Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-01
CHAPTER vliI.-contlnued.

The rest of the evening was quiet,
and needed 1t. Miss Patty and Mr..
Won invalid talked by the fire and !
think he told her somethlng--not all
of the scene In the springhouse. For
the stairs on her way up for the night
and she pretended not to see him.
About twelve O'Clock, just after
went to my room, somebody knocked
at the door. When l opened. the new
doctor was standing in the hall.
I'm sorry to disturb you," he said,
but nobody seems to know where the
pharmacy clerk is and I'll have to get
some medicine"
IF had my way, we'd have had a
bell on that pharmacy clerk long ago, +"
snapped. getting my keys. who's
sick?"
The big man." he replied "Biggs
is his name. think, senator or some
thing"
| was leading the way to the stairs,
but | stopped. Il might have known
1T" said. HE hasn't been natural
Jan evening. What's the matter with
him? Too much fast?"
"Fast? He laughed. TOO much
feast! He's got as pretty case of in
digestion as I've seen for some time,
He's giving a demonstration that's al
most theatrical"
Well, the pharmacy was locked, and
I'VE couldn't find a key to fit it. And
when | suggested mustard and warm
water he jumped at the idea.
"Fine!" he said. Better let me dish
ont y l.gy~sspring water emo you take my
900! Lead on. MacDuff, to the
kitchen"
Well, I got the mustard and water
ready, put out the light, and he took
the things and started out. but he
came back in hurry.
There's somebody outside talk
ing" he said. ! went to the door with
him and listened.
"The sooner the better" Mike was
saying. I'm no good while I've got
1t on my mind"
And Mr.. Thoburn: Tomorrow is
too soon; they're not in the mood yet
Perhaps the day after. I'll 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-
forum and threatening to throw glass
es OF mustard and warm water at
them.
When people went down to break
fast the next morning they found a
card hanging on the office door with
half dozen new rules on 1t, and when
/ went out to the springhouse the
guests were having an indignation
meeting In the sun parlor. with the
10 wobbly he could hardly stand, ma
hing q speech.
N tried to see Mr.. Pierce, but early
as 1t was, he had gone for walk, TAX
ing Arabella with him. So called a
conference at the shelter-house-Mis
Patty. Mr. and Mrs. Van Alstyne, Mr..
and Mrs. Dick and myself.
We were in tight place and we
knew 1t.
"He is making 1t as hard for us as
he can" Mrs. Sam declared. The
idea of having the cardroom lights put
out at midnight, and the breakfast
room closed at tent Nobody gets up
at that hour"
HE was to come here every evening
for ORDERS" said Mr.. Dick. He came
Just once, and as for orders-well, he
gave 'em to mel"
But Miss Patty was always fair.
oh GsU
want to quarrel with him the minute
see him. He--he is presumptuous to
the point OF impertinence-but he's
honest; he thinks we're all hypocrites
those that are we'll and those that
are sick or think they are--and he
hates hypocrisy"
you and old Pierce would make a
fine team, Pat" Mrs. Dick remarked
with yawn. Il like hypocrites my
self. They're SO comfy. But If you're
ut hove advice. Pat, you1l have
donoria break her neck or some
Anything to get father back to
1. Something is going to explode,
4Oekar doesn't like to be agitated."
She curled up on the cot with that
I'd went sound asleep. The rest of us
.ad coffee and talked. but there wasn't
anything to do. AS Mr.. Sam said, Mr.
Pierce didn't want to stay, anyhow,
and as likely as not IL we went to him
I'm body and told him he must come
90 the shelter-house for instructions,
and be suave and gentle when he was
called down by the guests about the
steam pipes making racket, he'd
probably prefer to go down to the vii
lage and take Doctor Barnes place
washing dishes at the station.
But he settled 1t by appearing him
self He came across the snow from
the direction of Mount Hope, and he
had pair of skees over his shoulder.
CAT that tirao didn't even know the