Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-22

AZ don't know Of anything that is
more exactly like you" was Aunt
jane Mary's kindly comment. "Wen,
what's in the desk?''
The market-book and the money
what money?''
''The money the new 'boarder- gave
me to keep for her."
:. 'Wen, can't you keep it as. well
with the key broken off as with it
whole? 7 should think it was safer
so than the other way"
eyes. it is." faltered. "but she
wants it,
What for?"
''She's going"
"What! The new boarder going?
The boarder who only came yester-
day! What have you done to her.
Sophronia ?"
81 haven't done anything" said I,
half crying-"at least I've done.
everything. I've been as kind as kind
could be. but leave it TO you, Aunt
Jane Mary. if we can harbor a per
son in the house who gets up at all
hours OF the night TO see men, and
Who
SIT was my brother" The voice
came from the doorway.
Aunt Jane Mary gave a scream.
She hated to be caught looking as
she did at that moment.
go downstairs" said I. go down!
Go downstairs, she'll have a fit"
."T1l. cure her." said the boarder.
Aunt Jane Mary's jaw worked con-
vulsively. The new boaFder ap-
preached the bed.
There! Therei" she said sooth-
ing1y. She took Aunt Jane Mary's
hand in one OF hers and smoothed it
with the other. have thought
since that she: must have possessed
hypnotic power. "I've seen worse
looking people than you in my pro-
fession-not much, though" she said,
turning to me. Nov. now. There!
There!" She .stroLed Aunt Jane
Mary's arm with her thin brown hand
as she spoke. There! You'll be all
right presently. There! Are you
feeling better? Run down to my
room"-she turned to me-"and
open that little. black bag that sets
on the table, and bring me that bot
tie. of pale yellow liquid. Get a
CuUIOIO1 Spun <tS w CohOs pt4St
the dining-room and some water.
Oh! You have water here. Go quick
ly! There! There! Where is the
pain?"
Aunt Jane Mary, who loved to be
made much Of. lay as quiet as a
mouse.
Instinctiveiy I obeyed, and running
swiftly down. the stairs, I got the
bottle, spoon, and glass, and. re-
turned to the upper chamber. AS I
came in the door, Miss Dacres was
lifting Aunt Jane Mary up on her
pillows with the tenderness required
the stroking of her arm, with the
soothing There! .Therel' which
seemed a part Of her trade. To my
astonishment, Aunt Jane Mary al
lowed her to drop a few globules of
the pale yellow liquid in a glass half
full Of water and, give it to her.
Then the soothing in. the way of
stroking and words continued, and
Aunt Jane Mary had soon dropped
off into a natural slumber.
Miss Dacres gently disengaged her
self and went Quietly down the stairs
I followed slowly after.
'sYou can't go until afternoon -
said J.; "the keys broken off in the
lock, and I can't get at your money!
"Can't some one round here pick
lock?"
s.I'm afraid not" said I. ''There is
no one nearer than the village. I
am going down there by and by, and
r he 1n0l-S,,,ifh 70
''I'u go down on my Wheel" said
she.
'sNo,' said I, suspecting something,
knew not what, from her readiness,
81 will go myself. You don't know
where the locksmith lives, and I
want"
81 could ask, I suppose. The place
isn't so alfred big-I mean, the
village is not a place of such mag
nifcent distances-that-''
NO." said I, ''but wish to see the
people at the store, and get some
stamps at the post Office, and I. may
as well see to it myself
"Very WELL" said she, turning away
stiff1y into her room. Perhaps. after
all, as you're the one to be benefited
you had better do the walking"
This was so entirely what 1 should
have to do that I smiled family. I
looked in at her door, and saw that
the work was yet for me to do
81 must make that bed. first, I sup
pose,'' said /, with a sigh.
'sOh, no, you needn't; I'll make the
bed; just as lief as not. Besides, as
7 am going, and youth have to put
on clean sheets for the next conner,
perhaps I'd better leave it as it isl
II can't bear to think of it," said
I. 81 never left a room like that