The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1913-03-12

Miss Sallie washes 'em after / go
to bed in the morning." confessed
Hand.
"Oh, she does, does she!" jeered
Jimmy. We'll, you'll have to go to
bed at night, like other folks, now.
And then what1l you do?'
Il guess Miss Sallie'll have to sit
up nights" modestly suggested Hand,
when slipper struck him in the back.
Good shot! What d'you want now
an opera hat?" he inquired derisively.
Andy" calculated Jim, dismay set
Ting on his features. I've just
thought! Do you spose I'm paying
hotel bills all this time at The
Larue?"
Hand grinned unsympathetically
IF you engaged room, sir, and didn't
give it up, believe it's the custom"
"That'll do for now, Handy Andy, If
you can't get up any better answer
than that. Lord, what's that" Jim
suddenly exclaimed, as if he hadn't
been waiting, all ears, for that very
step in the passage.
II guess likely that1l be Miss Red
mond," replied the respectful Hand.
And so it was.
Agatha, fresh as the morning, stood
in the doorway for a contemplative
moment. before coming forward to
take Jim's outstretched hand.
"Samson-shorn!" she exclaimed
gaily Il hardly know you, all fixed
up like this"
"Oh, / look much better than this
when I'm really dressed up. you
know" Jim asserted. Agatha patted
his knuckles indulgently, looked at the
thinness and Wilderness of the hand,
and shook her head.
mot gaining enough yet" she said.
THAT isn't the right color for
| hand"
1T needs to be held longer"
ooh, no, it needs more quiet. Few
er visitors, no talking, and plenty of
fresh milk and eggs"
Jimmy almost stamped his foot.
Down with eggs!" he cried. And
milk. too. I'm going to institute
mutiny. Excuse me. know I'm visit
ing and ought to be polite, but no
more invalid's food for me. Handy
Andy and / are going out to kill
moose and eat Itch, Andy?"
But Hand was gone. Agatha sat
down in big rocker at the other win
dow. in that case" she said de-
murely, well all have to be thinking
of Lynn and New York and work"
Jim shamelessly turned feather.
"Oh, no." he cried. I'm very i'll. I'm
not able to go to Lynn. Besides, my
time isn't up yet. This is my vacation"
He looked up smiling into Agatha's
face, ingenious as boy Of seven.
DO you alwA's take such-such
venturesome holidays?" she asked.
81 never took any before; at least.
not what / call holidays" he said IF
you don't come over here and sit near
me. shall get up and go over to you.
And Andy says I'm very wobbly on
my legs. might by accident drop
into your lap"
Agatha pushed her chair over to-
warn james, anu DeIOre bne cOulu slt
down he had drawn 1t still closer to
his own. "The doctor says my hand
has to be heidi" he assured her, as
he got firm hold of hers.
For shame!" she cried. Mustn't
tell fibs."
Tell me-" he begged, lis this your
house. really'n truly?" 1t brought, as
he knew II would, her ready smile.
Yep" she nodded.
"And is that your tree out there?"
yep"
"Ah!" he sighed. tits great! It's
Paradise. I've dreamed of just such
heavenly place. And Andy says
we've been here two weeks"
"Yes-and a little more"
my holiday half gonel" His mood
suddenly changed from its jocund and
boyish manner. and he turned earn
estly toward Agatha.
Il don't know. dear girl, all that
has happened since that night-with
you-on the water. Hand shuts me
OF most villainously. But l know it's
Heaven being here. with Aleck and