The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-03-15
CHAPTER IIl-continued.

"The dame will be all right in min
ute. always carry this just on pur
pose for ladies when they pull a fade
away" He sampled the "lady reviver'
himself refectively and returned the
flask to his pocket. Pm the telephone
repair man. What ye been doing to
the wires over here? They been try
Ing TO get YOU from the main office all
day
told him where the trouble lay, and
he departed in the rain to patch it up.
Shortly afterward Mrs. Green open.
ed one eye. She looked at me for a
moment and then smiled.
"Hol' your head steady a minute" !"
she requested gravely. wanna see
who y'are."
I'm Mr. Blainey." explained
Everything is all right"
Course it's a right. But I don't
think I'll get up till the boat stops
rOcllin'"
you're not in a boat, Mrs. Green.
This is your own home"
ITS a boat, / tell you. l guess
GnOw when I'm seasick. Besides, a
home amt got so many pictures of
purple sunsets"
But there aren't any pictures of
purple sunsets here" 1 protested.
You're mistaken, my fren', there's
wo Of 'em over there" She pointed
imply in the arc of a circle which took
n the entire opposite side Of the room.
I'll show you. Hor this board steady
while l step on it."
She gravely made an effort to rise.
but, failing in that, fell back Imply
INTO my arms.
"It's no use. Ship rocks so 1 can't
stan up. Have to roll over there"
l tried to prevent her, but 1t was
useless. She insisted on rolling on the
ant pastime when her daughter and
Mr.. Bopp entered, dripping from the
rainstorm.
tried to pick Mrs. Green up.
With cry of alarm Lucille rushed to
her mothers side, then started back.
SHINING lle ulr.
"Mr Blainey," she cried in horror
stricken tones, you've been drink
ingr
"Don' scor my Ill fr'en'," Mrs. !
Green protested, patting my arm.
Hes mos beautiful fr'en' got"
A light of understanding began to
dawn in Lucile's eye.
"She tainted" l explained land a
man who was here to repair the tele-
phone gave it to her to revive her. 1t
was too much on an empty stomach"
as the telephone fixed?" demanded
Bopp. springing up. Maybe can get
4 launch to come for me yet"
The look which Lucille gave him
warmed my heart and made up to me
'or the hours l had spent alone that
lay. He sank back into his chair.
"Will you call up Dr. Stone, Mont
she requested sweetly, land
lsk him to come over to see mother?"
Surely" / replied. soon had the
loctor on the wire l told him that
We wanted him to come over.
II don't believe that it is possible"
ame the answer over the wire.
Not possible" l echoed. "Why
ot?'
Haven't you seen the sea that is
unning? 1t wouldn't be safe for any
ind of a boat TO land at Green's island
he way it is blowing now. You know
he shore is very rocky there, and if
hn fn ENo q
oud be dashed to pieces sure"
l told that to Lucille. q
"Ask him what we should do fer q
lother ourselves" she instructed. "Tei. >
i'm she has some fever and seems
cry weak" p
told the doctor what she had said
nd asked what we could do for the
ID lady until the sea quieted down =
lough so that he could come over. He u
Id me- and hung up the receiver. =,
We'll" Lucille interrogated, what
d he say?" D
He said"-I repeated it carefully
le said: Tell her to give her digestive
lparatus a rest. Don't eat anything
+ twenty-four hours, and drink plenty u
water
b; pp laughed derisively.
The elder lady showed signs of in
rest. "Thass what want water
e declared, plenty O. water. Blainey,
autiful fr'en', gimme some water. I'll
ave some yourself" M
gave her a glass of water, which &C
e drank with elYiable relish.
'Bes water ever tasted" said Mrs. to
'een, attempting to put some in her IN
G under the mistaken impression that dc
was her mouth. "Blainey, be like so
:. Never drink anything stronger by
an this water an you'll always be
the an gay, JUS like me-" th
You are going up to bed" Lucille
id reprovingly. WI
Go to bed? l don wanna 60 to bed. sti
D gonna put on my red dress" 1t.
dother and daughter started up the do
irs On the landing Mrs. Green ]
ned. ter
Goo'by, beautiful Blainey. Most flu
iut'ful man / ever met. GOo'by." ar,
After she had been dragged around a in
I'D of the stairway by her scan sto
ized daughter there drifted down to
living room grumbled fragment
indignant protest. "Well, he Is beaut'-
. He's more beautiful than tn Meth a
= minlStpr an Won knoyu e. .,