Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-15

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n would b % much . yoar lifSs
westh. Tat sroanA ID fall Of holes
anA 1uSe NV oovsre4 With Shows
He caught ny "a ~ wiped his
forehead.
Heaven help ss!"~ no said. coming
over to the spring. n found him ma
King Tor The shslter-h ouss, armed with
foot rulol Somsbody,s GOT to take
him IN hana-T tell yoS. the rnsAs'A
menace!"
.'What about the doctorr' I asked.
reaching up his glass.
"Bs hare tonight" he answered. ION
the"
But It that minute boy brought .
telegram down and handed It to him.
The new doctor was laid up with In
nuenaa!
we sss there after the others had
gone, and Mr.. Sam said he was for
giving up the night, only to come out
now with the truth would mean such .
lot Of explaining and 8 good many
people would likely md It funny. Mr..
Pierce came In later and We gave him
the telegram to read. He glanced ct
It and handed 1t back.
Lots Of starving M. DIS would
Jump ct the chance" he said. but II
It's % urgent ~ all this We can't wait
to hunt. III tall you. Van Alstyns.
there's chap down In the village be
was the character man with the Sweet
Peas company-and he's stranded
there. l saw him this morning. He's
washing dishes in the depot restau-
rant for his meals. We used to call
him Doc. and I've haxy idea that
he's q graduate NJ. D.-names Barnes"
Great" cried Van Alstyne. Lets
have Barnes. You get him, will you.
Piercer'
Mr.. Pierce promised and they start
ed out together. At the door Mr.. Sam
turned. ~
"Oh. BY tho way, Minnie" he called
better gild one Of your chairs and put
red cushion on it. The prince has
arrived"
Well. I thought it all out that after
noon Is !, washed the glasses, and It
was terrible. I had two people In the
shelter-house to feed and look after
like babies, with Title getting more
curious every day about the basket
she brought and not to be held much
longer and had q man running the
sanatorium and running 1t to the devil
as fast a. It could 60. Then / had
prince incognito. and Thoburn stirring
up mischief, and the servants threat
ening to strike. and no house DOCTOR
Just ~ got to that somebody
opened the door behind me and looked
in. glanced around. and 1t was man
with the reddest hair I ever saw. Mine
was pale by comparison. He was
rather short and heavy-set, and he had
. pleasant face, although not hand
some, his nose being slightly bent to.
the left. But 1t :nrst al I could sea
was his hair.
Good evening" he said, edging him
self in. "Are you Miss Waters?"
Yes" I said. rising and getting q
glass ready.
He took OF his hat and came over
to tho spring where was filling his
glass.
III that's for me. you needn't both
ef," he eaid. II It tastes - 1t smells,
I'm not thirsty. Ny names Barnes.
and I-was to wait here for Mr.. Van Al.
styns."
.Barnes!" repeated. ''Then you're
the DOCTOR"
He srinned. and stood turning his
hat around IN his hands. e
mot exactly" he said. II graduated
In medicine good many years ago..
but aftersaeyear Of 1t ! took to other
things,
now" =
,,,fIe looked thoughtful.
Some people think I'm not" he an.
eswered, 'but I'm on the stage"
I putsa fresh log on the fire, and a.
1t blazed up cav him looking atrme. :
Eye GODS and little fshes!" he said.
Another redhead! Why, we're ~
alike as two carrots Of the same
bunch!"
In nvo minutes I knew how old he
was, and where he was raised, and.
that what he wanted more than any,
thing on earth was q little farmhouse
with chickens and COW.
Then he wanted to know what he,
was to do at the sanatorium and told
him %. we'll as l could. didn't tell
him everything, but I explained why
Mr.. Pierce was calling himself Carter,
and about the two in the shelter-house.
I had to. He knew az we'll az did
that three days before Mr.. Pierce had
had nothing to his name but q folding
automobile road map or whatever It
was.
Good for old Pierce!" he said when
I finished. "He's . prince, Miss Wa
tiers. II you'd seen him sending those
girls back to town-well, III do all !
can to help him"
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Alstyne came in
jvst then, and Mr.. Sam told him what
he was expected to do It wasn't much.
Remember Mr.. Sam instructed
him, ~ Doctor Barnes started out,
"when you don't know v.:et to pre-
BAD BREATH
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