The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-02-20
CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER X.
That was on Saturday morning
It had stopped showing and the sun
was shining. although It was so cold
that the snow blew like powder. BY
eleven O'Clock every one who could
walk had come to the springhouse.
About twelve o'clock Dir. Thoburn
came in. and as he opened the door. in
leaped Ara5ella- The women made
fuss over the creature and cuddled her,
and when tried to put her out every
body objected So she stayed. and
Miss Summers put her through lot
OF tricks. while the men crowded
around.
Mr.. Won invalid and Miss Patty came
in just then and stood watching.
And now" said Mr.. Won invalid, Il
propose, as reward to Miss Arabella,
a glass Of this wonderful water. Min
snie, a glass OF water for Arabellal"
She doesn't drink out OF one Of my
glasses, / declared angrily. It's one
Of nay rules that dogs"
Tut" said Mr.. Thoburn. What's
good for man is good for beast. Be
sides, the little beggars thirsty
Wen they made a great fuss about
the creatures being thirsty, and so
finally | got painful Of spring water
and it drank until thought it would
burst I'm not vicious. as say, but
/ wish it had.
Well, the dog finished and lay down
BY the fire, and everything seemed TO
go on as before.
Just what is the record here2" the
bishop asked I'm ordered eight
glasses, but | find it more than a suf-
iciency."
we had one man here once who
. could drink rs at a time" said, but
he was German"
HE was a tank, Mr.. Sam corrected
grumpily. He was watching something
on the fioor-I couldn't see what.
Consider" said Thoburn. standing
= and holding his glass TO the light,
how we are at the mercy of this little
spring. A CONFUSION in the bowels OF
J the earth. and it's health-giving prop
(. critics may be changed TO the direst
poison. How do we know. you and |,
SO1lAE H0CA Eud1EG has 49, I~~A---N
{ overnight? Unlikely as il is, it's pos
sibility that. sitting here calmly, We
may be slipping our death potion
Some Of the people actually put
down their glasses and everybody be
gan to look uneasy except Mr.. Sam
U who was still watching something
could not see. He suddenly straight
d ened up and glanced at Miss Summers
r. perhaps I'm mistaken he said, ~bu
n | think there is something the mattel
with Arabella.'
IS Everybody looked. Arabella was ~
d ing on her back. jerking and twitch
n ing and foaming at the mouth.
She's been poisoned" Miss Sum
Y. mers screeched. and fell on her knee,
beside her. Its that wretched wa
lie teri"
he There was pretty nearly riot in
to minute Everybody jumped up an
stared at the dog, and everybody n
m membered the water he or she ha
be Just had. and coming on top OF Nj
Thoburn's speech, it made them bal
bling lunatics.
Well, / did what could. The wors
OF it was, wasn't sure 1t wasn't th
water. l thought possibly Mr.. Pierc
had made a mistake in what he ha
bought at the drug store, and althoug
don't as a rule drink it myself, b
gan to feel queer in the pit of N
stomach
Mr.. Thoburn came over to Il
spring. and filling a glass, took II
9l the light. with every one watching an
z iously. When he brought it back /
II stopped over the railing and whispers
to me
III when did you fix 1T" he asks
sternly.
Last night" answered. II was l
time to beat about the bush.
Its yellower than usual" he sal
I'm inclined to think something hi
gone wrong at the drug store. Minnie
Mr.. Won invalid was watching Iii
the others, and now he came over al
caught Mr.. Thoburn by the arm
. What do you think" he ask
IN nervously. IL have had three gla:
es of it,"
~Three!" shouted Senator Big
uld coming forward. I've had eleven
the tell you. I've been feeling queer for
hours. I'm poisoned. That's wha
= am"
she GO BE CoNTINUED0