Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-22

"A a broken rib"
"a "You are almost surgeon. Why
don't you set it?" asked Joe. "Take
mime and have yours mended."
n "Have mine fixed, too, will your
called voice from the next room.
# "NIine needs PATCH" said another
young student of medicine, appearing
Ein the door.
81 say, get the handle put on mine
&while you're about it," demanded a
thrd.
81 Dick departed with Joe Darts um-
brella over his head and three disabled
~ ones besides his own under his arm.
After leaving them with an umbrella
mender he did some shopping and went
#into corner drug shop to wait for a
car. He was absorbed in the marvel.
ous representations Of a new patent
medicine until, glancing out of the win
dow, he saw his car, seized the near
lest umbrella and hurried to the door.
Al As he passed out a feminine voice
#cried:
Il "stop thief! He's stolen my um
#brellav'
VI Without the faintest suspicion that
s 1t referred to him Dick ran and jumped
&on the car.
" When he reached the boarding house
he carried Joe's umbrella to his owr
4 Groom and forgot 1t until the next rainy
day, when his friends inquired for
4 their mended property.
"The repairs will be finished today.
&Tll bring your umbrellas on my way
back from the hospital" he told them.
When he went out with Joe's umbrel
la, which he had not returned, 1t struck
him as being rather small for man,
although 1t had not occurred to him
when he carried it before.
AS he seated himself in the car 60
Ing uptown the woman next to him
muttered an angry ejaculation. Dick
moved his bunch of umbrellas and
apologized, fearing he had set it on her
foot, when to his astonishment she
whispered:
Il congratulate you, young man.
You have had very successful morn.
ing. If it were not for making a scene
that would get my name into the pa
pers, I should denounce you here and
now"
Dick was speechless. He started ia
his feet.
Don't you suppose recognize my
stolen umbrella right there in your
hand?"
"North streetw bawled the con
ductor.
IT will leave you to your own con
SCIENCE" added the woman and wa,
gone before Dick recovered sufficiently
to retort.
"Isn't this your umbrella p he asked
Joe when he reached the house.
"It's five times as good. Where did
you get it?'
II must have exchanged with some
body" said Dick ruefully.
"Take my silver watch out and swap
1t off for a gold one, will you?" said
Joe.
"Who shall you take to the next as
sembly?" Joe inquired later.
II have asked Miss Mildred Wells,
but, as have only met her once, she
will probably decline"
"Not Milly-with- h-the-mercenary-m moth.
er. She won't be permitted to refus.
an invitation from the only son Of (.
gold mine."
"Her mother has never even heard
Of me-" said Dick GROSSLY.
She'll find you out soon enough.
She keeps regular Bradstreet's Oh
eligible men. She has married all he.
nieces to diamond tiaras and Is jus
waiting for chap like you to crows
her daughter. Her permission won"
he asked this time, though. She is go
ing away tonight. Milly told me SC
this afternoon
Joe was right, and Mildred accepted
Dicks invitation. During her mothers
absence she was relegated to the chap.
eronage of a much married cousin,
who was too engrossed in the pursuit
of sterilized nutriment and sanitary
apparel for her children to keep q
vigilant eye on her guest.
The night of the assembly found her
unable to leave her youngest, who,
having deposited dime in his insides
refused to honor a draft of mustard
and warm water for the amount. The
distracted mother was easily persuad.
ed to allow Milly to go with friend.
Il shall have to leave early" Milly
told her escort. Mother will be home
at 1 O'clock, and I must be there ia
greet her. have been staying with
Cousin Carrie, you know, but I prom
lsed mamma I would be back at oul
own house when she arrives"
They left the dance at midnight and
started for Mildred's home. When
they reached the house Dick inserted
latchkey, but it would not turn.
Bridget has slipped the night latch,
exclaimed Milly "She sleeps on the
third story and is SO deaf she can't
even hear by mail. What shall we
do?
isn't there window I can open
somewhere?'
"SuDpOco Won trv ronthor'a room