Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-11-05
CHAPTER XIX
Sinple Versus DUPLEX.

Simple Versus Duplex.
I LEFT Eureka at Nate Scu6der's.
She was going to have him take his
dcry and row her over TO the island.
She was TO see 70 thtr Rs there till l
come. Dewey was all right and over
his cold, she told ne. so she could
take mp her regular Job again. Scud-
der WAS glad 10 see is / don't know
but he'd been scared that his whole
gang of dodgers had cleared out and
left him in the Iurch told him about
the doctor chase. His eyes stuck out
Godfrey SCISSORS says he. 1T
must have cost thst Hartley man lot
for that automobile
Cost says /. "You bet Il did"
Z presume likely that'H come out
Of the doctors bill, won't it,"
NO." says. seoruful. Land Of
Goshen. No. Why should TT"
Wei, II twas me I'd take some Of
It out The doc hadn't no right to ba
ovor to Brantboro after giving folks
notice through the papers that he was
to Wapatomac-" He thought q min-
ute more and then hs says: Say
Sol: don't you callate there's q cInn.
mission coming TO US from Ben Bakert
He'd never let that auto wagon IL we
hadn't provided the customer
Didn't that beat aIl9 Sometimes (
think Nate ScudderTl rIse UP IN his
conn afoTe they bury him and want
a commission from tho undertaken.
He'll never rest easy and see AL that
cash going TO somebody else when he's
furnishing the center Of interest
I found Martin planted easy and
pretty comfortable IA an upstairs
front room at the Old AoTue- His arm
was hurting him some, OF course, but
other ways he felt better, having h1d
nap and something to eat. He want
sick In bed at least; and that's how
expected to find hin
told him the good news from Red
ny, and It pleased him most to de;rth.
Then give him the Page girls mas
sage He didn't say much. but twas
plntu 70 see how he felt. I promised
10 be back next morning, and then I
said good-by. Ills gcod-by to me was
sort Of absent minded. | left him
smoking and looking dreamy out OF
the window.
vas In hurry TO get to Ozone.
but couldn't help stopning where
they was digging the cellar for the
new part OF the hotel and locking for
our old friend Washy Sparrow. lie
Was wheeling dirt in a wheelbarrow
.~L ~ ra-,,,,J willing n fat
go Of the handles and talk to me.
Hello, Washy," says, "How's the
stomach aud lungs these DAYS"
He groansd. Pratt SAYS he. I'm
dying on my feet"
Well" I says, looking down at HIS
cowhtdes, you'd ought to have plenty
Of room TO DO II in What are yUu
dying of-dropsy' You're five pounds
heavier than when | see you last"
He shook his head. Tell Reky I'm
doing my best 10 forgive her he
says. When I'm gone maybe she'll
think how she treated me. Say how
soons she coming home? Lycurs'm
can't cook fit to cat"
told him Eureka d be home that
night. It seemed to give him little
more hopes
When you see Miss Page" says he.
''just tell her | want to talk TO her.
won't YOU Tell her I'm most through
with this world and want 10 speak to
her about providing for the children.
ASK her TO come over and see me"
Just then the foreman yelled to him
TO stop gasslng and hustle that Wheel
barrow along He done it, surprising
prompt too, thought I asked the
foreman about it.
"Oh." he says mfr, Browns give
me the receipt for him. Every time
he groars or coughs set him to lug
cling stones; the louder the gra.ns
the bigger the rocks, He's getting we'll
fast"
| took Mates dory and went across
TO the island. Eureka was up to her
elbows In work.
"Sakcs alive" says she. Who's
been letting this house get this way?
The tea kettle bottoms burnt out and
somebody's been trying to eat the
ak. And the beds are so wet that the
feathers are beginning TO grow"
That's the Natural Life" | told her
"The Heavenlies lived it for a whole
day"
Il thought they lived II afore | como
here at ALL" she says, Things was
bad enough then. but nothing liks
this"
Twas me that was the Natural
then" says l. This last attack hit