The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-03-19
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| hand. He sat on the railing OF the
spring and looked at me.
You're not warmly enough dressed
for this kind OF thing" he remarked.
Where's that gray rabbits fur. or
whatever II isi'
"lf you mean my chinchillas," | said.
they're in their box. Chinchillas are
as delicate as babies and not near SO
plentiful. I'm warm enough"
you look It," He reached over and
caught one OF my hands. Look at
that! Blue nailsl It's about four de-
grees above zero here, and while the
rest are wrapped in furs and steam
er rugs, with hot water bottles at their
feet. you've got on a shawl. I'll bet
you two dollars you haven't got on
any-er-winter fannels."
Il never bet." retorted. and went
on folding up the steamer rugs.
"rd like to help" he said. "but
you're 80 darned capable. Miss Min
ME"
you might see II you can get the
slot-machine empty" said. IT'S full
OF water. 1t wouldn't work and Mr..
Moody thought It was frozen. He's
/ been carrying out boiling water all
afternoon. II It stays In there and
freezes the thing will explode"
He wasn't listening. He'd been fuss
ing with his package and now he
opened It and handed It to me, In the
paper.
Its a sweater" he said, not looking
at me. 81 bought It for myself and It
was too small Confound It, Minnie.
| wish could liel | bought them for
you'll There's the whole business
sweater. cap, leggings and mittens. Go
on! Throw them at mel"
But didn't. ! looked at them, all
white and soft, and II came over me
suddenly how kind people had been
lately. and how much I'D been getting
the old doctors waistcoat buttons
and Miss Pats furs, and now thisl
just buried my face in them and cried
Doctor Barnes etood by and said
nothing. Some men wouldn't have un
derstood. but he did. After a minute
or 30 he came over and pulled the
sweater out from the bundle.
I'm glad you like EN-" he said
"but as I bought them at Hubbard's
In Finleyville, and as the old liar guar
antsed they wouldn't shrink. we'd bet
ter not cry on EN-"
Well. I put them on and wal
warmer and happier than had beer
for some time. But that night wher
went out to the shelter-house with
the supper basket I found both the
houeymooners In a wild state OF excite
ment. They said that about fv,
o'clock Thoburn had gone out to the
shelterho and walked all around 1t
Finally he had stopped at one of tn,
windows OF the other room. hat
worked at 1t with his penknife and go
It open. and crawled through. The,
sat paralyzed with fright. and heart
him moving around the other room
and he even tried their door. But 1
had been locked.
BY Friday Of that week you woul,
hardly have known any of them. Tn,
fat ones were thinner and the thil
ones fatter, and Miss Julia Summer
could put her whole hand inside he
belt.
And they were pleasant. They'd 81
down to supper OF ham and egg
, and apple sauce. and yell for more.
They fused some still about sleeI
ing with the windows open. especiall
the bald-headed men.
Mr.. Won invalid was still there, an
' not troubling himself to be agreeabl
to any but the Jennings family. III
and Mr.. Pierce carefully avoided eac