Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-24
EYNopsis.

CHAPTER L-Mr. solernon Pratt beg"n
coM!eal narration OF sSry, introdncins
ssa Ed%ard a'H Van Sr"ns al and ' Martin n
hartley, two rioh New Workers seeking
rest; because Of latter pairs lavish ex-
Sien was connected with lunstics
CHAPTER 1.-THE arrival Of James
the desired Information obout the Now
termed The Satursi Lie" van 6ryni
for the hand OF Miss Agnss page. who
gave Hartley UP.
CHAPTER I11.-soi Pratt was engaged
- cook and the party decided to spend
July Fourth In Eastwich.
CHAPTER Iy.-T/ey- took lunch a
Eastwioh. Van P-unf. Hartley. Pratt and
Keeper attending.
CHAPTER Vat Fourth Of Jury cello
nrntion. Hartley rescued boy, kno<n ns
,hs nFsh from oToy HGdG y, hV,,s feet M:.
irsass', eharsss, whom $40 had "a ,sssp .
,he Gquntry for an outing Miss Page
i"rce storm w WHEN 'f foiioWsd the pisn,e
Out oa'iing later Van Brunt Hartley.
Pratt, ana Hopper were wrecked In q
CHAPTER vI-s.arch for them re-
vealed an Island upon which they were
II Ozone island
Island and Owner Scudder brought ride
ulous presents. as token OF gratitude
CHAPTER V1II-lnnocentiy Hartley
and Hopper in search for clans robbed a
private "quabaugh Late at night their
Island home was disturbed nv v'h v~'s
CHAPTER TX. Hopper was found In
fright at what - supposed was ghost
av11 h. low, 81. n.
nation. In charge Of company Of New
York poor children Miss TAlford and Mics
Page visited Ozone island.
CHAPTER Kin another storm Van
Brunt and Hartley narrowly escaped be-
pigs etc. with which they were TO start
farm.
CHAPTER X1-Eureka Sparrow, .
country girl. was engaged as a cook and
Van Brunt and Hartley paid q Whit TO her
consumption as an excuse Cor not work
Ing.
CHAPTER XI CONTINUED)
The last part was to Dewey, who
had come in from the kitchen, and
was trying TO climb onto the sofa.
Martin looked like he didn't know
what to say. BY and by he cleared his
throst and threw out hint concerning
Eureka's coming to Ozone. The sick
man shook HIS head.
NO" he says. I'm self-sacriacing,
aud all that, but somehow can't make
up my mind to lot her 60. cant
bear to have her out OF my sight q
minute. You can't begin to think, Mr.
What's-Your Name, what comfort
tits to me, agonizing here and suffer
ing. to have Reky setting down along
side Of me day after day the way she
does. You can't begin TO think II, mis-
ter"
couldn't begin to think it--not
without what the doctor calls "stimu
lants" The amount Of setting down
that poor. bard-working Eureka got
time for wouldn't comfort anybody
much, II seemed to me.
Shes ny favor'te child, went on
Washy. swabbug his eyes. she al.
ways was. toe. Even when she was q
baby thought nero Of her than
done OF all the others
~,
Tor she called from the Kitchen
Why, pa" she says When wa,
beby there want any others. I'm
the oldest
Tho invali; bounced up straight in
the rocker. That's IT." he hollern
Make fun Of your helpless poor oi<
father. Go ahead, pick at me and
contradict me! s'pose when I'm
dead and in my grave you'M contradict
me every time speak"
Ho blew Oh steam for much as I'VE
minutes. Didn't ever remember to
stop and get his cough going. Hartley
turned to the door. l could see he was
disappointed.
Very we'll" he says. I'm sorry
I'm sure she IS just the girl we need
Good day. Mr.. Sparrow"
caflate Washy want expecting
that. He hitched around in hts chair.
1t had a busted cane seat, the chair
did, and he had to roost on the edge Of
1t to keep from falling through.
"Er-or-just a minute, mister" no
says. Il want you to understand how
I feel about this thing II was abie
TO do TOR myself 'twoula be different,
but"
Eureka came TO the door then,
wiriAs her arms on her apron.
why. pa" she snys, Y told ysu I
could fix that"
She went on to tell how shed get up
carly every morning and cook the
meals afore she left, and how BditAa
would be there, and Lycurgus would
split the wood and do the chores, and
how she'd DO home nights, and 40 on.
She had planned everything. liked
that girl. At last her d1i give snoth or
one OF his groans.
All right" says he. y give in. l
aiet going to stand In the way. Hadn't
ought to expect nothing different, l
spose. Work and fret aad slave Your.
self into the boneyard bringing up sht1.
drsn, and-and educating en- and al,
and then OF they 20 end leave y0u
Well. I'm resigned. What's
Your.Name. she can 20. Eureka car
for two dollars mere a week"
I actually gasped sut loud. Ths
cheek Of him! Why. the. prise Van
had sxered was enough to hire thyss
girls. And row this shark wanted
mere.
Even Martin Hartley seemed to bs
vet back some. But ~ was game