Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-24
TOO MUCH REST CURE

faint in time to near the caretaker ex- plaining who he was.
 "'My land he said when I unlocked
 the door. You're so black down here
 couldn't see the house till ran into iti I brought you The dog that the Smiths left with us- I thought he'd be company if you were louesome!' 'I told the caretaker that. wasn't at all lonesonD, simply scared to death, and he roafed. He saw my gun and roared again. He went shaking his head over the 1unacies of city fraldcats and I turned gratefully to the dog.
 Its expression was a shock to me. never saw dog so disgusted with any
 body as that dog was with me. He was absolutely indescrfpably bored, and anybody could see that the pros pect Of staying at my cottage was not to be submitted to for a minute by busy canine like him, who had a date
 to chase rabbits at a. m- He moved to the door and signified plainly that he wished to be let out at once remonstrated with him and proffered hamburg steak. He ate the steak and returned to the door.
 T argued with him. told him that 1t had begun to rain and here was a nice cozy fireplace, to say nothing of myself, and he yowled the louder. 1 ordered him to lie down and he did and reproachfully. Instantly he was
 alert listening to those weird noises in the dry leaves.
 "His expression indicated plainly that he could count the buttons on the l robbers coats and read the numbers or their revolyers. He growled. l couldn't stand it. I knew that if had to sit all evening watching that watch dog should be a raving lun- atic, so I turned him out into the
 blackness and I hope he bumped his
 fool nose against every tree between and UharoUQr he vu T1f6 cd fO go.
 The horrid noises in the leaves did not come in the curious hopping rat | ties that rabbits make. so I knew 1t couldn't be rabbits, and it was too l late in the season for snakes.
 fSomebody certainly was walking about wondering which window to at- tack. Then there was a crash on the l roof and a terrible racket and l pass | ed away before I realized that a tree ! branch had fallen and a squirrel scampered across to safety.
 It was immediately thereafter that the mousetrap in the kitchen went oil
 with a bang like a forty centimete1 gun. I was a shaking wreck, and while I did not exactly go to bed with preliminaries. I didn't dare raise 3
 window for fear the burglar would | crawl in, and the lack of fresh ai1
 hampered my slumbers, which were
 full of, escaped convicts, burglars bears and wolves.
 l T awoke firmly resolved to pack my | suitcase and flee to safety but l fell 1 different when I saw the sunlight or those glorified trees. I told the care.
 taker about the providers in the leaves
 and he exploded again. He said 1,
 was his hens he had turned loose anC 1 a couple of stray cats. I gazed at . maple tree every few minutes during l the day. as Henry had directed, bu the next night was just as bad. An6 so were all the others.
 When Henry came he said he be- I had been scared to pieces, and as i was then bright daylight repudiateC the idea with scorn. I shall spend thu
 rest of my life hiding from him tht true state of my mind-and the nex time go for a rest alone in the coun- try I intend to take a sleeping powder
 each day at 6 o'clock warranted to las twelve hours and then maybe I'll en joy myself The brand of nights ou there Is to dar!k' Chicago News.