The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-03-14
CHAPTER XII.

IL CHAPTER XII.
n They took To 1t like ducks to water.
jfot. Of course. that they didn't kick
bout making their own beds and hav-
1 }g military discipline generally. They
'bmplained q lot, but when after three
iAys went BY with the railroad running
ID much on schedule as II ever does,
boy were all still there. and Mr.. Jen-
;tngs had limped out and spent a half
lDur at the wood pile with his equity
bot on Q cushion. l saw it was a sue
pss.
4 ought to have been glad. was,
lfhough when Mrs. Dicky found they
pore all staying. and that she might
|aye to live in the shelter.house the
ut q the winter. there was an awful
ssne. I was glad. too, every time /
IBuld see Mr.. Thoburn's gloomy face,
ID hear the things he said when his
lame went up for the military walk.
Il Tie strange thing of all was the way
hsy began to look up to Mr.. Pierce.
- Was very strict; II he made a rule,
3 WAs obey or leave. (As they knew
}eer Mr.. Moody refused to take the
HIl3tary walk, and was presented wiz
~ hin and a railroad schedule within
II hour. He had to take the military
fa1k with Doctor Barnes that after.
Dooa alone) They had to respect
Inn who could do all the things in the
Gymnasium that they couldn't, and
t1me In from Q ten or fifteen-mile
isamp through the snow and take a
ssla plunge and q swim to rest him.
~
n We on Monday that we really got
:hangs started, and on Monday after.
ss0n Miss Summers came out to the
>hsaterhouse In q towering rage.
Where's Mr.. Pierce" she de-
.sndsd.
Il guess you can see he isn't here"
ma.
Just wait until see him!" she an
's0unesd- DO you know that am down
ca the blackboard for the military
s~Ik todayi-I!"
why not!"
She turned and glared at me. why
aotr" she repeated. why, the au-
1aeity Of the wretch! He brings me
ut into the country in winter to play
n his atrocious play, strands me. and
Men tells me to walk twenty miles
, day and smile over it," She came
0vsr to me and shook my arm. mot
Daly that" she said. but he has cut
ut my cigarettes and put Arabella
IN dog biscuit-Arabella. who can
hardly eat q chicken wing"
well. there's something to be
thankful for" said. He didn't put
yon on dog biscuit"
She laughed then, with one of her
guick changes of humor.
The worst of 1t is" she said, in a
whisper, I'll do 1t. feel
u, ! guess II the truth we're known
I'm some older than he is, but-Pm
afraid OF him. Minnie. Little Judy is
ready to crawl around and speak for
. cracker or a kind word. oh, I'm not
In love with him. but he's got the
courage to say what he means and do
what he says"
ent to the door and looked
ling.
Don for the wood-pile," she
I'D back. "And I've promised to
eAop two inches of my heels"
A I say. they took to it like ducks
% water-except two OF them, Won In
VALID and Thoburn. Mr.. Won invalid
stayed on. I hardly know why, but |
guess it was because Mr.. Jennings still
hadn't done anything final about set
e1slAents. and with the newspapers
naxrying him every day it wasn't very
eomfortable. Next to him, Mr.. Tho.
larn Was the unhappiest mortal have
sver seen.
Doctor Barnes came out that after.
noon and watched me while I closed
- windows. He had package in his
md. He sat on the railing Of the
lDring and looked at me.
You're not warmly enough dressed
~ this kind of thing" he remarked.
where's that gray rabbits fur. or
Shatever 1t is?"
N you mean my chinchillas," said,
lheyre In their box. Chinchillas are
. delicate as babies and not near so
1entiful. I'm warm enough"
You look It." He reached over and
aught one Of my hands. Look at
hat! Blue nails! It's. about four de-
Res shove sero here. and while the
IT ara wrapped In furs and steam
! rugs. vitA hot water bottles 1t their
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