The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-12
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going over me. she's IN boarding
school now
"Oh, no. she'F not!" he remarked
picking up the conee.pot 1T seems
that met her on the train somewhere
or other tho day. before yesterday and
ran on 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
family that has all the trouble and
does the worrying.
IT we could only keep It hidden for
a few days!" said But, OF course.
the papers will get II. 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
yoring IL very much"
What are you talking about?"
About Miss Jennings wedding.
Don't you read the newspaper"
lie hadn't really known who she was
up to that minute lie put down the
tray and got up.
II hadn't connected her with the
the newspaper, Miss jennings" he
said, and lighted a cigarette over the
lamp. Something in his face startled
me, must say.
You're not going 10 give up now?"
! asked. got up and put my hand on
his arm, and | think he was shaking.
III you do, Ill-Ill go out and drown
myself, head down, in the spring"
He had been going to run away
saw 1t then-but he put a hand over
mine. Then he looked at the door
where Miss Patty had gone out and
gave himself a shake
"I'll stay" he said. Wen fight il
out on this line il 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 a hot
water bottle held to him.
Look at your work, woman" 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 water bottle
stage. The pharmacy clerks gone to
a dance over at Trimble's, 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, 81 haven't !
got any whisky"
Well, to make 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 de-
my harm.
| put on some stockings of Mrs
Moody's and petticoat and a shawl
md started for the spring house.
IL was still showing, and part of the
ime Mrs. Moodys stockings we're up
o their knees. The wind was blowing
lard, and when / rounded the corner
# the house my lantern went out.
tood there in the storm. with the
hawl Tapping, thanking heaven l was
single woman, and about ready to
% back and tell Mr.. Moody what I
hought Of him when l looked toward
he spring-house.
At first ! thought it was afre, then