Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-08-08

human intercourse, romance, the ideal
ties
The fact that he was machine did
not trouble him much. In an utili-
tartan age, machine were needed. In
fine, it rather pleased him to think of
himself and others as complicated
pieces of mechanism whom only a
skilled workman could keep in order.
Also, he held in adherence and con-
tempt and interference on the part
of buffers and bunglers.
After his inspection of Hernshaw
Parva, he said curtly: There's any
amount Of trouble ahead. We shall
want nurses-and I don't know where
to find 'em. The flu is raging in
Westchester and Easthampton. The
hospitals are full. It's not easy to get
nurses from London"
Tell me what to do, and I'll try to
do it,"
1--WE must enroll every capable anna
teur"
Within week dozen children
were down with diphtheria and three
adults. Two hastily appointed village
nurses were being overworked, and
the National School had closed its
doors. This meant dozens of young
sters at home all day long and ex-
posed to contagion in ill ventilated,
stuffy cottages. Each morning, Sir
Giles rode down to the village upon
stout bobtailed hog-maned cob. He
would stare at his pretty picturesque
thatched pest houses, protruding a
dubious under lip. In his too-promi-
nent eyes lay that half furtive, half
frightened expression of which men
ton has been made. What he really
thought could only be matter for
surmise; no word escaped him except
a few inarticulate interjections How
ever, as chairman of the board of
guardians, he called a special meeting
and made rambling speech, standing
rigidly upright, with his left hand
resignation Of the Us Hounds When
tucked into his waistcoat: pose
adopted in the portrait presented to
him by grateful Foresters upon his
he finished no one was much the
wiser, but the board understood vague
ly that the issue lay in the hands of
Providence, and that they, according
ly, were relieved of further RESPONSE
bility. Tisdale heard Of this from
Joy, next day.
Damn them" he said with singu-
lar intemperance Damn them!"
He quite forgot that he was address
ing the niece of the chairman.
THANK you," said Joy demurely
"You say they have done-noth-
ing?'
"An microscopy of prayer will be
offered up on Sunday
Good Lord deliver us"
Joy looked at him; then she said
quietly: 81 am quite sure that He
won't. We must deliver ourselves"
Eyes, yes, and a temporary hospital
is the first thing. The board could
have ordered that"
"Who pays?"
1T comes out of the rates, Of
course"
81 see,' said Joy, frowning. Sir Giles
paid most of the rates.
1--WE must find some sort of a place.
said Tisdale
Sarah Owbridge has large cot
tage." Then, suddenly speaking with
an impulse which she did not
have time to analyse she added: 81
wish you would talk things over with
Mr.. Reginald Charters He knows
all about cholera and yellow fever
Does he? What is he doing here?"
He is a licenses, and he lodges
with Sarah"
Tisdales upper lip curled. He liked
days shooting as we'll as any man,
but undivided energies given to sport
in any form provoked his contempt.
He had no wish or Intention of talking
to Charters; but he thought he could
deal with Sarah Owbridge, at whose
door his motor presently stopped. Just
outside the porch a tall man with a
closely clipped, pointed beard was TAX
ing game from another man, whom
Tisdale recognized as Tom Henbest.
You're DR.. Tisdale?
"Mr. Tisdale. Am l speaking to Mr..
Charters %
Eyes. Are things mending?"
Things are worse growled Tis.
dale. The sight CT HUGO, cool, strong,
capable, exasperated him. The fellow
had been shooting all day. Some feel,
ing escaped when added, looking at
the game: "You see 1 to have rather
a good bag
May offer you couple of snipe ?"
mo, thanks. If you would send
them up to the Rectory-'
Certainly, with your compliments
l don't know Mr.. Vennaale'
"But you know his daughter?"
Il have met her--twice,' said Hugo
TRANQUILITY. Have you called to see
Mrs. Owbridge or me?"
Tisdale opened his eyes. Did this
licensee read thoughts? Had he di
vined that he, Tisdale, had suddenly
changed his mind, and meant to take
stranger into his confidence
Il want to see you and Mrs. Ow
bridge" he said, after a moments
hesitation.
Hugo led the way into the sitting
room, which looked particularly warm
and cosy. Mrs. Owbridge appeared
with tea things.
Tisdale refused a chair, declared
that he never touched tea, and began
to state his errand with very unpro
fessional bluntness.
eve must have hospital he said
Then he looked hard at Sarah Ow
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