News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-12-10

I've suspicion, Mlnnle,' he said,
that to use a vulgar expression, I've
bitten off more than l can chew in
this little undertaking, and that I'm
in imminent danger of choking to
death. Do you know anybody, friend
of Miss-er--Jennings, named Doro-
thy?"
She's got a younger sister of that
name," / said with a sort of chill
going over me. she's in boarding
school now"
"Oh, no, she's not!" he remarked,
picking up the coffee-pot. 1T seems
that met her on the train somewhere
or other the day before yesterday, and
ran off with her and married her!"
| sat back on the rug speechless.
Don't tell me the way OF the wicked is
hard; the wicked get all the fun there
is out of life, and as far as | can see,
it's the respectable "in at ten o'clock
and up at seven" part of the wicked's
does the worrying.
IF we could only keep it hidden for
few days!" / said. But, of course,
the papers will get it, and just now,
with columns every day about Miss
Patty's clothes"
Her what?"
"And all the princes of the BLOOD
sending presents, and the king not ia
voring it very much"
What are you talking about?"
about Miss Jennings wedding.
Don't you read the newspaper"
He hadn't really known who she was
up to that minute. He put down the
tray and got up.
'T-I hadn't connected her with the
the newspaper, Miss jennings" he
said, and lighted cigarette over the
lamp. Something in his face startled
me, must say.
you're not going to give up now?"
l asked. l got up and put my hand on
his arm, and think he was shaking.
eff you do, I'll--Tll go out and drown
myself, head down, in the spring"
He had been going to run away
saw it then-but he put a hand over
mine. Then he looked at the door
where Miss Patty had gone out and
gave himself shake.
'I'll stay" he said. "We1l fight it
out on this line if it takes all summer,
Minnie. After all, what's blue blood
to good red blood?"
Which was almost what the bishop
had said!
Mr.. Moody took indigestion that
night-not but that he always had it,
but this was worse-and Mrs. Moody
came to my room about two O'Clock
and knocked at the door.
You'd better come" she said.
There's no doctor, and he's awful
bad"
We went down to Mr.. Moody's room,
and he was sitting UP in bed with his
knees drawn up to his chin and hot
water bottle held to him.
Look at your work, womaR," he |
said to me when l opened the door. |
I'm dying!"
"You look SICK" said, going over
to the bed. 1t never does to cross
them when they get to the waterbottle
stage. 1.-The pharmacy clerks gone to
a dance over at Trimbles, but guess
l can find you some whisky"
81 never touch the stuff and you
both know it," he snarled. He had a
fresh pain just then and stopped,
up the bottle. Besides" he
finished, when it was over, Il haven't
got any whisky"
Well, to make a long story short, we
got him to agree to some whisky from
The pharmacy, with a drop of pepper
mint in it, if he could wash it down
with spring water so it wouldn't dc
my harm.
l put on some stockings of Mrs
Moody'S and petticoat and shawl
md started for the spring house.
1t was still showing, and part of the
ime Mrs. Moodys stockings were up
% their knees. The wind was blowing
lard, and when l rounded the corner
# the house my lantern went out. l
TODD there in the storm, with the
hawl Tapping, thanking heaven was
single woman, and about ready to
20 back and tell Mr.. Moody what l
bought of him when l looked toward
he spring-house.
At first / thought it was afire, then
saw that the light was coming from
he windows. Somebody was inside,
With a big fire and all the lights go
ng.
l went over cautiously to one of the
wading in deep snow to get
here-and If you have ever done that
n pair of bedroom slippers you can
ealize the state of my midland
Ooked in.
There were three chairs drawn up in
row in front of the fire, with my
earskin hearth-rug on them to make
couch, and my shepherds plaid
hawl folded at one end for pillow.
md stretched on that with her long
ealskin coat laid over her was Dor
thy Jennings, Miss Patty's younger
lister! She was alone, as far as l
ould see, and she was leaning on her
lbow with her cheek in her hand,
taring at the fire. Just then the door
Ito the pantry opened and out came