The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-12-19
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CASE OF HAY FEVER
BY CLARA INEz DEACON.


Miss Cressy declared that she'd die
first. The doctor recommended quiet
village on Long Island. Miss Greasy
said she'd drown herself in the Sound.
He knew Of nice old couple that
would take her in and make pet Oh
her. She would make it so hot for
that nice old couple that they would
wish they had never set eyes on her!
However and nevertheless, Miss
Cressy duly arrived at the quiet VII
lage spoken OF, and was also duly IN
stalled in the quaint but very comfort
able house occupied by the good Sa-
maritans.
When 1t comes to shortness OF
breath-when 1t comes to red nose
when 1t comes to talking the English
language through that nose-when the
eyes water and there Is need or
small boy to follow one around with
a bundle of handkerchiefs, why. even
spoiled girl of twenty must see the
sense OF retiring to some quiet spot
where society Is not and wait for
change.
Miss Cressy went but she went with
a determination to make somebody
everybody-pay for her sacrifice. She
would be just as mean as she could be,
and II people didn't like 1t they could
lump It.
A day or two after her arrival the
girl strolled through the village. Sew
eral people bowed to. her, as Is the
courteous custom of the village, and
each bower was coldly snubbed. She
saw sign of "Postoffice," and she en-
tered and queried:
ANY bail here for Bliss Greasy Fair
bangs?"
1t was the hay fever pronunciation,
of course, and the postmlstress ought
to have known 1t was, but she made
Miss Cressy try three different times
and then said there was nothing for
Miss Fairbangs The cold glare she
got in reply gave her chills for a week.
AS Miss Cressy started homewards
she encountered young man. 1t may
be added that he also encountered her,
He had heard that there was a good
looking girl from the city stopping at
the Peterson's, and concluded that this
must be the one. On her part, she
had never heard of him and didn't
want to- She simply saw that the
young man about to pass her was not
one of the villagers, and as he seemed
about to bow and lift his hat, she made
up face at him and passed on. She
had got even with the postmistress!
When the hay fever victim, later In
the day, carelessly mentioned meeting
the young man and asked who he was
Mrs. Peterson replied:
THAT must have been young Felix
Blair. His home is in the city, but he
spends three or four months Of every
year here in the village. We all think
him a nice young man."
Looks stupid to mel" said the sui
ky girl.
"Oh, dear me, but he's anything but
that. He is a naturalist, and said to
be the smartest one in the state. He
knows everything about birds, fish, in
sects and animals"
Does he board with some old WON
an who holds the cats and dogs while
he stuffs them?"
HE has cottage Of his own down
near the water. Pa and l know him
well, and I'll take you down there
some day, If you wish. His collection
is we'll worth seeing"
Possibly so, but he struck me as
being very poky young man"
Dear! Dear!"
When Miss Cressy Fairbanks hat
been in the house a week, and her en-
unciation had 80 far improved that she
could make her name plain to others
she took a stroll In a new direction
Nothing further had been said about
Mr.. Blair, but she meant to walk past
his Cottage. She meant to do 1t de
family. She had tried hard to make
herself believe that she detested him
The only charge that she could bring
against him was that he looked as Il
he thought a good deal Of himself
That was his mental criticism Of her
and perhaps intuition told her 80.
The cottage was passed. The de
fiant attitude was superb. Had Mr.
Blair been standing in his door hi
must have been flattened out like {
pancake, and without knowing any
reason why she should pick on him!
But he wasn't standing there. HI
wasn't even at home. When this fac
became plain to Miss Greasy she wal
putchy about 1t. 1t was another rea
son why she should detest the man
According to all social laws he shoult
have been at home and looking TO
her. and should have advanced hat II
hand and given her his name ant
begged to be forgiven for something
or other Consequently more putch!
However, If Mr. Blair was not HON,
his boat was. 1t was drawn up on tn,
beach, and the idea came to the girl Il
make use Of 1t. 1t would be spitinl
and getting even with the owner.
The boat was showed OF and the cir
entered it. She knew nothing of row
ing. She had never even entered
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