The Ordway new era., 1915-03-05

Won invalid arrives at the sanatorium
and n graduate NJ. n. takes the place Of
sanatorium physician. Pierce. who Is
very much Interested In Patty. shows
strong dislike for Won invalid.
CHAPTER vIIi.-continued
The rest of the evening was quiet.
and needed 1t. Miss Patty and Mr..
Won lnwald talked by the fire and l
think he told her something-not all
of the scene in the springhouse. For
she passed Mr.. Pierce at the foot Of
the stairs on her way up for the night
and she pretended not to see him.
About twelve o'clock, Just after I
went to my room. somebody knocked
mt the door. When opened. the new
doctor was standing In the hall.
I'm sorry to disturb you,' he said.
but nobody seems to know where the
pharmacy clerk is and I'll have to get
some medicine"
III l had my way, we'd have had a
bell ON that pharmacy clerk Tong ago."
snapped. getting my keys. Who's
sick?'' 9 t.8
The big man. he replied. "Bigss
is his name, / think, 4 senator or some
thing
was leading the way to the stairs.
but / stopped. II might have known
It," said. He hasn't been natural
all evening. What's the matter with
himi Too much fast?"
..FAst?" He laughed. "Too much
feAsti He's got ~ pretty . case of In
digestion ~ I've seen for some time.
HeN giving demonstratien that'sssl
most theatrical"
Well. the pharmacy was locked. and
we couldn't fnd key to At It. And
when I suggested mustard and warm
water he jumped at the idea.
"Eine!" he said. Better let me dish
out the spring water and you tnke my
Job! Lead on, MacDun. to the
kitchen"
Well, I got the mustard and water
ready. put out the light. and he took
the things and started out, but he
came back In hurry.
There's somebody outside talk
ing he said. I went to the door with
him and listened.
"The sooner the better" Mike was
saying. I'm no good while I've got
It on my mind"
And MT. Thoburn: Tomorrow Is
too soon; they're not In the mood yet
Perhaps the day after. I'll let you
know" ra s
didn't get to sleep until almost
morning. and then 1t was to dream
that Mr.. Pierce was shouting "Hypo-
critics to all the people In the sana-
torium and threatening to throw glass
cs of mustard and warm water at
them.
When people went down to break
fast the next morning they found a
card hanging on the office door with
a half dozen new rules on 1t, and when
went out to the springhouse the
guests were having an Indignation
meeting In the sun parlor, with the
bishop in the chair. and Senator Biggs,
70 wobbly he could hardly stand. ma
king speech.
tried to see Mr.. Pierce. but early
As It was, he had gone for walk, tax
ing Arabella with him. So called a
conference at the shelter-house-Mi
Patty, MFR. and Mrs. Van Alstyne, Mr.
and Mrs. Dick and myself.
We were In a tight place and we
knew 1t.
'.IIe is making 1t. az hard for US as
he can" Mrs. Sam declared. '"The
idea OF having the cardroom lights put
out at midnight, and the breakfast
room closed at ten! Nobody gets up
at that hour"
He was to come here every evening
for orders" said Mr.. Dick. He came
Just once. and as for orders--well, he
+ gave 'em to me-"
But Miss Patty WAS always fair.
Il loathe him." she asserted 81
want to quarrel with him the minute !
see him. Hc-he Ia presumptuous to
the point OF impertinence he's
honest; he thinks we're all hypocrites
those that are well and those that
are sick or think they are--and he
hates Hypocrisy"
You and old Pierce would make a
fine team, Pat" Mrs. Dick remarked
with yawn. 81 like hypocrites my.
self. They re SO comfy, But II you're
not above advice. Pat. you1l have
Aunt Honoria break her neck or some.
thing-anything to get father back to
town. Something is going to explode,
and Osknr doesn't Ike to be agitated.' 9
She curled up on the cot with that
and &ent sound asleep. The rest OF us
Aad coffee and talked. but there wasn't