West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-01-02
A BLUE PRINT.

Everything was bright and cheerful
and wintry and cold about Dr. Bebu.'s
stnctly limited family sanitarium up in
Vhe Saranac woods. The snow was BRIGHT
and the sky was cheerful, and the Ain
was wintry and most peoples feet was
cold.
DR. Bebus himself might be described
IN the same way. He was oyerwhclm.
ingly bright and chcerful-when Won
came-and chillingly wintry and cold
when you inquired into the extras in hi,
OIL at the end Of your stay.
Most OF the strictly limited family wero
out oil doors on that fine December dov
Those who didn't drive out were driven
out by the doctor, who told them that
thcy had come there for the Saranac mir
@ ana the Saranac air they should have.
Ihey got II, too. 1t was the pripoiplc
article Of diet at the doctors table.
lhcrc were only six of us, all told
hree aged persons sat wrapped up in
iurs on the sunny side of the verandah
drawing IN the Saranac air through res.
Plrators, Jack Collins was of. SLEIGH
ridlng Miss Belle Prendergast. the pretty
daughter Of the agedest ] was IoaGno
around the front door, aud wondering
why ! wasn't where Jack was
JACK and / were Except Miss BeTcl
inc only people who were not upltbcrc in
tuoercular or bronchial capacity. There
was nothing the matter with our LUNGS or
our bronchs. We had ittlcstroublo
that had sent US into temporary. retire.
ment; but it had pretty ncarlu blown
over.
had about concluded to getSmv Gun
ana go and shoot q moose for simmer
an idea that had often occurred TO me
during my stay, but that had never car
Tled out-whcu i observed two vouuo
men approaching in sleigh. They wcre
coming from the station, and / 0azed
upon them with interest Their SLEIGH
u.e" ,'pat the door, and they got ont
nc three ageds walked up and stared
blankly DR.. Bebus and Mrs Bcbus and
Miss Bebus came ont ON the vcrandab and
beamcd upon them Mis- Bohus baJ
been sweet thing waen ringIete v.rrc
the go, and she hung onto the rnelc,,
and thought she hung on TO the sweet
ness.
looked at those two men and felt that
Icould Kick them with great comfort
One Of them had q guitar iu 70 green bailc
ulster. The other had camera and "a
tripod
Wmlc they were unloadin0t their iustru.
mcnts Of torture and their vripgacks +
saw Jack coming sucakina around from
the back of the house Old Prcndergast
saw him, too.
III, There, You Mr. Coutus., where
my dartcr2"
Don't know, sir, q" said Jack: udont
YOU I've just come in from walk "
with your drivin' gloves ON. chv'
couehed the old gentleman: "whcres my
dartcr7'
Here am, Papa, said Belle, coming
up from the other side of tho house: uTvc
just been to the village after The mail BE-
'Artcr himi--a-a-a-h' said the AGED
relapsing into his rcspirator. Belle took
him away and smoothcd him down, and
gave him a paper to read 10 s9otbod
the aged
Then the now comers marched up, and
we were all introduced The murderer
with the guitar was Mr. Jaoworth The
assassin with the camera was C0hcc.
'lntrestd in cameras" inquired Cohce
Of Jack who was studying The accordion
pieats OF thc machine
Don't know how to play on it, said
Jack
Why, that's Photographic machine "
said Cohce.
''An't that % coucortinoH asked JacA
That's the bellows, said Cohee.