Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-10-26

/ up for his special amusement.
Then the doctor he took you into
his room, and you had some BRAN
water hot. I smelt it. And then he
come and got down one o. the bottles,
and misked you up a dollop o physic
and heared you both a-buzzing away,
and talking about wheer you'd been.
The doctor KEEP coaxing OF you, like,
TO 90 10 sleep, ana somehow that sent
me off"
What. in that box with those"
"Oh, yes, | don't mind them.
often nips in there when any ones
coming"
did you hear anything else, Bob?"
said Rich excitedly, as she held the
boys hand.
Not till some one else come, and
knocked Two or three times; and
was going TO answer the door, when
the doctor came and turned down the
gas, and then ! lay still, and heard
him putting the physic bottles away
afore ned let 'em in; didn't you, sir?"
The doctor smiled, and shook his
head.
'Wny, | heared you!" said the boy
reFroachfully; land then you turns up
the gas again, and lifts the lid bit,
and sees it was two men and an &C
cident."
AN accident?"
Yes, Miss, chap as they said had
been run over; and they brings him
/ in, and | lay still and listens, for I
says as 1t was a good chance 10 hear
operation, if / couldn't see one"
go on, boy; go on"
"All. right, sir. Well, as | listens
oh, it was good. The chap groans
and hoilers about his chest, and then
he makes no end of fuss, and the
doctor says he'll soon be all right;
and then-whoosh!- croosh! l hears
as if some one had been hit, AMI a
big fall-quelch! Then l lay very
still, for / was scared. heard some
4 one get off the box, and a lot o.
whispering, and ] dursn't move, for
! fear they should know l was there.
But when / did peep, and lifted the
lid softly, there was the doctor lying
close 10 the box, on his face, and /
/ thought he was dead.
That give me a turn, Miss" con
tinued tho boy, after moistening his
1 lips, for his voice had become husky.
and | don't think I knowed what
: happened till heerd a skeary kind
o noise, and a loud sort o whop in
the 'sulting-Toom; and then the door
was opened, and | see the light shin
/ ing on you a-lying on the sofa-you,
F., sir-sleep or shamming, and a man in
there too, a-lying down, and-and-I-
| can't help 1t, Miss amt had much
to eat lately, and II"
| Poor Bob let himself sink in a heap
upon the floor, covered his face with
his hands, and burst into a fit of
sobbing.
There was another fit of sobbing
heard, for grimy-faced Elizabeth
rushed forward, pumped down beside
the boy, anu took his head to her
breast, to rock him to and fro.
Poor boy" said Rich softly, and
she took his hand
The touch was like magic; for Bob
lifted up his dirty fearful face, all
smiles.
Its all right, Miss; I'm on'y a bit
upset Only let me get into the
surgery again, ana I knows what to
take TO put me right"
Can you tell US any more, my
lad?" said Mark kindly.
Course l can, sir; not much,
though, for | dunno what come over
me. | see them two a-lying about,
and as something horrid was the
matter, and | come over all wet and
sick; and then | don't remember any
more till l seemed to wake up with a
headache, and couldn't make out what
| it all meant; and when | could |
lifted up the box-lid, and put out my
But there was the doctor lying Oh
his face; and though all was very
quiet, / knowed the other dead 'un
must be in the 'sulting-room, and
lay there 'fraid to move, and all of
pruspiration."
Did you hear anything else?" said
Rich eagerly.
Yes, Miss; heared the window
broke, and you come, and the perlice-
man, and l heared all you said; but
dursn't move, for fear the perlice-
man should think did 1.-THE perlice
is such WINNERS, you know; and last
of all, / hears the perliceman begin
hunting about, and got scared again.
and tried to hide; and jus as | picks
up that there white skull, and was
trying whether l couldn't get lower,
he opens the lid, and bangs ii down"
Should you know the men AGAIN."
asked Mark eagerly.
Dunno. sir. You see it was all
foggy Ike, and they was wropped up;
but | should know 'em if heerd 'em
speak"
Mark uttered an ejaculation full of
disappointment, and signed to the
boy to go on.
''WeE, sir, that's all; only waited
till no one was there; and then |
lifted the lid and crep out of the box;