Mexico Missouri message., 1913-12-11

path and took the pail out of my hand
What are you doing?' he asked.
Making a slider"
NO" said bitterly, 81 am water
ing the flowers"
Good" He was not bit put out
Let me help you" Inside, he put
down the pail, and pulling me in.
closed the door.
Now forget III" he commanded.
Just because lot OF damn fools see
dog in a fit and have one, too, is that
any reason for your being scared wall
eyed and knock.kneed? Lord, | wish
you could have seen them staggering
into my Office"
Il saw enough" said with a SILVER.
That German, Won invalid" he
went on. he's the limit He accused
us OF poisoning him for reasons of
state!"
where are they now"
My dear girl" he answered, putting
down his glass, what has been pound.
ed into me ever since | struck the
place? The baths | prescribe 'em
all day and dream 'ep all night Where
are the poisonees now? They are
steaming. stewIng. exuding in the hot
rooms OF the bath departmental OF
them, every one OF them! In the hold
and the matches down."
Just then somebody fell aginst the
door and stumbled into the room II
was Tillie. as white as milk, and
breathing in gasps.
quick" she screeched, Minnie,
qulck!"
What is it?" asked, jumping up.
Shed fallen back against the door
frame and stood with her hand clutch
ing her heart
That dev-devil-Mike!" she pant
ed. He has turned on the steam in
the mems bath and gone-gone away"
with people in the BATH" Doctor
Barnes asked, slamming down the pail.
Tillie nodded.
Then why in creation don't they
get out OF the baths until we can shut
off the steam?' l demanded, grabbing
up my shawl. But Title shook her
head in despair.
They can't" she answered, hes
hid their clothes"
The next thing I recall Ia running
like mad up the walk with Doctor
Barnes beside me, steadying me by the
arm. / only spoke once that remem-
Der and that was just as we got to the
house.
THAT settles it," painted, des-
perately. It's all over"
Not bit OF it," he said, showing
me up the steps and into the hall. THE
old teakettle is just getting 'het up a
bit. By the gods and little fishes, just
listen to it singing down there!"
The help was gathered in a crowd
at the head OF the bathhouse staircase,
where cloud of steam was coming
up, and down below wo could hear furI
GUS talking. and somebody shouting
Mike! Mike!" in voice that was
choked with rage and steam.
Clothes! Send us some clothes!"
II was Mr.. Sam calling. The rest
was swallowed up in a fresh roaring
as II a steam pipe had given away
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a burst OF fury they swarmed up the
stairs in their bath sheets, the blshoJ
leading, and !uSt behind him, talkinJ
as no gentleman should talk under am
circumstances. Senator Biggs. Thu
rest followed, their red faces ehinIny
, through the steam-all OF them muir
derous. holding their sheets aroun,
them with one hand, and waving tn
other in frenzy. IL was awful.
The help scattered and ran, but
stood my ground. The sight OF a mai
in a sheet didn't scare me and II wa
not time for weakness. A momen
later the engineer came up and afte
him Mr. Pierce, with a towel over hi
mouth and a screw.driver in his hand
He was white with rage.
Who saw Mike last?" he shouted.
Here Mr.. Moody, who's small at an
time. and who without the padding o
his shoulders and wrapped in a shee
with red face above, looked like
lighted cigarette, darted out Of tn
crowd and caught him by the sleeve.
"Here!" he cried, we've got a fe-
things to say to you. you young"
| Take your hand of my arms!
| Numbered Mr.. Pierce.
| The storm broke with that. The
| crowded around Mr.. Pierce, yellin
like maniacs, and he stood Their,
| white-faced, and let them wear then
| selves out. The courage Of a man /
| den Of lions was nothing to it. Do
| tor Barnes forced his way through III
crowd and stood there beside him.
And ! stood there and watched, m
mind awhirl, expecting every minut
u to hear that they were all leaving, {
q to have some one forget and shal
n both fists at once.
r, And that's how II ended finally
y mean. of course, that they said the
o would all leave Immediately, and thu
he ought to be glad TO have them 8
IS | quietly and not have him tailed n