The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-22

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whether held" or no.
Well said Mrs. Conner. when
they were out 81 earshot.
Mother thinks she Is threatened
with pleurisy. and she - trying the
/ starvation cure" answered Emmy.
+ she hasn't eaten "A bite since yester %
} day. I'm ashamed TO he 80 late about
i my washing. but I've been cooking
! things all day, trying 10 tempt her
'Oh dear, oh dear oh dcar!'
moaned the figure on the piazza.
Mrs Conner put her arms akimbo.
She looked steadfastlv at the sway
ing and moaning shape. Mrs. Conner
was a woman who had been known 20
fry fresh griddle cakes for tramps.
She drew In her breath and eNhalcd
u explosively. as one that has been
shocked out Of speech.
I've made her postum cereal COT
fee and cooked her granum. and !
went out and begged dewberries from
the Bigelows-she used to be fond
OF them-and ! don't know how many
times I've made toast. She says
Just torment her
Won't she drink little beef tea?"
"Oh-h, Oh-h, U-r-r. Ug-h-h-h.
[ shuddered the invalid.
Didn't YOU know she thinks meat
wicked And milks robbing the COW.
and eggs's robbing the hen, who
wants to have family as much as
we do. said Emily, rather incOr-
rectly.
/ "More'n some Of us do. guess. ''
retorted Mrs. Conner. and more'n
folks ought TO il they amt prepared
to do their duty by them when
fiery glance at Mrs. Darter. who was
r-ahar,nnf1xs Got 90
all turned on this afternoon. ain I
shei"
"nr. Abbie Cruller told her that Il
wasn't natural to suppress ourselves.
II you feel like groaning you ought
TO groan
And she eats sech queer stuff
she's hungry most OF the time" Mrs.
Conner interrupted. 80 I expect she
groans "a lot Say. Emmy. have you
ever had anybody come in and give
your ma q good hard-blowing up
The blood rushed to Emmy's face.
her eyes sank. She answered. in q
confused tone. Aunt Ida Glenn
was over yesterday. I don't what
she said 20 mother. but mother
mother told me the one thing sho
wanted on earth vas 10 have me
send Albert away and have every
thing ended between US. for she never
was SO insulted IN her life as she had
been by Albert's mother
"Aibert's mother amt Albert:
though don't blame her. Emmy. and
Mrs Glenn is awful nice woman.
But It amt fair TO hold Albert FOR
her opinions. right or wrong As !
said. she amt Albert, nor Albert ain :
her"
so ! told mother" said Emmy. Il
did hate TO be disrespectful 20 her.
hut ! told her so: and she answered
that Mrs eileen said Albert thought
%. too. Then when ! tried to CUES
ton her she was iu so much pain
and Eruan"d so hadn't the heart 10
bother She le' me- pu' hot cloths q
her. and give her a Turkish bath over
tho alcohol lamp. and ] hoped she'd
lot ne make her Some water Cruel.
but she wouldn't touch a spoonful.
Mrs Conner. you don't suppose she
she Will keep b. NJ much longer
Ewmy's eyes dilated with an m
spoken fear az she lifted them 10 the
Kind woman before her
She said she folt herself growing
weaker this morning. IL told her
! wouldn't 60 10 the picnic with B'tt
81 he would only eat something But
stn said that she couldn't eat any
thing. One time-one tine she went
three day didn't let the neigh
bors know. bur was most crazy.
and poor little Jimmy cried she lent
one 20 Crs. either
NO" M-s Conner agreed. g.aucirg
~ jimmy 0h1 va ohaffering voluh.f
with The giri IN M pna"'ou Emo. 10
say she'd more likely tp be- sassy
hr
Tested Emmy. with 70 Dim smile bu'
80 las' she sof scared U was some
nov books Bert brought. got mother
out ~ that time. she Vas go anZioIs
fo read Thorn
Mrs Conner hacked M tho piazza
she eaid she guessed alr must ro
and lcff Mrs Uartnr moaning ana
rocking
And 20 toll you tie truth. Niles
KaI'l."-'hus she ended n h-eafhlras
ra-raf ON % her new boardcr -"I went
gI r. FOR Z knew ] C0uidu' hold 70
or" u'nuif longer And how'd o. heIp
lYur fuws fo have her mother quar-
rr ui'h Ida Glenn and rr flr som r
dave There Susy Hiknr wtklrt
"..E af Albert Glenn rhIs w'nnIf. arI
n She a.rf carrying Nrs Glenn s.m.
~ her ma h.urhrrrs cake ittIf
b. tHe uarters. too. and Emmy srr
what Us rho matter with Mrs bar
.rrr
"weu. old D- Potter s,.s sh,.s
.rrurlfIr. - rOu know rN0f fN1f TOOL
4 raII if is.f ru'4us What the dUr
TORS 'r m- vim. called % frpr Na'
T11t -U" i-' she's a'0ays been goo
greatest hand fD dose N- Conner
eHl lt.n I' rhe hep p.d Captain Utr
tor pour buying rr'nI' rrII..r.
ArI -le run after rtcre rns cure 700
going To WHr electricity ono fH.r