Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-12-27

Tar as one could see. lie could turn
around and get them up to the old
Annabelle Smith place, where there
was a telephone, and they could call
up Windyheath. 80 e
Its only nine-thirty,' Gregory said
reassuringly. "And we don't get an
adventure every day. Let's go"
The Smith place was dark when they
reached 1T, but the driver knocked !
Justify and finally there was a faint.
frightened voice from the inner side t
OF the front door asking who it was at |
that time of night. Gregory explained, |
with the drivers help, and they were
admitted
But you can't get word through to-
night. The wires don't work. They
never do after big storm on these
here party lines,' said Miss Smith.
holding up big oil lamp. "Just step
right out into the kitchen and you stir
up the fire, Ira. Make yourselves to
home, folkseS. Ira can drive back and
maybe telephone from the village up
| there"
Winifred never forgot that New
Years eve. After Ira had gone, they
sat out in the CHEEKY old kitchen,
drinking tea, eating nuts and apples
and mince pie, and getting fearfully
well acquainted as Miss Smith put it
laughingly. Gregory carried in wood
and split kindlingS for morning and
locked up for the night. While Miss
Smith went up to look after her old
bedridden father, they sat together by
the fire, and somehow talk died away.
The old clock up on the chimney man.
tel softly struck twelve in the silence
Winifred looked up and smiled, her
head leaning back On the cushioned
top of the old black rocker.
Happy New Year!" she said isn't
it the queerest thing, our being way
up here miles from everyone we know,
and not knowing each other even and
starting off the new year together?"
Its great" Gregory clasped his
, hands around one knee, seated on the
wood5ox under the big Dutch oven
I'm not Superstitious, but after raHb.
ling for year over there this seems
{ awfully much worth while. You know
I'd almost begun to think. if you won't
r anyone like you in the world"
G Miss Smith hurried through the en-
try way.
''Iras back with bigger team an(
D he's going to take you through al
right, he says. He drove over tina
| bad spot in the roads and broke it fol
you. And he's telephoned to Mrs. Del
mar that you're coming"
1t was nearly two when they reach
ed Windyheath. All of the window.
of the big country house were lighted
up, and Anne herself, wrapped in 4,
wonderful velvet and fur housegown
| ran down the steps to meet them.
| ooh, my dear, my dear!" she erie,
| when she had Winifred safely upstair
I in her room. "You poor child!"
'I'm not poor" Winifred said "a
/ dainty. 1--WE had the most beautiful
| adventure of my whole life, and I'm il
/ love. I agree with you and fate thi
time"
] "But 1t isn't Gregory I want you t
meet" faltered Anne. "You haven
gone and fallen in love with dear oil
Gregg"
81 have" Winifred laughed happily
"Both of US have. I never believed il
love at first sight before, or anythin
like it, but I've made some wonderful
resolutions for the new year thi
] time"
Nov listen to me and the Who'll
e comedy. Anne curled UP on the be-
= confidentially. "The man you were t
II marry is right down smoking wit
&C Rolf this minute. He's Madison Forbes
with money, position, everything m
D. dear. But he didn't think you'd tr
), to make the trip such a night, so Tv
II been 'phoning madly everywhere t
q. find out If you had arrived and where
IS Then would have tried to get to yor
70 We sent out car and it couldn't &c
Of through, and the horses couldn't e
v ther."
re Don't worry" Winifred smiled q
" her reflection in the triple mirror
Is the dressing table. 81 don't give "a
v about the money or position or any
e thing, Anna. We've been right out II
q, to the primitive world together, los
in the snow, and I'd go with him
n the ends Of the world If this blesse
old world had any ends. He said, jus
"a as we were driving In here, 1t was tn
he most promising New Years he ha
o. ever known"
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