The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-11

come downstairs. Twas blowing hard
and still raining. Eureka hadn't turned
out yet. I opened the door Of the
kitchen and there / see a sight.
In the rocking chair by the kitchen
stove was Washy Sparrow, sprawled
out fast asleep. His feet was on the
hearth Of the stove, a piece OF pie
crust was on the floor by his hand, his
head vas tipped back and his mouth
wide open And his face-oh, say! 1t
was perfect peace and comfort.
The %critter, 80 II turned out after
wards, had hunted around in the night
till he found a cellar window unlocked.
Then he'd crawled in and tip-toed up
to the kitchen.
vent upstairs again and routed out
the Heavenlies. l wanted EN- to see
the show. We stood in the. door and
looked at 1t. Just then Eureka come
along.
my soul and body!" she sings out.
Her dad heard her and woke up.
First he Just opened his eyes and
stretched. Then he set up straight
and turned round. He turned pale.
well, pal" says Eureka, sharp,
what sort of doings is this? What do
you mean?"
Sparrow stared at her; then at us.
He started to speak. Then he hap
pened to notice my fist; and he never
said a word.
1.-THE ideal" says Eureka. After all
I've done to cure you Roasting in
this hot kitchen and eating-is that
apple-pie crust by your hand?"
She stepped across and opened the
pantry door.
my sakes alive!" she says. Il
swan to man IL he amt ate everything
in the buttery!"
IL" stammers Washy, wild like,
I'LL didn't mean to, but l was
starved and-and half drownded,
and"
"Pie!" says Eureka. "Well, I never!
Now we're in a nice mess; and all to
do over again."
I'm all right now, anyway" says
Washy. IL amt coughing lone and
the grub don't distress me a mite. Not
half so much as that cussed blue
milk"
"All to do over" says Eureka. "And
I don't know as we'll aver cure you
now. Get out door this minute. And
you mustn't eat a thing, not even milk
for three or four days. Open that out
side door, please, Mr.. Pratt
I opened the door. The rain come
beating in, with the wind back of it
1t hit Washy like a cold wave.
I'm all right, l tell you!" he yelled
II feel fine. Better'n ever l was, dom
knows l amt"
Are you sure, pa?"
Sure? Course I'm sure. Don't
know? I'm all cured"
We'll, that's a mercy" Eureka says
81 knew twas the right receipts, bu
l didn't think they'd work so quick
!, Mr.. Van Brunt, pas cured. He'll TAXI
that job at the hotel this very day
: Just as soon as it clears up a little"
{ The Heavenlies shouted and so di,
> l.. The cured man looked tolerable III
3 easy. He choked up and begun t
' sputter.
Course you mustn't go If you ain
real well and cured for good, pa" say
!, his daughter. Maybe you'd bette
try the Toulouse and the milk a spell
longer"
+, The door was still open. And tn
wind and rain was driving in. Wash,
swallowed, and answered slow:
"Ill-I1l CO." he says. "But I'll hav
to work sort of easy first along, SOS
"Oh, no! you must work real hare
SOS to get the exercise, or you'll hav
: a relapse. Mr.. Pratt, you'll tell MI
Brown to see that pa works the wa
y he'd ought to, won't you?"
4 1 nodded. Hell work." says /, d.
cided.
At ten o'clock twas clear and
rowed the ex-consumptive dyspepti
. over to the main and led him up to tn
hotel. / give him some advice as
went along.
r That afternoon the Twins did notl
ing but tell Eureka that she was
Il wonder.
o "Yes," says she, Il cal'late he
d cured, at least for a spell. Anyho,
that Everybody works but fathe
I song don't fit our family nc more"