Mexico Missouri message., 1913-11-27

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tainly he was better than had expect
ed to find him. He was man. and
not little cub with a body hardly big
enough to carry his forefathers' weak
nesses. But he had cold eye and
warm mouth and that sort of man Is
generally a social success and natrl-
monial failure.
had hardly closed the door after
them when 1t opened again and Mr..
Pierce came In. He shut the door and,
going over to one OF the tables, put
package down on 1t.
Here's the stun you wanted for the
spring, Minnie," he announced. 81
suppose can't do anything more than
register a protest against it2"
You needn't bother doing that" l
answered, unless 1t makes you feel
better. Your authority ends at that
door. Inside the springhouse I'm in
control"
Cts hard to believe, with things as
they are, that / once really believed
that. But did It was three full
days later that learned that I'd been
mistakenly
Well, he sat there and looked at
nothing while l heated water in my
brass kettle over the fire and dissolved
the things against Thoburn's quick
eye the next day, and he didn't say
anything. He had gift for keeping
quiet, Mr.. Pierce had. 1t got on my
nerves after q while.
Things are doing BETTER" re-
marked, stirring up my mixture.
Yes" he said, without moving
"Miss-Mlss Jennings and the-yon In.
wald were here just now, weren't
they? passed them on the bridge"
Yes"
"What-how do you like him."
Better than expected and not so
well as ! might" said.
Mrs. Hutchins came out to the
springhouse the next morning. She
was dressed In black silk with real
lace collar and cuffs, and she was so
pulled up with pride that she forgot to
be nasty to me.
81 thought I'd better come to you.
Minnie" she said. "Mr. Carter has
put the-has put Mr.. Won invalid in
the north wing. l cannot imagine why
he should have given him the coldest
and most disagreeable part Of the
house."
said I'd speak to Mr.. Carter and
try to have him moved, and she went
away, but l made up my mind to talk
to Mr.. Pierce. The sanatorium busl-
ness isn't one where you can put your
own likes and dislikes against the COM
fort Of the guests.
was sick enough OF hearing of Mr..
Won invalid before the day was over.
All morning in the springhouse they
talked Mr.. Won invalid. They pretend
ed to play cards, but they were really
playing European royalty. Every time
somebody laid down a queen, he'd say.
rs the queen still living. or didn't she
die few years ago?" And when they
played the knave. they'd start of about
the prince again.
In the afternoon Mr.. Won invalid
came out to the springhouse and sat
around, very affable and friendly,
drinking the water He and the bishop
grew quite chummy. Miss Patty was
not there, but about four O'Clock Mr..
Pierce came out. He did not sit down,
but wandered around the room, not
talking to anybody, but staring, when
ever he could, at the prince. Once /
caught Mr.. Won Inwald's eyes fixed on
him. as II he might have seen him be-
fore.
Senator Biggs was the one who real
ly caused the trouble. what do you
think of American women, Mr.. Won In
wald?" he asked, and everybody
stopped playing cards and listened for
the answer. AS Mr. Won Inwald repre-
sented the prince, wouldn't he be like
ly to voice the princes opinion CT
American women?
It's my belief Mr.. Won invalid was
going to say something nice. He
smiled as IL he meant to, but Just then
he saw Mr.. Pierce in his corner
sneering behind his pipe. They looked
at each other steadily, and nobody
could mistake the hate In Mr.. Pierce's
face or his sneer. After a minute
the prince looked away and shrugged
his shoulders, but he didn't make his
pretty speech.
American women!" he said, turning
his glass OF spring water around on
the table before him, they are very
lovely, OF course. But they are spoiled,
fearfully spoiled. They rule their par
ents and they expect to rule their hus-
| bands. In Europe we do things bet.
ter; we are not-what is the English ?
-hag-ridden?"
There was sort of murmur among
the men, but the women all nodded
as If they thought Europe was entire
ly right. They'd have agreed with
him II hea advocated sixteen wives
sitting cross-legged on q mat, like the
Turks. Mr.. Pierce was still staring at
the prince.
What don't quite understand, Mr.,
Won invalid" the bishop put in in his
nice way. "is your custom OF expecting
! a girl to bring her husband a certais