The Madison journal., 1914-02-14
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for a month, and as I'm responsible,
I'd be glad 70 see her looked after"
81 don't want her here. Tll-I'll pay
her board at the hotel" Mr.. Dick be-
gan, only for heavens sake, don't"
He stopped, for every one was star
ing
why in the world would you do
that?" Miss Patty asked. Don't be
ridiculous. That's the only condition
Mr. Pierce has made"
Mr.. Dick stalked to the window and
looked out, his hands in his pockets.
"Oh, bring her up! Bring her up"
he said without looking around. IF
Pierce won't stay unless he can play
the friend in need, all right"
That was Wednesday. In the after
noon Miss Julia Summers came with
three lap robes, white lace veil and
a French poodle in a sleigh and went
to bed in one of the best rooms. and
that night we started to move out fur
niture TO the shelterhouse. Toward
daylight Mr.. Sam dropped wash-bowl
on my toe and / went to bed with an
arnica compress.
limped out in time to be on hand
before Miss Cobb got there, but what
with a chilblain on my heel and hardly
any sleep for two nights-not to men,
ton my toe-I wasn't any too pleas
ant.
She told me about Miss Summers
being etill shut in her room, and how
she'd offered Mike an extra dollar 10
give the white poodle a Turkish bath
it being under the weather as to
health-and how Mike had soaked the
little beast for an hour in a tub OF
water. forgetting the sulphur. and it
had come out a sort Of mustard color,
and how Miss Summers had had hys-
terics when she saw it.
Mike dipped him In bluing to
bleach him again, or rather her
its name is Arabello--" Miss
Cobb said, but all it did was to make
it mottled like an Easter egg. Every
body is charmed. There were no dogs
allowed while the old doctor lived
Things were different"
Yes, things were different" l as
sented "How-how does Mr. Carter
get along?"
Miss Cobb shifted
WELL" she said. goodness knows
I'm no trouble maker, but somebody
ought to tell that young man a few
things. He's forever looking at the
thermometer and opening windows.
declare, il hadn't brought my wool
en- tights along I'd have frozen to
death at breakfast. Everybody's COM
planning"
put that away in my mind to speak
about. 1t was only by mailing the win
dows shut and putting strips of cotton
batting around the cracks that we'd
ever been able to keep people there
in winter. | had my first misgiving
then. Heaven knows | didn't realize
what it was going to be.
There was something on Mr. Dicks
mind. l hadn't known him for four
teen years for nc =. And the night
Mr.. Sam and out the canned
salmon and cor. i tomatoes he
walked back with me to the edge Of
he deer park. Mr.. Sam having gone
ahead.
Now" / said, when we were out of
ear-shot, spit it out. I've been expect
ing IT,"
listen, Minnie" he answered.
Something's got to be done, and done
soon. If you want the plain truth.
Miss-er-Summers and / used to be
friends-and-well,s she's suing me for
breach of promise. Now for heavens
sake, Minnie, don't make fuss"
But my knees wouldn't hold me- |
dropped down in a snow-drift and COW
cred my face.