The north Mississippi herald., 1920-07-02

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At this point the door was flung
open and Miss Tlnpenny came stag
gering into the room, threw herself
into the morris chair and began to
sob.
ITS dreadful" gasped Miss Tin
penny. "If l can compose my nerves
1 will tell you ALL spoke to the
chambermaid about"
"The horror of the ground floor"
supplied Mrs Pepper.
"Yes, just it-horror is the word"
continued Miss Tinpenny. 81 spoke to
Matilda, the chambermaid. gave her
my second best satchel and asked her
to tell me all about Miss Burkholder"
Matilda cheerfully answered, 'Oh,
she's all right, but queer. Her rooms
are full of beetles and bugs pinned on
papers. She IS making human nature
studies or something. She takes all
her meals in her room. The waitress
says her trays are something dreadful
when they go back to the pantry. We
all think that she feeds that horrid
object she keeps shut up In her back
ROOM"
"Oh, did she say that?" gasped Mrs.
Fish.
"Just wait till tell you ALL" walled
Miss Tinpenny. "When Matilda left
me I think l tainted, for the first
thing l knew I was stumbling along
toward the baths-hot mineral water
often revives me. Can you believe me
when | tell you that 1 heard plain
tive, beseeching call of Help, helpr
coming up from Miss Burkholder's
rooms, and then in reply horrid,
snappy voice said, Now shut up"
"Oh, Miss Tinpenny" said all the
ladies in a breath, "how dreadful, !"
1--WE must decide what to do at
once" announced Mrs. Dunvegan.
Then the ladies rose In body and
clattered their cups and saucers on
the table, just as Mrs. Dunvegans an
cestors might have thrown down their
swords, then formed into body and
marched along the hail.
When they reached Miss Burkhold-
er's door Mrs. Pepper knocked. There
was great rummaging and shuf1ing
inside, then the door opened and Miss
Burkholder looked with astonishment
at her visitors through large, heavily
framed spectacles.
Mrs. Pepper bowed. 1--WE have come
to call upon you, Miss Burkholder,"
she announced.
"Oh, dear me, this is sudden. Tn
cd -fet%
call another timer"
NO" rang out Mrs Dunvegan's
voice. "We have come today and will
not be put off. We want to know
what goes on in your back room"
well, come in, then, and look to
your hearts content. But" added
Miss Burkholder savagely, 81 think |
told you quite plainly. ladies, that
was busy and did not want to be both
cred dressing, talking and fooIing my
time when l wanted to study. am
sure l cannot offer you chairs You
see everything is filed with my speci-
mems; I even had to put the beetles
on the bed
"Never mind chairs,"- said Mrs
Looney kindly, evidently relenting,
'just let us take peep into your back
room.''
"What shall I do?' groaned the poor
lady in evident distress. REALLY I
would sooner you did not
eve demand you to open that prison
house." squealed Miss Tinpenny, al
most on the verge of Mysteries. "In
the name of humanity we demand It,"
Mrs. Pepper now went boldly for
ward and opened the door
On table by the window, in a gilt
cage, sat a parrot in solemn medita-
tation. For a moment he tolerantly
eyed the body of militant females,
then called: "Help, l want to go
home" :"
The ladies rushed in body from
Miss Burkholder's domains. AS they
reached the front hall they nearly
knocked over a man with crutches,
who had just come in the front door.
The clerk called from the desk:
Hello, Sandy Malone; you back
again? Did you have successful
trip?"
Pell nell up the stairs rushed the
excited ladies of the Rest Cure. Mrs.
Pepper and Mrs. Dunvegan on ahead.
Then came Mrs. Tyroll helping little
Mrs Fish, while in the rear Mrs. Loo
ney struggled to drag the half-fainting
form of Miss Tinpenny, and through
Miss BurkhOlder's open door came the
strangely human cry.
"Help, help, l want to &C home.
Now shut up"