The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-06

V Suppose he holds it." said Heinz
 man, pausing. q hate like the mis-
 chief to joomp on him"
 | Newmark looked at the German
 sharply. 1T suppose you know just
 how deep you're in thisT'
 | "Oh, I ain't- backing oudt," neea- | uved Heinzman-"nota a bit"
 Little by little the water went down.
 The pressure, already considerably re-
 Heved by the channel into Stearn's
 bayou, slackened every hour. Orde,
 still half dazed with his long delayed
 sleep, drove back along the marsh road
 to town Orde began to review the sit
 uation. As Newmark had accurately
 foreseen, he came almost immediately
 to a realization that the firm would
 not be able to meet the notes given to
 Heinzman. Orde had depended on
 the profits from the seasons drive to enable him to make up the necessary amount. Those profits would be greatly diminished if not wiped out entirely by the expenses, both regular and irregular, incurred in holding the jam.
 I'll have to get an extension of time" said Orde to himself "Of course Joe win let me have more time on my own personal note to the firm. And Heinzman surely ought to. I saved a lot of his logs in that jam And if he doesn't want to I guess an offer of a little higher interest win fetch him.
 Finally he pulled up opposite the Orde house. sprang up the walk and | into the front door.
 Heiio, sweetheartr' he called cheer fly.
 The echoes alone answered him. He | cried again and yet again, with a growing feeling of disappointment that | Carroll should happen to be from nome A moment later Mary, the Irish | servant girl, came through the dining room. caught sight of Orde threw her apron over her head and burst into ex- travagant demonstrations of grief.
 What is fl, Marry" he asked very quietly I
 But the girl enly wept the louder. Orue sprang forward to shower her with questions. These ehcited nothing but broken and incoherent fragments concerning ''the missus," "oh, the sad day" At this moment Bobby appear ed from the direction of the kitchen. Orde, frantic with alarm, fell upon his son Bobby could only humble some thing about 'smanpox" and "took mamma away with doctor, |,
 Where, whereT' cried Orde. Ii
 At this moment calm, dry voice z broke through the turmoil. Orde look ed up to see pr. McMuIlen standing in , the doorway. Its all right,- said the doctor. ! Your wife was exposed to smallpox and Is at my house to avoid the dan Q ger of spreading contagion. She is not n m." s1s -. - - a Where was she exposedY" Down at Heinzman's You know b -or perhaps you don't-that old Heinz U nan is the worst sort of anti-vaccina- il ion crank. Well. he's reaped the re- . ward-'' La Has he smallpoxr' asked Orce- } No; his daughter Nina Lord ., ,nows where she got it. Mrs. Orde appened to be with her when she was Il aken with the symptoms that begin e he disease. As n neighborly deed she a, a, with the girl Of course no ne could tell 1t was smallpox at that tn Ime- Next day. however, the char SC cterfstic rash appeared on the thighs =, nd armpits. l telegraphed to Red Ing for nurse Until she came Mrs. fir rde stayed by like a brick. Don't ri now what should have done with 1nS tn Ut her." Atf U When wns this7' asked Orde. da Seven days ago.- cii How is Nina getting onYr N N.e' "she'n get we'll I suppose I'll have by d Heinzman 'on my hands though - old fool. Rushed rf1bt fin - hen he heard his daughter was sick. ouldD't keep him out And he's been ith her or near her ever since.- I'm going to step up to your house i'd see Mrs. Orde.-
 You can telephone her," said the 'ctor. He called up pr. McMulIen's house the telephone
 You're a dear. brave girl, and I'm oud of you" said Orde. Nonsense, There was no danger at ' L I'd been yaccinated recently. And melody had to take care of poor Ina until we could get help. How's ,bby P
 After lunch orde went downtown to } office Newmark came in. Hello, = eF" said orde. with a slight con -aint --Too bad you got sick just at at time. We needed you"
 You know I'd have been there If ssibIe.- Well. we had a lively time, you bet,
 right. and got through about by
 ~ the skin of our
 ~ teeth" He arose
 N and walked over
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