The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-16

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any-er-winter fiannels."
II never bet" / retorted. and went
on folding up the steamer rugs.
I'D 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. ITS full
OF water. II wouldn't work and Mr..
Moody thought 1t 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 1t and handed 1t to me, In the
paper.
Its a sweater" he said. not looking
at me. 81 bought 1t for myself and it
was too small Confound 1t, Minnie,
/ wish I could lie! | bought them for
you! 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 1t 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 this!
just buried my face in them and cried
Doctor Barnes stood by and said
nothing. Some men wouldn't have un-
derstood but he did. After a minute
or so he came over and pulled the
sweater out from the bundle.
I'm glad you like EN-" he said,
but as | bought them at Hubbard's,
in Finleyville, and as the old liar guar
anteed they wouldn't shrink, we'd bet.
ter not cry on EN-"
Well, | put them on and was
warmer and happier than l had been
for some time. But that night when
| went out to the shelter-house with
the supper basket l found both the
honeymooners in wild state of excite
ment. They said that about five
O'Clock Thoburn had gone out to the
shelter-house and walked all around 1t.
Finally he had stopped at one of the
windows of the other room, had
worked at it with his penknife and got
it open. and crawled through. They
sat paralyzed with fright, and heard
him moving around the other room,
and he even tried their door But it
had been locked.
BY Friday of that week you would
hardly have known any of them. The
fat ones were thinner and the thin
ones fatter, and Miss Julia Summers
could put her whole hand inside her
belt.
And they were pleasant. They'd sit
down to supper of ham and eggs
and apple sauce, and yell for more.
They fused some still about sleep !
ing with the windows open, especially
the bald-headed men.
Mr. Won invalid was still there, and
not troubling himself to be agreeable
to any but the Jennings family. He
and Mr.. Pierce carefully avoided each
other. but knew well enough that only
policy kept them apart. Both of them,
you see, were working for something. |
Miss Cobb came to the springhouse /
early Friday morning, and from the |
way she came in and shut the door | |
knew she had something on her mind.
She walked over to where | was pol |
shing the brass railing around the
,pring-it had been the habit of years,
and not easy to break-and stood look
ng at me and breathing hard.
Minnie" she exclaimed, 81 have
ound the thief"
Lord have mercy!" l said, and
lropped the brass polish.
81 have found the thief" she repeat
ID firmly. Minnie, our sins always
ind us out"
81 guess they do" 1 said shakily,
md sat down on the steps to the
pring. "Oh, Miss Cobb, if only he
would use a little bit of sense!"
"He?" she said. "He nothing! It's
hat Summers woman I'm talking
bout Minnie. l knew that woman