The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-03-05
CHAPTER x.


That was on n Saturday morning.
It had stopped showing and the sun
was shining. although It was so cold
that the snow blew like powder. BY
eleven o'clock every one who could
walk had come to the springhouse.
About twelve o'clock Mr.. Thoburn
came in, and as he opened the door. In
leaped Arabella. The women made a
fuss over the creature and cuddled her.
and when l tried to put her out every
body objected So she stayed. and
Miss Summers Iut her through a lot
of tricks, while the men crowded
around.
Mr. Won invalid and Miss Patty came
In just then and stood watching.
And now" said Mr. Won invalid. Il
propose, as a reward TO Miss Arabella.
a glass of this wonderful water. Min
ME, glass of water for Arabella!"
"She doesn't drink out of one OF my
glasses" declared angrily. IT'S one
OF my rules that dogs"
"Tuti" said Mr.. Thoburn. whats
good for man is good for beast Be
sides, the little beggar's thirsty"
Well they made great fuss about
the creatures being thirsty, and 80
finally | got painful OF spring water
and 1t drank until thought IL would
burst. I'm not vicious. as ! say. but
wish II had.
Well, the dog finished and lay down
by the fire. and everything seemed to
go on as before.
| that 10 hA har tho
bishop asked. I'm ordered eight
glasses. but find 1t more than suf-
ficiency"
: 1--WE had one man here once who
}, could drink 25 at time." said. but
a he was German"
"He was a tank" Mr.. Sam corrected
grumpily. He was watching something
y on the fioor--I couldn't see what.
Consider" said Thoburn. standing
= and holding his glass to the light.
how we are at the mercy OF this little
springl A convulsion In the bowels OF
, the earth, and It's health-giving prop
y critics may be changed to the direst
poison. How do we know. you and ].
some such change has not occurred
: overnight7 Unlikely as 1t Is. it's pos
. sibility that. sitting here calmly. we
Ii may be slipping our death potion"
Some of the people actually put
down their glasses and everybody be-
r. gan to look uneasy except Mr.. Sam,
u who was still watching something
could not see. He suddenly straight
ID ened w and glanced at Miss Summers
r.. perhaps I'm mistaken" he said. "bul
n think there Is something the matter
with Arabella."
RS Everybody looked. Arabella was ly
ID ing on her back. jerking and twitch
n ing and foaming at the mouth.
she's been poisoned" Miss Sum
y. mers screeched, and fell on her knees
beside her. IT'S that wretched wa
ie teri"
le There was pretty nearly riot in {
TO minute. Everybody jumped up an'
stared at the dog, and everybody re
H. membered the water he or she hai
ne Just had, and coming on top OF MI
Thoburn's speech, 1t made them bah
bling lunatics.
Well, | did what could. The wors
OF 1t was, wasn't sure 1t wasn't tn
water. | thought possibly Mr.. Pierc
had made a mistake in what he ha
bought at the drug store. and althoug
don't as a rule drink II myself. b
gan to feel queer in the pit OF IN
stomach.
Mr. Thoburn came over to tn
spring. and filling a glass, took II
oI the light, with every one watching an,
. iously. When he brought 1t back h
j stopped over the railing and whispere
mi to me.
III when did you fix it?" he aske
sternly.
Il, Last night" answered. 1t was n
time to beat about the bush.
Its yellower than usual" he salt
I'm inclined to think something hs
gone wrong at the drug store, Minnie
Mr.. Won invalid was watching lik
the others. and now he came over an
caught Mr.. Thoburn by the arm.
- What do you think" he aske
n / nervously. IL have had three glas
es OF i'll"
"Threev shouted Senator Bigg
uld coming forward I've had elevenl
the tell you, I've been feeling queer for
hoursl I'm poisoned That's what
Is am"
she CTo BE CoNTINUED)
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