Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-28

stick to soft drinks you keep about as COO,
here you in the country. Hang it, when
you come to think OF It, there's nothing much to
the country anyhow. You gee tired and sun
burned and lonesome; and you have to eat any
old thing that tho cook dishes up to you"
ut makes difference. doesn't it7" said l.
1T certainly docs Now, found some white
bait yesterday, at Maurice's with new sauce tina.
beats anything IN the trout line I ever tasted"
ut makes difference, doesn't IT." l said.
Immense The sauce is the main thing with
whitehall"
ut makes q difference, doesn't it?" I arked
looking him straight in the eye. He understood
Look here, Bob he said, II was going to tell
you. couldn't help 1t. I'll play fair with you.
lar for me-"
All right" sssd I, -1-s fair Geld. There are
rights for you 70 encroach upon"
On Thursday afternoon Miss Ashton invited
North and myself 10 have tea IN her apartment.
He devoted, and she more charming than
ueual BY avoiding the subject OF caps l managed
to get word or two into and cut Of the talk. Miss
ASHTON asked me in a make-conversational tone
something about the next seasons tour
"Oh," said T. 81 don't know about that. I'm not
going be with Binkley & Bling newt esnson"
why, thought" said she that they were go
ing to put the Number One road company under
They were." said l. but they won't. III tell
you what I'm going to do. I'm going TO the south
shore Of Long Island and buy small cottage
know there the edge of the bay And III buy
a catboat and a rowboat and a shotgun and
yellow dog. I've got money enough to do 1t. And
III smell the salt wind all day when It blows from
the sea, and the pine odor when it blows from
the land. And. Of course, III write plays until
I have a trunk full OF em hand.
And the next thing and the biggest thing I'll
do will be to buy that duck farm next door. Few
people understand ducks l watch em fol
hours. They march better than any company
in the National Guard. and they can play follow
my leader better than the entire Democratic party
Their voices don't amount to much. but like to
hear 'em. They wake you up G dozen times
night, but there's a bomey sound about their
Quack!ng that is more musical to than the cry
Of fresh strawberries under your window In the
morning when you want sleep.
And" l went on, enthusiastically, do you
know the value Of ducks besides their beauty and
Intelligence and order and sweetness CT voice!
Picking their feathers gives you uBiailng and
never ceasing income. On farm that know
tie feathers were sold for $500 in year. Think
q. tHatt Af.G -, onHa shipped % the make: WA
bring IN more money than that. Yes. am for the
ducks and the salt breeze coming over the bay. I
think shall get Chinaman COOK, and with him
and the dog aud the sunsets for company shall dc
well. No more Of this dull. baking, sen seless
roaring city for ma"
Miss Ashton looked surprised. North laughed.
Il am going to begin Of my plays tonight"
l said 80 must be going" And With that took
my departure.
A few days later Miss Ashton telephoned to me,
asking me to call at four in the afternoon. ! did
You have been very good to me-" she said.
hesitatingy, land I thought I would tell you.
am going TO leave the stage"
EYES," said l. Il suppose you will. They usually
do when there's so much money"
There is money" she said "or very little.
Our money Is almost gone"
but am told" said I. that he has something
like two or ten or thirty millions-I have forgotten
which,"
~ know what you mean" sho said II will not