New-York tribune., 1911-01-15

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slVG I'm me one tree arm and III take 1t myself
iionor bright, sir?" says he.
iloheSt inlun says |. I'm thinking THAT iaSI uoSe
ihuSl nave done me good" re
You DO seem better, sir says he Dut are you
qui'G sure you re yourself, sir? m
Dead sure says |. I'm no camel now, Ilvvers,
and I'm ready for drink
very Wei, sir, says he. Il II chance IT, "
With that he loosens I'D the towel cautious, watchn
me IKE cat, and hands over the first spoonful. say
dldn know what might be in the blamed stuff; but Id
gwen my word, and down it went
One more, sir, says he.
All right, says |, "lct it come.
But hadn't more'n put that away than chucks the
, spoon gets hook around Iivvers neck ana rolls
him onto the floor folowin along hard and reckless.
And say, for the next few minutes there was some
lVcIy dom around that room. Ilvvers was more or
less OF husky youth and he's no souch at rough and
tumble, either. ! had my feet still hobbed TOO, which
was some handicap but I'd played the part Of batty
Invalid long enough and hadn't started TINS as any
fancy exhibition work Over and over we rolls, with
rt nm on top and then me, each one tryin to pm the
other TO the floor
Part Of the time he was up, and then again we'd go
down, and If there any furniture in that room we
dldn carom against don't know what It was. Even
tEcn it was only when I'd backed Tvvcrs fallen
chair and landed on him with one Of his under
Meath that able try the towel truss act on him.
Then sat on his chest while changed the hobbe from
my ankles 20 his.
ZIP, 'EIp," howls Tivvers. "E' s murdern' mel"
Chop that" says |, "or III put in gag. All you
got TO do is take the rest Of that bottle.
HAD his mouth open too, and was proddin his tongue
down with the spoon, when the door opens and in
rushcs PUrdyPcll and the butler, and behind them the
nurse and one of the MAIDS. PurdyPcll is in dressn
gown and the butler in a bathrObe, and both OF EN-
are bug eyed.
Why what is it?" says Purdy-Pell. "Wha-wha-
what's the mattcr?"
ITS all over now, says l. except that Tivvers here
"Hcavens,' gasps Purdy-Pcu "Pinckncys man
with the medicine! We've been tclcphoning every
where to find him. He from the doctors at md
night and Perkins directed him up to the sickroom and
"Tust a sample Of Tivvcr's unexceled dome work."
says l. He Wanders into my instead OF Hadleys,
and he's been feedn the fever dope to me. Now it's
''But-but YOU mustn't" says Purdy-Pell. Had
eys fever has broken and he needs the medicine
That being the case" says I, "he gets it. Here
They're 50 much int'rested in Cousin Hadley too!
any more attention to Tivvers and me.
You heard, didn't yOu'' says to him.
"Yes, sir; l beg your pardon, sir says he. My
mistake"
"Gctup then, says l. liftin him into chair But
allow to remark, Tvvers, that, when It comes to
maxim fool breaks, you're a star. What's the matter
with that bean Of yours anyway; IS it parboed:'
Il can't say, sir, says he, startn to sniffe. II
wa mt never ike this at ONE, sir"
$50 I've heard. says !; but its hard TO believe
What I'd like to know, though is why YOU wear that
stary look al the time. Are you homesck, pain,
or what"
"Its-its because Of Peggy, I think, sir" he
whimpers
Peggy" says l. You don t mean to say there's
Young lady in the case, DO YOU"
shes ousemad, sir out Brompton way sir" says
he. Its goin' two years now we've been walkin
out together rcglar, sir and never knew ow ard it
was gon % be not sccin cr, sir Seems ike couldn't
think of nothing else. Maybe you know 'ow It is,
sir"
Well there it was fiat, No mystery at all; Just a
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