The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-09

Where are they now?"
My dear girl. he answered, putting
down his glass, what has been pound
ed iQto me ever since | struck the
place? The bathsl / prescribe EN-
all day and dream 'em all night. Where
are the poisonees now? They are
steamng, stewing, exuding in the hot
rooms of the bath departmental Of
them, every one Of them! In the hold
and the matches down."
Just then somebody fell aginst the
door and stumbled into the room. 1t
was Tillie, as white as milk, and
breathing in gasps.
quick" she screeched. Minnie,
quick!"
What is it?" I asked, jumping up
Shed fallen back against the door
frame and stood with her hand clutch
ing her heart.
THAT dev-devil-Mike" she pant
ed. He has turned on the steam in
the mems bath and gone-gone away!"
With people in the bath?" Doctor
Barnes asked, slamming down the pail.
| me uOuutus
Then why in creation don't they
get out of the baths until we can shut
OFF the steam?" / demanded, grabbing
up my shawl. But Tille shook her
head in despair
They can't" she answered, hes
hid their clothes!"
The next thing / recall is running
like mad up the walk with Doctor
Barnes beside me, steadying me by the
arm. | only spoke once that l remem-
ber and that was just as we got to the
house.
That settles it," l painted, des-
perately. IT'S all over"
Not a bit of it," he said, showing
me up the steps and into the hall. The
old teakettle is just getting 'het up
bit. BY the gods and little fishes, just
listen to it singing down there!"
The help was gathered in a crowd
at the head of the bathhouse staircase,
where a cloud of steam was coming
up, and down below we could hear furi-
Gus talking. and somebody shouting,
Mike! Mike!" in a voice that was
choked with rage and steam.
Clothes! Send us some clothes!"
1t was Mr. Sam calling. The rest
was swallowed up in a fresh roaring,
as If steam pipe had given away.
That settled the people below. With
burst of fury they swarmed up the
CT n ire in thair hath cbaotc tI,a hFgbop
leading, and just behind him, talking
as no gentleman should talk under any
circumstances, Senator Biggs. The
rest followed, their red faces shining
through the steam-all of them muir
derous, holding their sheets around
them with one hand, and waving the
other in frenzy 1t was awful
The help scattered and ran, but
stood my ground The sight of man
i'm a sheet didn't scare me and it was
not time for weakness. A moment
later the engineer came up and after
him Mr.. Pierce, with a towel over his
mouth and screw-driver in his hand.
He was white with rage.
who saw Mike last?" he shouted.
Here Mr. Moody, who's small at any
time. and who without the padding on
his shoulders and wrapped in a sheet
with a red face above looked like a
lighted cigarette, darted out of the
crowd and caught him by the sleeve.
"Here!" he cried, we've got few
things to say to you, you young"
Take your hand off my arms!"
thundered Mr.. Pierce.
The storm broke with that. They
crowded around Mr.. Pierce, yelling
like maniacs, and he stood there,
white-faced, and let them wear them
selves out. The courage of man in
a den of lions was nothing to it. Doc
tor Barnes forced his way through the
crowd and stood there beside him.
And l stood there and watched, my
mind awhirl, expecting every minute
to hear that they were all leaving, or
to have some one forget and shake
both fists at once.
And that's how it ended finally-I |
mean, Of course, that they said they |
would all leave Immediately, and that |
he ought to be glad to have them go |
quietly, and not have him jailed for
malicious mischief or compounding |
felony The whole thing was an out
rage, and the three train would leave |
the house as empty as a squeezed |
lemon.
"At three o'clock, then" said Mr..
Pierce Very we'll"
Don't be a fool!" l heard Mr.. Sam
from the crowd.
is that all you have to say?" roared
Mr. Won invalid. Haven't you any
apology to make, sir?"
Neither apology nor explanation to
you" Mr.. Pierce retorted. And to the
other 1T is an unfortunate accident
if you prefer" He looked
at Thoburn, who was the only one in a
bathrobe, and who was the only cheer
full one in the lot. Il had refused
request of the bath mans and he has
taken this form of revenge. If this
gives me the responsibility am will
ng to take it, If you expect me to ask
you to stay I'll not do it. l don't mind
saying that ! am as tired of all this
rs you are. In fact, I'd about decided
IN new order of things for this place
anyhow, It's going to be real health
'esort run for people who want to get {
we'll or keep well. People who wish {
% be overfed, overheated and coddled /
reed not cOme-or stay" 4
The bishop spoke over the heads of {
he others. who looked dazed
Does that mean" he inquired mild
Y. "that-guests must either obey this |
rider OF things or 70 away?' X