Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-08-31

Continued.
"Lorl did they say that?" said
Elizabeth, squeezing the boys hand
in the interest she took.
II say DON'T You hurt. Here, cut
up sol , that dacklum and warm IL.
and S, K IL on. Then one on EN-
said he Ooked throguh the keyhOle
one day. and saw the doctor sharpen
ing his knife; and that set mother of
crying, and she sets down on a door
step, and goes on till she made me
wild. and the more she cried and said
she'd take me away the more they
danced about, and called me body
snatcheT."
How awful. said Elizabeth, hold
ing a strip OF diachylOn az the end Of
the scissors to warm at the fire.
"Bur / got the old woman of at
last for twOpence. and soon as she'd
gone / was coming home. and met
them four again. and they began at
me once more"
Did Trey, thoughts" said Elizabeth.
yes, AMI I pitched into EN-; and so
would any one. I say. Why it's
enough to make the old woman fetch
me away. I say. Liz, you don't want
me 10 go, do yOu!
Indeed, but do, sir"
mo, you don't say, Liz, I'm so
precious hungry. Got anything TO give
a fellow?"
mo. You took out two slices of
bread and dripping to eat as you
went"
BOb nodded.
why you never went and give
them to that old woman, did your"
"Ah. your mothers been dead ten
years said Bob sententiously.
"S'pOse I did give Il TO her? II was
mine. and / wasn't obliged to eat it,
was I? Thanlye, thatn do"
Bob patted the plaster down on his
knuclzles, and had reached the kitchen
door. when Elizabeth OF the smudy
fare called him by name, and. with
as near an approach to a smile as she
could display, showed him a piece of
pudding on the cupboard shelf.
and you said you wanted me to
go" said Bob, with his mouth full,
after a busy pause; but I know'd you
didn't mean II. I say, Liz. is that big
gent with the rings and chains and
shiny hat going to marry Miss Rich?"
Il don't know" said Elizabeth, sud
denly growing deeply interested.
Why"
Because he's always coming TO see
the doctor, and whenever let him in
he asks me where Miss Rich is. and
gives ne something"
Lori"
Eyes. and he looks at her 500
do he, now? And what does Miss
Rich say?"
"Oh. she only talks TO him about its
being fine or rainy, and as IL she
didn't want 10 stop in the room"
Then she IS" said Elizabeth
triumphantly.
rs? IL what?"
Going 20 marry him. That's the
proper way for a lady to behave"
"Oh." said Bob shortly, and a
curious frown came over his coun-
tenance. I don't like him. some
how. wish one didn't want money
quite so bad"
Bob went upstairs, and the place
being empty he shut himself up in the
surgery, TO indulge in a morbid taste
for trying flavor OF OdOr OF everything
in the place, and fortunately so far
without fatal or even dangerous re-
suits.
After a time he had a it, and
prescribed for himself Syrup Aurantii
so much in cold water, leaving him
self in imagination in the chair while
he mixed the medicine, and going
back 70 the chair TO take II. After re-
covering from his imaginary at, he
spelled over a number Of the Lancet,
dwelling long over an account OF an
operation OF a novel kind: and ending
by standing u-Cn 4 chair and carefully
noting the contents Of the doctors
glass Jars OF preparations. which he
turned round AMI round till he was
tired, and came down, TO finish the
morning by helping himself 10 about
a teasUOOnf Oh chlOraJe OF potash,
which he placed in his trOusers-pocket,
not from any intention OF taking II TO
purify his blood. but 20 drop in
pinches in the kitchen fire and startle
Elizabeth.
Teach her not 70 say things ascn
my old woman" said Bob. Just as
II she can helD being old"
CHAPTER ".
A Sisters Trial.
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