The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-15

Yes, | have. I'm carrying a
pretty good loan of it, too, worse
luck. Scudder has been bringing
my letter and kilograms"
Wait a minute! Has Scudder
been looking out for your wires
and orders?"
Yes, he has. I've paid Scudder
three dollars a day to attend to
things, and say nothing to you"
Hartley didn't seem to hear
nothing but the last sentence.
Now he interrupted.
Three dollars!" he says, low.
Three dollarsi Why, the con-
founded grafter's been charging
me five!"
And there it was! The cat out
of the bag and both Heavenly
Twins tarred with the same brush.
That's what Mates secrets and
the talks behind the barn, and all
had meant.
"Well!" says l, my mouth
opening like a clam shell. We'll!
! The Natural Life!"
"The Natural Life be id"
says Edward Van Brunt.
And Martin Hartley says
Amen"
Martin" says Van Brunt, the
next day, 81 guess it's the only
safe way. I'll go out on the next
train"
We was at the dinner table
| when he said 1t. Twas one
O'Clock of the day after the Natur-
al Life serman went up in smoke.
l was a whole lot better and was
able to turn out and work.
Scudder had hove in sight
about ten and the Heavenlies
fairly fell on his neck when he
stepped out of the dory. But
they warn't so happy when he'd
spun his yarn. 1t seemed that
the gale had blown down the tele-
graph poles and tangled up the
wires and no messages could get
through either way, and want
likely to for two or three days.
Twas that that upset the
Twins. The Tea Lead market
might be tied up in a knot. for
what they knew, and their
. friends" in the Street might be
robbing 'em right and left.
"I'll leave at once" Van says;
land be in town tomorrow morn
ing. If all goes we'll I'll be back
here next day."
About three O'Clock we got into
the skiff, the three of us, and
rowed to the main. Twas a hard
wet row. / judged the gale want
all over yet. We walked up as far
as Mates and there he was wait
| ing in his buggy to drive Van
Brunt to the Wellmouth depot.
II was five o'clock when Hart
ley and me was ready to ship
back.
Just then from behind us came
the rafting of a wagon and the
humping of horses hoofs.
Somebody was driving our way
like all get out.
In another minute, a horse, all
lather, hauling a buggy all mud,
comes bouncing over the hum
mocky road and down the hill. A
girl was driving it.
whoa" she screams, shrill.
Eureka Sparrow" 1 sings out.
What in the name of good
ness"
Twas Eureka, and the team
was the one that the Fresh Airers
had hired for the season.
whats the matter?" I asks.
us Dewey"
"Dewey's all right" she says.
TITS little Dennis-Redny. He's
awful sick-and-where's Mr..
Van Brunt?"
Gone to New York." says
Hartley.
Eureka was almost crying.
THE poor little feller," she says.
"he was took this morning. Pains
and such suffering. We sent for
DR.. Bailey and he was sick in bed
himself. Then James drove over
for DR.. Penrose, and he'd gone up
to the city to a medical society
meeting. There want nobody
left but that new doctor at West
Eastwfch, Doctor Duncan. He
says it's append - append =
something or other"
Appendicitis" asks Hartley.
"Yup. That's what he says.
And he wants an operation to-
morrow. And Miss Agnes don't
trust him. and she's all upset.
SOL" asks Martin, quick. rs
this new doctor a good one2"
mo, mol" says I. "If he said
I had diphthery I'd be sure twas
govt"
There's one," says Eureka,
eff we could only get him. Miss
Talford read in the paper day be-
fore yesterday that Doctor Jor-
dan, the big Sturgeon"
"All right, surgeon, then. He's
at the WapatOmac House for q