Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-10

"Wats the Uee Of 'Er Lowering 'Er-
self TO Marry a Man Whose Father
Got 'Is Money In Trader"
anybody a present was the biggest
wonder yet. I figured that lunacy was
catching and we was all going crazy
together.
Yes" says he. me and Hubby
AIMS been talking It over. They've
hired this house and-and-all the
rest Of 1t and We want EN- to like It.
Don't want EN- To get tired and leave,
you see"
see all right When the melon q
getting ripe that's the time to
watch II.
Yes" he says II like them young
fellers wells anybody ever see, and
so does Hubby. We got TO thinking OF
EN- over here In this big house and
we wanted EN- to feel at home; Just
AS II twas home. Now there's nothing
like pictures and such on the walls to
mako place honey. So Hubby and
me has sent EN- these few things to
hang up round"
He commenced TO undo the bundles.
Twas Hubby AIMS notion" he
went on. When she bought this place
at auction there was the furniture and
filings IN II that belonged to Marcel.
lus Some Of EN- we left here, beds
and chairs and the like Of that. and
some We took over to our house. There
was more than we needed and these Is
some we had In the attic"
He'd got the newspa pers and strings
of by this time and he spread the
presents out on the door. There was
. wax wreath from old Mrs. Berry,
funeral, in round case, and crayon
enlargement Of daguerreotype of
Marcellus when he was 30 or SO; he
had fancy vest on and choker and
a fringed.end necktie, and looked IKE
he was freezing 10 death fast and knew
It. Likewise there was a shell work
basket IN a shell frame with about q
third OF the shells missing: and two
silver coffin plates on black velvet
and worsted motto thing with What
Is Home Without a Mother?" on It,
There" says Nate, happy and gen.
erous. Well give EN- them things
Hubby and me. Leastways they can
Have EN- strung around on the setting
room walls and It kind OF takes of the
bare look Gives EN- something 10
| think about, too, don't IT."
Yes" says L. 81 should think
'twould. wouldn't think OF much
else, seems to me-
"Yes." says he We'll. l hoped they
could have EN- tonight afore they
went TO bed But you explain about
EN- IN the morning. Tell EN- they're
from mo and Huldy. III be around
after breakfast anyhow to fetch some
more things from the store and see II
there amt something else can do
Goodnight
"Good.n!ght," says I, absent-m!nded
couldn't get nv mind of them coffin
plates.
lie kind Of hesitated.
"Oh say" he says Did you eat all
Of them mackerel you had? II you
didn't, and they're likely to spoil. why
III take a couple along home with me
Huldy's dreadful fond OF mackerel."
There amt but one left" says l.
and"
"Oh, we'll" he says, "onell b
enough for lis. We're awful small eat.
ers."
So ! trotted ont the mackerol and
he done II up in piece OF the news-
paper and went away 70 his dory.
lugsed in the presents and laid em
away In the old chest Of drawers In
the dining room Felt like an under
taker. too, I did, all tho time | was do
Ing II. didn't want the Heavenlies to
see them relies TIL they'd ate good
breakfsst--they was too much for an
empty stomach Then locked up
and took the lamp and went to my
room.
After l got undresscd | opened the
window and leaned on tho Sill and
Thought. thought about my new Job
and what | could see was coming to
mo In the way OF work and about
Lord James and Nate and all And
then l thought OF Hartley and that
rage Girl, Martin didn't act to me
IKE money grabber ! couldn't un'
derstAnd II. One thing | was sure or
them two was meant for each other
and 1t seemed to me that they still
liked each other. But there was Van
Brunt liked him too.
Just then laundering great green
head hit me on the back OF the neck
and slammed down the sash and
turned In on my bale OF corncobs
Tired! don't talk!
CHAPTER vii.
Mr.. Soudder's Presents.
was up the next morning apout