The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03


she's an awful ringer Wants things
all the time. But the boss says it's
none of my business. and if his help
likes to complain of his way of dom
things ii can get out. One thing l can
tell you. missus: them two downstairs
is a rum couple | sat at the table
and wrote every word he said as well
as | could. do like to be exact!
"Dear me, dear me, are you sure he
said coupler" gasped Mrs. Pepper
At this point the door was flung
omen and Miss Tinpenny came stag
gering into the room, threw herself
into the morris chair and began to
sob.
TITS dreadful" gasped Miss Tin
penny. "If l can compose my nerves
1 will tell you ALL spoke to the
ehambermaid 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 I tell you ALL" walled
Miss Tinppnny. "WhPn Matilda left
me I think l tainted, for the first
thing | knew I was stumbling along
toward the hathS-hOt mineral water
often revives me- Can you believe me
when l tell you that heard a plain
tive. beseeching call of Help. help!
coming up from Miss Burkholders
rooms. and then in reply a horrid
snappy voice said. Now shut up"
ooh. Miss Tinpenny," said all the
ladies in a breath. chow dreadful :"
1--WE must decide what to do a.
once" announced Mrs. Dunvegan.
Then the ladies rose in a body anC
clattered their cups and saucers OF
the table. just as Mrs. DunvPgan'S an
CestOrs might have thrown down thei
swords. then formed into body ant
marched along the hall.
When they reached Miss BurFhold
er's door Mrs. Pepper knocked. Their
was a great rummaging and shuffiin
, inside. then the door opened and Mis-
RurkhOlder looked with astOniShmen
Mt her visitors through large, heavil
! framed spectacles.
Mrs. Pepper bowed 1--WE have com
= to call upon you, Miss Burkholder,
she announced.
"Oh. dear me. this is sudden. II
not prepared for visitors; could 20
call another timer
. mo" rang out Mrs. Dunvegan
voice. 1--WE have come today and wi
not he nut off. We want to knO'
what goes on I'm your hack room"
= "WeT. come in. then. and look
. YOUR hearts content. But" add'
Miss Burllholder savagely. 81 think
told you quite plainly, ladies, that
was busy and did not want to he bot
= cred dressing. talking and poling n
time when I wanted TO study. l a
sure I cannot offer yOu chairs. "
see everything is filled with my spec
;, mems; I even had to put the beetl
- on the bed"
" "Never mind chairs" said MI
-, Looney kindly. evidently relentin
!. "just let us take a peep into your BAT
!, room"
= "what shall do?" groaned the 20
lady in evident distress. Really
=. would sooner you did not"
"a 1--WE demand you 70 open that pris'
- house" sduealed Miss Tinpenny,
most on the verge of Mysteries. "
the name of humanity we demand II
> Mrs. Pepper now went boldly II
- ward and opened the door.
~ On a table by the window. In n e
nc cage. sat parrot IN solemn medit
= tation. For n moment he tolerant
or eyed the body Of militant female
an then called: "Help. l want to
home"
~, The ladies' rushed In body frf
Miss RurkhOldPr's domains. As tn
-, reached the front hall they neal
bo knocked over man with crutch
ho who had lust come in the front do
.st The clerk called from the DIES
no "HeIlo, Sandy Malone; You ha
again? Did you have a success
". trip?"
Pell nell mp the stairs rushed
,ot excited ladies Of the Rest Cure. NJ
no Pepper and Mrs. Dunvegan on ahei
IN Then came Mrs. Tyroll helping lit
IN Mrs. Fish. while In the rear Mrs. l.
ney struggled to drag the half-fainti
10 form of Miss Tinpenny. and thror
- Miss Burkholder's open door came
,,d strangely human cry.
no "Heln. help. l want to go hol
nd Now shut up"