Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17


81 leave tomorrow morning" he
shouts. Amt 1t enough TO bring me
to this Gawd-forsaken ole and work
me alf to death and blister mo from
cad to foot, without this? I give you
warning now. I'm going 'ome. And
YOU be glad amt 'nvng the law on
you for this outrage. Us poor servants
as rights, and
There was more. plenty more. We
couldn't shut him Mp. And the Heav-
enlies' explanations didn't count either.
He was dead set on leaving In the
morning.
Finally. We give It ZIP and vent
back 70 bed. Lord James said he was
going TO stay in the kitchen oil night.
Nothing would hire him to sleep In
Marcellus' receiving tomb again.
"Humph!" says Hartley, as the
Twins went upstairs, 1T looks to me
as II your Joke he'd lost us the best
valet you ever had, Van"
Van eussed under his breath. "He
! shant leave" he said. Il must keep
him somehow. Hes invaluable in the
city, and we may go back there some
time. Not for months. though. OF
course" ne adds.
But In the morning James was
worse set than ever lie wouldn't help
! with breakfast nor nothing, went aloft
At daylight and begun to pack his
trunk. He was going TO leave, that's
| all there was about 1t.
Tho Twins was pretty blue during
breakfast. Van about losing his lord
ship and Hartley on account Ct sun
burn, l cal'late. Twas another ele-
CANT day and there was wind enough
to keep the flies and mosquitoes away
from the house. II you got In the lee
anywheres. though. they was laying for
you In droves They didn't bother me
much, count OF my hide being tough
and leathery and my flavor too salt
maybe; but they was fattening UP fast
on the Heavcnlies and James.
About ten o'clock Scudder shows up
with the first dory load OF Fresh Air
ers from the Eastwich place. Miss
Agnes come along with EN-. Then the
second load come. cap'ned by the Tai
ford girl. And then there was doings.
Chem Fresh Air young ones want
al Of a piece with Redny, which was .
mercy. He was 4 handful in himself.
that little sorrsl-tUp was-but there
was enough like him 10 keep things
stirred up. Marccllus old shingled
prison had TO take It that day. There
| IA In a.
en- II old Lady Berry could look down
and see them youngsters whoopine
and carryiug.on In the front parlor. In
Mrs. Bs day that parlor was kind
Of saints rest. as you might say, and
tNe only time anybody opened It's dcol
was when she sailed in with the broom
and feather buster. Ard then sh'
must have had to navigate b. com
pass. because the blinds was always
shut tight and the curtains drawn ant
twas too dark to see anything.
Hartley looked out for the children
over tho place. pointing out where thu
garden was going to be- some day. aut
where the hens was likely to roost ant
tho pig 20 board. They seemed to b
as pleased and tickled as he was. anC
thought everything was lovely ant
Just too quaint and dear" I wa
busy cooking and Lord James sulke,
out in the barn. He couldn't get ava!
until late afternoon on account Of thu
train.
Redny stuck to Hartley like mud
turtle to q big toe. He was right a
his heels all the time. BY and by tn
pair OF EN- come out In the kitchen 4
sec me.
: Hello, Andrew Jackson" says Z
the boy How do you like this part O
the country"
Great" says he. his eyes swapping
Gee, amt we having the peach OF
time"
Must feed you we'll over there"
says. Seems to me you're getting ia
already. Boards up to the mark {
' the Newsboys' home. amt IT."
You bet!" says he, Chicken, an
pic, and all the milk you want. An