The Monticellonian., 1919-01-03
CHAPTER xIV-Continued.
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 "Rick him up and put him on the sled here, boys" MT Stagg said I'll carry Hannah's Carlyn myself"
 The party, including the excited Prince, got back to the docks without losing any time and without further accident. Still the chapel bell was ringing and somebody said
 Wed have been up stump for knowing the direction if it hadn't been for that bell"
 Me, too,' muttered Chet Gormley. That's what kep' me eoin', folks the chapel bell. It just seemed to be callfn' me home"
 Joseph Stagg, carried his niece up to Mrs. Gormleys little house, while one of the men helped Chet along to the same destination. The seamstress met them at the door. wildly excited
 And what do you think?s she cried. They took Mandy Parlow home in Tins hack. She was just done up, they tell me. pullin that chapel bell. Did you ever hear of such q silly crit ter-just because she couldn't find the sexton i'
 Hum you and l both seem to be mistaken about what constitutes silli- ness, Mrs. Gormley," grumbled the hardware dealer T was for calling your Chet silly. till l learned what he'd done. And you'd better not call Miss Mandy silly. The sound of the chapel bell gave Us all our bearings Both of 'em, Chet and Miss Mandy, did their best"
 Carolyn May was taken home in Tins hack, too. To her surprise Tim Was ordered to stop at the Parlow house and go in to ask how Miss Amanda was.
 By this time the story of her pulling Of the chapel bell rope was all over Sunrise Cove and the hack driver was naturally as curious as anybody. So he willingly went into the Parlow cot tase bringing back word that she was resting comfortably Doctor Nugent having just left her
 An she's one brave gal," declared Tim. "Pitcher of George Washington! pullin that bell rope ain't no baby's job"
 Carolyn May did not altogether un- aerstan6 what Miss Amanda had done, but she Was greatly pleased that Gnele Joe had SD plainly displayed his interest in the carpenters daughter.
 The next morning Carolyn May seemed to be in good condition In- deed, she was the only individual yi- tally interested in the adventure who did not pay for the exposure. Even Prince had parked his legs being hauled out on the ice. Uncle Joe had caught q bad cold in his head and snf= fered from it for some time. Miss Amanda remained in bed for several days. But it was poor Chet Gormley who paid the dearest price for par ticipation i'll the exciting incident. Doe tor Nugent had hard work fighting off pneumonia.
 Mir. Stags surprised himself by the interest he took in Chet. He closed his store twice each day to call at the Widow Gormley's house.
 Mir. Stags found himself talking with Chet more than he ever had before The boy was lonely and the man found spark of interest in his heart for him that he had never previously discov- cred. He began to probe into his young employees thoughts, to learn something of his outlook on life per haps, even, he got some inkling of Chets ambition.
 That week the ice went entirely out of the cove. Spring was at hand, with it's muddy roads, blue skies, sweeter airs, soft rains and q general revivifying feeling.
 Aunty Rose declared that Carolyn May began at once to "perk up." Per haps the cold. long winter had been hard for the child to bear.
 One day the little girl had a more than ordinarily hard school task to perform. Everything did not come easy to Carolyn May, "by any manner