News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-01-28
CHAPTER X.

| That was on a Saturday morning
1t had stopped showing and the sur
| was shining, although it was so colo
that the snow blew like powder. By
eleven O'Clock every one who coult
walk had come to the springhouse
About twelve o'clock Mr. Thoburn
came in, and as he opened the door, in
ieaped Arabella. The women made a
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 a 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, 81
propose, as a reward to Miss Arabella,
glass of this wonderful water. Min
ME, a glass of water for Arabella!"
"She doesn't drink out of one of my
glasses" l declared angrily. tits one
of my rules that dogs"
"Tut!" said Mr.. Thoburn. whats
good for man is good for beast. Be-
sides, the little beggar's thirsty"
Well they made great fuss about
the creatures being thirsty, and so
finally got painful of spring water
and it drank until l thought it would
burst. I'm not vicious, as l say, but
| wish it had.
Well, the dog finished and lay down
by the fire, and everything seemed to
60 on as before.
Just what is the record here?" the
bishop asked. I'm ordered eight
glasses, but find 1t more than a suf-
ficiency."
I'VE had one man here once who
could drink rs at time" said, "but
he was a German"
"He was TANK" Mr.. Sam corrected
grumpi]y. 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
the earth, and it's health-giving prop
critics may be changed to the direst
poison. How do we know, you and I,
some such change has not occurred
overnight? Unlikely as it 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 MIR. Sam,
who was still watching something /
not nd ufr frlx
ened up and glanced at Miss Summers.
Perhaps I'm mistaken" he said, but
/ think there is something the matter
with ArabeIla."
Everybody looked Arabella was ~
ing ON her back, jerking and witch
ing and foaming at the mouth.
'She's been peisoned!7 Miss Sum
mers screeched, and fell on her knees
beside her. Its that wretched wa
teri"
There was pretty nearly a riot in a
minute Everybody jumped up and
stared at the dog, and everybody re-
the water he or she had
just had, and coming ON top of Mr..
Thoburn's speech, it made them bah
bling lunatics.
Well, did what could. The worst
of it was, wasn't sure it wasn't the,
water. thought possibly Mr.. Pierce
had made a mistake in what he had
bought at the drug store, and although
/ don't as a rule drink it myself, be-
gan to feel queer in the pit of my
stomach.
Mr.. Thoburn came over to the
spring. and filing glass, took it to-
the light, with every one watching anx-
iously. When he brought it back he.
stopped over the railing and whispered
to me.
when did you fix it?" he asked
sternly.
Last night, answered. 1t was no
time to beat about the bush
Its yellower than usual,' he said.
I'm inclined TO think something has
gone wrong at the drug store, Minnie"
Mr.. Won invalid was watching like
the others, and now he came over and
caught Mr.. Thoburn by the arm.
What do you think" he asked
II have had three glass
es of It'll"
"Three!" shouted Senator Biggs,