Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-08-01

smoker.
ERE! Come OFF of It." said the con-
ductor "Why didn't ye git dahn be-
fore1 Dye want lift7"
Others hustled the protesting one
out of the way.
"Ccnfound the East End, I sayw he
growled as he crossed to the Mansion
House. What the deuce Lady Louise
Morland wants to keep on sending me
to that wretched news for can't
Imagine. Anyway I can tell her thi.
time that the place ia empty and will
De pulled down next week"
And thus II was that Philip collided
with Messrs. Sharpe & Smiths clerk,
detailed by the anxious Lady Morlapd
to discover his whereabouts. They
met and bumped into each other in this
whirlpool Of London just MS two ships
might crash together by night in mid
Atlantic and draw apart with ruf1ed
feelings. or scraped paint, which IL the
same thing without the slightest
knowledge Of each others identity.
within the omnibus the woman was
volubly grateful. She had q kindly
heart and tlmidly essayed questions as
to Philips relatives, hoping that She
might make their acquaintance.
OH he bound, now" she said, that
you have n good mother You can al
ways tell what the parents are like
when You see the children"
/ MY mother was indeed dear to me-"
he replied sadly, again driven out OF
himself by the mournful recollections
thus suddenly induced. but she is
| dead, lost to me forever"
Some people in the bus ceased talk.
/ ing. They were attracted by the
| strong, clear voice OF this unkempt
boy, whose dictiou and choice of words
were so outrageousy opposed to hlt
garments. Luckily the silence warned
him or lis new friends sympathy
might have brought about an embar.
RAISING position.
Poor thing! And ia your father
dead too?''
Yes. He died long ago"
Where do you live nowW
ooh" he said. Il have been stayina
IN north London, but will leave there
soon, and have not settled anything
definitely ct present Where IS the
laundry you spoke of? I will cal som,
day If | may and learn how you ara
getting on"
II will be so pleased. It IS littls
place in james street, the only one
there. Ask for Mrs. Wrigley."
1T Is lucky you understand laundr,
work or things might go hard with
you"
She laughed pitifully.
II don't They asked me II I was a
washer or an ironer. I thought wash
ing required least experience. 30 said
I was a washer. am quick TO learn
and will watch the other women. II
they find me out, may be discharged"
"Oh, cheer up" he said pleasantly
~ don't suppose you'll find 1t very
hard"
Her voice sank almost to whisper
at IS not the work l dread. but the
surroundings. I was a schoolteacher
before my marriage, My husband was
an electrical engineer. We put all our
savings into little business. and then
the end came"
mot quite the end am only boy,
but I've had ups and downs enough to
know that the beginning OF next week
may be very different affair to the
end Of this. Goodby."
They were passing the London hos
pita. and he thought it prudent to
alight at some distance from Johnson
News.
well God bless you, anyhow" she
said earnestly.
"'F's got lis cad screwed on tight
that lad" commented a man sitting
next to her.
Better than that. he has good
heart" said Mrs Wrigley. Most fortu
nate Mrs. Wrigley-to have encounter
ed Philip in that hour which she deem
ed the blacklist in her life.
} He fastened through the familiar
hustle of the busy thoroughfare witt
heightened expectancy, it Is true. but
devoid OF the least fear that his meteor
had been discovered. His mother
would take good care of 1t. why. the
mere chance remark of the woman ne
had hefriended showed that her gentle
spirit watched over him wherever he
went. Here was a stranger, sad toll
er among the millions, who went out OF
her way II praise the goodness OF one
she had never seen. He laughed joy
ouslv Mrs. WriGley should have fur
ther cause to bless his mothers mem
DRY.
: He passed O'Rrien's shop, He saw
the old man seated behind the counter
Should he go in? No. Better keeI
wholly to himself at present. Yet he hes
itated. Which was the more Judic1ou
course. to remain hidden, unknown O.
or to drop quietly into the groove wher'
! he was recognized? With rare perspi
cacity for one so young. he reelected
that only i've days had elapsed sine
he last saw the old pensioner. Tn
4. period bulked largely in Philips life
7 In OBrien's il would be as naught.
Yielding 10 the second thought, he en-
tered the shop.
GLORY he 10 God, Phil, but It's misei
! Is glad TO see ye," cried his old friend
"Where have ye bin to, at all, at all
I Have yez heard what the murtherln
. war office Is afther dom to me-
4 haven't had sowl to sphake to abou
the throuble they've put on me In N
ovid age"
- This was not strictly accurate
O'Brien had pestered the whole neigf
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