Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-04


Deas!ey's chatiotaer WAS credit 50
the resources Of bis invention. The
blacksmith might be back uny min
ate; it was Ginncr time. and he was
bungrs; BeHry, tAr bo9se, was tired;
i wasn't a asce day for riding aud
We would come ov>l' some other sine
ga rake tho widow out; he But
.Detby hid IL copcluxiSe answer for
each protest.
You said yourself rt,c hiacKpscith
wouldn't be back for "a bour." she OBJ
Sawed. AID you csa rave word
with TAG roy what hos to do when ha
does rcae. As for ajpncr, vi be :enl
-,ad to gise vol aud Mtsa Darcsa
sack soons We s-G Nr.s. Don't
n;irti IL I; asn't >! pleasant Gay A Nttle
freGs SIR do ae good. I SeGn shnt
up bsre hr1secleou1n' eTer s!nce | got
tack from cct wesn. Nos hurry sight
aloGs and Ietch yo,,r aS,se. fjl M.
back tLo i.-yn.'
"Es. Mss. yeacley,' pm IN the
celia olIy1!stress "why cov!dD't YOU give
US a note te Ma. Atwood Aad let rs
stop for RE tiarS ar1 our way home
! cou!a retu,2 I: to you 6y mail OF
you might get It yourself sar'e other
lay and mail ii 20 me-"
mo, no! Never put off TIL tomor
rer what you can do today. Ny hus-
band was d great hand to put off and
put off. For the last eight years OF
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go-to-meetin suit of clothes. The one
ne had was blue to start with. but
it faded to a brown, and toward the
last of it l declare If it didn't COM
mence to turn green. Nothin' I could
say would make him heave 1t away
even then; seemed to think more of 1t
than ever; said he wanted to hang to
It q spell and see what 'twould turn
next. But he died and was laid out
in that same suit. and l was so morti
fed ut the funeral | couldn't think of
nothin' else. No; I'll go after them
papers and the diary while they're
fresh in my mind. And. besides. do
you s'pose I'd Let Sarah Ann Atwood
rummage through my trunks? l guess
notr
Phoebe began to be sorry she had
thought of sending for the diary, par
ticularly as the chance of its contain
ing valuable information was so re-
mote. Mrs. Beasley went into the
house to dress for the ride. The
schoolmistress went with her as far as
the sitting room. The perturbed Bal
ley stulked off, muttering. to the black
smiths.
In little while he returned. leading
Henry by the bride. Debby, adorned
with the beflowered bonnet she had
worn when she arrived at the Cy
Whitaker place and with Il black cloth
cape over her lean shoulders, was wait
Ing for him by the open door Of the
barn. The cape had a fur collar, cat
FUR" SO Mr.. Bangs said afterward in
describing it,
Pull the sulky right out" command
ed the widow.
Bailey stared into the black interior
Of the barn.
(which is IT," he shouted.
Mrs. Beasley pointed with her ear
trumpet.
why that one there, of course
Tothe1's truck cart. You wouldn't
expect me 10 ride in that, would your
Mr. Bangs entered the barn, seized
the vehicle indicated by the shafts and
drew it out into the yard. lie inspect
ed it deliberately and then sat weakly
dnyxp nm, ho oh -
Apparently he was overcome by emo
ton.
The "sulky'' bequcRthed BY the late
doctor had been built to order for its
former owner. 1t was of the carry
all" varsity. except that it had but a
single narrow seat. It's top was
square and was curtained. the curtains
being tightly buttoncd down. Alto
gether 1t was $soeshing Of curiosity
Miss Dawes. who had come out to see
the start, booked II; the "su!ky." then
st mir. SarSs' face and turned her
back Her shoulders shooS.
ut used 10 be real aice carriage
wheH Bzra had it." commented the
willow a5mir!nsiy. TT rceig Him and
Hprucin' up aow, but gucas twill do.
Come" to Bailey, who had not risen
frors the chopYlng block. Hurry up
ana harness CT well never get started.
Thought yol wanted to get back for
dinuerf"
Mr.. BauRs stood up and heaved Il
sigh.
Il did, he answered slowly, but"
with glance al the sulky, "somethin'
seeTrs to have took away my appetite,
Teacher, so sou mean to-
But Miss Dawes had withdrawn to
the corner OF the house, from which
viewpoint she seemed to be inspecting
the surrounding landscape, Bailey
seized Henry by the birdie and back.
cd MIN into he shafts.
Pack up" he roarad Deck up, |
tell you, You needn't look at me that
way" he added in a lower tone, II
cont help It, You amt any worse
nchamtd than am. There The ark 5
Off the ways. All aboard
Turning to the eXpectant widow, he
"Doa&ed' her, not too tenderly. up TO
the Sarrow seat, Then he climbed In
himself Two on that seat made a
tight fit Bailey took up the rens.
Debby leaned forward and peered
around the edge of the curtains.
"Youw she shouted. "You, Miss
What's-your- name-DOrcas! Come here
minute | want to tell you some
thin"