Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20

md take charge of the sanatorium until
carter arrives. Dick. who has eioped
~" Old shelter house Fearing to face
Dcrothy's father. who Il At the sanator-
ium DICK X arr s wyn 81 the properly
Juua Summers. leading lady OF PeIce.
Sf11nded theatrical company, arrives.
- 10 suing Dicky for breach OF promise:
voa invalid. arrives at the sanatonum.
SsrpsS, character man with Pierce's show
"a . graduate N. D.. takes the place OF
~ much interested in PATTY. shows .
SlTcng dislike for Won invalid
CHAPTER WII-Contlnued
The rest of the evening was quiet,
IA needed It Miss Patty and Mr..
{ Won Invalid talked by the IRE and
think he told her something-not all
Of the scene In the springhouse. For
she passed Mr.. Pierce at the foot Of
he stairs on her way up for the night
and she pretended not to see him.
About twelve o'clock, just after
vent to my room, somebody Knocked
Il the door. When opened. the new
DOCTOR was standing in the hall.
I'm sorry to disturb you" he said.
nut nobody seems to know where the
pharmacy clerk u and III have to get
some medicine"
III had my way, we'd have had .
I'm on that pharmacy clerk long ago."
snapped. getting my keys. who's
vickr'
Tho big man." he replied. "Biggs
= hi name. I think. . senator or some
thing"
was leading the way to the stairs.
but I stopped. II might have known
Il" said. He hasn't been natural
I'll evening. What's the matter with
hint Too much fast?"
~Fast?" He laughed. TOO much
fsast! He's got - pretty case Of In
digestion a. I've seen for some time.
He's diving Q demonstration that's a.
most theatrical"
Well. the pharmacy was locked. and
~ couldn't find . key to At It. And
vhsn I suggested mustard and warm
water he jumped at the idea
sFine!" he said. Better let me dish
out the spring water and you take my
iob! Lead on. MacDun. to the
Kitchen"
Well, I got the mustard and water
ssady, put out the light. and he took
ne things and started out. but he
eame hack In . hurry.
There's somebody outside talk
ins." he said. I went to the door with
him and listened.
The sooner the better" Mike wa
saying. I'm no good while I've col
II o. my mind"
And Mr.. Thoburn: Tomorrow ID
TOO soon; they're not In the mood yet
Perhaps the day after. Ill let you
know."
didn't get to sleep until almost
morning, and then 1t was to dream
that Mr.. Pierce was shouting "Hypo
critics. to all the people In the sana-
torium and threatening to throw glass
% Of mustard and warm water q
them.
When people went down TO break
fAst the next morning they found q
card hanging on the ONCE door with
half dozen new rules on 1t, and wher
! vent out to the springhouse the
guests were having an indignation
meeting in the sun parlor. with thu
bishop In the chair. and Senator Biggs
% wobbly he could hardly stand. ma
j king . speech.
tried to see Mr.. Pierce. but early
- Il was. he had gone for walk. tax
ing Arabella with him. So ! called Z
conference at the shelter-house-Mis'
( Patty, Mr.. and Mrs. Van Alstyne. Mr.
and Mrs. Dick and myself.
We were In . tight place and w
knew It.
He IL making 1t as hard for us .,
10 can." Mrs. Sam declared. "Th'
Nea Of having the cardroom lights pu
out 1t midnight. and the breakfas
room closed at ten! Nobody gets III
q that hour"
He was to come here every evening
Dor ORDERS" said Mr.. Dick. He CAM
Just once. and ~ for orders-well. b.
gavs 'em to met"
But Miss Patty was always fair.
4 loathe him." she asserted.
want to quarrel with him the minute
- him. He-he Ii presumptuous Il
No point of impertinence-but he
Aonest: he thinks we're all hypocrite
those that are well and those tina
ass sick or think they are-and b
hates hypocrisy"
You and old Pierce would make
me team. Pat" Mrs. Dick remarks
vnh . yawn. II like hypocrites my
an They're 90 comfy. But II your
nos above advice. Pat. you'll hav
Aunt Honoria break her neck or some
0ns-anything to get father back I
own. Something IL going to explode
"a Oskar doesn't like to be agitated.
cne curled up on the cot with tha
- went sound asleep. The rest of u
- conee and talked. but there WASH
aytning to do. As Mr.. Sam said, Nj
rseece didn't want to stay. anyhow
"a - likely a. not II we went to hiI
body and told him he must com
me shelterhouse for instruction.
ne g suave and gentle when he wa
eaaed down by the guests about tn
eeem pipes making a racket, he
oeeoly prefer to 60 down to the vi
- ana take Doctor Barnes plac
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