Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-04-21

auto. he said 1t even after he'd got
the money In his hand. The hired man
climbed in behind Hartley and me in
front. We chuff-chuffed out of the
| stable door.
For heavens sake!" hollers Baker,
take care of the thing. 1 don't know
whatll come to me for this job when
Shearer hears of it."
| We got down to the street. looked
at my watch. 1t was % minutes past
six.
Now, SOL says Hartley, you must
help me if need you. can use only
one hand, so you pull whatever lever
I tell you to.
| We went-oh, yes, we went! I'd
never rode in buzz cart afore and
inside of five minutes I was figgering
that I'd never live TO ride in one again
Suffering! how we did fly!
| Lucky twas early. We didn't meet
a soul on the road. If we had they'd
had lively times getting out of our
way. Away ahead somewheres there'd
be house with dog scooting out of
the gate. his mouth open ready to
bark Next minute we'd go past that
house like sky-rocket, and the pup
would be digging a breathing hole
through the dust behind US. 1 didn't
have to pull lever, for we had a
clear field. Good thing I didn't, be-
cause l was too scared to know my
hands from my feet. The stable man
was actually blue. Next time l see
Baker he told me that the Teller had
nightmare for fortnight afterwards,
and they could hear him yelling
''Whoa!" in his sleep as plain as could
| be. And they in the house with the
windows shut.
Afore l had time to think straight,
scarcely. or remember to say more
than line or two of Now l lay me-"
we was sizzling through Brantboro.
We whirled into the big yard of the
| Cold Spring house and hauled up by
the steps. Hartley piled out and l
followed him. We'd used up just Is
minutes.
'Here!" says he to the clerk, a
twin brother of the one at Wapatomac;
take this to DR.. Jordan's room"
He scrubbed something on a slip
| of paper and chucked it across the
desk. The clerk yelled for a boy and
the boy took the paper and lit out
Pretty quick he comes back.
He wants you to come right up,
mister" says he.
Good" says Martin, tossing him
half dollar. Lead the way
The youngster started for the stairs,
grinning like punkin lantern.
| Topped into chair and felt myself
all over to make sure l hadn't shook
no part of me loose OH the trip. Like
wise l watched the clock
In ten minutes more the Twin comes
downstairs, and DR.. Jordan was with
him. The doctor was big gray-haired
man with pleasant face He looked
as though he'd dressed in hurry, and
he had a travelling satchel in his
hand.
I'll send you a check for my bill
later he says to the clerk. "All
ready, Mr.. Hartley"
We went out to the automobile. Mar
tin started her up and we whizzed for
the depot.
Great Scott" says the doctor, AZ
feel as if l had been pulled out of bed
by the hair Nobody but your fathers
son could do this to me, Hartley
Have you fellers fed YETI"
The Twin was too busy with the
steering wheel to answer l done it
for him.
NO. sir" says 1 mot since yester-
day noon. Nor slept since night afore
last"
Martin run the automobile into one
of the horse sheds by the depot Then
he passed the stable man the bill that
happened to be on the outside of his
roll. Twas a tenner, for l caught a
glimpse of it,
Here" he says; take this and
wait here till the shofer comes for the
machine. Well, skipper, we're on
time, after ALL"
So we was, and ahead Of it. We
waited on the depot platform. / no
ticed that Hartley want saying much.
Now that the excitement was over, he
seemed to me to be mighty quiet.
Once, when he walked, thought he
staggered. And he was awful white.
SOL he says to me, just as the
train hove in sight; you needn't come
with us, unless you want to. Maybe
you'd like to stay and attend to your
boat
1 looked at him. NO" says I,
I'm going to see it through. The
boat can wait"
l had to give him a boost up the
car steps. AS he got to a seat, he
staggered again.
Skipper" he says, quiet and with
little stops between words, "1'm-afraid
-you'll-have-to- for the
doctor. I'm believe I'm going-to-to
make fool of myself"
And then he flops over on the
cushions in a dead faint
Doctor Jordan was at him in a Sec