New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-10

may not use any more such express
sions let me say that I'm not worry.
ing. .
s'You mean"
81 mean that we are going to Swift.
zerland to stop for month or more al
the same hotel with lord
by George. but you don't mean I'll.
exclaimed the husband How IN
thunder did you bring it about?"
''Samuel!''
Eyes, but that's cute trick Of yours.
You'll have him penned right up
Samuel Parkfnsr' cried the wife as
she flushed up.
oh, well. won't say nothing more.
/. You'n Miranda go right ahead. and I'll
back you with natural gas enough to
run all France. l guess It hain't for
me to mix in.''
Just how Mrs Parkins located the
lord doesn't matter. For a five franc
piece Partisan chambermaids have
been known to locate a whole duke.
He wasn't registered as lord, but
that wasn't expected. He would be
incog Mr.. Parkfns took 1t that any
Of the forty men around the hotel
might be his lordship. but the wife,
with the keener intuition of her sex.
spotted the right man within twenty
four hours.
Then Mr.. Parkins came to the front
like man. He introduced himself to
the victim and talked Of America aud
gas wells and dollars. There was en-
thusiasm In his voice as he talked Of
the gas that would continue to pour
out Of the earth for centuries to come.
and he worked up considerable pathos
over the admission that he hadn't
enough wells to supply over half the
United States. Mr. Parkins had done
his full share The rest devolved upon
other shoulders.
A day or two later his lordship
strolled UP a mountain path by him
self. A little later Mrs. Parkins and
Miranda strolled up the same path.
His lordship was overtaken just in
time to rescue Miranda from walking
| out on an oyerhanging rock that would
I have surely given way with her weight
! and dropped her into the valley q mile
| below.
The half fainting girl and the shat
tered mother were assisted down the
path to the hotel, and Mr.. Parkins
found them in bed to recover from the
shock. He heard the story and then
| rushed downstairs. When he appeared
| half an hour later there was bland
smile on his face, and he was rubbing
| his hands.
| "Mr Parkins, what have you doneT
| asked the wife as she sat up in bed.
"Have you been saying anything to his
lordship?'
snow, don't you folks get into
sweat about me-" replied Mr.. Parktns.
.Mebbe l haven't polished up quite as
fast as you have over here, but know
| when to do the right thing for all
that"
'And you've seen the lord2"
II have"
"And talked with him?'
"For sure. Yes, sir-had quite talk
with him."
Samuel Parkins, what did you
say?" asked the wife as she sat up
straighter and look of fear came into
her eyes,
what should I say under the cir
cumstances? I thanked him from the
bottom Of my heart for saving Miriam
da's life. You don't think spoke
about the weather, do your
''And what else. Samuel?"
"What else, pap
II offered him S25 in cold cash."
Two shrieks shrieked out in chorus,
and two females went into mild hys-
terics, only Miranda's was suspiciously
like laughter, while her mothers was
the real thing. 1t was long minute
that Mr. Parkins stood there, hands in
| pockets and wondering what had hap
! pened. Then his wife forced back her
emotions and family asked
I "And- and-what?'
"And he took it and said, Thank
ye"'
Two days later as they sat in the
/ train bound for home Mr.. Parkins no.
ticed tear stealing down Mrs. Par
kins' cheek. He turned to her and
| asked:
"Ain't you feeling clipper today?
"Chipper! Clipper! How could 1
feel chipper?" exclaimed Mrs. Parkins
III fierce tones.
Dunno, but you mustn't blame me.
didn't know that he was lord that
! went about saving human lives for
cash on the nail! And, anyway, Mi
randa kin marry Joshua Rawlins to
home. He writes to me that he's going
to give up farming because he's struck
/ gas too"
And Miranda squeezed his hand and
whispered, 'sYou do everything just
right. pa"
The Eaeetious suhurhanit.