Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-02-16


next week.
give the local pronunciation as it is.
mid your
81 gave It to Tracey for you" per
sisted the torlnantor. Didn't you get
NJ
Betty caught at her breath inaudibly
Duly Duncan could see the little spasm
vi nortilicati ton ond anger that shook
her
"Oh perhaps | did, she said short.
ly. "l-Fll ask Mr.. Duncan to wait on
you"
She swung quickly out into the hall.
way. slamming the door behind her
and so darkening It that she didn't de-
tect Duncan's shadowed figure And
If she had meant to call him she must
have forgotten it, for an instant later
he heard her stumbling up the stairs.
and as she disappeared he caught the
echo of smothered sob.
He waited motionless. too disturbed
Mt the time to care to enter the store
and endure Josic's vapd advances.
and through the THU Partition there
Betty's ungracious behavior
"Wellr'
Josie said finally. "Oh, como on.
Don't let's wait any longer | don't
think it's healthy to drink sody so
Ioon before dinner. anyway"
Angie glanced significantly at Josie,
saying;
I'D tod q.
hear
Their voices with their footsteps di-
minished. Duncan allowed ii prudent
Interval to elapse. entered the store
and began TO bestow the goods he had
brought in.
While he was at work the light
failed. He stopped for lack OF It just
as Re1y came downstairs.
"Hello"' he said checrfully. Know
where the matches are
Yes" She moved behind counter
and fetched him few. Are you
most doneY' she inquired. not un
friendly, as he took down from its
bracket one of the oil lamps.
Hardly" he responded. touching &
hight TO the wick and replacing the
chimney ITS good deal OF n job
Eyes"
He replaced the lamp and in the
act Of turning toward another caught {
glimpse of the girls face pale anG
draw her eyes trihe redeemed
And with that common sense departed
from him. leaving him wholly a prey
TO his impulse Of pity. "Oh, thunder"
he told himself, thrustlnc Il hand into
his pocket II might as well be broli,
ms the way | am now" He produced
the scanty remains Of his "grubstake.
Miss Graham
"l a. r she asked wondering
could you get party dress for
thirtyfour dollars?'
"Thirty-four dollars" she faltered
lie discovered what small change he
had in his pocket. II was like MIN "a
be cXtravagant, even extreme. And
hftv.three cents?" he pursued, with Il
nervous laugh.
"Heavensr the girl gasped 81
should think SOL
Then 70 ahead" He offered her the
money, but she could only stare, in
rredulous. I'm stake you"
"Oh, no. Mr. Duncan" she managed
70 say.
oh, yesr' He tried TO catch one of
HE hands that Involuntary had risen
toward her face in a gesture Of won
aer. Please do" he begged, his tone
persuasive. as a favor to me"
But she evaded him. stepping back
~ couldn't take IT. couldn't really"
Yes. you can. Just try it once arc
zee how easy it is" he persisted pur
suing.
no. | cant" She looked up shyl!
and shook her head, that smile of he
mothers for the moment illuminating
her face almost with the radiance o
beauty. But II thank you YER!
much just the same"
But | want YOU to 90 to that party.
you're awful kind" she said softly
still smiling, "but don't care to g
now. r.
Don't care TO go! Why, you wer
Insisting on going a little while ago"
Yes she admitted simply. 81 KNOW
WAS But I've been thinking owe
what you said since then. and I-Iv
made UP my mind I'd be out Of plac
there
"Out of place" he echoed thunder
struck.
Yes I've concluded l belong her
in the store with father" She hal
turned away And | guess folks
better off if they stay where they be
ong.'