Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-05-07

fat brimmed silk hat of a forgotten
style.
The daguerreotype, carefully wrap
ped, was mailed the next morning, ac-
companied by a brief biographical
sketch of the original and his avowed
adherence to the Baptist creed and the
Good Templars' abstinence.
L hope she'll hurry up and answer"
said the impatient Captain Perez. Il
want to git this thing settled one way
or another. Don't you, JerryF'
YES" was the hesitating reply.
"One way or another"
Captain Fri had seen John Baxter
several times since the evening of the
Come Cutters" meeting The old man
was calmer apparently and was dis
posed to take the billiard saloon mat
ter less seriously. particularly as 1t was
reported that the town selectmen were
to hold a special meeting to consider
the question of allowing Mr.. Saunders
to continue In business The last nam
ed gentleman had given what he was
pleased to call blowout" to his
regular patrons in celebration Of the
granting Of the license, and SQuealer
Wixon and one or two more spent q
dreary day and night in the town lock-
up In consequence. Baxter told the
captain that he had not yet made up his
mind concerning the proposed Boston
trip, but he thought 'more'n likely" he
should go.
Captain Fri was obliged to be con-
tent with this assurance, but he de-
termined to keep a close watch on his
friend just the same
He had met Ralph Hazeltine once or
twice since the latter's arrival in Or
ham, and in response to questions as to
how he was getting on at the station
the new electrician invariably respond
ed, First rate" Gossip, however, in
the person of Miss Busted, reported
that the operators were doing their
best to keep Mr.. Hazeltine's lot from
being altogether a bed of roses, and
| there We're dark hints of something
| more to come.
On the morning following the receipt
| of the letter from the Nantucket lady
Captain Fri was busy at his fish shanty
| putting his lines in order and sewing q
| patch on the mainsail of his catboat
| These necessary repairs had prevented
| his taking the usual trip to the fishing
| grounds. Looking up from his work
he saw through the open door RALPH
HaZeltine just stepping out of the ca
BILE station skiff
How do you do, Cap'n Hedge" SAID
Hazeltine, walking toward the shanty
Good weather, isn't itT
"Tiptop. Longs the wind stays west
erly and there amt no Sunday schoo
picnics ON we don't squabble witt
the weather folks. The only thing
that'l fetch a squall with westerly
wind is a Sunday school picnic. That'l
do it sure as death. Busy over across ?
Pretty busy just now. The cable
parted day before yesterday, and Iv'
been getting things ready for the re
pair ship. She was due this morning
and we're likely to hear from her a
any time"
You don't say! Cable broke, hey
Now, it's queer thing, but I've neve
been inside that station since twas
built. Too handy, l guess. I've got
second cousin up in Charlestown, l1vet
there all his life, and he's never beer
up in Bunker Hill monument yit. Fus
time l landed in Boston l dug for tina
monument, and can tell you hov
many steps there is in it to this day
If that cable station was fifty mile OF
I'd have been through it two week
after it started up; but, bein' jest owe
there, amt ever done it. Queer, ain
itY
Perhaps you'd like to go over wit
me. I'm going up to the postofice, an
when 1 come back I should be glad o
your company"
well, now, that's kind Of you.
: caPlate I will You might sing out a
you go past. I've got ha'f hour 10
: on this sail, and then it's my watch be
, | low"
To be continued