Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-10

"Good Land Of Love!" Says I. "Them
Aint Clan,s-They're Quahaues."
foot over the beachgrass stubbles, and
says /:
Amt claiming fun" says.
My word" says he, but It expressed
his feelings all right.
All the afternoon the clam hunters
kept getting lamer and lamer and sorer
and sorer. Their sun burnt legs and
arms was hurting EN- scandalous.
Hartley topped into a piazza chair and
stayed there. and Lord James crept
| around with his limbs spread out like
windmill sails. And every time he'd
bump into q chair or anything you
could hear him whoop to glory.
Van Brunt got home about supper
time. Scudder rowed him over had
the quahaug chowder made and he ate
enough for all hands. Hartley was
feeling too used up 10 relish 1t much,
and his lordship didn't eat nothing. |
let him off on the dish washing and he
went of to the tail end Of the veranda
and went to sleep in a chair.
After supper Van told about his trip
to Eastwich. Agnes and the Talford
girl was we'll, he said, and they and
their Fresh Air tribe was coming to
the island next day for a picnic.
by the way. skipper" says Van;
"Scudder says hs brought some pres.
ents for us last night after We went to
| bed Where are they"
Thundera.ion. I'd forgot all about
them presents. I'd felt like an un-
dertaker when I laid EN- away in that
drawer. amid now felt like a grave
robber as l dug en- up again. spread
EN- out on the table. CONN plates In
the middle and wreath on one end and
What Is Home without q Mother" on
tother
You'd ought to have heard them
Heavenlies laugh, Mates presents
certainly made a hit. Van he Just
laid back and roared.
oh by Jove," he says, painting.
This is too good This is lovely
Shades OF Hannah Jane Purvis. Mar
| tin, how the widow OF the man that
didn't feel like beans would have ap
preciated these. hey? This-ths
would have been her idea OF an art
gallery"
Pack en- away again. SOL" says
Hartley. Now that the relatives have
had An opportunity TO view the re-
mains the funeral may 60 on. Bury
'em quick"
Dpr
They're too dreamily beautiful. Mar
tin, I'm surprised at you. What Is
home without a family vault, any
way. And yet Hold on" he says,
holding up his hand. Il have an idea
Well give them to James
TO James," says me and Martin
together.
'Ot course, to James. James is f,l-
nereal and solemn and dignif1ed They
ought to appeal to his taste. They're
right in his line. We will decorate
James room with en-. What is Il
they were warranted to do, skipper,
when strung up around9' Oh, yes!
to be sure. Take away the bare look
James room Ia bare. now that think
OF 1t. Come and join the Memorial
Day parade. Martin"
| He was out In the kitchen getting
the hammer and nails and string Co
| ing TO decorate the Wallets bedroom
right on Hartley laughed and said:
"Oh, let the poor devil alone. Van.
Hes had troubles enough for one day"
But you couldn't stop that Van Brunt
critter when he got started,
He makes me load the presents In
my arms and takes the lamp and leads
the way upstairs. And then he sets to
work and hangs them presents round
Lord James room. He put the CONN
plates over the washstand At the foot
Of the bed and the wreath over the
head, and hung the picture OF Marcel.
lus over the looking glass and the
shell work by the closet door.
Now" says he. "for the motto-the
GROWING touch. Where' Where"
Finally he hung 1t on top OF the
bureau.
Perhaps" says he. Its influence
may make James moro motherly; who
Knows"
Then We went downstairs and he
made me promise 10 say nothing.
Then he was for waking his lordship
UP and ordering him to bed right
then, but his chum wouldn't hear Of It
Martin said let the poor fellow have his
nap out. He knew how he felt. So
Van give In after awhile
| Pretty soon Hartley got tired Of
Waiting and said he was going to turn
in: he was played out. no said. Van
wanted to wait longer. but he didn't
lie vent to bed. too. AZ halfpast t.-