Bisbee daily review., 1913-11-02

took it tO the window and held 1t to the light.
 'tou'rs getting careless. Minnie he said, squinting at it. Some of those drugs ought to be dissolved first in hot water. There's lump of ithia there that has Schmidt's pharmacy la bel on it."
 "where7" demanded. and started for it He laughed at that. and put ting the glass down, he came over and stood smiling at me.
 AS ingenious ss a ehlld,' he said in his mocking way, "a nice. little red haired childi Minnie. how old is this young Carter7'
 "Twenty-three."
 "An-er-earnest youth! Willing to buckle down to work and make the old place go? Ready to pat the old ladies on the shoulder and squeeze the young ones hapds?"
 Hes young" said, ''but If you're counting on his being fool--"
 Not at all." he broke in hastily. ''If he hasn't too much character hen probably succeed. I hope he isn't a AOOL W lb nt nOWs
 Hes been sick" said "Mumpsl"
 "Mumps! Oh, my aunt" he ex- claimed, and fell to laughing. He was still laughing when he got to the door
 "Mumps!" be repeated, with his hand on the knob Minnie, the old place will be under the hammer in three weeks, and if you know what's Syo1d for ,-a,, ,rn,,sl afo,a f,, ,,ndssv &hs new management while there's va cancy."
 If were you" said, looking him straight in the eye, q wouldn't pick out any new carpets yet. MT. Thoburn. promised the old doctor I'd help Mir Dick, and will"
 50 you're actually going to fight it out" he said, grinning. Well, the odds are in your favor. You are two to my one"
 T think it's pretty even" I retorted We will be hindered, so to speak, by having certain principles of honor and honesty. You have no handicap"
 He tried to think of retort, and not finding one he damned out of 2,
 MT. Van Alstyne and his wife came in that same day, just before dinner and we played three-handed bridge for half an hour. As I've said, they'd been on their honeymoon, and they were both sullSy al having to stay at the Springs.
 After the first rubber Mrs. Van Al. styne threw her cards on the floor and said another day like this would finish her.
 She turned her back to her hus- band, but he pretended to tuck the hair at the back of her neck up under her comb, and she let him do it. As I stcCpti Q gather up the cards he kissed JEe tip of her ear.
 Listen" he said, there's a scream of a play down at Finleyville tonight called Sweet Peas" Senator Biggs and the bishop went down last night, and they say it's the worst in twenty years. Put on a black veil and let's slip away and see it."
 think she agreed to do it, but that night after dinner, Amanda King, who has charge of the news stand, told me the sheriff had closed the opera house and that the leading woman was sick at the hotel.
 They say she looked funny last night" Amanda finished, "and l guess she's got the mumps."
 Munsps!
 My joint gave throb at that min ute.
 4Ir. Sam wasn't taking any chances, for the next day he went to the city himself to bring Mir Dick up.
 He hadn't come back by the morn ing of the sixth day, but he wired his wife the day before that Mr. Dick was on the way. But we met every train with sleigh, and he didn't come. l was uneasy, knowing Mir Dick, and Mrs. Sam was worried, too.
 It had been showing hard for a day or so, and at eleven o'clock that day saw Miss Cobb and Mrs. Biggs com, ing down the path to the spring-hsuse. MT. Van Alstyne is back" said Miss Cobb. but he came alone" "Alone," I repeated, staring at her in sort of daze.
 Alone" she said solemnly, "and l heard him ask for Mr. Carter. Il seems he started for here yesterday"
 But I'd had time to get myself in hand, and if I had a chill up my spine she never knew it. As she started away saw Mr. Sam hurrying down the path toward the spring-house, and I knew my joint hadn't throbbed for nothing
 Mir. Sam came in and slammed the door behind hin. Whats this about SIr. Dick not be ing here?' he shouted. Well, he isn't That's all there Is to 1t. Mir. Van Alstyne," l said calmly
 "But he must be here," he said. q put him on the train myself yester day. and waited until 1t started to be sure be was of"
 Exactly what was he doing when you last laid eyes on himg' l asked
 He was on the train" "Sitting?"