Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-06


 teria and then turn on me and blame me for 1t all. It all came over me at once and overwhelmed me, while Anne was crying and saying she wouldn't cook if she starved for it, and Aunt Selma was taking of her wraps I felt queer all over, and sat down suddenly Mir Harbison was looking st me, and he brought me a glass of vine.
 'it won't be so bad as you fear" he said comfortingly There will be no dan ger once we are vaccinated, and many hands make light work. They are pretty raw now, because the thing Is new to them. but by morning they vill be reconciled.
 It isn't the work; IL is something entirely different" l said And it was. Bella and work could hardly be spoken in the same breath
 IT l had only turned her out as she deserved to be. when she first came. instead of allowing her to carry through the wretched farce about sec ing Takahiro, Or if I had only run to the basement the moment the house vas quarantined, and got her out tine sreaway or coal hole; And now time was flying. and Aunt Selma had me by the arm. and any moment I expected Bella to bounce on us through the doorway and the whole situation to explode with a bang
 II was after eleven before they were nd means, and, of course, the first thing suggested was that we all adjourn be low stairs and clean up after dinEer. l could have slain Max Reed for the notion, and the Mercer girls for taking him up
 "Of course we will they said in duet What lark" And they actu- ally began to pin up their dinner gowns It was Jim who stopped that.
 Oh, look here. you people, he ob- jected, I'm not going to let you do that. We'll get some servants in to- morrow. I'll go down and put out the lights There will be enough clean dishes for breakfast"
 It was lucky for me that this started 6 new discussion then and there about who would get the breakfast In the midst of the excitement ! slipped away to carry the news to Bella. She was where I had left her, and she had made herself a cup of tea, and was very much al home. which was natural
 Do you know" she said ominoUsIy, that you have been away for two hours? And that have gone through agonies Of nervousness for fear Jim Wilson would come down and think I came here to see him.
 No one would think that. Bella, I soothed her Everybody knows you loathe him-Jim, too" She looked al me over the edge of her cup. !. I'll run along now" she said, since Takahiro isn't here And if Jim has any sense at all, he will clear out every maid in the house. I never saw such a kitchen in all my life Well, lead the way. Kit suppose they are deep in bridge. or roulette. or some thing"
 She was fixing her veil, and saw I would have to tell her. Personally, I would much rather have told her the house was on fire.
 Wait a minute. Bella, I said You see. something queer has happened You know this is the anniversary well you know what 1t is-and Jim was awfuily glum. So we thought we would come"
 ..yErbat ore ,,o,t d-f,i,e ,+ 9sF aha de manded. You are sea1green. Kit. Whats the matter? You needn't think mind because Jim has iolli fcation to celebrate his divorce"
 It-it was Takahiro-in the am- .bulance." blurted. Smallpox. We Bella. we are shut in. quarantined."
 She didn't faint She just sat down and stared at me. and ! stared back at her Then a miserable alarm clock on the table suddenly went of like an explosion. and Bella began to laugh. l knew what that was-hys- teria She always had attacks like that when things went wrong. was quite despairing by that time; ! hoped they would all hear her and come downstairs and take her up and put her to bed like a Christian, so she could giggie her soul out. But after a bit she quieted down and be gan to cry softly. and I knew the worst was over. I gave her a shake, and she was so angry that she got over it altogether.
 Kit. you are horrid.' she choked- Don't you see what a position am ing I am nor going upstairs to face Anne and the rest of them You can just put me in the coal cellar"
 Isn't there a window you could get through2" I asked desperately. Lock ing the door doesn't shut up whole house.
 Bella's courage revived at that, and she said yes, there were windows, plenty of them, only she didn't see how she could get out And said she would have to get out. because was playing Bella in the performance. and I didn't care to have an under study. Then the situation dswnec on her. and she sat down and laughed herself weak in the knees. Of course