Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-02-15

birb school. f,r one th'rr. AM I'D
tccn'nr i,p"~, frr grandma. guess
that's about an"
whats ircn gong on ln ''"h-
ANY dan"cs: go,
..ycs. a f.w. wont n to Wash
Iugt,u'S birthday haM Int u VS..
mprh fun. Most of tile nnnr commit
tee were IN married people AMI arson.
every other dance was 'Iln.S Nic''N
mr. ouadriIlc. Round dances. Won
tn,w are WICKED. especially II YOU
don't know how 70 dance them.
Won wrote me y,u went to that
Sam UnmmonIs been homie ms" I
heT' ~.
oh YES. I went TO The ball WAN
him He's a lovely dinccr. ANA we
walled whenever they playei 81 W'''"
tuue n, matter whether the r. wee
busy with "a quadrille ar not. hh' why
don't Won tell me what ynu are s'i'
tn do now that you've given NJ you.
position
Bradley told her Of Captain ii'ch $
idea concerning llt lh'' ''
Lizzie and the offer of plrtuerh'i' ~
the wrccklng business. " ne l''N't
his growing interest in The plan be
came more evident. AMI he S.'p..e "i u
rs something already urlrly decided
upon What do you think ct IL: ne
asked in conclusion.
"Why. don't know" repl.cI Gus.
"If IL all works out rs The c"1n hopes
il will le fine thing. But isn't 1t
rather risky? Ii means staying ut
home here in Orham. where people
ideas GET into rut. it seems To me.
The cities seem 50 biz and to have
such chances FOR man. You know
yourself. Brad. that you've improved a
| lot since YOU went away.
Il haven't GOT gold watch yet OF
any fine clothes, and my dIacih2
wouldn't draw crowd. "re>S.
Don't he silly. sam is god waltz
er. aud he has improved in HI m.Har".
and in other ways. | shouldn't want
YOU t. settle down into nuthiuE bat 4
longSh brennan. ! guess I'm Ike Mis-,
Tempy. ! hoped you'd he captain OF
an ocean liner some of these days.
We'll, | don't mean To craMp mySel
to ngShoreman size just because
stay IN tn. village. 1t Looks To me l.h'
chance IL good chancc-to he M
own boss ANA make something of my
self. | hoped you'd see ii that way,
an, |
used 10 it. Tell me nor, please,
They had reached the little house
and, leaning on the gate under the hI
silver leaf tree. Bradley again Wen
over the details of the new plan. Ga
was Interested and asked many que~
lions. but to both Of them the ia 2r
view WAS not entirely satisfactory
The old. boy and girl, whole hearted
exchange Of condolences seemed to b
lacking. To Bradley in particular Il
he turned away after saying Zoo,
night the consciousness of a differ
ence in his relation with his old tim
"chum" was keen. She was iutcreste
IN him and in his hopes ANA plans, bH
She had plans aud hopes Of her own
and perhaps he was not 50 much tn
central figure as he used t. he
Next day Bradley called on the cal
tam. The latter had seen caleb EuI
CESS. and the Lizzie could be hougl
for Il very reasonable sum. Cartdi
Titcomb was also preparing Il lon
table of figures showing the cost 4
what was needed to TT her up The
talked for over an hour. but Rradle
was not yet ready to decide. II
would take his full week, he said
But Ivy the end Of the week his min
was made up. He was ready to TAX
the chance that the captain Offered
He told Gus so. and she agreed tia
perhaps he was doing right. lie tol
the old maids and so knocked Mis-
Tempy's air castles into smithcrpen
in one tremendous crash
The partnership articles were signe,
Bradley drew his money from the sa'
. Ings bank, and the Lizzie change
hands. The next month was yer
busy one, for they We're at work G
the schooner every day refittmg an
rigging. One noon Of the fourth wee
the captain came down to the wha
with 4 Boston paper in his hand.
Bradley took the paper and saw O
the page indicated the words: "Wrec
on the Long Island Sand Bars. I'll
Schooner Thomas Doane Lost. \
| ~
article. which briefly stated that Il
three masted schooner Thomas D09n
: Burke master. had struck on the sh0a
of Long Island and would be Ii tot
J. loss. The crew. after trying In vain
save the vessel. had taken to the boa
and reached shore In safety.
81 didn't believe they'd dare do 1t
l. exclaimed Bradley. I'VE know, al
+ they know we know"
Who'll tell?" asked the carta
shortly. mot me. for was in it
II bad rs the rest Not you. for thu
l. know YOU and me We're thickcr'n fiji
on molasSes stopper No; tw
Il 'Goodhy Susan Jane so far as t
. old Doane was concerned, and T.
: been eXpectin' it. Well wasn't
" the funeral. so let's forgit it."
: And apparently Captain Titcomb
+ forget It, A good many months we
y TO pass before Bradley was again
hear his friend mention that subject.
g CHAPTER TX.
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