Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-11-20

I'VE are In your hands, you see, Mr..
Pierce. Are you going to help us?"
And when she asked him that, 1t was
couldn't die helping.
"If everybody agrees to It," he said,
looking at her. land you all think it's
feasible and can carry 1t of. I'm per
fectly willing to try"
"Of course" said Mr.. Dick, II ex-
pect to retain control, you understand
that, suppose, Pierce? You can come
out every day for instructions. l dare
say sanatoriums are hardly In your
line"
"Eh-oh, well no, hardly" he said;
I've tried everything else, | believe.
II can't be worse than carrying a
bunch Of sweet peas from garden to
garden"
Mr.. Dick stopped walking and
turned suddenly to stare at Mr.. Pierce.
"Sweet-what?" he said.
Everybody else was talking, and
was the only one who saw him change
color.
Sweet peas" said Mr.. Pierce. And
that reminds me--Td like to make one
condition, Mr.. Carter. feel in a meas
ure responsible for the company; most
of them have gone back to New York,
but the leading woman, Miss Sum-
mers, is sick at the hotel in Finley
Vile I'd like to bring her here for
two weeks to recuperate | assure you,
have no interest in her, but I'm sorry
for her; she's had the mumps."
why, you've Just had them, too.
Dcky," said his wife. They all turned
to look at him, and l must say his
expression was curious. Luckily, |
had the wit to knock over the break
fast basket, which was still there, and
when we'd gathered up the broken
china, Mr.. Dick had got himself in
hand.
I'm sorry. old man." he said to Mr.
Pierce, but I'm not In favor of bring
ing Miss-the person you speak of
up to the sanatorlum just now. Mumps.
you know-very contagious, and all
that"
She's over that part" Mr.. Pierce
said; she only needs to rest"
Certainly, II she isn't well, bring
her up" said Miss Patty. "Only-
won't she know your name is not Car
teri"
She's discretion ITSELF" Mr.. Pierce
said. Her salary hasn't been paid
for month. and as I'm responsible,
I'd be glad to see her looked after. -
81 don't want her here. Tll-Ill pay
her board at the hotel" Mr. Dick be-
gan, only for heavens sake, don't"
He stopped, for every one was star
ing.
why in the world would you do
that?" Miss Patty asked. Don't be
ridiculous. That's the only condition
Mr.. Pierce has made"
Mr.. Dick stalked to the window and
looked out, his hands in his pockets.
"Oh. bring her up! Bring her up!"
he said without looking around. IF
Pierce won't stay unless he can play
the friend in need, all right"
That was Wednesday. In the after
noon Miss Julia Summers came with
three lap robes. a white lace veil and
French poodle in sleigh and went
to bed in one of the best rooms, and
that night We started to move out fur
niture to the shelter-house. Toward
daylight Mr.. Sam dropped wash-bowl
on my toe and / went to bed with an
arnioa compress.
| limped out In time to be on hand
before Miss Cobb got there, but what
with a chilblain on my heel and hardly
/ ulanr fnr tttfn nio 30
ton my toe-I wasn't any too pleas
ant.
She told me about Miss Summers
being still shut in her room, and how
| she'd offered Mike an extra dollar to
give the white poodle a Turkish bath
it being under the weather as to
| health-and how Mike had soaked the
little beast for an hour in a tub of
water, forgetting the sulphur and it
had come out a sort OF mustard color,
and how Miss Summers had had hys-
terics when she saw it.
Mike dipped him In bluing to
bleach him again, or rather her
its name is Arabello--" Miss
Cobb said, but all it did was to make
/ ~ iiiCNcth lAht al lIdbltl tBb. Every
body is charmed. There were no dogs
allowed while the old doctor lived.
Things were different"
Yes, things were different" | as
scented. "How-how does Mr.. Carter
get along?"
Miss Cobb shifted.
Well" she said goodness knows
I'm no trouble maker, bat somebody
ought to tell that young man a few
things. He's forever looking at the
thermometer and opening windows. |
declare, If hadn't brought my wool
en- tights along I'd have frozen to
death at breakfast. Everybody's com
planning"
put that away in my mind to speak
about. 1t was only by mailing the win.
dows shut and putting strips of cotton
batting around the cracks that we'd
ever been able to keep people there
in winter. ! had my FIRST raisgiying