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didn't .leep any better than before. Somebody

| utlh u EIOND II Nlhn iOE SOHuOuub1
else said that II 1 would tie n feather DUST an
ordinary goose feather. you know to the end
so so That he feather "a I na"E would fibS be about atH% a foot ABOVE
my face. and then lie there and watch 1t sway
back and forth us l b%Teathcd on 1t, would soon
possibly 20 to sleep with n light In the room, so
the woman said that ! could hang up the feather
Just the same, and then imagine lsaw 1t floating
~ thought I'd try it. There wasn't any way
tied the string to the handle OF, my umbrella
and stuck that over the top of tho .headboard.
l got the feather In what l considered tho proper
locate the feather: aud settled myself under
anything in my life! First, I would give .
good strong blow breezy again, you seo-and
t men, l , T"u' faI PIT up my nHT1 to Try to S d5sG9yer
believe the tricks that, feather played. ia be
sure j. was off In one direction when II would
out at a certain point and try to blow the feather
against II. Then tried to bat the feather from
one hand tothe other. II was so exciting, and
the fact that it was nil in tho dark made 1T
doubiy attractive. But Ididn't go to sleep.
tho square thing Ty my friends sugxcstion. SO /
settled down to let the schere have n chance. ]
was really getting sleepy, too. when turned
over with u little too much energy, and down
came feather, umbrella, and ALL ltried IL the
next night, and the next, but, either the whole
feather come down and tickle my nose and ears,
80 gave 1t M.
4 lllcN HuUlneT sCUclne u my O"N IlNtu-
ton; The theory was all right, but H. didn't
work out ms well AS should have liked. You
the Too ny S Ws ;p'n MY d ide enS w sSI To a, {, M" the .s s%@ ns
end by different ,neans. 1t seemed simple
enough. i Just left tho door into tho bathroom
open, and then arranged the faucets 40 tltt
therc was II continual slowcrln the tin tub. by
thc why; you sec there arc some advantages in
not reaching cleanliness by way OF china
Mrs. Gothatn Looked puzzled.
~. y! don't think unaerstand" she said,
" Nothing Mt NIL, Mrs. GDthamI You're per-
fcct!y right. ! was ONLY was only-you didn't
see the connection. hut really II wasn't so bad.
You Know ! haven't II porcelain tub. Well.
porcelain is china. you see. 80 naturally | don't
take my baths in china. That's an improve
hirnt on TIE way put 1t frst9 You see now
WAY; | . thinkIof course. / know
anxi5"nslSy". w. Not Sop' porcela ims Consequently not
cn!,a.9h Il, well! never mind! Talk about eat.
ing tue bitter fruit OF ones transgressions." she
We'll. / was going to tell you abort my patter-
ing of the rain upon the %batlItub. I'm inclined TO
think that IT. might Lave worked pretty well.
but n medical friend of mine happened to come
In one morning before | had turned the rain OF.
hue and cry about sewer gas. Said ifI didn't shut
the bathroom door she wouldn't answer for the
consequences. don't know that they had
asked her to answer for them, but she seemed
to have such "A sense Of res possibility that |
respected her feelings and promised to shut the
II consolcd myself by thinking that ! could
turn or enough more rain to make II audible
i'A''ah t4N t''N iihk \ 4 LUCIA uiitiA
about midnight and then | turned on the water,
turned GU, the light, and turned in myself. 1t
made q good imitation of y violent rainstorm
when the water comes pouring out Of the angle
OF the roofs and falls in a perfect Niagara on
the tin roof OF the porch below. ltdoesn't do
that way here, but it does out in Oshkosh, and I
was being lulled into the sweetest sleep when l
heard some one knock on my door,
VIII is it q | asked through the keyhole. -.
The waters. running In your Bathroom
aid the woman from the next apartment
~ know It is | replied calmly. IT'S a
stormy night
band. who was evidently standing in the door
"'She says 1t is n stormy night said the
woman.
stormy nothing Growled the man. It's
I'm afraid she's gone crazy. John
awak"s IN IN Irn|y ya "t np'' TIL " "I Ia E'.fk =" r ue sGps
the netShho"-''
Pm afr a, to i~rritate her. John. She might
murder rs all IN our beds
I'm tell her. then,' and he did,. in language
that strovc to be both forcible and polite. but
succeeded better in the first attempt than in the
second. There | was. I tried to explain to
them that hadn't been sleeping Tor weeks and
weeks. ard. that really | Thought ii WAS my
turn: but they didn't SEQ it that way. so l had
sign myself to another s~lecpless night. That
was the only thing. of NIL that ! tried. that
promised 10 be successful. Everything else
made me grow more and more s~leepless. and
I've made up my mind that I'll never try an
other scheme. no matter what it is"
That's too bad exclaimed Mrs. Gotham.
81 iust now thought OF an infaliible method.
and it's so simple"
What is it?' asked the Western woman.
apologeticaliy.
Its only to tie your head up tightly in red
flannel. covering your eyes and your ears. too.
It's splendid"
1T couldn't do any harm" said the Western
couldn't object 10 that. Maybe / will try it. but
l know 1t won't do any good