Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-11-24

this! Cook Cook! Come here, run, run
directly
The cook, a fat Irish woman with a red
face and reddish hair, came putting and
blowing to the foot Of the stairs.
20. cook, run quick and save theml Two
officers. Drowning there at the pieri o.,
rrln, run quick, cook please"
"Is it sogers they arel Bedad, thin, the
divil fear Of them Sure, an indeed was
coorted by a sergeant meself, and ser he, sez
he
But Miss Landon could not wait TO hear
honest BridgetS "reminiscences. She sped out
of the house and down to the pier, the poodle
barking furiouSly in front and Bridget
putting like female locomotive in the rear
They reached the beach just in time to
meet the two dripping officers coming out Of
the water. If Miss Landon had not been so
excited she might have thought it singular
that the drowned man was riding on the
Others back, and that, though his eyes were
shut. he seemed TO cling vigorously to his
friends neck But she neither noticed this
nor anything else in her efforts to emulate
Grace Darling on that coast
"Oh. saw YOU fall into the water; l am so
glad she stammered, mConsequently. How
brave it WAS Of you; but will he dieT
Pollux shook his head dmesningly-hke Lord
Bacon in the play.
1T all depends on prompt measures. II we
could only put him to bed at once, now"
oh, bring him into the house. My name
is Liy-MiSs Landon, you know-and I'm
sure papa will not be angry when it is a mat
ter of life and death"
Deed, thin, but he'd be q naygur IL he
was anything else, - said Bridget
Chuckling at the success Of his expert
mert, Pollux--who was u young athlete
ran his friend at the double into the cottage,
while the two women followed at their best
pace behind in much perturbation,
"Ge must put him into the masters own
bed, ," quoth Bridget, who was the only ser
want left this Sunday in the house, "and give
him plenty Of rum and brandy. That's what
cures the sogers, as Sergt. Heavy stirn many
any many's the time -
Take him up to papas room Up the
stairs to the right Can do anything, sire
Oh, please tell me ="
He should have hot stockings full OF salt
on his legs and feet. >" said Pollux gravely.
Would Bridget's do" she inquired
eagerly. "Shc wears blue wooleners, very
warm and thick
Il think, said Pollux, shaking his head,
that Lisle thread. size skies, would suit his
complaint better"
She blushei, for she saw he was regarding
her boots. After this, though anxious 10 he
of every assistance, she did not seem 10 be
vary much afraid of fatal consequences
from the accident.
In the midst of the to-do, while Bridget
uaS conIippr f,,r,, nd tSafar ap,I nj
frequently tasting the MIXTURE in the
kitchen, and while Castor was carefully
tucked into Mr. Landoas bed by his friend,
who had enrobad himself in Mr.. LandOns
dressing gown and neither garments the afOre-
said procession returned from church. Lily
few down the stairs Ikea bird, but no:
quicker than the indignant poodle.
20, papa, dear! Only think. They werc
all but drowned, when We saved them; that
is, and cook. o, wasn't it a mercy! The
two officers They ore in your bed
She burst into tears, as girls do under sud
den excitement
Two officers, and in my bcdm exclaimed
her father wrathfully. What does this
meant Are you msdf
~OnIy one, papa" she said humbly, and
looking down.
"PishI Well, they shall get out Of the
house faster than they came in, he cried, and
bounded up the stairs.
But even Mr.. Landon was silenced by what
he saw in his bedroom. The blinds were
all drawn and the room darkened. A young
man with a curly head lay in his bed. His
eyes were slut and his face pallid. The
latter was due, 1t must be confessed, to an
application of violet powder from the toilet
table. There mere great black marks under
his eyes-from a lump OF coal in the CRATE
and MIR. Landon began to think that matters
were really worse than he thought More
over, he had caught Bridgets reference to
the nobility, and Mr. Landon, like many
self-made men, dearly loved lord.
well, sir, he caid to Pollux.
Necessity knows no law" said Pollux sell
tentiously. "A glance at my poor dear
friend there will show that there was no al.
tentative but to bring him here"
He had better have a DOCTOR" observed
Mr.. Landon, nodding at the bed"
Not ON any account He would never for
I'VE me Tor maFIng so much Of his case lie
will be all right presently. 1t is rot the first
ime he has been drowncd-or the last"
i trust not, said the other, walking out of
he room.
He was met in the passage by Miss Wizard
md Lily.
Il saould like to see the YOUTH said the
.irst
so should l." said Lily
You may" to Miss Wizard. As for you,
o your room at once, Miss, and don't
leave it till these young men have gone from
The house"
Miss Wizard stole into the room on tiptoe,
with her fingers, encas,d in black mittens, to
her mouth.
is he dying!" she whispered. $50 young
and SO fair! How dreadful! Does he say
He seems to want TO speak" ohe
bent her head, and the moribund whispered
in her ear
IF YOU are sure he is DIVING" she said t0
Pollux, there can be no harm in his seein.
Lily for this once, though what lie can have
10 say TO her that he cannot say TO me, am
sure don't know
Alone murmured the diving man, and
Pollux, looking augI.ily at him, had to 90 out
with Miss Wizard to the corridor.
Miss Iandon was all for praying by the
sick mans he'd when She was ushered in with