Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-10-24

metropolis of the midwest city the
creation OF which is, by many persons
OF discrimination. held to be the chief
romance and abiding miracle of the
nineteenth century.
Let us rejoice that one such partisan
| was now at hand to stem the torrent
OF abuse. AS Percival held back the
| door for his sister TO pass out, a stout
little ruddy-faced man with trim gray
sidewhiskers came quickly up the steps
and barred their way with CHEEKY az
gressiveness.
"Ah. Mr. Higbee-well, WE'LL" ex-
claimed Percival, cordially.
Thought it might be some of YOU
folks when | saw the car" said Hig-
bee. shaking hands all around.
And Mrs. Bines, too, and the girl.
looking like Delaware peach when
the crops failed How's everybody.
and how long you going to be in the
good old town."
"Ah! we were just speaking OF Chi
cago as you came in" said Percival.
blandly. Isn't she a great old town.
though-a wonder!"
my boy" said Higbee. in low. SOL
emn tones that came straight from his
heart, "she gets greater every day you
live. You can see her at it. fairly
How long since you been here?"
Il came through last June. you
know, after left your yacht at New
port"
Yes, yes; to be sure; so you did
poor Daniel but say, you wouldn't
know the town now IL you haven't
seen it since then. Why. l run over
from New York every so days or so
and she grows out of my ken every
time, like five-year-old boy. Say. I've
got Mrs. Higbee up in the New York
sleeper, but II you're going to be here
spell we'll stop a few days longer
and I'll drive you around-what say?
packing houses-Lake Shore drive
Lincoln park"
He waited, glowing confidently, as
one submitting irresistible temptations.
Percival beamed upon him with
moist eyes.
by Jove, Mr.. Higbee! that's clever
OF you-it's royal! Sis and would
like nothing better-but you see my
nervous prostration and we've got to
hurry her to New York without an
hours delay to consult a specialist.
We're afraid'-he glanced anxiously at
the astounded Mrs. Bines, and lowered
his voice-"we're afraid she may not
be with us long"
Why, Percival." began Mrs. Bines
dazedly, you was just saying"
Now don't fly all to pieces. mai
take it easy-you're with friends be
sure of that. You needn't beg us to 20
on. You know we wouldn't think of stop
ping when it may mean life or death
TO you You see just the way she is"
he continued TO the sympathetic Hig-
bee-"we're afraid she may collapse
any moment So we must wait for an
other time; but I'll tell you what you
do; go get Mrs. Higbee and your traps
and come let us put you up to New
York. We've got lots of room-run
along now-and We'll have some OF
that ham, the kind you have always
bought for lunch. A. l.. Jackson is a
miserable cook, too, il | don't know
the truth"
Gently urging Higbee through the
door, he stifled a systematic inquiry
into the details OF Mrs Bines' Attic
ton.
Come along quick! I'll go help you
and we'll have Mrs. Higbee back be-
fore the train starts"
DO you know" Mrs. Bines thought
fully observed to her daughter. 81
sometimes mistrust Percival amt just
right in his head; you remember he did
have bad fall on 1t when he was two
years and five months old-two years
hive months and Is days. The way he
carries on right before folks faces,
That time / went through the asylum
at Butte there was young man kept
going on with the same outlandish rig
marole just like Percival. The idea
OF Percival telling me to eat a lemon
ice with an ice pick, and oh. why
don't the flesh brushes wear nice, prop
er clothes brushes! and sure and
hammer my nails good and hard after
get them manicured.' And back home
he was always wanting to know where
the meat augers were, saying he'd lust
bought 900 new ones and he'd have TO
order ton more If they were all lost.
don't believe there is such a thing
as a meat auger. I don't know what
on earth body could do with one.
And that other young man" she con.
cluded, significantly, they had him in
a little bit of a room with an iron
barred door to 1t like a prison-cel."
CHAPTER VII.