The Whitefish pilot., 1912-11-28
MY WANT
OF WISDOM
By MCLLlE K. WETEEREu

ueuu. anu 1. hot having cent IN the
| world. said to IL friend one day that ]
thought would take n trip to Europe
! we'll remember the look she gave me
Indeed, so impressed was she with the
absurtlity of my idea that she didn't
think It worth while to remark upon
It. The truth is was dreaming aloud
But a few weeks later l learned
that I had been left a legacy Of $40O
Then put my dream to practice
Dreamers IRE not understood. Thers
II likely to be some method in their
madness. but their more practical &C.
quaintances take no cognizance Of this
There was 4 methcd in my madness,
though hardly understood it myself.
Perhaps my story will explain It.
What did with my $4OO was to buy
. two months trip to England and
the continent Of Europe.
When my friends heard Of what l
was about to do they wondered IL they
had not better shut me up in lunatic
asylum.
"She's certainly gone daft" said one.
"What Is she going to live on when
she gets back?" remarked another.
"Do some hard work." put in a
third. THAT will take the nonsense
out Of her"
One of my chums repeated these re-
marks to me that I might benefit by
them. But didn't. prepared for
my Journey and sailed away. remark
ing that would have one good time
in my life II I never had another. The
last words / heard from the dock were:
Are you coming home with that for.
tune?"
Eyes. A pleasant outing is fortune
in ITSELF"
Now. ! didn't know any more than
they what was to happen to me- GER
tainly had no idea that my trip was to
be completely spoiled. as it was. My
room mate on the ship going out was 4
grabbed old maid. She was not only
seasick. but afflicted with an incurable
disease. She was so stingy that she
would not tip the room stewardess.
who would do nothing for her. Being
unable to go to the dining saloon for
meals. the invalid ordered the steward
ess to bring them in to her. The stew
ardess would say. Yes. m'm," go away
and would not return.
What could l do-see the creature
starve? OF course not. l waited on
her all the way over, and when we
reached Southampton. she being unable
fn laDVn tl,a shin without ciSf I
was obliged to take her ashore with
me- When l got her there felt COM
PEELED to take her to London.
Hadn't you any relatives to come
with you?" asked.
NO, and | couldn't afford to pay the
way Of any OF them If had" ....
Cant you afford to hire some one to
take care Of you?"
mo"
Well, the woman continued to grow
worse. had the choice Of deserting
her. leaving her to the tender mercies
of nobody or staying with her. didn't
scruple TO tell her that she was spoil
ing my trip. Her reply was that had
better go Oh and leave her to her fate.
She might as well have told me to give
her poison to get rid of her. At first
she wouldn't do anything to relieve me
II she could. and afterward she
couldn't. She continued to sink. but
remained alive. so that couldn't get
away from her and pursue my trip.
There was one curiosity in London !
had always wished to see. One morn
ing l gave Il maid half crown to at
tend to the invalid for few hours
while / went to the tower When l
returned the maid told me that her
charge had sent her out with note for
a man. who had come to her and been
shut up with her for half an holr. He
had taken other persons into the room.
but only for Il few minutes.
l didn't care to ask an eXplana ton
of this of the sick woman. for it was
none of my business. Her illness con-
tinued so long that the time and
money l had put aside for my trip
We're nearly exhausted. One day the
invalid called me to her and said to
me: I'm going to die. l don't wish
any doctor to tell me SO. He would
charge me f2 at least and l know it
myself After my death you will find
FIVE sovereigns in my trunk. Bury
me here. My bones are not worth TAX
ing to America. You'll find an envelope
under my pillow. Take it to the ad-
dress in Philadelphia written on It,"
The woman died just before the
steamer sailed on which l had engaged
a return passage. l had barely time
to find place to bury her when l was
obliged to go aboard. On reaching
port several Of my friends were at the
dock to meet me. One of them called:
Did you see it all?'
''Oh. yes. l saw London; there's
enough there to see without going
farther. The tower is immensely in
teresting."
A few days after my arrival
thought of the envelope l was to de-
liver and took it to the address on it.
Marbury & Smith. attorneys. One of
the firm opened the envelope and took
out paper. Then he asked me some
questions. finally inquiring my name.
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