Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-19

into the snow. His back musclcs bulged llt'Ie
burden. Another step inside the door, which he
shut mcthodically behind him, and he dumped the
burden at safe distance from the fire.
He stood up and fixed with a solemn eye.
None of us moved under that Orphic suspense
until,
"A woman" remarked George
Miss Willie Adams her name. Vocation,
school-teacher. Present avocation getting lost in
the snow. Age, yum-yuum lthe Persian for twenty
Take to the woods il you would describe Miss
Adams A willow for grace; hickory for fiber;
birch for the clear whiteness OF her skin; for
eyes, the blue sky through tree tops; the silk
in cocoons for her hair; her voice, the murmur of
the evening June wind in the leaves; her mouth the
berries OF the wntergreen fingers as hight as ferns;
her toe small a deer track. General impression
upon the dazed bcholder-you could not see the
forest for the trees.
Psychology, with capital P and the foot of
lynx, at this juncture stalks into the ranch house
Three men, cook, a pretty young woman-all
snow bound Count me out of it, as | did not
the cook out, ii You like But note the effect upon
Ross and Etienne Girod.
Ross dumped Mark Twain in trunk and locked
the trunk. Also, he discarded the Pittsburg scan
das. Also he shaved off three days beard
Etenne, being French, began the beard first
He pomadeed it, from little tube OF grease
"HOngroise" in his vest pocket He cOnlbcd 1t with
little aluminium comb from the same vest pocket
He trimmed it with manicure scissors from the
same vest pocket His light and Gallo spirits
underwent a sudden, miraculous change. He
humed blithe San Salvador Opera Company tune
lie grinned snirkcd bowed prouettcd twidded,
twaddlcd, twisted and tooralooed. Gayly, the
notorious troubadour, could not have equalled
Etienne.
Ross method of advance was brusque, domincer-
ing. Little woman" he said, you're welcome
here!"-and with what he thought subtle double
Neutrality-suspicious. to stay here long you
like, snow.
Miss Adams thanked him little wildly Of
the wintergrecn berries creeping into the birch
bark She looked around hurriedy, as if seeking
escape. But there was none, the kitchen and
the room allotted her. She made an excuse and
disappeared into her own room.
Later l. feigning sleep heard the following:
"Mees Adams, | almos' to perish-die-of
monotony wen your fair and beautiful face appear
in thees mee-ser-rhable house" | opened my star
around finger the Syengali eye rolling, the
chair was being hunchcd closer to the school
teachers 81 am FRENCH,PROP. see-temperamenal
nervous! ! cannot endure thees dull hours in
thees ranch house; bu-a woman comes All!
The shoulders gave nine 'rahs and tiger What a
difference! All is light and gay evcr'ting smile
wen YOU smile You have cart beauty grace
NV cart comes back to me wen ! feel your cart
Sol" He laid his hand upon his vest pocket From
this vantage point he suddenly snached at the
school-teachers own hand All! Mecs Adams if
could only tell you how ! add"
Dinner" remarked George. He was standing
lust behind the Frenchman'S ear. His eyes looked
straight into the school-teacherS eyes After thirty