Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-06-18

spend the evening Captain Je.sy ND-4d
rise from his chair and, with IN elab-
crate cough and several sure }t4tlous
Wlnks TO his messmates. voaId az
nounce that lie guessed lie would take
a little walk or go out to tie barn"
or something similar Captain Perez
would more than likely 60 also. AS
for Captain Fri, he usually "cailated"
ne would step upstairs and see how
John was getting along.
But in spite of this loyal support the
results obtained from Captain Jerry's
wonderful plan had not been so star
tlingly successful as to warrant his
1eeAng much elated. Ralph and Elsie
were good friends and seemed to enjoy
eacn others society, but that was all
that might be truthfully said SO far.
captain Jerry, therefore, was a little
discouraged as he sat in the sunshine
and smoked and pondered. He hid his
encouragement, however, and in re-
spouse to Captain Eri's question con-
corning the progress of the matchmak-
ing said cheerfully:
"Oh, it's comm along, comm along.
Kind OF slow, of course, but you can't
expect nothin' different. I s'pose you
noticed he was here four times last
week?''
why, no." said Captain Fri, 81 don't
know IS 1 did,
We'll, he was, and week afore that
twas only three. So that's gain, amt
itY'
"Sartin''
Il didn't count the time he stopped
| after drink Of water neither. That
wasn't a real call, butt
"Oh, it ought to count for somethin'.
Call it ha'f time. That would make
| four times and ha'f he was here"
Captain Jerry looked suspiciously at
his friends face, but its soberness was
irreproachable, SO he said:
| well, it's kind of slow work; but, as
| l said afore, it's comm along, and
| have the satisfaction of KNOWN it's all
for their good"
yes, like the Teller that ate all the
| apple dumplin's so s his children
| wouldn't have the stomach ache But,
say, Jerry, come out to ask if you'd
mind bein' housekeeper today. Luther
| Davis has been after me sence don't
know when to come down to the life
savin' station and stay to dinner. His
sister Pashy, the old maid one, is down
there, and it's such fine day thought
I'd take Perez and Elsie and Mrs.
Snow and maybe Hazeltine along.
Somebody's got to stay with John, and
l thought p'raps you. would. I'd stay
| myself only Luther asked me so par
ticular, and you was down there two or
three months ago. When Josiah comes
back from school he'll help you some if
you need him."
Captain Jerry didn't mind staying at
1ahome, and SO Fri went into the house
| to make arrangements for the proposed
excursion He had some difficulty in
persuading Mrs. Snow and Elsie to
leave the sick man, but both were tired
and needed rest, and there was tel
ephone at the station, so that news es
a change in the patients condition
could be sent almost Immediately. TN
der these conditions, and as Captain
Jerry. was certain to take good care OF
their charge, the two were persuaded
to go. Perez took the dory and rowed
over to the cable station to see If Mr.
HaZeltine cared to make one of the
party. When he returned, bringing the
electrician with him, Daniel, harnessed
to the carryall, was standing at The
side door; and Captain Fri, Mrs. Snow
and Elsie were waiting.
To be.eomtimued. ~