The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-08-02

Deen 10 Boston anu qualified dS
chauffeur-would come and look at
1t.
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,
solemnly announced Little Simon. I'M
impressed by any mention of the long
yellow. Had Little Simon liked" he
could probably have mended the car
himself, but Mr.. Straker's manner. so
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, II was necessary for Mr..
Straker to adopt some other means of
making himself and everybody about
him extremely busy. He took 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 qualifi-
cation for seemanship was lacking
save enthusiasm, but az he himself
never discovered this fat. 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
no reason why he should not follow
it at once.
You'd better wait a WHILE" eau.
toned Doctor Thayer. That young
man pumped his heart dry as a 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 it Hero,
Saved Princess and all that. That's
what's coming to him as soon as the
newspapers get hold of IT, But I want
to know how he did 1t, and what he
did it for. Tell him to buck up"
Jimmy did buck up, though Mr.
Straker's message still remains to be
delivered. He gathered his forces
and exhibited such recuperative abil
tiles as to astonish the old red house
and all Ilion. 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 a housekeeper's glory in her
guests enjoyment Of food
There was enough credit to 20
round, indeed, and Jimmy presently
became the animated and interesting
center of the family. He might have
been a new baby and his bedroom the
sacred nursery. He was being spoiled
every hour of the day.
Did he have a 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 II her fate depended on
the answer, Did he eat that nice
piece er chicken, Aunt SUSAN" And
Mrs. Stoddard would say. Eat it! II
disappeared So quick l thought he'd
choke. Wanted three more Just like
it, but l told him that invalids were
like puppy-dogs-could only have one
meal a day"
We'll, how'd he take that?" asked
the interested Sallie.
He said II l thought he was an in
valid any longer l 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.
HJo,c oonH unnr. rnon ~ 5sl
get pitched overheard" went on Mrs
Stoddard But he doesn't need me
any more, and / guess I'll be goine
along home"
Il don't know but what the rest OF
US need YOU" complained Sallie. Its
more of a 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
a sick man." said Susan
Mrs Stoddard made her way to Aga
tina in the cool chamber at the head OF
the stairs. Agatha, in dressing
sack, with her hair down, called her
in and sent Lizzie away.
You're not going, are you. Mrs
Stoddard?" She took Susan's two
hands and held them lovingly against
her cheek. ut won't seem right here
without you"
You've done your duty, Agatha, and
I've done mine, as I saw It. I'm not
needed here any more, but I'll send
Angle over to help Sallie with the
work. after I get the crab-apples
picked"