News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-03-22

away on q days visit to some friends
! wo frowsy tramps lurking behind
!-afy screen witnessed the departure
and heard Vera speak of a busy bak
ing day, all alone in the house. One
OF the tramps carried bag. When
father and mother were we'll out OF
.JigAt, the intruders threw the bag into
q Woodshed and advanced to the open
i-.tchcn door.
My pretty one" one of them called
/ in, don't get frightened. We're com.
raun folk of the road and grub is our
! only demand. You do as we ask and
you wont get scared or hurt
! You brighten mel" breathed Vera,
! apprehensiyely, 'but what is it you
Wunt?"
Just this there's a live goose in a
bag we've just thrown into that shed
Wonder. We want it killed, dressed
/ and roasted. I'll bet you're just a
dandy cook and it will be nothing to
you i ycu want to throw in loaf
OF chat luscious bread you're baking,
FaN % away with fondest memories
OF the handsomest gal we've seen in a
yeor"
Vera hesitated. Then she resolved.
The men locked peaceable. A little
added cookery would not be arduous.
Hu. when Vera went out to the wood
SIZED, Ratchet in hand, she made a sur
3 s.u discovery. The bag held Homo
Illu, which the tramps evidently had
~ -, non Jared Dunn.
NOW Vera knew the fowl well from
r. ing seen it. She liked Mr.. Dunn
less than tho goose, for she felt that
Ir. Dunn had been unjust to her
9auce. She turned Honolulu into
coop and selected one OF their own
geese, In three hours time the two
tgalops gloaiingly carried away a fine
roasted fowl and a loaf of homemade
bread and the tension on Vera's
nerves was relieved.
Vera knew how the old man would
miss his adopted pet, in fact within an
hour town constable came by in
search Jf the missing fowl and de-
scr1hl& 1fr Dunn in a frantic state
- o'1ictH
Ill tall honolulu back to Mr.. Dunn
nvaetI aHounced Vera.
Tie & man stared hard at her as
she aI~aar-l and emptied his feath-
eyod r1~f'a out of the bag.
NoI re- 2 girl my nephew is going
a. .ras.F. oserved the old man, Curl
o le aai tently studying Vera. 81
owe .o1 BOD deal for finding Homo
.a,H 'c vas it?"
cue ,g'5 he story. The grim face
= her au or began to uncloud. ha
7d t7r NJ TO talk of his nephew, 4
resnlUn came into his eye.
ity, innocence and bright
of this charming soul
a memory Of his dead
ay's mother?
ing to save enough to get |
.r.I. he spoke speculatipgly, |
a. L. Il self. And you brought |
RI rr llu-and you're a bright, !
II see-I'll see!'
see" Everything in the |
nee of this charming girl /
The crust of his sordid |
ne turned away it was to !
cry longing for compan- I
see me again, will you?"
glad to-" replied Vera in
90. Straightforward way. you
uncle, and we both speak
en-"
"". child" he warned, in a
j.. r1. ne. I'm selfish, hard
.-siUe oia man and-thank you for
.u--.-' nd I'll make that right
d. b. .--,
10 ua'~ it so fright" that within
. week ere was a reconciliation
With his nephew and a new house go
gr ny f.r ne engaged pair.
Won brought it all about, you fam
~ go ~" :" exulted Jared to his re,
ovored fowl, but old Honolulu only
OF ed 7HIut. He could not consis-
arr'r ..u.E" just then. There were
Weather conditions hover
lg--Oniy sunshine!"