The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1909-01-22
SYNOPSIS.

Mr.. Solomon Pratt began comical mar
ration of story. introducing well-to-do
Nathan Scudder of his town, and Edward
Van Brunt and Martin Hartley two rich
New Workers seeking rest. Because of
after pairs lavish expenditure OF money 4.
fPratts first impression was connected
with lunatics. Van Brunt IL was learned
was the successful sutton for the hand
or Miss Agnes Page, who gave Hartley
up. Adventure at Fourth of July cele-
6ration at Eastwieh. Hartley rescued a
boy known as "Reddy." from under a
horses feet and the urchin proved to be
one OF Miss Pages charges, whom she
Out sailing later, Van Brunt, Pratt and
Hopper were wrecked I'm squall. Pratt
landed safely and search for the other
two revealed an island upon which they
were found. Van Brunt rented IL from
Scudder and called it Ozone island. In
charge OF company of New York poor
tied Ozone island. In another storm Van
Brunt and Hartley narrowly escaped be-
ing wrecked having SiaS aboard chickens ~ ken
farm. Eureka Sparrow, country girl
was engaged as a cook and Van Brunt
who for years had been claiming CON
sumption as an excuse for not working
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Washington Sparrow was there.
There want but one comfortable
rocking chair in sight and he was in
that, with his stocking feet resting on
the ruins of haircloth sofa. He was
pretty husky looking, seemed to me,
for a man complicated with consump-
ton and nervous dyspepsy, but his
face was as doleful as a Grape bonnet,
and twas plain that he could see no
hope. and was satisfied with his eye
sight. He had a clay pipe in his
mouth am was smoking like a peat
fire.
How are you, Mr. Sparrow" says
Martin, bright and clipper. "How's
the health this morning."
The invalid rolled his eyes around,
but he didn't get out of the rocker.
socks off the sofa.
OH" says he, groaning something
awful. I'm miserable, thank you. Set
down and make yourselves to home"
There was only three settable pieces
of furniture in the room. He was
using two of 'em, and t'other was a
chld's high chair. So we decided to
stand up.
Don't you find yourself improving
this beautiful weather." asks Hartley,
sympathetic.
Washy fetched another groan, so
deep that | judged it started way
down in the blue socks.
NO" says he. I'm past improving.
Just lingering round now and suffer.
ing waiting for the end. s'pose Reky
told you what had, didn't she?"
Hartley looked troubled. why" he
says, "she did say that you feared
tuberculosis. but"
"Tuber-nothing, That's just like
her! making fun of her poor sick ia
Their. What I've got is old-fashioned
consumption" Here he fetched cough
that was hollerer than the grooming.
'Old-fashioned consumption and nerv-
Gus dyspepsy. Can't eat a meals Wit
ties in comfort. But therei I'll be
through pretty soon. The sooner the
quicker l say. Everybody ii be glad
when I'm gone. Don't l says to em,
don't rag out in no mourning for me.
Don't put no dollhouse wreaths on my
grave. l know how you feel and
Get off my feet, you everlasting young
one! Think I'm a ladder?"
The last part was to Dewey, who
had come in from the kitchen, and
was trying to climb onto the sofa.
Martin looked like he didn't know
what to say. BY and by he cleared his
throat and threw out hint concerning
Eurekas coming to Ozone. The sick
man shook his head.
NO" he says. I'm self-sacrificing
and all that, but somehow can't make
up my mind to let her go. / can't
bear to have her out of my sight a
minute. You can't begin to think, Mr.
What's-Your Name, what a comfort
tits to me. agonizing here and suffer
ing, to have Reky setting down along
side of me day after day, the way she
does. You can't begin to think it, mis-
ter"
/ couldn't begin to think it-not
without what the doctor calls "stimu
lants" The amount of setting down
that poor, Woodworking Eureka got
time for wouldn't comfort anybody
much, 1t seemed to me.
She's my favorite child" went or
Washy, swabbing his eyes. She al
ways was, too. Even When she was 9
baby l thought more of her than
done of all the others"
Eureka must have been listening
for she called from the kitchen:
why, pa" she says. When l wai
a baby there want any others. In
the Oldest"
The invalid bounced up straight In
the rocker. That's it," he boilers
Make fun of your helpless. poor ole
father! Go aheadl pick at me and
contradict mel s'pose when I'm
dead and in my grave you'll contradic
me every time / speak"
He blew of steam for much as i've
minutes. Didn't ever remember u
stop and get his cough going. Hartley
turned to the door. could see he was