Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-01-23
CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER X.
Thar was on q Saturday morning.
1t 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, aud as he opened the door, in
leaped Arabella. The women made
fuss over the creature and cuddled her,
and when l tried to put her out every
body objected. So she stayed, and
Miss Summers put 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, II
propose, as a reward to Miss Arabella,
glass of this wonderful water. Min
ME, glass of water for Arabella!"
She doesn't drink out of one of my
glasses declared angrily. Its one
of my rules that dogs"
"Tut!" said Mr.. Thoburn whats
good for man is good for beast. Be-
sides, the little beggar's thirsty"
Well they made great cuss about
the creatures being thirsty, and SO
finally got a painful of spring water
and it drank until l thought 1t would
| burst. I'm not vicious, as / say. but
/ wish it had.
| Well, the dog finished and lay down
by the fire, and everything seemed to
go on as before.
/ T,a ,x,l,n ,, t1,a n
bishop asked Pm ordered eight
glasses, but l find it more than suft
ficiency'
I'VE had one man here once who
could drink 25 at time," said. "but
he was German"
He was tank" Mr.. Sam corrected
grumpily. He was watching something
on the tloor-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
spring! A convulsion in the bowels of
the earth. and it's health-giving prop.
critics may be changed to the direst
poison. How do we know, you and I.
some such change has not occurred
overnight? Unlikely as it is. it's pos
sibility that, sitting here calmly. wa
may be slipping our death potion"
Some of the people actually put
down their glasses and everybody be-
gan to look uneasy except Mr.. Sam,
who was still watching something !
could not see. He suddenly straight
ened up and glanced at Miss Summers.
Perhaps Pm mistaken" he said, but
think there is something the matter
with Arabella."
Everybody looked. Arabella was ly'
ing on her back, jerking and twitch.
ing and foaming at the mouth.
"Shes been poisoned" Miss Sum.
mers screeched, and fell on her knees
beside her. Its that wretched wa,
3 teri"
g There was pretty nearly riot in
D minute. Everybody jumped UP and
stared at the dog, and everybody re-
: membered the water he or she had
e just had and coming on top of Mr.
Thoburn's speech, it made them bab
bling lunatics.
Well, did what could. The worst
| of it was, | wasn't sure it wasn't the
| water. l thought possibly Mr.. Pierce
| had made a mistake in what he had
| bought at the drug store, and although
| don't as a rule drink 1t myself, be.
| gan to feel queer in the pit of my
| stomach.
| Mr.. Thoburn came over to the
| spring, and filling glass, took 1t to
| the light, with every one watching anx-
! iously. When he brought 1t back he
/ stopped over the railing and whispered
\ to me.
| when did you fix it?" he asked
| sternly.
| Last night" answered. 1t was no
| time to beat about the bush.
| "It's yellower than usual" he said
| "I'm inclined to think something has
gone wrong at the drug store, Minnie" "
| Mr.. Won invalid was watching like
| the others, and now he came over and
| caught Mr.. Thoburn by the arm
what do you think" he asked
| neryously. Il have had three glass
es of It'll"
"Three!" shouted Senator Biggs
ID coming forward. 1--WE had eleven!
le tell you, I've been feeling queer for "a
hours! Pm poisoned! That's what
ls am" N
le (TO BE CoNTINUBD.)