The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-06-15
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THE OLD MAIDS CORNER.

THE OLD MAIDS CORNER.
William Hamilton Osborne in smiths Magazine.
j. Parker Wetherill, NJ. D., stepped
from one room of the little fat into another.
He adjusted his collar and twirled his
glasses gently about his forefnger. He
was specialist Miss Caroline, who had
followed him, closed the door behind her,
and, fumbling neryously with side bag
hanging at her waist, produced slender
roll of bills She selected two and passed
them over. An expression of relief crossed
the eountenance of J. Parker Wetherill,
NJ. D.. as he took the bills and thrust
them into his waistcoat pocket, for the size
and spareness of the small apartment had
made him Just the least bit nervous about
his fee. He twirled his glasses with a
more sprighdy movement.
''What do you think, doctor? querled
Miss Caroline tremulOusly. What do
you suggest?
The specialist. who had another fee
coming to him over on the avenue, downed
his oyereoat and with il assumed more
becoming gravity OF manner
Something must be done, he re
turned, ''and at once. Ii Is a question
of-ah-climate solely. would suggest
the mountains for-ah-the summer, aud
Lakewood for the winter. Decidedly
The mountains" gaspei Miss Caro
line, neryously lingering the de.bas
wherein reposed the little roll. Lake
wood We can't do 1t. doctor. We
can afford it. Cau'ty think Of some
place else2'
Suftly he shook his head The noun
tains, Lakewood, DR. Schwaertwslier' :
place at Sunse, Chfie, in Colorado-,hoSe
! are the only three places in the world, 1t
must be one Of those Good day.
He opened the outer door and stepped
into the bleak hall, and shivered just a bit,
for 1t was a very cold and dssagrecable day
Miss Caroline followed him dejeUiedIy
and apolosetieally down To- the front door
Just a. be croSsed the threshold the doc
tor turned TO her and lifted his forc6necT
The mountains. Lakewood Suuse;
Clffe, in Colorado, he repeated gently,
as one who would say shake well,
and take As directed, before aud after
meals
And then Miss Caroline intellect came
10 her aid She clutched hi arm aud
held him fOJ an instant. a. in yioc.
Doctor. she exclaimed. how woali
/ Nebraska do?'
The doctm lifted HI. chm. drc~ 90 hl,
gloves, and sniiiei professionally and with
scpTn.
.Where-is Nebraska be saii
And Miss Caroline could uo, answer
/ For she jid no, know could not know
,ha. this august specialist va, ma only =
4 specialist, that be vas. IN hts high toned
way, the advance agent, ihe professional
I advertiser f0r the mpantzitS. Lakewood
and Sunset ClifFc, in Colora4o--oBe of th"
many specialists whose prescriptions ela-
tain merely the uamcs Of shelr UEn paTsle-
/ ular resorts.
Miss Caroline, dssy,asring, weat back O.
T the room whence she had e,lsz3e She .aak
( into a chair aud rested her chin ln her hand
I and thought Finally her tscc bush'eucl-
It's this climate that woa'l do, she
I told herself. 'IlsA a change that ue,~ic,i
We must gcs Away from the >oa ani lhs
damp. and
I She russ suddenly and .snii,-l
4 A. .f.
mursuurr-i; zone thar costs me only a 'Se,
cent stamp
| She rushed to her hale sceoad hsal
/ iypewriter in the corner, pushed ASIDE the
sheets Of copying work tha, easucd tor hrr
( and her SISTER = meagvr living aai nevy
ously inserted blank sheet Of paper
/ Then she begau.
To the Goyernmsn, of the United States.
What would do, she thought,
without the Government Of the luitesi
/ Statess For though neither Miss Caro-.
I line nor Miss Louise had ever PAID she
| government dollar outside Of ps~tage
though neither took any in Its manage
menl, they had many. many timr- reaPe.i
the benefit Of its advice, 1t WAs Iheir pyin
er. their encyclopedia, their general 10.
slracsoT /, was in lS9S that Miss Caro-
/ line had hrst written u the government
She had discovered THAI maps Of Cuba.
costing 1--WE dollars in the statloncry stores,
/ could be had Of the government Tor moth
ing She got the map. She did no, stop
there
Send 4 postal 10 the government.
/ That was her motto She and Mis-, Louj,s
had disputes galore upon topics Of the day
they were settled by Official pamphlet,
Of the government She knew nothing Of
departments; she invariably addressed
The Government Of the United States,
and the government, through it. various
departments, invariably responded.
In her present dilemma it was the me
teorologist who was to help her out Sh,
wanttE, to know whether Nebraska haJ
certain qualities Of climate attributed By
the specialist TO the mountains aud to san
set Chffe Inside of week she was in
receipt of letter, personal and explicit,
and a package of books and pamphlets that
weighed pound-all free. An hour later
she extered the presence of Miss Louis,
with glow of triumph on her face.
Nebraska, she announced, .'will b,
just as good.
Her sister, with face slightly thinner
and sharper than Miss Caroline :, SHOOK
her head
"Who says 50? she inquired, some
what beligerently.
Miss Caroline nodded solemnly ''Th,
Government Of the United States, she
ansEssed.
That settled it. Miss Louise never flew
in the face Of the government.
"We'll go to Nebraska, went on Mis-
Caroline; back to the old farm w
ought to, anyway. Simpson has not sen
us cent of rent in over year w
haven paid the taxes that were due las
fall. Her face flushed slightly and sh,
crossed to the steamer chair in which he
sister sat, and touched her lightly ON the
hair. well 90 back to the farm,
Louise, she said Il don't know hos
we Il make out there, or what we re goin;
TO dove Il get along. And will be bet
ter We II been so lonely here. and we Y,