Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25


"Ah I'm glad you're the same, Joe!'
she said. "You never would or could
pretend very we'll. I'm glad you're the
same. and I'm glad I've changed,
though that isn't why you have for
gotten me. You've forgotten me be-
cause you never thought Of me. Per
hnps / should not have known you If
you had changed a great deal, as l
have"
He started leaning back from her.
"Ah," she laughed, that's it! That
funny little twist of the head you al
ways had, like alike a-well, you
know must have told you thousand
times that it was like a nice friendly
puppy. SO why shouldn't ] say so
now? And your eyebrows! When you
look like that nobody could ever for
get you, joe
! lie rose from the log. and the mon
grel leaped upon him uproariously'
thinking they were to go home, belize
! to food.
! The lady laughed again. Don't let
/ him spoil my parasol. And | must
warn you now: Never, never tread on
my skirt! I'm very irritable about such
things
He had taken three or four uncertain
backward steps from her. She sat be-
! fore him, radiant with laughter, the
| loveliest creature he had ever seen,
but between him and this charming
vision there swept, through the warm,
scented June air, veil Of snow Ike
driven fog, and half obscured in the
heart Of it young girl stood knee deep
in drift piled against an old picket
gate, her black waterproof and shabby
skirt tapping in the blizzard like torn
sails, one Of her hands outstretched to-
ward him, her startled eyes fixed on
his.
And, oh, how like YOU said the
lady; how like you and nobody else in
the world, Joe, to have a yellow dog
"Ariel Tabor
His lips formed the words without
sound
Isn't it about tme?' she said. care
strange ladies in the habit of descend
ing from trains to take you homer
once, upon a white morning long ago,
the sensational progress of a certain
youth UP Main street had stirred Ca
naan. But that day was as nothing to
this. Mr.. Bantry had left temporary
paralysis in his wake, but in the case
Of the two young people who passed
slowly along the street today 1t was
petrifaction. which seemingly threat
ened in several instances most nota-
bly, that of Mr. Arp to become perma-
nent
The lower portion Of the street, lined
with three and four story buildings of
brick and stone, rather grim and hot
facades under the midday sun, afford
ed little shade to the church Corners,
who were working homeward in pro-
cessional little groups and clumps,
none walking fast, though none with
the appearance of great leisure. since
neither rate of progress would have
been esteemed betting the day. The
growth OF Canaan, steady, though new
er startling, had left almost all of the
churches downtown, and Main street
the principal avenue Of communication
between them and the residence sec
ton" So today the Intermittent pro
cesslon stretched along the new cement
sidewalks from a l.ttle below the
square to upper Main street. where
naples lined the thoroughfrre and the
mansions of the atiiuent stood among
pleasant lawns and strawberries.
1t was late, for this had been com
munion Sunday. and those far in al
vance, who had already reached the
pretty and shady part of the street
We're members OF the churches where
services had been shortest. though few
in the long parade looked as if they
had been attending anything very
short, and many heads of families were
crisp In their replies to the theological
inquiries of their offspring. The mel
impaired largely a gloom to the itin
Grant concourse, most Of them wearn.
hot, long black coats and having wilt
ed their collars, the ladies relieving
this gloom somewhat by the lighte
tints of their garments the spick AM
span little girls relieving it greatly b,
, their white dresses aud their faces tn
, latter bright with the hope of Sunda,
ice cream, while the boys, experiencing
t some solace in that they were FINAL
2 out where person could at leas
l scratch himself If he had to, vet or
I pressed by the decorous necessities O
I the day, marched along, furtive
: planning behind imperturbably secrt
: tive countenances various means 70
the later dispersal of an odious monot
u, Ony.
Usually the compensation of this Ion
string of the homeward bound wa
not too frivolous or worldly. Nay;
properly inclined to discussion Of tn
=, sermon.
1t was a serious and secmly Sunda
parade, the propriety of whose beh;
vior was today almost disintegrate
), when the lady of the bridge walked u
the street in the shadow of lacy La
ender parasol carried by Joseph I.o'
- den. The congregation of the churc
across the square-that to which Joe
y stepaunt had been late-was just d'
" bouching. almost in mass, upon Mai
= street when these two went by. 1t
not quite the truth to say that all @,
cept the children came to dead hal
but 1t is not very far from it, The a
was thick with subdued exclamation