The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-03-21

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o. 1871. BY Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
The exasperated chairman of the
state fair room committee mopped
his tortured brow and faced the main
causes Of the torture. There were two
Of them, Hepzibah Pepper-chunky,
bespectacled and determined, and her
husband Ichabod--lank, scared. long
suffering victim Of Helps notions,
chiefly her notions about air.
Il can't find you folks any room in
this city with four windows In IT,
All taken. Move on, Mrs. Pepper.
Give the rest Of the folks a chance"
Hepzibah glared. Her voice doomed.
II tell We, we've come ter this state
fair, and I've entered my pound for
pound cake and my crazy silk COM
Portable, and we've got four winders
In our room ter home. was brought
up with four winders. I'll die without
'em. Ich, he promised II I'd come with
him--he'd-r
A feeble tap from Ich's nervous
fingers only added zest to Hops IT,
rade. IL tell We, Mr.. Chairman, III
plant m'self right here b. this desk
o. yourn, this time, till ye tell us
where we en- go ter find tibet room
with four winders In it."
Here, madam; here's your room r.
A change had come over the irate
chairman In his hand he held key.
Mrs. Pepper. I'm sending a woman
over to show you your ROOM"
'Four windows2" interrupted Hep
ziRah Pepper.
ION my S-word Of honor, four win
dows, Mrs. Pepper grinned the chair
man. Nov. goi''
Hep went, footsore, but triumphant,
dragging her trembling spouse behind
her. ars
"Ail Imagination grumbled Ich,
spasmodically. "Airl AirI Airl
Hope tits to the poor farm she's takin'
M, er ter the jail Serve yer right !"
"Shet upr' said Hepzibah scorn-
fully. 6ss
Their destination proved to be q
pretentious frame dwelling In the sub
urbs, whose parlor was indeed pro-
vided with a bed lounge. stuffed
chairs and glass bookcases, but prin-
oipaIly with the four windows. Hep
dropped into a chair. The woman
opened the bed and vanished. There
was a grin on her face.
Don't yer light the gas There's
light 'nough from the street." Hep an
nounced. "An' yer amt goin' ter
drag me roun' ter look at no hens ter
morrer. Go ter bed, ef yer SO beat
out; I'll tend ter the winders."
Ich went. and slept directly the
sleep Of the suffering just. He was
aroused by 9 terrific clutching In the
region Of his arms.
Get up an open 'em, Ich; can't
find the fasteners. I'm faintin'. Get
up"
PLENTY of air comin' In roun' the
casins," murmured Ich sleepily.
Helps ready fists came into use.
"Shet up >an' open them winders." she
snapped.
Ich arose and began fumbling around
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muttered Ich Pepper. "Ev'ry last
winderi" There followed the awful
sound of crashing. splintering glass.
Il can feel 1.-THE good fresh air
from all four winders." she breathed.
we've saved my life, Ich, we've saved
-" Helps response to the crashes
and the consequent floods Of ozone
was complete. She slept like nice
gray cat till morning.
II was a morning Of revelations.
Helps pound for pound cake wore q
blue ribbon, and her crazy comforter
wore a red ribbon, and the room COM
mittee chairman wore a life-size grin
that expanded with every word which
Ich Pepper spoke to him. Moreover.
the chairman accepted the greenbacks
which Ich offered. though he made
the cryptic remarks: worth It, the
bother, the laugh I've had. start
for Florida tomorrow. Family been
there a week. IS why my house was
shut up. knew you folks were all
right. Looked you up. SO l let you
In. Sure, the windows were fastened
down, but your wife didn't specify
the opening variety to me-"
The chairman's remarks ceased being
cryptic when the news spread over
the fair grounds that the glass which
Ichabod Pepper, half asleep and
wholly desperate. had demolished to
let In the ozone that had saved Helps
life, was not In one Of the four win
dows, but in the glass doors Of the
book cases which lined the walls Of
the parlor bedroom.
Reckon wen hev a reasonable lot
o. air in our room the res O. our
lives" Ich chuckled.
"Shet upl" advised Hepzibah, grim
ly.
anon, how Ter shaf nm % declared