Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-11-05
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CHAPTER L-Mr Solomon Pratt began
weli-.o-do Nathan scidder of his town.
and Edward Van Drunt and Martin
Hartley, two rich New Workers seeking
pendture of money. Pratt's first impress
sion was connected with lunatics
CHAPTER 1.-THE arrival Of james
Hopper, Van Brunt's valet. gave Pratt.
the desired Information about the New
Workers, They wished TO I've. whSt they
fl YVES learned, was the succesoful sutton
for ~ hand of Miss Agnes Page. who
gave Hartley up
CHAPTER II1.-Sol Pratt was engaged
as cook and the party decided to spend
July Fourth In Eastwich.
CHAPTER 1y;-They- took lurch az
Eastwich, Van Brunt, Harley, Pratt and
Hopper. attending.
CHAPTER Vat Fourth OF July celc-
nyati,on. Hartley rescued boy, krovn rs
the urchin proved 10 be one OF Miss
Pages charges, whom she had taken to
the, e9untry for an outing. Miss Page
fierce storm, which followed the picnic.
Out sailing later Van Brunt, Hartley.
Pratt, and Hopper were wrecked In a
eQuall.
CHAPTER vI.-scorch for them re-.
vealof an island upon which they were
found. Van Brunt rented II and called
it Ozone island.
CHAPTER Vr1-They lived on the
ISLAND Gnd Owner Scudder brought ride
uious presents. as IA token OF gratitude
CHAPTER vIII.-Innoccntly Hartley
and Hopper in search for clans robbed a
private "quabaueh." Late at night their
Island home was disturbed ny wild vANa
CHAPTER IX.-Hopper was found n
fright at what he supposed wac ghost
nation. IN charge Of a company of New
York poor children Miss Talford and GAs
Page visited Ozone MlApd
CHAPTER Kin another storm Van
Brunt and Hartley narrowly escaped be
Ing wrecked haying aboard cnicSen >;
ga ia. 80 win """ 'A'' "s' ''-
CHAPTER XI--Eureka sparrow q
country girl. was engaged as cook and
Van Brun. end Hartley paid visit to her
father. who for years had been claiming
consumption os IA excuse Cor not work
ms.
CHAPTER XII.-Cpor another island
visit by Miss Page. Eureka diagnosed
Hartieys case as one Of love for Agnes
CHAPTER Xf1I-At a lawn fcte, Van
Arun. shocked the church community by
Hartley invented plan TO mako Wash
IESton sparrow work.
CHAPTER XVIII putting ths plan
Into effect Hartley ircur5 wrath Of Miss
Page for whorn the sick man" sent
Agnes Their appealed to Van prunt
CHAPTER xv-sporrow 20 escape
The treatment proclaimed himself well
and went TO worL
CHAPTER, WI !, Storm, soupH or o.,
o fzes Of Island lar Van hrqn and Hartley
broken arm wl,le hurting n physician 70,
"Rcddy." supposed to he suffering from
appendicitis, which later proved 10 be An
overdose Of green apples
CHAPTER XVII CoNTINUED
We we'p'' making scarcely anything
On our tacks. The Dora Bassett's a
good wind ard boat, too, but she'd fall
OF AID fall off. BY and by the dark
and rain sot 50 thick that | couldn't
see the shore lights, and had to run
by compass and guess. There wan,
likely to be any other blame fools
afoat - run into US, still ! save Hart
ley hOra 10 blow in case there
should be
Twas lucky I did, ALONG about 10
when we was somewheres in the mid
die Of the bay--off Sandy Bend.
should th,nk-it seemed to me that
heard tnot in answer 70 enc @. Hart
ley's. He heard 1t. too, | guess. for HI
commenced to blow hard and fast
'Twan't much use, for anything tha
was TO wind'ard Of us wouldn't hav'
heard a sound. And We only heart
that one. / judge, as the noise wa
blown past us down the gale We lis
tened and listened, but no more come
All AZ once we both yelled. On
Of the middle Of rain and black come
pOking big jibboom and a bowspri,
Next minute two-master, with only
jib and reefed fo'sail set, went boomin
by us just under our stern. ooul
see wink OF her for'ard lights and
glimpse OF Teller holding a lanter
by her rail and staring down at IL.
His face was big-eyed and scared Nv
wondered since how ours looked (
him All the rest was black hull an
waves and roaring A msckerel boa
trying to run into Naubeckit harbor,
guess she was. ] cal'late the afte
noon lu'l had fooled EN- into trying.
We didn't say nothing. Only Ear
Icy looked up at me and grinned.
could see him in the lantern light.
shook my head and grinned back
Ali the time I kept thinking 70 m.
sell: Sol Pratt, you old gray,heade