Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-23


r.pio'y and he, mouth ,witched with nervous
tension further indicated by two bright spots of
color IN her round checks,
one OF them dishes till you've split that there
knd +; and psd up good whaf can get it easy
gallivan,in round listenin' to that fool camp.
fneetin Teller who doesn't support his own lawful
wife over to Eisdalc, whilst I'm slavin' here to
homeland | WON'T she ended exposvcy.
What she wouldn't was plain enough to the little
who stood with his finger on the latch, but there
came tie s'nd!ins:s n tSs hue s:: and he said With
an asgrayatng smile, What won't ye, Mandy? Won't
or wont nd ys support this hs 7v. o,
you what won't do, and now III tell you what will
DOLL 60 bac; home over to Tanuck Falls, and I'll
Dishes nevcr!" she finished, with burst of tears
"Jiliininy Christn,as Mandy, don't be as foolish
M o~n so Fis s i Ry vale Of TSen a
numbled under hi; BREATH t." presune can attend to
nv business"
as glove in her face. Soul" she gasped, her
struggling with her sobs, you can look after your
after Your body mite longer when YOU don't do what
you'd ought to do There's them apples rottin on the
ground that ought to go to the cider cider MILL and the
brush to burn, and you go chasin' that
At this juncure, the torrent of Mandy,s eloquenee
dceming retreat the wiser and more comfortable part
Of yalor., She sank Imply upon a STRAIGHTFORWARD
bshen nw e and ID wsRt sqnv' immersed in the
and again. The clock licked with an effect Of ear Tying
Duly she looked about the familiar room which had
somehow grown alien and uniriendy within this brief
it out of her life.
But combating the sense of detachment this strange
e% e nd WAS Vas her hiba inGTey Of mind ard
her inerent tendency to do things that needed to be
done reassertcd itself She would be good as her
word she would go to Tanuck Fas-she would show
him !-but first she must tidy up bit. The dishes
she would not wash, for principles sake; but she
things were finished and her fingers itched to attack
the pile of breakfast dishes, her glance fell upon the
sitting room. windows bespattered with last nights
rain HUrrying with energy she got her pail
her hot water her cloths, and proceeded vigorously
make the windows worthy Of the bright October sun
Its awful bad to wash windows when the suns on
en- she murmured apolosetcally, "bu jest couldn't
She unlocked the sliding doors Of the pa1lor busted
with click that startled her into vivid sense of
fnality She filled and trimmed the lamps and as She
was replacing the last of them in its bracket the
wall the clock struck twelve.
MY SOUL" she exclaimed aloud "if here it isn't
room already. and l not ready to go. | wouldn't have
otler TO think I've lived with him morn twelve
years and never seen afore how mean he is He'll be
omn' in TO get his dinner expect same's usual,
lnd-,.wel, he'll hcv to get it, won't"
the back door and started for the little suinmerhouse
Josiah h had begun in an ornamental moment years be,
II.
Just wait here behind thcse vines until he has and
gone, she thought, with lump in her throat, "and
thsn III go hack and get ready to s2 But ycsa
Redeemed leaves, but there neither sound nor mo-
tor, about the house except when the big mastff,
Gudge, barked in sympathy with the excitement of
dog half mile distant Deprived of an outlet for her
indignant energy, Mandy grew quietcr, and the more
e o part s 1 R s e D"ed 10 the beauty
.ow CAIN Of Nature Presently she arose and wan,
dsrcd bae to ihc house, her intention Of Saving !,
several indication, Of ]osiahs late sayne aftc- false
odshc uneather.d apples the neglected wood pile
Inauguration revived within her
he 1int eome home this noon and I'm soin'
"lth fresh resolution SHE set about getting herself
nd pit away tn dishes she lad used. . The sacri-
h:iai Pile remaining from the morning rca! shs left
After Sic bad fastened ,hc last hook and eye os
her best tlack dress she remembered that the lowest
sureau drawer was in some disorder by of her
hasty search day two before for Of its
Heterogeneous contents That would never do. Down
she went her knees and fingered with houscwifey
future need. Wien all was put in order she shut the
drawer and rising sthy made he. way to the rocking
ny garments ar a yellow with years and darkness pic
81 don't know I'd ought to take EN-" she thought
dry cause she was his Is, to- and guess he thought
Conscientiousy the clock licked the minutes into
hours clocks 60, whether their ticking be for joy
Mandy did not move ~ '''''O'' 's''N'N' -'''
The red moon rising the meadows lighted
Josiah or his honcward way.
"Im kinder late, guess" he nu.tcrcd, "br don't
care. She'll hey to come to her She's too
blir oossy ] didn't want to go to any old mcc,'
to-day, but Jest want goin to take any o her lip
Anyhow" he chuckcd, "Annabcl Riggs is ahead one
dolls cradle Who'd think one o. them pcsky little
things would take long make That there tongue
o Mandy's makes me feel Jest like pepper on the hot
stove does-cst that hot, scroosed up feelin. hey
been good husband to her in the main, and--wel
rcbhe hcv been sort o mean about this here, hut"
here the long upper lip drew down-"let her talk.
don't care He whsted hard to convince skcptcal
universe how Indifferent he was, but his footsteps
uuckened pcrceptbly as he nearcd his nome and saw
that no welcoming light shone forth from its win
dows. ITS funny Mandy amt got light" he
thought with quecrgonc feeling somewhere inside
IF him.
Meanwhile Mandy, sitting in the dark irresolue
had seen Eudge start off to meet his master. Sh,
heard Josiah whistling and the fact that he could
whistle seemed suggestion of unbelief in her threat
of the morning and caused strong revuson of feel
ing.
~ Saassa.~SM 6