Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-12-24
CHAPTER I.

When Il was all over Mr.. Sam came
pat 10 the sprlng-houBe 10 say gOod-by
10 me before he and Mrs Sam left.
hated 10 see him go. after all we
bad been through together, and sup
bose ne saw II In my face. for he
came over close and stood looking
down at me. and smiling. you
saved Us. Minnie" he said. "and |
Asedn't tell you we're grateful; but do
lTou know what | think2" he asked.
pointing mis- long forefinger at me. Il
think you've enjoyed It even when you
were suffering most. Red.halred WON
len are born to intrigue, as the sparks
~ upward"
Enjoyed III" l snapped. I'm an
nd woman before my time, Mr.. Sam.
What with trailing back and forward
Through the snow TO the shelter-house,
land not getting to bed at all some
nights. and my heart going by Ats and
starts, az you may say, and half the
stlme my spinal marrow fairly chilled.
mot TO mention putting on my over.
shoes every morning from force OF
habit and having to take them on
again. I'm about all In"
y TITS been the making OF you, Min
hie" he said. cycling me, with his
hands In his pockets. Look at your
bheeksl Look at your disposition! l
don't believe you'd stab anybody in
khe back nowl"
(Which was joke. OF course;
Sever stabbed anybody in the back.)
He opened the door and blast Of
Webruary wind ratified the window
frames. Mr.. Sam threw Out, his chest
tzncor his sweater and waved me an
iOther good-by.
"A We'll, I'm off, Minnie" he said.
-Take care of yourself and don't sit
too tight on the job; learn to rise a
1T IN the saddle"
'-0ood-by, Mr.. Saml" called, put
ting down Miss Patty's dolly and fol.
owing him to the door: "good-by; bet
Ter have something before you start to
Deep you warm"
He turned at the corner OF the path
land grinned back at me.
/. "All right" he called. "I1l go down
10 the bar and get a lettuce sand
rwichl"
Then he was gone, and happy as |
was, knew | would miss him terribly.
II began when the old doctor died.
q suppose you have heard of Hope San
iaAorium and the mineral spring that
made 1t famous.
have been spring-house girl at
Tic Sanatorium for fourteen years
III No first year or so | nearly went
n,arazy. NTfhen found things were com
hg my way I've got the kind Of mind
hat never forgets a name or face and
IAN combine them properly, which
ant common. And when folks came
hack | could call them at once. The
old doctor used to say my memory was
an asset to the sanatorium.
He was in the habit Of coming to
the spring-house every day to get his
!naorning glass of water and read the
papers. For good many years 1t hat
Seen his custom to sit there, In the
winter by the wood fire and In summer
lust inside the open door, and to reaC
of the, headings aloud while cleaned
T.. around the spring and polished
glasses.
~ ~ that winter, with the papers
full of rumors that Miss Patty Jen
tnings was going to marry prince
we'd followed It by the spring-housC
ARE, the old doctor and I, getting an
CRY at the Austrian emperor for oppos
ing 1t when we knew how much too
good Miss Patty was for any foreign
Yer, and then getting nervous ant
dusaed when we read that the prince
mother was In favor of the match ant
1t might go through. Miss Patty ant
iNer father came every winter to Hop,
/ Springs and couldn't have been NOR
anxious about 1t II she had been m!
own sister.
Well. as say, It all began the yer.
day the old doctor died. He stampet
oat to the spring-house with the morn
ing paper about nine o'clock, and tn
wedding seemed to be all Off TIL
O paper said the emperor had deGnltel
refused his consent and had sent tn
lrince, who was his cousin, for IaI
ase cruise, while the Jenning