The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-01-07

| | lLste I0T a pufiosr, and lhr4 seie rallesi
lesrlhsF ~ the young hostess, Tho srfF
interested In a humanitarian Nrnints,
j I,ian iof The hsllsnnsnl II the hanl1s ~
ihs isoai,-los the alsalishmrni II ienenenls |
) that nrgv so longer III tot habil4llan, and /
9 lhs replacement Al Ihesr husris aiiA hGlii 1
} ngs 81 a modern lyIe, Il sAs Laura VI /
2 aaTls's srhrinr, Mas Laura Liaanls l
l | lsa inspitrsi hst ifiends siih an lnlsfrsi 1
10 the aork aud called ihsm iagstheI,
) Laura Edward, rapl,~i loF aidrT-and
iusl ihein a newcomer entered the roam,
, u was the young man II the incident In
lhe milllneTy shop,
Laura advanced Ia meet him,
Thank You for coming, she said, a.
.he gave him beI hand, She iufnnsi o. he's
ifisnds, LIT me present Mr. Allan Neil
ing. hope Ne can inis'e'' him "a eur
Gauss"
They looked al the newcomer q It'll.
cnTioasly, They knew his name, they had
heard ii him ~ an ldlor and pfoiilsale,
II SEEMED strange that Laura should ~
Viir him Ia her home, No doubt Il was
hi. money that she hoped To win over TO
the gooi cause,
Then Laura gave her listeners little
review Of the work accomplished II !
wasn't much and there had been eonsld' ,
cradle opposition.
III Is the dollar that hlocks our hopes, !
ne san' nc l"lTln sNh'i, ~" ~
,anuioih; anu uns lonsss''" nv ss MI ~,
non. ~ ,''' nas y ~ p'.,,,,,,n M ~
pfnpcfty oWnrr delays aud litigatcs and ]
| tiIes IL out. Ailrr all the many attempts !
io have the Iiimmlns novels fa1ed they i
It'll sianda disgrace 10 our city and 10
civilization. hut We mustn't lte weary IN q
WI u"'hs, 'o' lm '. = ~ "ss wv" a'''''
~. s..st..N auI lanlsA .EntHnd III
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hNl Laura luhhlA me- w hln''
No. az T ,'P,TITsa . ,.nn na' We w., II
w -pna' 'uo' ~ ~ "'"n ., =" - ~
are, "ai"s w nuirh'ng sa"l..i. h""'F' w
h''n Hh ss'h'' y 'elu'H'"'a,..', hlan
Nng "'a W ~ ne''n', po,,,',,ane ~, y
lulHioih'i ". VAN pI'.'i.i W. WI" J,
.am ei,s ~, iI".. " ,h's sl'''''"i VII y
VA" VIZ WI NM Nv """iu ,ais'l ~ -.
,rr ,nms,loushess lha' y. = uolhs so"' 20
~, l'ioWh.h' aIlu hl,lst ,I 70 .hc ~
Pi"' tna' ch''N 'la' s'Shi" p'i ~ W., ~, :"
tNN 'ha' y nv '"'' ShI Pau,si ~,
nave ~ view "u'n man, "' N,,IH' IN ~
nc aoInP'H "nued' y "'' 'N''"
h,llhg' -
T., heIc wa niiei shenee. ny
IN -, ,',',,.;I,, - ,',si;,,,l ~ s,,.,J ~,
g.. H.. - =" H.. IL. -,
Tor thls WORK; ne asked ar
viii accept the trust" wi
~ l1phe" aiVunu. II >"
y .n.Ie anNohe p'eI'nt' ~ s,"an
,i'i' Nhp has itasoh '" "'heN' thi, W.
work would be abused IN my hands, u An
would be Kindness TO mc-and 10 the to
:" "a. ~ du'
'tu," "' ,h;n ai"u. M ,o,ol ,,, At, the
i, " ~ ihihss ~ an ,.loli'ial wy III gro
heIiihs' she ,alu; pu' tnei are non, ihe for
ess binding ! ask approval OF Mr allan val
Neriine appointment a. executive agent den
y 'his oisahIa.ioh, is c
,royaJ Of Miss Edwards" .aid the new. i',e
ONE, ing
Aud the aye were unanimous. INN
Allan Metlng went at his new duties -
'Hl WIZ. lerhaps ms VIM was strength
ned by the fact that these duties had to
{ created; lie had never worked WIN an
hjeGt before lie ionnd ~ Pheasant II
oneity Mn
lie rented room IN down town ohsl' II
e. 5iqck and hired slenoerapher: Mrs
~ .'s l. . -. .,al.;, A. -
orts 81 the progress he was making Al
mes tins progress was slow, but II was
,uncil, he followed up the building in In
lertor me complained To the board OF Gov
ealth. The SUM district began TO feel Bra,
ie effects OF his efforts. W hen build In
Y was once condemned Allan didn rest Tro,
nth II was razed;, In llttle while sew mic
al new bflek ana stone structures were
KING the place OF the decaSine frame IN
nements 'on'
Allan had to face heree opposition. ana
he landlords opposed MN a. a wrecker he'
I'd robher. The politicians looked upon In
m as an intruder and meddler; lie Lutl
ther liked this opposition. 1t developed and
: fighting, resources. Brat
One day Laura Edwards passed an angry In
an ON the stairway She knew he was I II
CRY by his mutterlnss and ms heavy erlv
cad and his hely face. bza,l
Did you Just have caller! she asked
Ian, IN
lie laughed i ,t
Yes. That was the great Met DOL Ann
The boss -
Yes. tie came here to have 1t out
lss. He even used threats.
rhe girls face suddenly grew pale In
You mustn't be rash. she SAID, Then kng
hastily added The League can't spare In
h valuable official. garet
The great MeCool Is good deal OF IChne
ffer he said. Besides. | fancy I,
te trimmed his fangs. - =, ",
How '"
There is certain man who feels IN In
tied to me. have helped him at times Legat
is weak creature with bad asso O'Bri
les" He flushed little at this in the r.
It of those gray eyes. remembering his HYDE