The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-01-03

uedru VI, WIS MI. July bldItiihl
answer.
, The captain, followed by Mr.. Pur
ling and Mr.. Sims, approached tn
= doctor with looks of horror. Even tn
man at the wheel stretched himself
over 1t as far as be could to hear wha
was coming next. The only uninter
ested person present was Mr.. Small
child. His time had come round fol
going to sleep again, and he was snor
ing peacefully. with his biscuit ant
bacon close beside him.
Lets hear the worst of it at once
jolly" said the captain, little impa
tiently.
The doctor paid no heed to his re
quest. His whole attention was alb
sorbed by Mrs. Drabble. Are you bet
ter now. ma'am?" he asked anxiously.
mo better in my mind" answered
Mrs. Drabble, beginning to beat her
knees again. "Worse if anything"
"Listen to me-" said Mr.. Jolly coax
ingly. "I'll put the whole case over
again to you in few plain questions.
You'll find it all come back to your
memory If you only follow me atten-
lively and If you take time to think
and collect yourself before you at
tempt to answer"
Mrs. Drabble bowed her head In
speeches. submission and listened.
Everybody else on the quarter deck lis
tened except the impenetrable Mr..
Smallchild.
"Now, ma'amw said the doctor. "Our
troubles began in Mrs. Heavysides'
cabin, which is situated on the star
board side of the ship?"
"They did, sir" replied Mrs. Drab-
BILE.
Good! We went backward and for
ward an infinite number Of times be-
tween Mrs. Heavysides (starboarD
and Mrs. Smallchild QarboarO, and
you put the starboard baby, otherwise
Heavysides, in the clothes basket era
die In the main cabin. How was the
cradle placedT
"Crosswise to the ship, sir" said
Mrs. Drabble.
"Crosswlse to the ship? That Is to
say, with one side longwise toward the
stern of the vessel and one side long
wise toward the bows. Bear that in
mind, and now follow me little fur
Their. No, no! Don't say you can't and
your heads in a whirl. And you took
the larboard baby, otherwise Small
child, and made him comfortable in
the cradle along with the starboard
baby, otherwise Heavysides. Now,
what happened after that?"
Don't ask me, sir" exclaimed Mrs.
Drabble, losing her self control and
wringing her hands desperately.
Steady, ma'am. I'll put it to you as
plain as print. Steady and listen to
me. Just as you had made the lar
board baby comfortable l had occa-
sion to send you into the starboard Tor
Heavysides) cabin to fetch something
which | wanted in the larboard Tor
Smallchild) cabin. kept you there a
little while along with me. l left you
and went into the Heavysides cabin
and called to you to bring me some
thing l wanted out of the Smallchild
cabin. but before you got half way
across the main cabin 1 said, No; stop
where you are, and I'll come to YOU
Immediately after which Mrs. Small
child alarmed you, and you came
across to me of your own accord, and
thereupon I stopped you in the main
cabin and said, Mrs. Drabble, your
minds getting confused; sit down and
collect your scattered intellects,' and
nd ri -
them
And couldn't, SIR" interposed Mrs.
Drabble parenthetically. "Oh, nv |
head, my head"
land the consequence was when l
came out from the Smallchild cabin I
found you with the clothes basket era
die hoisted up on the cabin table. star
Ing down at the babies, with your
mouth dropped open and both your
hands twisted In your hair, and when
said Anything wrong with either of
those two fine boys, Mrs. Drabble?
you caught me by the coat collar and
whispered In my right ear these words:
Lord save us and help us, Mr.. jolly.
i've confused the two babies, in my
mind, and don't know which. is
which,"
And don't know now!" cried Mrs.
orabble Historically. "Oh, my head,
ny head! l don't know nowp'
Captain Gillop and gentlemen" said
DIR. Jolly, wheeling round and address
ng his audience with the composure
II sheer despair, that is the scrape
md II you ever heard of worse one
II trouble you to compose this miser-
lpie woman by mentioning it imme-
lately"
Captain Gillop looked at Mr.. Purlinp
md MIR. Sims. Mr.. Purling and Mr.,
inns looked at Captain Gillop. They
we're all three thunderstruck. and no
Wonder
NO marks on one or other of them
hat happened to catch your eye?v
sked Mr.. Sims.
Ihey must have been strongish
marks to catch my eye in the light I
al TO work by" said the doctor. sJ
aw they were both straight. well
ormed children, and that's all SAW
i should recommend waking Mr..