Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-06

PARTNERS! WHAT DO YOU MEAN
with that Of the other white people
II Kalvik."
Marsh allowed his eyes TO waver at
this, but to Mildred he apologlzed.
"Shc is not the sort one cares to dis
cuss."
How do you know" demanded
Cherry's champion. 40 you know
anything against her chnracter:"
II know she Is Il disturbing element
in Kalvik and has caused us a great
deal of trouble"
1t was Boyd's turn to laugh. But
surely that has nothing to do with her
character"
"My dear fcllow"-Marsh shrugged
his shoulders apologetically-"if l had
areaned she was a friend Of yours I
never would have spoken
The dinner was finished, and Mr..
Wayland had asked for his ~favorite
eigars, so Mildred rose, and Boyd ac-
co~mpanied her, leaving the others to
smoke. But, strangely enough, Marsh
remained in such n state Of p%reoccupa-
ton, ever after their departure. that
Mr.. Wayland's attempts at conversa-
don ELECTED only the vnguest and
shortest Of answers
In the music room Mildred turned
upon Boyd. "Why didn't you tell me
about this before?"
II didn't think of her.
nd va oko tr ,,,,,,. 11,,, -
fined, lives a romantic sort of exist
ence and entertained you She
tossed her bead, seated herself ut the
piano and struck q few idle notes,
inquirins casraIy, 'Kalvik is the
lame of the place you are going, isn't
IT."
1T is"
II suppose you will see a great deal
Of th!s-Cherry Malotto?'
Undoubtedly, inasmuch as we are
partners"
"Portners!" Mildred ceased playing
and swung about. What do you
mean?"
"She Is interested In this enterprise.
The cannery site is hers"
II see" After Il moment, Does this
new affair Of fathers have any par
uc1inr effect on your plansT"
Eyes and no." he answered, feeling
again the weight Of this last compl!.
cation, forgotten for the moment.
what do you wish me to do?'
Nothing, only for the present please
dom vnnntinn INV Cnhny,N rtkbn~ tN
him or to Mr.. Marsh. ! am q bit un-
certain as to my course. You see, II
means so much to me that I can't boar
to give 1t up, and yet it may lead to
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
She nodded colnprehend.nCiy.
On that very night, IN u little snow
smothered cabin cro 1chtng close
against tho Kalvik bluffs. another girl
was seated Mt Il piano. Her slim. tie
fingers had strnJed upon the notes OF
Il song which boyd Emerson had sung
In her dream filled eyes was the pic
tpre Of a rough gaybcd, silent man at
her shoulder. and In her enir WAS the
melting note she played the air, and
then a pltiful sob shook her. She
bowed her golden head and hid her
faco IN her arms, for a memory was
upon her, Il forgotten kiss was hot
upon her lips, and she was very lonely
At tho hotel Emerson found Clyde
and Fraser IN Balt's room awaiting
him. They We're noisy and excited at
The success Of tau enterprise and at
tho prospect OF immediate action,
Boyd told them little Of the news
that had startled him earlier In tho
evening beyond the bare fact that
Marsh had Hoated n packers trust and
that secrecy for the present was now
dOchly necessary TO the success OF
their undertaking. The full signiA
OF the merger, therefore, did not
strike his associates. even when on the
train tho next day they read the an