Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20

ne looked very well beside Mr. LICK,
who wasn't very large. anyhow. and
who hadn't had time to put on his col
lar, and Mr.. Sam, who's always thin
and sallow and never takes q step he
doesn't have to.
let him in, and when he saw us all
there he started and hesitated.
Come in. Pierce" Mr.. Sam said.
We've just been talking about you"
He came in, but he didn't look very
comfortable.
What have you decided to do with
met" he asked. Put me under re-
straint?"
OF course, he had to be set right
about the sanatorium. and Mr.. Sam
began 1t. Mr.. Pierce listened. sitting
on the floor and looking pushed and
more and more unhappy. Finally he
got up and drew . long breath.
Exactly" he agreed Il know you
are all right and I'm wrong-according
to your way Of thinking. But II these
people want to be well. why should !
encourage them to do the wrong thing !
They don't want to be well; they're all
hypocrites."
That's not the point Pierce" Mr..
Dick broke in Importantly. you were
to come here for orders and you
haven't done II. You're running this
place for me. not for yourself"
Mr.. Pierce looked at Mr.. Dick and
from there to Mr.. Sam and smiled.
II did come" he explained. Il came
twice, and each time we played rou'
lette. l lost all the money I'd had In
advance. Honestly" he confessed. u
felt I couldn't afford to come every
day"
Miss Patty got up. We are talking
around the question" she said. "Mr
Pierce undertook to manage the sana-
forum, and to try to manage 1t sue
cessfully. He cannot do that without
making some attempt at conciliatine
the people. lists absurd to an
tagonise them"
Exactly" he said coldly. Il was to
manage 1t, and to try to do It success
fully. I'm sorry my methods DOM
meet with the approval Of this-er-
executive committee. But 1t might u
well be clear that l intend to use my
own methods-or none"
Well, what could we do? Miss Patty
went out with her head mp and thu
rest Of N stayed and ate humble pie
and after q while he agreed to stay I
i he wasn't interfered with. He salt
he and Doctor Barnes had . plan tina
he thought was q winner-that I
would either make or break the plact
and he thought it would make it. Ant
by that time we. were 20 meek tina
we didn't even ask what 1t was.
Doctor Barnes and Miss Summer
were the first to come to the minera
spring that morning.
Curious old world, isn't IT." sh
said between puffs. Here We are
the three of us-snug and nice. havin
seven kinds of hell-fire water and no
having to pay for 1t; three meals
day and afternoon tea ditto, good bed
and Steamboat ditto-and four day
ago where were wet Pierce. you wer
hooking your clothes! Doc. you"
washing dishes!" he said. Il neve
knew before how extravAgant 1t 10 :
have q saucer under . cup!"
And II" she went on. II. Julia Sun
mers, was staring at . ceiling In tn
Finleyville hotel. with . face ths
looked like . toy balloon"
And now" said Doctor Barnes. "yo
are more beautiful than ever. I n
q successful physician. And my youn
friend here-Pierce-Julia, Pierce ha
now become q young reprobate name
Dicky Carter. and may the Lord hav
mercy on his soul!"
| tried to get out in time. but wa
too late. saw her rise. saw the glas
Of water at her elbow roll over an
smash on the floor. and saw her clutc
wildly at Mr.. Pierce's shoulder.
"Not-not Dicky Carter!" she crie'
"Richard-they call him Dick" M
Pierce said uneasily, and loosened he
fingers from his coat.
Oh. well. everybody knows 1t now
how she called Mr.. Dick everything