The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-07-16
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SYNOPSIS.
Mr.. Solomon Pratt began comicsl mar
ration Of story. introducing well-to-do
Van Brunt and Martin Hartley. two rich
Cas learned was the successful suitor
OF July celebration at Eastwich,. Hartley
rescued a boy. known as .Reddy." from
proved to be one Of Miss Pages charges.
whom she had taken to the country. for
from scudder ana called II Ozone island.
poor children Miss Tafford and Miss Page
country girl, was engaged as a cook and
Van Brunt and Hartley paid q visit to
per father, who for years had been claim.
Ing consumption as an excuse for not
working. Upon another island visit by
Miss Page. Eureka diagnosed Hartley's
Invented a plan to make Washington
effect Hartley ineurs wrath Of Miss Page.
then appealed to Van Brunt. Sparrow
to escape the treatment proclaimed him.
self well and went to work: storm,bonnd
Tired Of the Natural Life" Hartley suf-
fered a broken arm while hunting a ply
tn1ssiefn ro aor a umsaay;h isuP !Reddy f. Pc a fHdfs1t
later proves to be an overdose Of green
apples. Eureka told Agnes OF Hartley's
Page decided to ask Hartley's forgive
ness for denouncing him in the case OF
M. Spar spnrro y; tS Ozone qoeoI lsland was st made
Hartley and Agnes.
CHAPTER xIx.-contnued.
when I was in Gods settlement
yesterday" he vent on, referring to
his home town, l judged, though I'd
never heard afore that it belonged in
that n~eighborhood, II met an old
friend Of Hartley's governor-of his
father, l mean. This friend had been
abroad for some time and had just
returned. He spoke of Martin, and
what a fine fellow he was; to all of
which I set my hand and seal, Of
course. Then he said that the way in
which young Hartley had paid his IA
theirs debts and saved the family
honor and credit was one of the big
tgest things he knew of. l expressed
surprise. Then he was surprised to
learn that I didn't know, being Mar
tins closest friend. and told me the
rest.
ut seemed that Hartley senior was
heavily involved when he died. He
had speculated and his affairs were In
horrible shape. Martin didn't know Of
this until the old gentleman, on his
death bed, sprung 1t IN him. So then
the plucky chap started in to save the
name. He arranged with the credi-
ytors-this man who told me the story
was one Of them-for time, and set to
work. He worked nights and days
and in his sleep, I guess. He had
promised his dad, for his mothers
sake, not to tell a soul, and he didn't.
Every creditor was pledged to secrecy.
Even his own mother didn't know it to
the day Of her death. But he paid
dollar for dollar and broke down when
At was over. That's why he was will
ing to join with me in this hunt Of ours
after the Natural Life. Agnes cutting
him made him reckless, I suppose. And
when he was on his feet again flnan-
cially he lost interest in the whole
game"
"And now that he's well and husky"
] says. her mistake about his doings
Will IIS OIo uudn opallOW z biil
going at 1t again. l suppose his dig
ging in the hardest and keeping Ii
quiet on account of his promise was
what made her call him a money
grabber. l might have known twas
something like that"
$50 might l." he ays "if I wasn't
such a careless, happy-golucky idiot,
Va, soc 7 a1uroyc fhnruhf thof tho
'mercenary' business was only a cloak
for the real reason of their breaking
on. She only took up with me because
our people wanted her to. I've been
sure Of that for a good while. But
why Martin didn't come to me when
he was in trouble. instead of going II
alone like a bull-headed chump, is
He stopped and went to thinking. ]
looked at him and ! guess there was q
question in my face. for he answered
It without my saying a word.
Certainly / shall tell her." says he
when is the next train to Eastwich 2
He went to the school that after
noon, and stayed at the Bay View
house over there that night. Next
day, afore | left the island, Hartley
m rowing over with Scudder. He
was feeling clipper as could be and
except for his arm in a sling. you
wouldn't have known there was any
thing the matter with him.
About eleven or so that forenoon
Eureka comes running out to the hen
yard where l was. Her face was OF
the broad grin.
They're coming" says she. "Tht
whole Of 'em!"
"Who?"
"Why, Miss Agnes and Miss Talford
Nate Scudder is rowing 'em and MT
Van Brunt is along. too"
And so they was. / could see the
dory half way across already.