10 notice before. that is very
house was the tenth one from the
Cauuhower.
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didn't stay long enough 10 say much.
when Joe Gubbins started digging
up rs garden people began TO thiak
they were bewltched, and I went round
TO see Henery Walker TO tell I'm wor
fine chance ed got. and to remind
i'm that I'd put another ninepence on
i'm ths night before. Al: e said was
More fool you.' and went on digging
a ole in his garden big enough 10 put
a 'ouse IN.
In a fortnighrs time there wasn't
garden worth looking az IN the
place, and it was quite clear there'd
be no Flower Show that year. and Of
all the silly. bad-tempered men in the
place them as 'ad dug up their pretty
gardens was the Wust
1T was just few days before the
day fixed for the Flower Show, and
/ was walking up the road when ! see
Joe and Henery Walker and one or
two more leaning over Bob Pretty's
fence and talking 10 i'm. l stopped.
too. 10 see what they were looking al
and round they was watching Bob's
two boys a-weeding OF is garden.
II was a disgracefuI, untidy sort OF
place, as 1 said before, with a few
marigolds and nasturtiums. and sich-
like put in anywhere and Bob was
walking up and down smoking OF IS
pipe and watching Is wife hoe atween
the plants and cut of dead marigold
blooms.
-" That's a pretty garden you've got
there, Bob ses Joe. grinning.
q" I've seen wuss,' ses Bob.
Going in for the Flower Show,
Bob?' ses Henery, with wink al us
90 course I am, ses Bob 'olding
is cad up; my marigolds ought 10
pun me through he ses.
.'Henery wouldn't believe it at first
but when he saw Bob show is missus
'ow to pat the path down with the
back o. the spade and hold the nails
for er while she nailed climbing
nasturtium to the fence. he went of
and fetched Bill Chambers and one or
two others. and they all leaned over
the fence breathing their 'ardest and'
a-saying Of all the nasty things to Bob
they could think Of
e It's the best-kep' garden in the
pla ,e. ses Bob amt afraid o your
new way o. cultivating flowers Bin
Chambers Old-fashioned ways suit
me best; ] learnt 'ow TO grow fvwers
from my father.
'' You amt 'ad the cheek to give
your name in. Bob?' ses Sam Jones,
staring.
Bob didn't answer i'm. Pick those
bits O. grass out o. the path. old gal,
ne ses To is wife. they look untidy,
and untidiness I can't abear.'
He walked up and down smoking
is pipe and pretending not 10 notice
Henery Walker. wot 'ad moved farther
along the fence, and was staring at
some ble-taiied-looking gerani-
ums as If ed seen EN- afore but
wasn't quite sure where,
.' 'Admiriug my geraniums. HeneryE
ses Bob, al last
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unfortunit man; he's got the name
for It. He vas just aving another
drink as Bill said that. and this time
We All thought ed gorn. lie did
hisself
Mrs PaWlett and the paTsou came
ONE next day an er voice got that
squeaky with surprise it was painful
10 listen 10 her. All the chaps stuck
10 the tale that they'd dug their gar
den up to give the others a chance
and Henery Walker, e went further
and said it was owing to a sermon on
uUseInshness v-ot the curate ad
preached three weeks afore. He 'ad
"A nice little red-covered 'ymn book
the next day with From "A friend
wrote in it,
"Ail things considered, Mrs. Pawlett
vas Tor doing away with the Flower
Show that year ard giving tRo prizes
next year instead, but one or two
other chaps. encouraged by Bob's ex-
ample. ad given in their names too.
and they said IL wouldn't be fair to
their wives. All the gar dyl.- but one
vas worse than Bobs, they not having
started Till later than Wot e did. and
not being able 10 get their geraniums
from Is florist. The only better gar
den was Ralph Thomsons, who lived
next door 10 i'm. but two nights afOre
the Flower Show is pig got walking IN
its sleep Ralph said It was d mys-
Tery to i'm 'ow the pig could ha got
out; 1t must ha' put its foot through a
hole too small for Il, and turned the
button Of it's door, and then climbed
over a four-foot fence. lie told Bob
2 wished the pig could speak. but Bob
said that that was sinful and un-
Ch1 stian Of i'm. and that most likely
II d, could, it would only call i'm
lot O. bad names. and ask i'm why ne
didn't feed 1t properly.
There was quite a crowd on Flower
Snow day following the judges First
of all. 70 Bill Chambers establishment
and surprise. they went 20 3 place and
stood on the caps I'm is garden tudg-
ing EN-, while Bill peeped at EN-
through the kitchen winder 'arf-crazy-
They went to every garden In the
place. until one Of the young ladies'
fsot tired Of IL. and asked Mrs Pawlett
whether they was there 10 judge cot
tage gardens or earthquakes.
everybody cid thelr brsaths that
evening I'm the school room when Mrs.
Pawlett got mp on the platform and
took a slip or paper from one Of the
judges. She stood a moment waiting
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'Where-d you get emp ses Hen
cry, ardiy able 60 speak
My florists -rs BON. iu Il off
hand manner
Your Wot-- asks HeueTy-
My florists se- Bob,
And who might e. be when es at
huUeE' asked HeueTy-
" "Tain't so likely I'm going 20 tell
YOU that ses Bob BE reasonable,
HeHery. and ask yourself whether it's
likely / should tell you is name.
Why. I've never seen sich fine geran-
iums afore. I've H@en nursing EN-
inside all the simmer. and just
planted EN- out
-' About two days arter I threw mine
over my back fence, ses HeneTy
Walker. speaking very slowly.
% 'Io ses Bob surprised L didn't
know you 'ad any geraniEms. Henery.
1 thought you was digging for gravel
this year
"Henery didn't answer i'm. Not be
cause e din't want To, mind you, but
because he couldn't
That one ses Bob. pointing al
broken geranium with the stem is
pipe. is a "Do0k % wellington and
that white one there is wOt I'm going
10 call '-Pretty's Prde." That me
marigold over there. Wot looks like
sunfiJwer. is called Golden Dreams.
" Come along, Henery,' ses Bill
Chambers, bursting. come and get
something to take the taste out OF
YOU mouth,
Pm sorry ! can't offer you fow-
CT for your buttOn-'ole.' ses Bob, per
ntely. but it's getting so near the
Flower Show now 1 can't afford 1t.
II you chaps only knew wOt pleasure
was 10 be 'ad sitting among your in
nocent flowers. You wouldn't want to
go 10 the pubIiC-house so often
He shook 5 cad at EN-. and telling
his wife 10 give the Dock o. yelling
ton d mug of water. sat down Ia the
chair agin and wiped the sweat of rs
brow.
'Bm Chambers did bit o. thinking
as they walked up the road, and by
and by q turns 10 Joe Gubbins an e
ses:
Seen anything o. George English
late. Joeg
Yes. ses Joe
Seems TO me We all ave ses Sam
Jones.
in their minds. 'aving all seen George
English and sWore pretty strong not
to tell his secret, and none Of 'Sm Xix
ing l. own up that they'd been digging
mp their gardens 10 get money as ed
told EN- about. But presently Bill
Chambers ses;
without telling no secrets or
breaking no promises. Joe, supposlng
q certain 'ouse was mentioned in a
certain letter from forrin parts, wot
'ouse was il?
&c 'SuDposing it was so, Joe. careful
too, the second 'ouse counting from
the Caulihower.
THE ninth ouse. you mean. ses
Henery Walker. sharply.
Second 'ouse i'm Mil Lane you
mean ses sam Jones. wot lived there
"Then they all see 'ow they'd been
done ana mat they wasn't. il a man
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for silence ana then 'eld up her ana
to stop wnat she thought was cIappIne
at The back but which was two or
three winner who 'ad 'ad 10 take
their CRYING h1hieS ont trying to quiet
EN- in the porch THeH AfTs. Pawlett
put 'er glasses on her nose and just
read our short and sweet. that the
prize Or three sGvere'gns and a metal
TEAPOT for tie best-kepf cottage gar
den 'ed been won bY Mr. Roberf
Pretty.
one or two people patted Bob on TIE
back as % walked Ep tire middle -
take the prize. then one or two more
did. and BII Chambers pat was the
earliest Of 'em all. Bob stopped and
spoke 10 Inn about it,
"YoI would ardly think that Bob
'ud have the cheek to stand mp there
and make speech. bIt . did He
said it gave i'm great pleasure 10 take
the teapot and The Iaohey. and the
more pleasure because p felt that e
had earned EN-. lie said that II e toll
EN- all ed done 20 make sure o. the
Prize they'd be surprised. He said thar
ed been Ike Ralph Thomson pig.
up early and late.
He stood up there talking as though
r was never going To leave OF. and
said that p hoped as 'Is example
would be Of benefit 70 is neizhbgrs
Some OF 'em seemed 10 think that Dig
eing WAS everything. but p could say
with pride that e adult put ID spade 10
is garden for three years until a week
ago and then not much
He finished Is remarks bv saying
that e was going To give a Jea-parJy
up at the Caulihower 20 cHristeu the
teapot where ed be pleased 10 well
come all friends Quit, crowd got
up and followed i'm out then. ins.aaI
o. waiting for the Aassolviug views.
and came back 'arf an hour art-r
wards, saying that until they'd got
as far as the Caulihower J-egd o.
Idea as Bob was so pertikier who .e
mixed with.
That was the last Flower Show We
ever 'ad in Claybury Mrs PaWlcIt
ard the Judges meeting tie tea-par.y
coming ONE, and 'aving 70 get over
q gate into a field 10 LET il pass. What
with that and Mrs. Paw.ett t.llbIiue
over something further up the rod
which turned out go be the teanoL
smellng strong of beer. the Flower
show was given mp. and The pars0d
preached three Sundays running IN
the s.n Of beer drinking 10 children
who Deve 'ad any and Wimmea
who couldn't get g."
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uer o. speaking, referring 70 the same
letter. They came up and sat ere
where we're sitting now. all dazed-
like. II wasn't only the chance O.
losing the prize that upset en-, but
they'd wasted their time and ruined
their gardens and got called mad oy
The other folks HeneTy Walkers
state o mind was dreadful for TO see.
and he KEEP thinking Of 'orrible things
10 say 10 George English. and then
being afraid they wasn't strong
enough
while they was talking who should
come alOng out George English his
self. He came night up 10 the table.
and they all sat back on the bench
and stared at i'm fierce, and HeneTy
Walker crinkled is nose at him.
Evening he ses but none OF EN-
answered i'm; they all looked at
Henery TO see wot e was going 10
say.
'Wots up?' ses George, in surprise.
Gardens ses Henery.
SO I've card ses George.
He shook his cad and looked at
them sorrowfuI and severe at the same
time.
So I card. and I couldn't believe
my ears Till 1 went and looked for
myself he ses. and wct ! want TO
say is this: you know Wot IN refer
ring TO. II any man as found wot
don't belong to him e knows who to
give il TO. It ain't wot I should ave
expected OF men woJs lived in the
same place as me- for years. Talk
about honesty e ses, shaking is cad
agin, I should like 10 see a little OF
it,
Peter Smith opened his mouth 10
speak. and 'ardly knowing wot e was
doing took a pull at 'is beer al the
same time. and II Sam Jones 'adnt
been by 10 thump in on the back 1
blleve he'd ha' died there and then.
Mark my words, ses George En-
glish, speaking very slow AID solemn,
'thereH be no blessing on Il. Who
ever's made is fortune getting up and
digging his garden over won't get no
real benefit from II. He may wear
black coat and new trousers on Sun
day, but e won't be 'appy. I'll go and
get my little taste o. beer somewhere
else e ses. I can't breathe here.
He walked of before anyone could
say a word; Bill Chambers dropped
is pipe and smashed IL, HeneTy Wal
mouth wide open. and Sam Jones. who
was always one TO take advantage,
drank is own beer under the firm be
lief that it was Joe's.
I shall take care that Mrs Paw
lett ears O. this ses Henery. at last.
And he asked wot YOU dug your
garden up for ses Joe. and ave to
explain that YOU broke your promise
to George. Why. she'd talk at Us for
years and years
And parson I'D preach sermon
about it, ses Sam; where's your
sense, Henery2'
We should be the Iarfng- stock
for rliIes round ses Bill Chambers
If anybody wants 10 know, I dug
my garden up TO enrich the soil for
next year. and also To give some
other chap a chance of the prize
Peter Smith as always been
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Mrs Chambers woke up at . o'clock
next morning and told Bill 10 get up
further. and then found e wasn't
there She was rather surprised at
first, but she didn't think much OF f..
and thought. what happened 10 be
true, that e was busy in the garden,
It being a light night. She turned
over and went 70 sleep again, and at
., when she woke I'D she could dis
tinctly ear Bill working IS 'ardesJ.
Then she went 10 the Winder and near
" dropped as she saw Bill in his shirt
and trousers digging away like mad
A quarter Of the garden was all dug
up, ana she showed open the winder
and screamed out TO know what e was
doing.
Bill stood up straight and wiped
is face with his shirt-sleeve AID start
cd digging again. and then his wife
just put something on and rushed
downstairs as fast as she could go.
What on earth are you a-doing
of. Biu?. she screams.
" Go indoors ses Bill. still digging.
Have you gone mad?' she ses.
half-crying.
Bill just stopped 10 throw a lump
'- lAADAA az AlNtr anu 1llNiA WEi4A Vl4
digging tin Henery Walker. who also
thought e 'ad gone mad, and didn't
want to stop i'm too soon. put is
cad over the edge and asked i'm the
same thing.
Ask no questions and you'll ear
no lies. and keep your ugly face your
own side Of the edge ses Bill. Take
il indoors and frighten the children
-fv.-
at me
.'FIenery walked off offended and
Bin went on with his digging He
wouldn't 20 10 work. and e ad his
breakfast in the garden. and his wife
spent all the morning in the front
answering the neighbors' questions
and begging of EN- to so in and say
something TO Bill. one of EN- did go.
and came back Almost directly and
stood there for hours telling dif'rent
people wot Bill 'ad said to 'er. and
asking whether q couldn't be locked
an for It,
..Rv tea-time BIZ was dead-beat,
ana that stin he could 'ardly raise Is
bread and butter to his mouth. Sew
eraI o. the chaps looked in in the even
Ing. but all they could get out OF i'm
was. that il was a new way o cult
vating Is garden e 'ad just card of,
and that those who lived the longest
would see. the most. By nighttime
ed nearly finished the job, and is
garden was just ruined.
'.Afore people 'ad done talking about
Bin. I'm blest If Peter Smith didn't so
ami cultivate is garden in exactly the
same way. The Pa-son and is wife
was away on their 'oliday, and nobody
could say a word. The curate who al
come over to take is place for time,
and who took the names OF people for
the Flower Show. did point out 10 inn
that he was spelling Is chances, but
Peter was 50 rude TO ina that he
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AT LEAST PART OF A BIRD.

'ine feathers may not make fine birds.
As we've been told. and sim
heYre pretty sure - just mark cur
words
To make a little bill
-Philadelphia Presa.
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Ut of the dust OF ages delivers
sent out by the University OF
Pennsylvania have dug one OF