The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-08-11

MINDS me. I'm thirsty. Ill Just ring
for q glass OF water"
please don't Cyn-Maris's busy"
Isn't II IA little unusual for . serv-
ant 10 be busy when her master wants
q glass OF water?"
This is q unusual servant" suggested
Mrs. Paiterne. Il promised her tina, she
should have two hours TO herself eyery
evening"
you promised! Most t~houghtiess
and selfish Of her" said Rev. John. IN.
Elegantly. You know you are not well
Just now. will admonish her and point
out that sin Of selfshness which doth
boset US all
Before Mrs. Pa,,erne could restrain
him he had entered the kitchen.
Maria" said he. firmly. he good
enough TO bring me q glass Of water"
"oh, so away and don't bother. said
Cynthia Cont you see I'm busy
Il want a GLASS Of water, [" he persisted
with dull obs,lnacy.
Then get ~" Cynthia put a fresh
sheet Of paper into the typewriter and
wen, on With her work. oblivious " bis
presence.
Rev. John withdrew.
she Is 20 Kind to you tha, | thought
Il thought u he.f toto temporize. he
explained TO his wife. who was indig.
SAINT with him. 'she-sho Is a mys.
terry"
"A heaven-sent one" declared the ~.
tie wife. YEARLY. John. dear. I'm 10
tired and-frlghtened"
With the coming ct the baby Cynthia
r%sdoublod her exertions. She seemed
TO know all about II, and. as the nurse
said. the baby took TO her This nurse
was an opulcn,-loOking. Mrs. Gamp-l.ke
sort %: person. whose prevailing charac-
tcristics were red nose ard q smell II
peppermint. Three weeks after the birth
Of the baby Cynthia ordered her out
Of the house. for she had discovered Mrs
faitsrne crying herself into mysteries.
I'm afraid Of her, sobbcd the poof
little woman. I'm sure she gives baby
things 10 make him sleep
well. III give him things 70 make
him sleep said The u%ndaunted Cylthla
Wholesome things
The next afternoon she found Mrs
Patisrne almost angry wlwth her hus.
band.
Because you DO such a 10; he doesn't
realize how oyorworked you are. she
said. GROSSLY.
"Oyerwotked' not a bi, % q. Feel
my biccps. What Ia the trouble? Cant
I pgt u right?'
Il don't Ike to Impose upon you.
Cynthia began 10 play With the baby
out win a. VIVA j. it?'
j i,hn has iny.,e! a man 10 cline aud
stay the niFht"
Wei. why shouldn't J.john7'
"As II you hadn't such n lot TO dol"
Don't mlGg Ia the least. one more
man doesn't make much difference. II
Il were a woman she would he much
nor critical"
Il hate 10 Impose on your good %.
turc."
That's all r!sht. wha, shall | sc,
for dinner? Ard who Is the man7T
"Panton, q young army man who
used 10 read with John. lie went ou, TO
south Africa aud has only just landed.
John Is 10 fond OF him that he wired to
him directly he heard the steamer
was in"
Quite right, too said Cypthia. nuSh.
Ing a little. Il haven't had time to see
io-day's paper. III have a look At IT,"
She went downstairs and picked up
the paper. Yes, "Parkworih. Pepper
ton. Panton." she gave a little gasp.
pulled herself together and iicw upstairs
to get his room ready.
Stay q week-a month"; year, MI
you gc, over that wound" said Rev.
John. with more animation than Gym.
thia had ever heard him show.
Then there came another voice. sad
thin. hollow. Thanks. old man. but
must DO on In the morning TO look for
some n who"
"Milly." said Rev. John. here's tht
boy at last. Panton, you've never met
my wife and-and the baby"
IN fetch him, said the proud young
mother. tripping sayly away.
She found Cynthia In the iinlng.room.
hand 10 heart, straining her ears for the
sound Of Panton's voice,
"ls that's that the once" Mrs, Pat.
tcrre faltered.
"Yo-os."
Isn't your proper place In the kl,ch.
en7" asked Mrs. Pattsrne, icily. and
Cynthia, crushed for once. Indignantly
swept by the ungrateful woman for
whom she had done so much.
She flung herself. hcartbroken. into q
chair. And after all their silly misun-
d~crstandings they might have come I
eether again! The pity Of It!
Suddenly she heard Mrs. Patterne's
voice.
This way, Capt, Pan'on. this way.
Youn be astonishod when you see"
Tho door opened and
Cynthia"
pick"
They were in one another's arms.
"Ill bring the baby-presently." said
Mrs, patternc, hastily shutting the
Kitchen door from the outside.