Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-07-09
CHAPTER XII.

To.
- breakfast next morning. was
----- quieter than usual and to
49,. the joking questions Of Cap
tain Jerry and Captain Perez. who
were curious concerning her "errand'
Of the previous evening and who pre-
tended 20 believe that she had gone
to n dance or time" with some teller
unknown, she gave evasive but good
humored replies. Captain Fri was on
his usual fishing trip. and after break
fast was over Perez departed to the
Barry place and Jerry to his beloved
schOo.louse. The sacrifice. whose I'M
pending matrimonial doom had not
been mentioned for some time by the
trio interested, was gradually becom-
ing his own garrulous SELF and his
principal topic of conversation recently
had been the coming marriage of the
upstairs teacner"-that is, the lady
who presided over the grammar grade
of the sChool-and the question of her
probable successor. In fact, this ques-
ton Of who the new teacher was to be
was the prevailing subject of surmise
and conjecture in the village just then.
When Captain Jerry came back to
the house lie went out to the barn to
feed Lorenzo and the hens and attend
to Daniels toilet He was busy with
the currycomb when Elsie came in.
Captain jerry" she said, you have
never told ne just where you found
grandfather that night when he was
taken sick. On the hill back of the
postotiice. wasn't it?''
yes. jest on the top. You see, he'd
fell down when he was runnin' to the
FIRE"
Captain Fri found him, didn't he?"
"Yep. Whoa there, Danl Stand
still, can't you? Yes. Fri found him."
How was he 'dressed?"
"Who? John? Oh. he was bare
headed and in his shirt sleeves. jest as
he run outdoors when he heard the
bell Queer he didn't put on that old
white hat Of his. / never knew him
to be without it afore; but feller's
h'ble to forgt most anything a night
like that was. Did Fri tell you. how
Perez forgot his shoes? Funniest thing
u n ever see, that was"
4 He began the story of his. friends
observation-disclosures but his companion
did not seem to pay much attention t.
1T. She went into the house soon aftel
and Captain Jerry, after considering
the matter, decided that she was prob
aably thinking of Hazeltine. He de
rived much comfort from the idea.
When he, too, entered the dining
room Elsie said to him:
"Oh. Captain Jerry Please dom
tell the others that asked abou
grandfather. They would think that
was worrying. and I'm not al bit 70
won't mention it, will you? Just prom
Use, to please me-"
SO the captain promised, although b
did not understand why it was aske
of him.
When Captain Fri came home thf
afternoon and was cleaning his cato
at the shanty he was surprised to r
eeive a call from Miss Preston.
"Hellov he exclaimed. Come
Farn the tls.de?"
Elsie smiled and disclaimed any i
tention of apprenticeship.
Captain Fri" she said. 'T want
M
The captain looked at her keenly. A
he said, however. was, You don't t.
me!
ME. / want to talk with you abo
ting me a position"
"A positions"
Eyes, I've been thinking great de
lately. and, now that grandfath
seems TO be a little better and I'm n
needed to help take care of him,
want to do something to earn my Ii
ing"
Earn your Twin? Why. child ally
YOU don't need to do that You all
a mite of trouble at the house; fact
I don't know how we'd get along Wi
out you, and, as for money, why,
carlate your grandpa amt so poor
what, If l let You have little chan
once in awhile, he'd be able to pay
back when he got better
But l don't want to use your NOR
or his either. Captain Fri. you do
know what he has done for me e'
since l was a little girl He
clothed me and given me an educati
and been so kind and good that, n
that he is i'll and helpless, l sim
can't go on using his money. l cal
and | won't"
All right" said Captain Fri "'
dependence shows a proper spirit a
saves grocery bills as old man Sc
der said when his wife run off w
the Tin peddler. What kind of a pii
was you thinkin' of takin'?'