Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-30
lllustratioos BY Edgar Bert Smith

Sign your name, Of course"
Nothing else?"
What else is thcrer"
~Just Wilfredr'
mo, wilfred varney."
That's the thing" He took up a
pen from the table and scrawled his
name at the bottom Of this interesting
and historical document "And you
think the rest Of It will do pc
'T should think 1t would" she as
scented heartily. 81 wish your father
had It now"
80 do l." said Wilfred. Maybe It
will take two or three days to get IL to
him and just can't wait that long"
Caroline rose to her feet suddenly
under the stimulus OF bright idea
that came into her mind.
I'll tell you what we can do"
''What?"
We can telegraph him" she ex.
claimed.
Good idea," cried Wilfred, more
and more impressed with Caroline's
wonderful resourcefulness. but a dis.
quieting thought Immediately struck
him. Where am I going to get the
money!" he asked obviously.
TT won't take very much"
1t won't? Do you know what they
are charging now? Over seven dol
lars word only to Petersburg
well. let them charge IT," said
Caroline calmly, I'VE can cut it down
TO only few words and the address
won't cost anything"
Wont itR"
No, they never charge for that"
sontinued the girl. That's a heap OF
money saved. and then we can use
what we save on the address for the
rest"
Wilfred stared at her as IL this prob.
bem in economics was not quite clear
70 his youthful brain, but she gave
him no time to question her ingenious
calculations.
What comes after the address ?"
she asked in her most businesslike
manner.
"'S1r.'"
Leave that out"
Wilfred swept his pen through It.
He knows 1t already" said Caro-
1ine What's next"
This is to notify you that I want
you to let me come right now"
I'VE could leave out that last to- =
ssid Caroline
Wilfred checked 1t off, and then
read, 81 want you-iet me come right
now That doesn't sound right, and
anyway it is such little word"
Yes. but 1t costs seven dollars just
the same as big word" observed
Caroline.
"But It doesn't sound right without
It," argued the boy: I'VE have got to
leave II in What comes after that?"
Caroline in turn took up the note
and read
1T you don't. IN come anyhow,
Chats ALL"
you might leave out that's ALL
said Wilfred.
mo, don't leave tina. out. It's very
Important. 1t doesn't seem TO be &c
important, but 1t is, 1t shows-well
1T shows that that's all there ie
about it. That one thing might con
vince him"
Yes, but we've got to leave out
something"
Not that, though. Perhaps there is
something else. The seventeen call
IL out'-that's got to stay"
Yes" said WIlfred.
1.-THE sixteen comes next That's
Just got to stay"
~Of course. Now, what follows?"
I'm not going to wait for IT,
read Caroline.
We can't cut that out" said WI
fred; I'VE don't seem 10 be making
much progress, do WEI"
well, we will find something In ,
moment DO you think ! am" she
hesitated a moment, "a damned COW
ard" she read, with a delicious thrill
at her rash. vicartous wickedness.
Wilfred regarded her obviously. HI
felt as an author does when no see'
his pet periods marked out by thu
blue pencil of the ruthless editor.
You might leave that out" he be
gan. cutting valiantly at his mos
cherished and admired phrase.
mo-" protested Caroline vehement
b. "certainly not! That is the bes
thing in the whole letter"
That damn IL going to cost n
oeven dollars. you know"
IT is worth It," said CSroline, y
Ii the best thing you have written
Your father Is a general in the army
he'll understand that Kind Of Language
What's next! know there's some
thing now"
tom Nttridge has gone He va
Alled yesterday at Gold HaYbon'"
"Leave out thaA about--she oaugh
her breath. and her eyes flxed them
naaznas omoc moro On that Nttle. rounl