Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-03-13

| Mr.. Pierce promised and they start
ed out together. At the door Mr.. Sam
turned.
"Oh, by the way, Minnie" he called
better gid one of your chairs and put
red cushion on it. The prince has
arrived"
. Well, l thought 1t all out that after
noon as l washed the glasses, and 1t
was terrible. | had two people in the
! shelter-house to feed and look after
like babies, with Tillie getting more
curious every day about the basket
she brought, and not to be held much
longer; and I had a man running the
sanatorium and running it to the devil
as fast as 1t could go. Then had a
prince incognito, and Thoburn stirring
up mischief, and the servants threat
ening to strike, and no house doctor
Just as l got to that somebody
| opened the door behind me and loobed
| in. glanced around, and it was r1Rn
| with the reddest hair ever saw. Mae
was pale by comparison. He vas
rather short and heavy-set, and be had
q PiCdOoAI LdCOt cAtIAOu6A A1S Asc1hO
some, his nose being slightly bent to
the left. But at first all could see
was his hair.
Good evening"" he said, edging him
self in. Are you Miss Waters?"
YES" said, rising and getting a
glSrs ready.
/ He took off his hat and came over
to the spring where l was filling his
glass.
"If that's for me, you needn't both
err he said. eff 1t tastes as it smells.
Pm not thirsty. My names Barnes,
and was to wait here for Mr.. Van AL
styne."
"Barnesl" repeated. Then you're
the DOCTOR"
He grinned, and stood turning his
hat around in his hands.
mot exactly" he said. 81 graduated
! in medicine a good many years ago,
but after year of it l took to other
things"
ooh, yes" l said. You're an actor
now"
He looked thoughtful.
Some people think I'm not" he an
| swered, "but I'm on the stage
l put a fresh log on the fire, and as
| it blazed up l saw him looking at me.
eye gods and little fishes!" he said.
Another redhead! Why, we're as
| alike as two carrots off the same
bunch!"
In five minutes l knew how old he
was, and where he was raised, and
! that what he wanted more than any
thing on earth was little farmhouse
with chickens and COW.
Then he wanted to know what he
was to do at the sanatorium and l told
| him as we'll as l could. I didn't tell
him everything, but l explained why
Mr.. Pierce was calling himself Carter,
and about the two in the shelter-house.
| had to- He knew as we'll as l did
that three days before Mr.. Pierce had
automobile road map or whatever 1t
| was.
Good for Old Pierce!" he said when
l finished. He's a prince, Miss Wa
tiers. If you'd seen him sending those
| girls back to town-well, I'll do all |
can to help him"
Mr., and Mrs. Van Alstyne came in
| just then, and Mr.. Sam told him what
he was expected to do. 1t wasn't much.
Remember" Mr.. Sam instructed
| him, as Doctor Barnes started out,
when you don't know what to pre-
scribe, order a Turkish bath. The
baths are to a sanatorium what the
bar Is to a club-they pay the bills"
| Well, we got it all fixed and Doctor
Barnes started out, but at the door he
stopped.
Il say" he asked in an undertone,
''the stork doesn't light around here,
does her"
Not II they see him first!" I re-
piled grimly, and he went out.