The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-07
DEAL AND IDEAL
BY RUDOLPH TREssINoHAM..
1917. Western Newspaper Union.

ter as visionary and dreamer. Ma
ture had formed both with strong In
dlvidual intellectually.
Clancy Wyeth was floor broker 70
big firm on the grain exchange. III
offices We're rare glitter OF gilt ant
plate glass. Joseph Trull had desl
and narrow Office In an obsolete bust
ness block, where he did translation
work for the foreign departments OF
local banks.
II have pretty idea In mind" he
told friend one day. "You know our
old family homestead. fifteen miles
from the city of Fendala, Is mine. II
has not been occupied for two years
They have built up some palatial
homes near to 1t, and have been wait
ing, expecting TO get good offer for
II. Well. the house is old, but il can
be made habitable. There are fifteen
bearing cherry trees In the orchard.
I'm going to have crowd OF these lit
tie ones out for week, soon as the
| cherries are ripe"
Excellent! grand!" commented his
| friend.
81 shall pick out ffteer OF the most
! deserving children" continued Trull.
land apportion to each tree. 1t will
be their tree to dream over. to long
for. weeks before the visit. will keep
the fifteen for week. hires cook and
n nurse. One week end the mother OF
each little one will come out and pick
one tree, and / will see that the cher
rles are delivered by wagon at the
city home"
Just this plan Jasper Trull put into
operation. The mothers who came out
with the little ones, We're provided
with ladders and baskets, and went
home happy and content. There was
one little tot, the youngest Of the
group, girl not yet three years of
age. She and the others were allowed
to roam freely about the place.
II cannot find little Dora" the
nurse informed Trull one afternoon
near dusk, and he started off in search
of her. Nearing high hedge that
separated the grounds from those Of
a fine mansion occupied by family
named Crosby, he caught the echo of
voices. and paused. He noticed hole
in the hedge, and peering over its top
his eye took In a lovely picture.
Upon the grass was seated beauti- |
full young woman. whom he doubted |
not was Miss Eunice Colby. She had !
little Dora In her lap. and had woven
garland of flowers for her. The
prattling tot was beaming with de-
light.
please excuse me-" spoke Joseph,
but the nurse Is anxious about this
wandering little charge of hers, and
promised to find her"
"Oh, you are Mr.. Trull," spoke the
Dora and then handing her through the
hedge. 81 have heard so much of
your noble work WIN you not allow
this sweet little mite to come over
again tomorrow? The rest of the
family are away, and she is rare COM
pany"
Joseph promised. The nurse herself
the next morning took Dora to the
hedge and consented that she should
remain all day in Miss Colby's charge,
rs The latter wished.
Now, by strange freak of fate. !
Clancy Wyeth visited the Colby home
hat day. He had only casual ac-
Iuaintsnce with Miss Colby but he
lad her In view as prospective heir
,ss, and hoped to make an impression.
For his IDEAL" looked fine. 7
''The little brat! !" he fairly Missed,
fter devoting an hour to Miss Colby, Y
lie found her devotedly engrossed in
her little visitor and act
ng rather bored at his presence. He
vent away dlsgruntIed.
"She won't be so Indifferent, when
make my pile on the deal" he NUT =
cred. \
"please keep little back from the
edge, Miss Colby" Trull said one eve
ing. Little Dora is down with fe-
er. The doctor says it is infectious,
nd that we must quarantine the q
ouse. Do not run any risk. j will
ave the nurse keep you informed as
, how Dora gets along" =
But there was no nurse the next day.
hey had taken the alarm. as well as
le cook. Both had departed. Trull
nd cooked the breakfast himself, and
as attending as best he might TO the
lree who Ind come down with the
yer. when a knock at the door sent
m thither. He opened II to confront
ISIS Colby. She had suitcase in
'r hand and started TO come in.
"You must not" he told her. sit
ould be only to expose yourself to
e contagion."
"But | have come to stay" persist
the determined little lady. "Please
mt scold or deter me. Mr.. Tsull, she
eaded. 81 have sent for two nurses
the village, and. IL you will iso-
te and care for the well ones. we
III attend TO the sick little charges"
One month after that. Clancy Wyeth.
q man of the deal. found that the
he had paid for as to the
tato crop was fraud. The market
oke, his firm failed. and his dream
opulence ended.
About that same time there was a
and utilization at The Trull home
,ad. for Eunice Colby and her aids
d brought the invalids safely
rough their ordeal.
'You have wrought n blessing" las