Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-08-18
In Fiayiing
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By EVELYN MERCER


pure and unadulterated imagination 7.
But Barton has certainly been duh.
gloomy. nervous and irritable ever
since he came hack from the outing
trip. He has no appetite i hear him
groaning in his sleep nights. tie
won't mingie with the young people, as
usual. and he will wander about the
garden signing and woehegone- There
must be something the matter WITH
him.
We'll. I have looked him over and
cannot find the slightest trace or as
ease asserted Doctor March IT may
be the reaction from his long tramp.
However. send him down TO the ONCE
and viii give him some medicine that
viii brace him up"
Mrs. Grey was truly anxious for her
son. Six months out or college. the
youngest OF three sons, his two broth
erS married and settled in life His
father was the wealthieSt man in town.
their home model. almost luxurious
Barton had free swing, so far as
money was concerned, and his folks
had asked him TO spend ayear at home
before choosing q. profession
To the office OF Doctor Marsh he
went. as directed by his mother, that
afternoon. He fdgetted around rest
leSSly while the doctor was attending
10 another patient He looked bored
and ambitiOnleSS as the doctor, whom
he had known since childhood, sat
down opposite 70 him.
Now. young man. he spoke, "out
with il. What is the troubled In
debt? The ghost or some college lark?
I'm going TO give you some medicine
SIS matter of form, but ii isn't medi-
cine you need"
mo, Ii would be waste" declared
Barton Doctor, you're good solid
friend. and am going TO make con
feSsion. and ask you TO help me out
Good for your applauded the doc
tor.
4 came across girl. young lady.
on my outing trip. whom / am going to
win as my wife, or die OF a broken
heart
Rubbish. BartonI But let US have
the Details
There are none. ! saw her twice,
at q distance. I have never spoken
70 her. but. sure as love at first sight
Is reality, she Is the only girl shall
ever love-"
'who is shey'
The niece OF a farmer named Dick
son. hundred miles away from here.
She is spending the summer on the
farm, working like all Of them Dainty.
Il <~-r - H A.
idolize. Her people are sturdy. bred
in-thewool farmers who would scout
the idea OF encouraging her acQuaint-
ance with an idler with only money
behind him What I want you to do
Is to tell my folks that need a couple
OF months Of hard. practical work on
4 farm I'll DO the rest"
Helpful friend that he was, with
quite q tinge Of romanticism In his ma
ture DR. Marsh entered into the plan
with Barton And the latter lost no
time in carrying out his plans. He
left home wearing a common. plain
suit OF clothes Two days later he
was Installed at the Hardy farm just
adjoining that of John Dickson. as
common Iaborer. earning per month
about as much as he had spent reck-
Iessly per day in past extravaganza.
He had white hands, and there was
an air OF dignity and manliness about
him. and the first time Imogen Wal
worth met him face to face she liked
him. She was the busiest mortal pos
sible.- There was not part OF farm
labor In which she did not engage
seemed 10 love the exercise. and was
smiling or singing most OF the time
Doubtless, reasoned Barton, she must
be some poor connection Of Farmer
Dickson But what did that matteri
Had he not enough Of sordid means
for bothf
II was when the two farms united
their working forces in haying time
that Barton at last told his love to
Inogen- II was on top Of load Of
the new-mown provender that Imogen
told him that she loved him. too. II
was during a moonlight stroll just
after that when Barton thought II
best % make confession Of his real
identity and prospects And he would
up With
And am so delighted with farming
that Lam going back home to tell the
folks they can settle Us down for life
on a lovely old 16O-acre place we
own"
r. Il ought to Danish you, / suppose.
for decetving me-" scolded Imbgen-
mildly, but you have become SO SEN
sible and practical that I wiz forgive
you II takes all the romance out of
1t. for have fortune Of my own. and
simply came down to uncle and aunt
to learn to be of some use IN the
world"
II was a new, buoyant. rejuvenated
Barton who appeared at the old home
stead a month after that 1t was
genuine welcome that his father and
mother awarded Imogen Walworth
when he brought over his afianced
bride a week later.
Il said it was all Imagination Doc
tor Marsh told Mrs Grey. with a
chuckIe- II was wrong-it was Imo-
gen-ationF~
The Judicial Temperament
- when my wife and disagree she's
always right" said an upstate justice;