Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
CUPID and THE GOVT
BY MARGUERITE HELolsE DE
TiENNE.

Well, Neale." said Mr.. Metcalf, Il
is just like this. l like you and an
sure that you will make a bully son
tn-law, but you must earn my con
sent lf-ouch!" he cried. as hi.
equity foot gave evidence that 1t was
still equity. AS l was saying. II yor
cure this govt OF mine Martha Il
yours"
She is worth the try" laughed DR.
Cornelius Balm, who was a young ply
stefan.
Try nothing. Neale, you've just got
to do it. And one other thing is that
! won't touch a drop Of medicine. I've
swallowed enough dope"
is there any time limit. Mr.. Met
calf"
No. but the quicker you do it the
quicker You al have Martha"
All right, sir; II is a bargain.
must be going now, as l have a cali
to make VIII see you later. Good.
bye"
Martha accompanied Neale to his
SAAthb nSN huNo WHICH was Stduuluk
in front OF the Metcalf home.
Surely, It won't be hard for you
to cure father, Neale. They are do
ing such remarkable things in medi.
cine low. OF course, the other doc
tors failed because they were a bit
o~ld-fashioned, but you are so up-to-
date in every way ] am SURF you can't
fail"
This medicine game is a sort OF
hit-and-miss proposition after all. We
make some surprising advancements,
and do some good. but none knows
better than ourselves how ignorant we
are. But I'm going to cure your IA
Their II. you will help me-"
What do you want me to be, Neale
the nurse"
NO; he doesn't need a nurse. l
want you to be the big boss and see to
1t that he follows my directions to the
letter"
Il certainly will, dear"
Then the only question that re-
mains is how soon do you want to
marry"
Three months at least. I want to
have a nice wedding and at least
three months to know how it feels to
be engaged, Neale."
All right, grille. I'll have father
cured in three months. Au Revoir."
he laughed, as the machine started
of.
Ouch" yelled Mr.. Metcalf the next
morning as he lifted his sick foot out
Of bed.
Martha was waiting for just that
password and when she heard 1t she
tapped gently IN the door.
Come in" said MI. Metcalf.
1T is Martha, father. DR.. Balm has
instructed me to see that you take
your exercise"
My WHAT
Your exercise" she murmured
sweetly, as she drew a huge box from
under the bed. Here's your sched-
ule," handing him a sheet of paper to
read as she unpacked the box.
The paper read as follows:
ID CumD-Deu, 90 times,
Two-pound dumb-bell. 10 times.
T~hree-pound dumb-bells, Is times.
indian clubs, 10 inu
Elastic chest expander. 5 minutes.
Leg movement. 5 minutes.
Rolling on the floor. 5 minutes.
Hopping on one foot. 5 minutes
Cold bath.
These exercises must be gone
through three times a day before
meals.
What does 1t mean" asked her
father with a gulp.
1T means, father, that you are go
ing to be cured Of the govt, and that
am here to see that you follow out
this program"
II won't do It."
,"Oh yes you will father: because I
going to stay here and see that
you do. You told Neale that you
would stand for any stunt from radi-
down TO mud baths. and you new
I'm down to mud baths"
And what do you want me to do
with them, Martha?"
Martha explained everything, and
Il was all she could do to keep from
bursting with laughter as her father,
gowned in pink pajamas. exercised
and pulled through the entire sched-
lie. When he finished the fve-min-
ute hop Martha told him to take his
cold bath and then come in to break.
last.
When Mr.. Metcalf entered the din
.ng room he looked at the almost bar
zen table, and then turned to Martha:
please tell James to serve break
asst right away, Martha. / am as hun
cry as a cannibal."
There's your breakfast, father"
"Where?"
Right there, father; milk and
,rackers.'
Have you gone crazy, Martha?"
Hang the doctor! | want some
hing to eat"
Sorry, father, but diet is one Of the
most essential things In the cure Of
govt and you must diet. Neale will
lot get me until you are cured"
And you two are in a conspiracy
o cure me this way?"
Sure, | want Neale and that's why
am helping"