The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-08-08

matter was beyond him, but informed
Mr.. Straker that perhaps the engineer
at the quarry-a native who had
been to Boston" and qualified as
chauHeur-would come aud look at
II,
Then for Heavens sake, colonel,
get him to come and be quick about
it, adjured Mr.. Straker. And tell
him for me that there's long-yellow for
him II he'll make the thing right"
He'll charge you two dollars an
hour. including time on the road"
soiemnly announced Little Simon, un-
impressed by any mention of the long.
yellow. Had Little Simon liked" he
could probably have mended the cal
himself, but Mr.. Straker's manner, 30
effective on Broadway, was not to the
taste OF these country people He
thought of them In their poverty as
peasants" but without the kindness
OF the born gentleman. What Aleck
Van Camp could have got for love,
Mr.. Straker could not buy: and he was
at last obliged to appeal to Hand
through Agatha's agency.
I'll look at 1t again" Hand replied
shortly. when Agatha addressed him
on the subject.
The car being temporarily out Of
commission, 1t was necessary for Mr..
Straker to adopt some other means Of
making himself and everybody about
him extremely busy. He took a fancy
for yachting, and got himself diligent-
ly instructed in an art which, of all
arts, must be absorbed with the
mothers milk, taken with the three
RS and followed with enthusiastic de-
votion. In Mr.. Straker every qualia-
cation for seamanship was lacking
save enthusiasm, but as he himself
never discovered this fact his amour
propre did not suffer, and his compan-
Ions were partly relieved of the bur
den OF his entertainment. Presently
he made up his mind that 1t was time
for him to see Jimmy His nose,
trained for seeming news, led him
inevitably to the chief actor in the un-
usual drama which had indirectly In
volved his own fortunes, and he saw
10 reason why he should not follow
1t at once. or
You'd better wait q WHILE eau.
toned Doctor Thayer. THAT young
man pumped his heart dry as seed
pod, and got some fever germs on top
of that. He isn't fit to stand the third
degree just yet"
I'm not going to give him any
third degree, not a bit of 1t. Hero!
Saved a Princess!' and all that. That's
what's coming to him as soon as the
newspapers get hold Of 1t. But want
to know how he did it, and what he
did 1t for. Tell him to buck up
Jimmy did buck up, though MIR.
Straker's message still remains to be
delivered. He gathered his forces
and exhibited such recuperative abil.
titles as to astonish the old red house
and all Ilton. Doctor Thayer and
each Of his nurses in turn uncon-
sciously assumed credit for the good
work, and Sallie Kingsbury took a
good share of pride In his satisfactory
recovery.
Two aigs regular" she would say
with all housekeeper's glory in her
guests enjoyment of food.
There was enough credit to 60
round, indeed, and jimmy presently
became the animated and interesting
center of the family. He might have
been new baby and his bedroom the
sacred nursery. He was being spoiled
every hour Of the day.
did he have good night?" Aga.
tina would anxiously inquire OF Mr..
Hand.
Cant tell which is night: he
sleeps all the time." would be the
tenor OF Mr.. Hands reply. Or Sallie
! would ask, as IL her fate depended on
the answer, did he eat that nice
piece er chicken, Aunt SUSAN" And
! Mrs. Stoddard would say, Eat it! 1t
disappeared so quick thought he'd
choke Wanted three more just like
| 1t, but told him that invalids were
like puppy-dogs-could only have one
meal day"
We'll, how'd he take that?" asked
the interested Sallie.
He said IL / thought he was an In
valid any longer had another guess
coming. Says he'll be up and into his
clothes by tomorrow, and Is going to
take care Of me. Says I'm pale and
need high.ball. whatever that is."
Never heard Of it," said Sallie.
Hes good young man, IL he did
get pitched overheard" went on Mrs.
Stoddard "But he doesn't need me
any more. and I guess Ill be going
along home"
II don't know but what the rest of
US need you" complained Sallie. "It's
more Of q Sunday school picnic here
than you'd think. what with a New
York press agent and a princess. to
say nothing of that Mr.. Hand.
HE certainly knows how to manage