The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-28

he looked very well beside Mr.. DICK,
who wasn't very large, anyhow, ana
who hadn't had time to put on his col
lar, and Mr. Sam, who's always thin
and sallow and never takes a step he
doesn't have to.
let him in, and when he saw US all
there he started and hesitated.
Come in, Pierce" Mr.. Sam said.
We've just been talking about you.
He came in, but he didn't look very
comfortable.
What have you decided to do with
me?" he asked. Put me under re-
straint?"
or course, he had to be set right
about the sanatorium, and Mr.. Sam
began 1t. Mr.. Pierce listened, sitting
on the floor and looking puzzled and
more and more unhappy. Finally he
got up and drew long breath.
Exactly" he agreed Il know you
are all right and I'm wrong-according
to your way of thinking. But II these
people want to be well, why should |
encourage them to do the wrong thing ?
They don't want to be well; they're all
hypocrites."
That's not the point, Pierce" Mr..
Dick broke in Importantly. You were
to come here for orders and you
haven't done It, You're running this
place for me, not for yourself"
Mr. Pierce looked at Mr.. Dick and
from there to Mr. Sam and smiled.
Il did come" he explained. Il came
twice, ard each time we played rou'
lette l lost all the money I'd had In
advance. Honestly" he confessed, 81
felt / couldn't afford to come every
day"
Miss Patty got up. I'VE are talking
around the question" she said. Mr..
Pierce undertook to manage the sana-
forum, and to try to manage 1t sue.
cessfully. He cannot do that without
making some attempt at conciliating
the people. lists absurd to an
tagonize them"
Exactly" he said coldly. Il was to
manage it, and to try to do 1t success
fully. I'm sorry my methods don't
meet with the approval Of this-er-
executive committee. But It might az
we'll be clear that intend to use my
own methods-or none"
Well, what could we do? Miss Patty
went out with. her head up and the
rest of us stayed and ate humble pie
and after a while he agreed to stay II
he wasn't interfered with. He said
he and Doctor Barnes had plan thai
he thought was winner-that II
would either make or break the place
and he thought it would make 1t. And
by that time we were so meek thai
we didn't even ask what it was.
Doctor Barnes and Miss Summers
were the first to come to the mineral
spring that morning.
Curious old world, isn't it," she
said between puffs. Here we are
the three of us-snug and nice. having
seven kinds of hellf1re water and not
having to pay for It; three meals g
day and afternoon tea ditto, good beds
and Steamboat ditto-and four days
ago where were we? Pierce, you were
hooking your clothes! Doc, you"
Washing dishes!" he said. Il never
knew before how extravagant it ia tt
have a saucer under a cup!"
And II" she went on, 81. Julia Sum
mers, was staring at a ceiling in the
Finleyville hotel, with a face tina
looked like a toy balloon"
And now" said Doctor Barnes, "yo,
are more beautiful than ever. | an
a successful physician. And my youn,
friend here-Pierce-Julia Pierce ha.
now become a young reprobate namet
Dicky Carter. and may the Lord hav,
mercy on his SOUL"
/ tried to get out in time, but wa.
too late. l saw her rise. saw the glas.
of water at her elbow roll over ant
smash on the floor, and saw her clutcl
wildly at Mr.. Pierce's shoulder.
"Not-not Dicky Carter!" she cried
"Richard-they call him Dick" Mr.
Pierce said uneasily, and loosened he
fingers from his coat.
Oh. well. everybody knows 1t now
how she called Mr.. Dick everything II