The Bolivar County Democrat., 1920-08-28
THE RESCUED LADY.

oU Ine seventh evening, .idue tstiit
in ready to ask two questions.
First, she wanted to know whether
Greaf-aunt Matilda sent a telegram to
the children's mother to let her know
that they were found. Uncle Tan an
swered that Great-aunt Matilda did,
and that the chiidren's mother came
straight hack from Boston.
Second, Jane wanted TO know
whether the children's mother believed
their story about the finding of the
eats and the carpet.
Il am sorry to say" said Uncle Tan,
that she did not believe it. She lis
tened to it with amazement, and sent
for tie doctor"
'Why did she send for the doctor"
because she thought the children
mist be going to have a fever, to tell
s,lch story as that. The doctor came
and felt their pulses. and put a ther-
lnUneter in their mouths. First he
put it in Brothers mouth, and found
that II registered 9S.2 degrees, just
as 1t ought to do. Then he wiped the
thermometer carefully and put it in
Sisters mouth. 1t registered 9S.2 de-
gees. just as it ought to do. The
children had no sign of fever.
Then the doctor asked them
whole string of questions about their
adventure. but they didn't feel like
telling him anything. They sat still
and said nothing till Sister felt that
they were very rude. Then she said.
Wouldn't you Ike to see our new cats.
docfurY The doctor said he would.
and she brought them in and played
with them.
Then the doctor made them stand
up and hold their hands over their
heads and slowly bring the tips of
their fingers together. You under
stand what l mean. The tips of the
fingers Of the left hand were made
TO come slowly up to those of the
right hand. 1t was rather a hard
thing to do. but each child was able
to do it nicely.
1.-The doctor did other queer things.
He looked into their mouths. at the
roof of their mouths. and he looked
at their ears, and he asked them what
kind Of dreams they had. 1t was all
very tedious to the children.
''But afterward they were glad that
the doctor had come. He told their
mother that there was nothing wrong
with them except that they had too
much imagination. He said that he
thought that they did not intend to
tell lies If it pleased them to think
they could ride on that beautiful rug
which they had perhaps bought from a
pedder. let them think so. They
would get tired of thinking so.
$50 the children went on very much
as before. only they didn't talk much
about their adventures"
Well (said Uncle TAM, you remem-
Der that in the last story the children
were at the seashore. In the seventh
story they are still there.
Once upon time in that summer
their Great-aunt Matilda wanted to
send to town for three things. They
we're box of talcum powder bottle
of water. and can of gasoline.
She wanted the talcun powder be-
cause she had taken long walk in
the sun. and had got very much burn
ed. She was a great hand to use tai
cum powder. anyhow She didn't care
a bit whether 1t showed on her face.
Very often you could see it on her
ears. where she had not taken pains
TO rub 1t in.
The reason why she wanted to send
for bottle of water was this: She
made great fuss about what kind Of
water she drank. There was fine
well on her place. but the water tast-
ed of iron because there was iron in
the rocks down below. She could not
endure the taste of iron. or she though:
she cou!dn't So she was in the habit
OF sending to town every few days
for a big bottle of spring water. She
paid dollar for ten gallons of it.
The reason why she wanted to send
for a can of gasoline was this: There
was gasoline stove down in the
laundry. and so that was why she
Ii was four O'Clock in the afternoon
when Great aunt Matilda discovered
that size needed these three things
She could not send the man for them.
because the man had already gone to
town for other things. She thought a
minute and then she called Brother.
"will yQu do an errand for me, my
dear"
"Certainly. Auntie.'
.WelI then. please get on your wheel
and ride toward town. You will GER
taInly meet Johanson as ne is coming
home. Ask him to go back to town
and get me three things: box Of tai
cum powder. bottle OF water, and a
can of gasoline. You needn't take he
can for the gasoline. We need new
one. 80 LEI him buy one"
sister came up as these directions
we're given, and wished tha She could
-. tcD. for everywhere tia; Brother