Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-04-03

iOi ~ ut bhlu, anu al hin
folks were dead. Then a college friend
OF his wrote rural play called Sweet
Peas"-"Great title, don't you think
he asked-and he put up all the money.
II would have been a hit, he said. but
the kid in the play-the one that
unites it's parents In the last act just
before he dies OF tuberculosis the kid
took tho humps and looked as II, In
stead OF fading away. he was going
to blow up. Everybody was so afraid
of him that they let him die alone for
three nights in the middle OF the
stage. Then the leading woman took
the humps. and the sheriff took ev-
erythlng else
Well. of course, the thing failed,
and he lost every dollar he'd put into
! 1t, which was all he had, including
what he had In his pockets
They seized my trunks" he ex-
planned and / sold my furlined over
coat for eight dollars. which took one
OF the girls back home. It's hard for
the women. A fellow can always get
some sort of a Job was coming up
here to see II they needed an extra
clerk or a waiter or chauffeur, or any
thing that meant a roof and something
TO eat-but / suppose they don't need
jack-of.all-trades"
NO" answered, but I'll tell you
what think they're going to need.
And that's an owner!"
=
I'm not making excuses. / did II for |
the best. II Mr.. Thoburn had not been
there. sitting by to see the old sana
torlum die so 1t could sprout wings
and fly as a summer hotel, I'd never
have thought of 1t. But was in de- |
spair.
got up and opened the door. but |
the snow came in IN a cloud and the |
path was half foot deep again.
But the angel of providence ap.
peared In the shape OF Mike. the bath |
man. coming down through the snow
In tearing rage. The instant l saw |
Mike l knew II was settled.
Am | or am / not to give Mr.. |
Moody n needle shower q be shouted
= aifnost beside hfmseYf. And saw nd
had his overcoat over his bath cos
tune. which is Turkish towel
"A needle shower followed by n salt
> rub" said l. Hes been having them
J for eleven years. What's the natter
THAT fool OF young doctor,
shouted Mike, "he told him before nc
left that II he'd been taking them fol-
t eleven years and wasn't any better II
was time to stop. Amt business bat
enough-only four people in the house
takin' baths regular-without his but
; tin int"
I Where's Mr. Moodyf"
u In the bath. I've locked up hi
clothes"
. "You give him needle shower ant
e salt rub" | ordered. land II h
makes fuss Just send for me. And
g Mike" said, as he started out, ''asl
, Mr. Van Alstyne to come out here i'm
: mediately."
Mr.. Van Alstyne came out on tn
run, and when he saw Mr.. Pierce b,
= the fre--that was his name, Ala
~ Pierce~-he stopped and stared. The
"a he said:
"A You internal young scamp!" An
"A with that Mr.. Pierce jumped up. sul
"A prised and pretty mad. and Mr.. Va
IA Alstyne saw his mistake.
"A I'm sure beg your pardonl" h
III said THE fact is, | was expectin
"A somebody else. and In the firelight-
N You surprised me. that's all" sal
III MIR. Pierce. Under the circumstance
I'm glad I'm not the other chap"
II You may be-" assured Mr.. Sar
grimly. You're not unlike him.
Nj the way A little taller and heavie
III but"
II Now it's all very well for Mr.. Sai
to say ] originated the idea and a
that, but as truly as | am writing thi
as ] watched his face saw the sam
| thought come into It. He looked NJ
| Pierce up and down. and then
stared into the fire and puckered h
mouth to whistle. but he didn't. An
l finally he glanced at me, but ! wa
looking at the FIRE, too.
MIR. Sam got up and began to wal
j the floor, his hands in his pocket
He tried to get my eye, but still
looked in the fire.
all IAN traffic's held up, Minnie"
on said THE eight o'clock train
stalled beyond the Junction, IN drll
en- I've wired the conductor. and Cart
ne isn't on it."
"Well?" said |.
in III we could only get past to-day
,ut Mr.. Sam went on; IF Thoburn wou
nd only choke TO death, or-if there W
Ith somebody around who looked ~
,ty Dick. dare say, by tomorrow"
Do looked at Mr.. Pierce, who smiled al
id. looked at him.
And resemble Dick" said n
in Pierce We'll. II he's a moral a
nd upright young man"
rat HE isntl" Mr.. Sam broke in 50
/ a agely, And then and there he {
,ol. down and told Mr.. Pierce the trout
Iad we were in, and what sort OF cheer
nd idiot Dicky Carter was. And then \
nto Pierce told about the play and
ost mumps, and how he was strand'
ds j When Mr.. Sam asked him outright