The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-29

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 Greasy sighed with deepening gloom. But when can I get out of here?" he expostulated.
 T figger not afore spring." was the reply.
 Greasy climbed down out of the cockpit with another prodigious sigh, and headed for town on the trail of Tony and pr. Luke.
 Both the old doctor and his young interne nephew were al- ready hard at work at the church. hospital with their precious serum. Before the next 24 hours had come and gone, the crisis was past. Grad ually the children, except two, for whom help had arrived too late, began to recover and were returned to their homes. Father Bonel was able to restore his little board church to Q place of worship.
 The slow routine of winter again settled down over Moosetown. Tony and Greasy, stuck for the win- Iter until the first boat should are rive in the spring, made the best of 1t. A spare room in Dr. Luke's house was made available for them, cramped but adequate.
 Tony pottered about, helping his uncle when he could. Greasy had the broken ship hauled to pr. Luke's barn as soon as the blizzard broke, and began an overhaul which at first seemed hopeless, but gradually began to take shape. A strut strengthened, Q spare part dug up in the village garage, fabric patches made with sail-cloth and impromptu dope. As the weeks passed, the ship began to look like itself again. It was slow work, but, Greasy philosophical, there was nothing else to do.
 Then Tony met Mary Mackenzie. It was at Q little evening party at Nurse Kennedy's. Tony was seated ct the old-fashioned melodeon, try ing to decoy from 1t something little more spirited than the hymn tunes to which 1t long had been ac- customed. He did not notice her entrance, nor the greetings as she removed her snow-covered coat and Arctics. All he ever recalled af- terward was feeling presence be- side him, hearing vaguely some muttered words of introduction by Nurse Kennedy. Then he looked up into Q face that seemed to contra dict every impression he had re- ceived from the bleakness of Moosetown. Tony's fingers at the keyboard were not the only thing that missed Q beat at that moment.
 Gradually Tony began to realize that he LIKED Moosetown. The days slid by and the spring thaws approached without his realizing 1t. More and more often he and Mary Mackenzie found 1t pleasant to be together. There were merry even- ings at the doctors house, an oc- casional dance In the hall above the village store. Spring drew near, with the breaking of the snow bound winter, and the arrival of the first boat from outside" But Tony found himself not caring e boot whether spring came or not. Somehow the "outside," Montreal, without Mary Mackenzie! was something he could not get excited about.
 Not so pr. Luke. He was reach- ing Q decision. A thick file of let- ters in his "ofiice" was gradually convincing him that nothing could be done by mall toward achieving the ambition of his heart. That was Q modern hospital in the Moosetown area where the gravest of his flrst-aid cases could get bet- ter care, and most of ell, where the babies could get the kind of atten- ton they need. Dr. Luke had just about decided to go to Mont real by the first spring boat and make his plea at the company" ofiices In person.
 As soon as the ice began to break up, the re-echoing whistle of the North Star" told Moosetown that the winter spell had indeed been broken. To man, all of Moose- town conveyged on the dock where the North Star" drew toward the wharf. And when the gangplank rattled down, they rushed aboard for more eagerly than the advance guard of the summers lunlbermen were disembarking.
 A long line formed ct the purser's ofiice, seeking -long-awaited pack ages and freight. Among them were . set of wheels and the last few parts needed by Greasy to put his ship In running order again. He fairly leaped for Dr. Luke's barn with the packages and boxes under his arm. Greasy didn't care for Moosetown. Nt
 Besides, he had In his inside pock- ct c letter from the girl he had planned to marry the previous au- tunan. It was not entirely sympa- thetic, and ended "You get back here just as soon as you can. Who do you think you are. Admiral Byrd?"
 Pausing only for unloading and slowing outbound cargo, tho "North Star" was soon ready to leave again for tho 'outside."
 On sailing day. Mary Mackenzie called to soy gOodby to ur. Luke Finding no ono at the house, shs
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