Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-22

a kind Of herb nush Strong and
thick enough for O. stick to stand up
straight in And there want clean
dishes to 20 around, so some OF EN-
had to be washed.
was having fairly good time
Wood must be chopped again and they
matched cents. Blessed X Van didnt
set the short end, as usual. His Talk
WAS pretty nigh pitiful IL woulo
have brought tears TO a mules eyes;
| know IL cid to mine. The sight OK
Martins upsettlng the tea'kettle ana
getting next door TO scslded was the
only thing that cemfortcd him.
He got a letter out Of his pocket and
went to reading Il. The envelope
dropped Cd tbs floor. It had printing
on one corner and Hartley happened
to glance ut t. Then he tiptoed up
behind his chum and rceLcd over his
shoulder
Ed Van Brunt," he sings out.
whats that you've got there?'
T'othsr Twin jumped and looked
scared He STUFFED the letter back into
hts pocket.
IT'S nothing says he, suffering.
Nothing but an old letter"
"1ts 8 brokers' letter" says Hartley.
you villain yca've been speculat'
ing"
First off, Van Brunt was for denying
everything. Tiut 'rwns no use. ms
chum hai read the letter.
You've been trading in stocks he
says, solemn. You, that have sworn
over and over again never TO touch the
market, YOU"
I'm mighty sorry, Martin" hcgs
Van. 1T was a miserable cheap thing
to dc. dent know what you must
think OF me. old man. But, you see 1t
got 90 deadly dull here, and when
saw the Post that day, It said that Tea
Lead was good purchase | wrote
smythe and he"
Tea Lead" breaks in Hartley.
Have you been buying Tea Lead?"
Yes l have. I'm carry pretty good
load Of 1t. too. worse luck. ScuddeT
has been bringing my letters and tele
grams. and now that he doesn't come
why"
Wait minute! Has Scudder been
looking out for your wires and or
ders7"
Yes. he has. Oh, I've played you
mean and low enough, Martin. Might
as vel! make a clean breast OF II
though it will probably smash oul
friendship. I've paid Scudder three
dollars day to attend TO things ant
say nothing to You. it's
hartley didn't seem to hear nothing
but tho Last sentence. Now he In
terrupted.
Three dcilars," he says, low
Three dollars, Why. the confoundet
gr.fter's been charging me five!'
And there it vas, The cat out o
the bag and both heavenly Twin!
tarred with the same brush. That.
what Mates secrets and the talks be
hind the barn. and all. had meant
Van Brunt had been buckins the Te;
Lead deal ever since he read the Pos
that day, and Martin had begun afte
his row with Agnes. And both Of EN-
bribing Nate Scudder to keep hi
mouth shut.
First they IVES provoked and mad a
themselves and each other. Then the.
got TO laughing.
"Whew." says Van. wipins his fore
head; you and came here to res
and break Off from business worry
And I've worried more in the las
month than have before since my BIZ
deal It's hard to teach old dogs ney
tricks, isn't II, Martini"
You're dead right, old chap say
Hartley
They vas going 10 turn in soon afte
this, but when they went upstairs the
found the rain had leaked in throug
the ell roof and their feather beds VA
sepping wet. Dawn they com. AGAR
mad clean through aad calling Marco
lus heirloom everything hut a mic
place.
"Ycu's better set down and res
yourselves a spoil says |. It'll a
you COED I'm sorry amt been abb
to help you Elore to-day, but there
one thing ssa do: can help you d
what you Gail Improve your minds
III read you rene eut OF that Natur'
Life book Hand II 10 ME. Will vou'
Van Jumped for the book. But h
didn't hand It to me. Not much II
drew back his arm and banged tbs
book into the fireplace SO hard that
thought 'twould knock the bricks OF
at the back.
Well" says l. my mouth openin
like e clam shell. We'll! The Natur'
Life"
The Natural Life be DID say
Edward Van Bruat
And Martin Hartley GAYS Amen"