Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-01

"here Is Positively tho Last Chance
to Secure This Masnlflcent-er--er
--er-LambrykIn."
The boy Redeemed up and grinned
End looked foolish, but he stuck
freckied paw In and took out a piece
Of paper.
Number a." shouts Van Brunt.
Number IA secures the-the tapes.
try. Who's the lucky one?"
Everybody unfoded their papers,
but there didn't seem to be any IA.
Hartley had three. but he want In 1t.
Number a." Van calls. who is
IA? Mr.. Morton. YOU began this.
Where is your ticket"
The minister looked dreadfully
troubled Really" he stammered, Il
lit was mistake L"
Here's your, Mr.. Morton" says a
little gil You dropped II on the
ground"
The parson looked pretty sick. He
reached for 1t. but Van got It first.
Number IA It Is" he says. Our
esteemed friend. Rev. Mr.. Morton, Sc
cures the prize. That's as 1t should
be. Three cheers for Mr.. Morton"
The summer folks give the cheers.
but the church folks looked pretty av-
erage wild, thought
forgot how much was in Van
Brunt's pocket That bedquilt fetched
in enough money to pretty nigh buy
the poorhouse itself.
The Twins felt good They fsgered
Nat they'd made q hit at that lawn
fetc."
Great success, my rafie idea,
wasn't 1t, skipper" says Van Brunt
on the way home.
! didn't answer right OF Eureka
spoke up.
We'll" she says, 1T sold the bed
quilt but wouldn't wonder II II made
tho new minister lose his Job. You
see, twas gambling. and that church
is dreadful down on gambling. Mrs.
Patterson told me that she should
have her husband cali parish meet
ing right Off I guess you won't be
invited to no more sales this year"
And we wan. Poor Morton had
an awful time explaining, and the only
way he could get out OF 1t was TO lay
It heavy on the Twins. Ee hp1 to
preach sermon giving gambling fits.
and all around town twas nothing but
how dissipated and wicked the Heav-
enlies was. We want At for decent
folks to associate with.
But Amt been able to learn. even
yet, that the bedQuilt money was re-
turned to tho ticket buyers
Van got long letter from Agnes
Page a little later, saying that she
had heard Of him as a disturbing in
iuence" and that she WAS shocked and
grieved. He thought twas a grea,
joke and didn't seem to care much
Nate Scudder was glad o. the whole
business. He didn't wnnt nobody elss
to be milking his own pet cows.
Me and Eureka was glad, too, In 9
way. We Judged that Vans being II
disgrace with his girl would help Hart
ley's side along. And in few day.
another idea begun to develop that
when found It out. seemed to m,
likely to help him moro.
Eureka told me that shed seen
dress pattern at the church sale tina
she wanted awful asked hr VIII!
she didn't buy 1t and she salt
couldn't afford It, Hartley heard he
say 1t and he loafed out into tho kitch
en- and begun to ask questions. pump
ing her, sort OF quiet, to md out wha
she done with her money. After she''
como home he says to me:
Skipper. that girl Is robbing her
self to support that old loafer. her IA
Their"
That's right" says l. IT'S m,
opinion that she amt never told hin
that she amt getting that extry tw
dollars q week. guess she pay
every cent into the house"
TITS a shame!" says ne. Cant "
make the old vagabond earn his ow
living"
: When you do" I says. TIL believ
that blacks the blonde shade Of whit,
Making Washy Sparrow work woul
be as big Q miracle as the loaves an
fishes"
He thought a spell. We'll. I mea
to look into the matter" he says. 80
, l want You to md out who owns tbs
, apology for . house they live 1t. Don
: ask Eureka. We must keep It = secrs
; from her or she'll interfere. And "
. may o. we'll not tell Van. either. He
80 careless that he might give
! away"
{ "All right" says !. an ask Sou
r der. He knows most all OF ever
. body's business and Hubby Ann know
" the rest"
I So when Nato come. after breakfa
next morning. I asked him.
J. What do you want to know for
. says he. suspicious as usual.
& "Oh. nothing. Just curious. that
I ALL"
8 They amt going to move out, a
It they" He seemed mighty intereste
p mo, mol" says I. "Where'd tbs
move TOT Think they're going
!. Washington to visit the president I
8 the diplomatic corpss!"
WELL" he says. you needn't g
t mad. l didn't know but they might
:. coming over here. I don't mind to
,, ing you. Hubby Ann. my wife, owl
the place. II you want TO know"