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


Paradise It's the general idea that he's
there for keeps. What are you growl-
ing about? Such nice restfui spot,
too. Don't you like to be restful?"
He looked at his hands, they was
all over blisters from the broom.
"Restful!" he groans. Good cav
| ens!"
Come. James" says Hartley, loaf
| Ing around the corner. with his hands
| in his pockets. Get a move on. We
must have this house In order by to.
night"
The Twins was awful busy, too
They done the heavy experimenting.
Hartley superintendent the house and
piazza and Van Brunt bossed the I'M
| loading and trucking Of the dunnage
from the dory. AS for me. was the
| truck. After the first day was over
could see that all the natural living
I'd done in my time want the real
thing at all. Not circumstance to IT,
l cartcd dunnage all the forenoon.
Then cooked dinner and washed dish
| es. James was going 10 help me wipe
| 'em, but Vans clothes had got wet
when he was adrift in the Dora Bas-
sett and they had TO he pressed. SO
! wiped and cleaned up and carted
moro dunnage, including stove pipe
and blankets and -four and quilts and
nails and pork and pillows and a rake
and sugar, and the land knows what.
Then cooked supper. And how them
Paradise tenants did eat.
by god. you know busts out Van
Brunt, with bis mouth full: this is
what we've been looking for, Martin.
This Is getting back 10 nature"
Hartley gruntcd being too busy with
fried msckerel TO talk with comfort.
But Il was easy 10 see he was satisfied.
They went on. Dragging about how
good It was 10 cut loose from the tight
and worry OF the Street At last. ac-
cordng to Van, they realized that life
was worth living,
mo more speculation for me-" ne
SAYS, Joyful. mo more frettine about
margins don't give q continental II
| the bottom drops out of the market
and carries the sides with n. here
by solemnlv swear for the fifth time
never TO buy another share Of stock. "
Then he reaches after another half.
acre slab Of my johnny-caka.
Lord James was upstairs In the
sleeping vaults sorting out bed clothes.
| The sheets and blankets and things
was more or less mixed up with the
hardware and groceries. was out
J in the kitchen getting ready a second
relay Of mackerel. The dining room
door was open, so could see and hear
everything.
By the way. Martin" says Van,
butterins the johnny-cake, how did
Agnes look? Wel?"
Yes" says Hartley, short
She must have been surprised to
see yor. Did 20, tel her We were
naturalized citizens or on the road
to it?"
NO"
NO? Why not? She probably
thinks that we're down here organic
ing another syndicate. For girl
whose mother is of the world worldly,
Agnes has developed queer Ideas. I
suppose I ought to 60 over and see
her." he went on. You said she had
another girl with her Who It is''
Margaret Talford"
Talford--Talford: One OF the New.
port Talfords? Oh. know. Pretty
little girl. dark hair and brown eyes,
and-and way with herr"
~ guess so. Very likely. haven't
seen her"
Van seemed TO be thinking I'll
60 over tomorrow, he says
Then he commenced TO vhoop for
more mackerel and twas time for mo
to load up the platter. thought I'd
cooked supper enough for six men, but
when the Twins got through had ia
fry another ration for me and Lord
James. Eat, never see such sharks
In my life.
When they'd finished everything on
the table, except the knives and forks
and the dishes. the Heavenlics went
outside to smoke cigars and prom
enade up and down the beach. His
lordship and set down TO have a bite
ourselves.
Say" says I, that Page girl is q
good locker, amt she?"
He was Mortified. same as he always
was when you mentioned the Now
York big bugs without getting up and
bowling.
Miss Page" says he. rs a member
Of one OF our first families
Want to know" says |. First In
WHAT"
First In everything" he says. "Her
father was one Of our oldest resi-
dents"
500" says I. Oldest inhab!tant
hey? I suppose he could remem ber
way back afore the town hall was
built, and about the hard winter OF
'38. and how his mas cousin used ia
DO chores for George Washington"
knew pretty we'll what he meant
but you see. liked to stir him Mp. He
was such an innocent critter; alwayr
swallowed hook. line and sinker. I,
done me good 10 see him stare at me
after said things like this.
All he said now though was "or
Pors!"
How about your boss. this Var
Brunt?" says l. Hes another FRS,
rater. hey?"
The Van Brunts was even more
"frst families" than the Pages. 10 tha
valet said. They'd been there eve
since New York was built. 'Twa