The Raymer enterprise., 1915-04-08
CHAPTER K.

CHAPTER x.
That was on a Saturday morning.
1t h3d stopped showing and the sun
was shining. although 1t was 90 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 .
fuss over the creature and cuddled her.
and when tried to put her out every
body objected. So she stayed. and
Miss Summers put her through q lot
Of tricks. while the men crowded
around.
Mr.. Won Inwald and Miss Patty came
In just then and stood watching.
And now" said Mr. Won invalid. 4
propose, az a reward to Miss Arabella.
a glass OF this wonderful water. Min
ME. a 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 fuss about
the creatures being thirsty. and 80
finally got a painful of spring water
and 1t drank until / thought 1t would
burst. I'm not vicious, 90 l say, but
! wish It had.
Well. the dog finished and lay down
by the fire. and everything seemed to
go on as before.
Just what is the record here?" the
bishop asked. I'm ordered eight
glasses, but find it more than . SUI.
ficiency."
I'VE had one man here once who
could drink Is at time," said. but
he was a German"
He was tank" Mr.. Sam corrected
grumpily. He was watching something
on the noor-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 Its health-giving prop.
critics may be changed to the direst
poison. How do we know. you and |.
some such change has not occurred
overnight! Unlikely a. It is. It's pos.
sibility that. sitting here calmly, we
may be sipping 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 I'm mistaken" he said, "bu,
l think there ID something the matter
with Arabella."
Everybody looked. Arabella was ~
ing on her back. jerking and twitch'
ing and foamlng at the mouth.
She's been poisoned" Miss Sum.
mers screeched. and fell on her knees
beside her. 'It's that wretched va,
teri"
There was pretty nearly riot in q
minute. Everybody jumped up and
stared at the dog, and everybody 70
membered the water he or she had
just had. and coming on top of Mr.
Thoburn's speech. 1t made them bab
bling lunatics.
Well, did what l could. Tho worst
Of It was. ! wasn't sure 1t wasn't the
water. thought possibly Mr.. Pierce
had made a mistake In what he had
bought at the drug store. and although
don't as rule drink 1t myself. be
gan to feel queer In the pit of my
stomach.
Mr.. Thoburn came over to the
spring. and filling q glass, took It 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 nx itr he asked
sternly.
Last night" answered. It was No
time to beat about the bush.
ITS yellower than usual" he said
I'm inclined to think something has
gone wrong at the drug store. Minnie. |.
Mr.. Won invalid was watchin 4,
the others. and now he came ov(f snd
caught Mr.. Thoburn BY the arm.
What do you think" he asked
neryously. IL have had three glass
es OF it,"
"Three'" shouted Senator Biggs
coming forward. I've had eleven!
tell you. I've been feeling queer for q
hours! I'm poisoned! That's what
am"
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