Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-15

as work. Pa said the doc didn't know hio
business. and the doc said maybe not. but
he knew pa. So pa told MIN never 70
darken our door again. and he ain't-ex.
cept to come around once In a while ana
collect something from me on the bill"
We'll" says I. maybe you know some.
body else that would do for US. Who's Q
good cook and general housekeeper that
would be likely to hire out?"
She thought for a moment or so. Il
don't know" she says. Most folks In
this neighborhood is too high-toned to go
out working. They'd rather stay to homo
and take boarders. Mrs. Hannah Jane
Purvis is about the only one. and you've
had her."
Martin made a face I'VE have" he
says
'Yup." says Eureka "She told Mr..
Scudder that you was crazy as all get
out. and sunk in worldly sin besides. She
said you'd get your pay. hereafter for
treating her the way you did"
We hope to-" says Van. scheerfui.
Now. Miss-er-Sparrow. we want you
on desert island and We need a man
/ should say woman-Friday. Wen pay
you so much" he says. naming a price
that made. even my eyes stick out. and
L was used to high prices by this time.
"A month";" she says. staring at him.
"A week." says he.
She had a queer way of doing every
thing by jerks. like as, If she was hung
"A q.
she Strengthened up out of her chair SO
sudden you almost expected to hear her
snap.
"A week." she sings out. "Oh," Then
she looked at me.
"Oh. it's So IL he says So" says l. re-
signed like. -
Land sakes. A week, / never-but IL
amt no use. What would become OF pa
and the children" -
Couldn't you come over for the days.
al 10 g acyc ~ f<xh
home nights. you know"
And that's the way II ended. finally.
The Twins had made up>their minds. and
when that happened. heaven aud earth
said she talk it over with her folks and
Van Brunt said would come over to
her house next day and get the decision.
There" says he. when the Sparrow
girl had gone. Skipper, the cook ques-
ton is settled"
Maybe it's" says I. Looks to me as
If you'd settled il the way the Teller set
tied the coffee. by upsetting IT. For chaps
that pinned for rest and quiet you two do
queer things. Do you realize what get
ting mixed up with that Sparrow gang is
likely to mean?"
IF the whole flock is like the specimen
bird we've SEEN" he says, it'll mean Joy.
If there was one thing needed to make
Ozone Island delight a gem of purest
ray serene. that original would be the
thing. She's a circus in herself. I shall
dream tonight of pa and the doctor. Ho.
no! By the way, what's her Christian
name?"
1 told the name-the whole OF Il. How
them Heavenies did laugh.
Eureka says Hartley. "Splendid!'
Eureka says Van. I'VE have found
it. Sol. let's have lunch
. l got EN- something to eat and then the
three Of us put in the afternoon chasing
the wild animals. The chickens was fair
ly easy to get hold of: laid a trail of
corn up to the door Of the hen yard and
trapped the most of 'em that way. But
the pig was a holy terror. He'd had his
experience with Ozone Islanders that
morning and he didn't want any more.
Up and down that blessed sand bar we
chased him, getting upset and firing our
selves out. The pig race over to East
witch want in il. I did most OF the
chasing; the Heavenlies superintendent as
usual. and give orders and laughed. They
pretty nigh laughed themselves sick.
Finally the critter bolted into the wood
shed and / locked the door on him. It
was o'clock when I dumped him into
the sty. OF all the natural life days I'd
had yet this one was the liveliest and
most wearing. A week like 1t and my
natural place would have been the bury
ing ground. I carlate I lost three pound
that afternoon. I was getting SO thin
that when / fell down my legs made
grooves in the sand.
Go be continued tomorrow.)