Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-29
Opportunity
" ALyAH J. GARTH


2<-AA prominent IN me eyes OF his Tel
low citizens He had led an easy
going. humdrum life in woodvIIIe ::
had always earned 9 good living. hsd
some property. and By curious
switch In local politics. was noni-
mated as candidate 10 the state sem
ate and was VERY proud and ambitious
over the circumstance
II was OF his motherIeSs daughter
Myrtle that he first thought when
public honor was thus thrust up0n
him- He had guarded her jealousy
since early girlhood- often mapped ont
mentally Z career Of social p-omI-
neace. q husband with q future, bur
I'D one coming along who exactly
answered 10 these requirements. the
stubborn. sef-opiniOns1ed old fellow
had discouraged male company for
Myrtle. and she had led : rather
dreary and companionless life
He vas seated with her upon the
porch engroSSed in discussing bis
prospects and plans with her. mean
tine casually and indiferently eyeTng
3 stranger seated On lower step max
ing way with a lunch Myrtle had Civ
e1 him He was poorly dressed, IN
shaver looked the tramp and hoEsle-
less one. indeed pet there vas some
thing about him that suggested better
days Al the signs we're o. poverty
and NOT OF dissipation He had~a
clear. Intelligent eye. and when NJ
had asked for food he had Insisted
frSt On earning i BY wedding 4 zar-
den patch More than once his glance
wandered 20 bIfthe IisSone Myrtle. |
and ar the sane tine he took in what
her father said-
You can Sc ! an in e pre5ica- |
men1. Myrtle and there seems te - /
No ene here in W0efyIiIe who csn !
help me- out Of Il OF courSe. rzsi.z
here Il hoEne- where al ny friends !
live. I VIII get the fuII vote The /
other counties hare 70 - canvasSeyl, /
thoEzsh- In fact I m1Sr have 3 smart.
uI-so-iate eaH-E.aisn manager ard !
se9e one 70 hep ne SCI 10 NJ
speeeheS IN preSen1aIle form
Just then 3 EiF7 friend came along
tie street and called 70 Myrtle. vrhs
joined her s. Tia gaze Her fa-her.
Ell Ell 49,. 49, -.a-.e- So.evhar sz--s4sl
:
cap. came uPol the porch
sssIT. Bruce be said 4 have ben
listening 10 what yOu have said about
xour Political situation / an fully
exlsrEeleed and prepared 10 .acr II
your behalf
-1eu eiaealated Bruce amazefiv.
scanning the tramP5Sh attire before
him. L
4s Don't judge a doVvn-znd-out
without knowing so-ething more than
the surface els aE=alt bin lou Sd :
can ne BerfraTn Carlisle. maj IS
nor NJ nFme. bur II vii answer: 1
was for sEo years private secretary
"a "a --- -----.or 81 a Western state !
managed q long campaign fer a.ln-
wrote his speeches and they reelect-
ed him Then hard luck came 70 ne
Set ne on ny feet: give me chance
and see what / can do for you
If what YOu say Is true spoke
Bruce after 2 minute OF meditation.
-come 70 ny Office down-to~n IL an /
hour
The sO-caIEed Bertram Carlisle r.
fused 70 tel more about himself when /
he appeared IN response 20 the ap-
poEntmenr- They had long talk
Carlisle had lot been particularly no
4iced in the town Bruce trusted lin
with 2 hundred dollars. With insIruc-
rioas TO get himself in shape in =
neighboring town
When Be-rram Carlisle returned
next asv q WoOdviHe ne was Ike :
new being When Mr. Bruce took him
10 the house and introduced the well
ErooEned Mr. Carlisle 70 Myrtle. ro-
for moment did she connect him
with the tramp OF two days previous
ne young man soOn proved his
exDer1ness. gaining the desirable pub
Lefty for his client helping him frame
his speeches and scoring & complete
success Bruce made q credi-aoae
campaign was elected BY q large Ea-
5ority and paid his helper very LID
eral sum for his active cooperation
II vas SIX months later at the state
capitol that father and daughter met
Carlisle al a reception Time had
improved the young man and Myrtle
looked startled when he vas adj
dressed as Mr. Gage"
That Is my real name Miss
Bruce explained the young man a
zanderer. / vas II odds with NY "a
fher when you first knew me- bUt he
did noz then aElude 10 his tramp az
per1ence-
Thai came later. after he had Eis-
tied Myrtle 81 her home several
times. and had expressed the love he
fer for her and knew that she r.
->aEEed his affection
DO xoa think / care TIE less for
yUu because you we're estrang=6 from
your family and IN pOFertyT Al 10 =
said Myrtle on were only a prince
n 1atters- Ton love ne that Is 81
i'm all
Aud Woodvi:ie -e7er EDex the -Tsas
story OF the engaging gourlE man ESaS
had helped Arnold Bruce win his vi
end had won a. his bride the bells
Of he village
Life i made I'D of many such II
perSences- en;y II this instance a
his aarkesf tfur Bar1-aB Gaze seizes
an opportunity and made good
Ssa4e senator and faIiBer-ln-lsN-