Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-02-08

D LEE vERMon t4AmmoNo.

The winding stretch u roadway In
MiIEvaIIe known ma enc Circle contained
four homes tine diversity Of which
made thar residential presenEaGton er-
rattle and tncongFmous. Fully one-haR
Of the sax hundred feet frontage was
taken M hy the home cf R0bewS I'd
son. wealthy retired business man.
wfo lived entirely to himself. had come
from the city to settle down In baehe-
Tor solitude. bat luxury. who made fire.
quens long pleasure tours and was
therefore very little nc home.
Next 10 IL was the modest home Of 1
win Blake. who was q grfxzIesI assist 1
ant I'm the local bank. and with whom I
q younger brother Nelson Blake, lived
Adjoining that was the mere shell OF
q small cottage occupied al . lessee
BIZ q youn@ widow, Mrs. Euniee
Woods, and her twO-year-old boy, .
bright. preeocfOum youngwser PECULIARLY /
nIeknamed Buster.
lie In with Nelson Blake that we have
to do, and never vas there q more low
able fellow. He was twenty-five,
sturdy and erect. bat only OF late
years. From ten 10 twenty he had
been q weakIfng. and that period had
compelled d sedenrary life devoid Of
PLAY and conauanionshID. Then slowly
he had outgrown mia physical ailments,
but ambition and effort had expert
enced d setback. He accepted q posi-
ton as night waechman at q manufac-
turing plant and now had held it for
three years.
why .don1 you Try something bet
terri his saster-in-law had often asked
him.
TEL you, Martha" he would reply,
ms yom know, have an idea there IL
some kind Of . place for me In Htera-
ture."
But suddenly d new element OF in
spararlon came into his life. The du-
Ties OF Nelson nj the plant comprised
his taking o comfortable seat near the
baTgiar alarm, and making only TWO
rounds Of the place during the hours
Of dark.
Little Buster had been always q ia
vorite with him How far his pretty
/ mother was one, too. Nelson never al
| lowed himself to think Nelson's In
+ terest In mother and child however
led TO his practically adopting little
Buster. -Tt must be quite hindrance
l and care for you to have the dear little
/ fellow On your hands ut the places
i where you 90 out sewing he remarked
j to Mrs Woods. one day.
1T In q double burden in q way,
I yes" she admitted
I've d suggestion to make" ven
/ tured Nelson. you know / have the
I whole Ciay 10 myself. All I do liz q lit
| tie writing. Our garden Is shady and
roOrny and pleasant Buster makes q
capital chuEn. He likes me and like
hlm and we always get on fanfously
together. Let me relieve Won OF his
responsibility while you are compelled
to be away from home
The aFranRemenf was made and IL
had = due reward in store for the ae-
conmodating Nelson. Little Buster
would troop after him and 5oIn him In
the rustic bower and play at his side.
One dav Nelson was reading over
aloud one Of the little skits he had
composed when he CHANGED to observe
Buster.
ssF4-vahf ~ he hahhled when Nelson
was reading .vfr ) Are euisofe in hia
story. a0o-oof Make snarlrsi,s ana be
] acted form terror ana ahnaaersng
! Ana an aroehe- o-raesex xy1.en Na1-
son Rad of weeninr laev and her
sorroRs. little Rnsfer drew down his
axnroaasva gaee s4poor laav Pr he
mourned. SNAKE tears come aamove--
q fine .,risseea e, nFaasantlv for
anfhor and audience unft1 in me week
the 1es1e4 naA thraa stories returned
Srcna - rnanv r,h1tahars Gomahovg
the occurrence rreattv aamnaned a@nl.
ratton and hone Nelsou made = rrae.
= pa@aawa Ha safharea I'll haa mann.
ar~sr4~ eswaes,a- ena e.arrtass thaus tntn
the xmrsae- "a, n araasleas sxoef near the
] fenea ~ A. rseA neaehhor ae the rsRAs