The Madison journal., 1913-04-26
Copyright By the Bobb Merriu CO..

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Ing and moaning shape. Mrs. Conner
was a woman who had been known to
fry fresh griddle-cakes for tramps She
drew In her breath and exhaled 1t ex-
plosively, as one that has been shock
ed out OF speech.
Won't she drink little beef tear"
"Oh-h! Oh-h! U-r-r-r. Ug-h-h-h"
shuddered the invalid
Didn't you know she thinks meat
wicked? And milk's robbing the COW,
and eggs robbing the hen. who wants
to have family as much as We do"
said Emily, rather incorrectly.
"More'n some Of us do. | guess" re-
torted Mrs. Conner, "and more'n folks
ought to II they amt prepared to do
their duty by them when they've got
EN-" She launched a fiery glance at
Mrs. Darter, who was now groaning
vehemently. Got 1t all turned on
this afternoon, amt she?"
'Dr. Abbie Cruller told her that It
wasn't natural to suppress ourselves.
If you feel like groaning you ought to
groan-"
And she eats sech queer stuff she's
hungry most of the time" Mrs. Con-
ner interrupted. so | expect she
groans lot Say. Emmy. have you
ever had anybody come in and give
your ma a good hard-blowing up?"
The blood rushed to Emmy's face:
her eyes sank. She answered, in a
confused tone: Aunt Ida Glenn was
over yesterday. | don't know what
she said to mother, but mother-moth-
er told me the one thing she wanted
on earth was to have me-send Albert
away and have everything ended be-
tween us. for she never was so in
suited in her life as she had been by
Albert's mother"
"Albert's mother amt Albert;
though don't blame her, Emmy. and
Mrs. Glenn is q awful nice woman.
But it amt fair to hold Albert for
her opinions. right or wrong. AS I
said. she amt Albert. nor Albert amt
her"
so I told mother" said Emmy. 81
did hate to be disrespectful to her,
but | told her so: and she answered
that Mrs Glenn said Albert thought
so too. Then when | tried to question
her she was in so much pain and
groaned so ! hadn't the heart to both
err She let me put hot cloths on her,
and give her a Turkish bath over the
alcohol-lamp; and I hoped she'd let
me make her some water Cruel, but
she wouldn't touch a spoonful. Mrs.
Conner. you don't suppose she-she
will keep 1t up much longer?" EN-
my's eyes dilated with an unspoken
woman before her "She said she felt
herself growing weaker this morning.
II told her | wouldn't go to the pic
mic with Bert, If she would only eat
something. But she said that she
couldn't eat anything. One time-one
time she went three days. | didn't let
the neighbors know; but I was most
, crazy. and poor little jimmy cried. She
isn't one 10 cry. either"
Mrs. Conner backed off the piazza
, she said she guessed she must go
and left Mrs. Darter moaning and
rocking.
And to tell you the truth. Miss
Keith, h,"-thus she ended breathless
narration to her new boarder-"l went
quick. for | knew | couldn't hold in
one minnit longer! And how'd IL help
poor Emmy to have her mother quar-
rel with Ida Glenn and me the same
day? There's Susy Baker making
eyes at Albert Glenn, this minnit; and
II she amt carrying Mrs. Glenn some
of her mas blueberry cake! Right
by the Darters, too; and Emmy see
ing her."
What Is the matter with Mrs. Dar-
ter"
well, old Dr. Potter says she's
'neurotic' IL you know what that is.
call it Jest notions. What the doc
tors in my time called hypo, that's
what she is! She's always been the
greatest hand to dose. Mr.. Conner
: will have 1t she KEEP old Captain Oar,
ter poor buying patent medicines. And
she run after every new cure-all go
ing. 1t was electricity one year, and
mother year it was blue glass, and one
: time I remember she had a woman
come OF the sort that used to call
themselves bone-doctors when ! was
a girl and this country wasn't much
settled, but now they're osteologists
: or some sech funny name, and give
! out they can rub everything on earth
out of you. Mrs. Darter had her for
: a long spell, till she got pneumonia
and nigh died, and sickened of the
I. osteologist; and l give her mustard
e plasters, good strong ones. myself
All this time Emmy was engaged tc
Albert Glenn; but the old captain was
r real feeble, and Emmy wouldn't leave
r him to git married. I will say Mrs
Darter was real devoted to him
though Emmy done all the night work
. and spared her all she could, give VI
5 her school, and spent every cent OF
the money she'd laid by school-teach
: ing and working art embroidery fol
: her clothes, when she'd be married
spent every cent on her pa Got him
: q wheel chair, and If ever man SET
the world by his daughter the captain
! done IT, He liked Albert, too. | guess
Y If captain had lived, sick's he was
S he'd have found a way SOS Emmy and
e Albert could git married. But he died
Then you'd "a s'posed they could mar
e ~, for his life was well insured. and
. they got enough for the widder to be
= comfortable and keep a girl But the
, ! p,innit he died moor Mrs Darter gnt