Bisbee daily review., 1913-11-16
CHAPTER xIL

They took to 1t like ducks to water Not. of course. that they didn't kick about making their own beds and hay ing military discipline generally. They complained lot, but when after three days went by with the railroad running as much on schedule as 1t ever does they were all still there, and MT. Jen. nings had limped out and spent half hour at the wood pile with his gouty foot on a cushion, saw it was a sue. cess.
 ] ought to have been glad. was, although when Mrs. Dicky found they were all staying, and that she might have to live in the shelter.house the rest of the winter, there was an awful scena l was glad, too, every time ] could see Mir. Thoburn's gloomy face, or hear the things he said when his name went up for the military walk.
 The strange thing of all was the way they began to look up to Mir. Pierce. He was very strict; if he made a rule, it was obey or leave. (As they knew after MT. Moody refused to take the military walk, and was presented with his bill and 8 railroad schedule within an hour. He had to take the military walk with Doctor Barnes that after. noon alone.) They had to respect a man who could do all the things in the gymnasium that they couldn't, and come in from a ten or tifteen-mile tramp through the snow and take a cold plunge and a swim to rest him. self.
 It was on Monday that we really got things started, and on Monday after. noon Miss Summers came out to the shelter-house in a towering rage.
 Where's Mir. Pierce?" she de manded.
 T guess you can see he isn't here" said.
 Just wait until see himi" she an. nounced. Do you know that am down on the blackboard for the military walk today?-I!"
 "Why not?"
 She turned and glared at me. '"why not?" she repeated. Why, the au. dacity of the wretchl He brings me out into the country in winter to play in his atrocious play. strands me. and then tells me to walk twenty miles a day and smile over it." She came over to me and shook my arm. Not only that" she said. but he has cut out my cigarettes and put Arabella ! on dog biscuit-Arabella, who can hardly eat a chicken wing" Well, there's something to te e. you on dog biscuit"
 She laughed then, with one of her quick changes Of humor.
 "The worst of it is," she said, in a confidential whisper, "I'Il do 1t. l feel | 1t. ] guess If tlse truth were known I'm some older than he Is, but-Im | afraid of him. Minnie. Little Judy ie I ready to crawl around and speak for ! a cracker or a kind word. Oh, I'm not in love with him, but he's got the courage to say what he means and dc | what he says"
 She went to the door and looked back smiling.
 I'm off for the wocd-pile," she called back. And I've promised tc chop two inches on my heels"
 As I say, they took to it like ducks to water-exeept two of them, von In wald and Thoburn. MT. yon Inwald stayed on. hardly know why, but l guess it was because Mr. Jennings still hadn't done anything final about set dement's, and with the newspaper marrying him every day 1t wasn't very comfortable. Next to him, Mir. Tho burn was the unhappiest mortal have ever seen.
 Doctor Barnes came out that after noon and watched me while closed the windows. He had package in his hand He sat on the railing of the spring and looked at me.
 You're not warmly enough dressed