Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-11-05


Baker he told me that the Teller had
nightmare for a fortnight afterwards,
and they could hear him yelling
whoa" In his sleep as plain as could
be. And they IN the house with the
windows shut.
Afore I had time to think straight.
scarcely, or remember to say more
than y line or two Of Now ! lay me-"
We was sizzling through Brantboro.
We whirled into the big yard Of the
Cold Spring house and hauled UP by
the steps. Hartley piled out and I
followed him. We'd used up Just Is
minutes.
"Here!" says he to the clerk.
twin brother Of the one at Wapatomac;
take this to Or. Jordan's room"
He scrubbed something on slip
OF paper aud chuckcd It across the
desk. The clerk yelled for a boy and
the boy took the paper and lit out.
Pretty quick he comes back.
"Iie wants you to come right up,
mister" says he.
Good" says Martin, tossing him
half a dollar. Lead the way"
The youngstcr started for the stairs.
eriuning like punkin lantern.
topped into a chair and felt myself
all over 70 make sure hadn't shook
no part OF me loose on the trip. Like
wise I watched the clock
In ten minutes more the Twin comes
downstairs, and DR.. Jordan was with
him. The doctor was big gray-haired
man with a pleasant face. He looked
as though he'd dressed In hurry, and
he had travelling satchel IN his
hand.
I'll send you a check for my bill
later" he says to the clerk "All
ready, Mr., Hartley"
We went out to the automobile. Mar
tin started her up and we whizzed for
the depot.
Great Scott" says the doctor. II
feel as II had been pulled out of bed
by the hair. Nobody but your fathers
son could do this to me. Hartley.
Have you follcrs fed YETI"
The Twin was 100 busy with the
steering wheel to answer. I done it
for him.
! "No, Sir" says l. mot since yester-
day noon. Nor slept since night afore
last"
OF the horse sheds by the depot. Then
he passed the stable man the bill that
happened to be on the outside Of his
roll. Twas a tenner, for I caught a
glimpse Of it.
Here" ne says; take this and
wait here till the shofer comes for the
machine. Well. skipper. we're on
time. after all"
So we was, and ahead Of It. We
waited on the depot platform. I no
ticed that Hartley want saying much.
Now that the excitement was over. he
seemed to me to be mighty quiet.
Once. when he walked. l thought he
SOL" he says to me. just as the
train hove In sight; you needn't come
with us, unless you want to. Maybe
you'd like to stay and attend to your
boat"
looked at him. NO." says I.
I'm going to see 1t through. The
boat can wait"
had TO give him boost up the
car steps. AS he got to seat, he
staggered again.
Skipper" he says. quiet and with
little stops between words, 'T'm-afraid
-you'll-havc-tO- for the
doctor. I'm believe I'm gOlng-to-to
make a fool of myself"
And then he fops over on the
cushions in a dead faint.
Doctor Jordan was at him in sec.
ond.
ITS his arm. guess" says L HE
bruised 1t aboard the sloop."
The doctor pulled up Hartley's coat
sleeve and felt of the arm.
Bruised it," he says. Il should say
he did. The arm is broken"
Now you can bet that Martin Hart
ley want the only sick man aboard
that train Just then. There was an
other one and he'd been chirstened
Solomon. When heard that doctor
give you my word I went cold all over
Think of the grit OF the feller-the
clean up and down grit OF him! Ram
paging around, running automobiles
and chasing doctors, and all that with
broken arm. And never even men
tioning 1t. took of my hat to that
New Yorker. Crazy or not he could
have my vote for any job from pound
keeper to president.
want much good, but DR.. Jordan
WAS a whole team and the dog under
the wagon. He sent me for the con
ductor and between us We got Hartley
into the baggage car and away from
the crowd Of passengers.
Then we rugged up kind OF bed 70,
him on a pile Of trunks and the doctor
went to work.
He got Martins coat on and his
shirt-sleeve UP and had q good looh
at the arm. Hartley opened his eyes
while the examina alton was going on
Broken. doctor, isn't IT," he asks
weak.
Yes" says Jordan. only a simple
fracture of the forearm. though. Wei
get on at the next station and find q
comfortable place for yen"
But he wouldn't hear OF It. Not
much he wouldn't. He was going to
see that that doctor went straight to
Eastwich. Said he'd had too much
trouble getting him on that train to lot
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