The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-03-04
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 Whom Jack Mouse at last became convinced that thoro was something tho matter with him it was easy for old Lady Mouse to carry out hor promise to Wiunilrcd to-got rid Of him. Once convinced chat ho was am invalid. Jack had dizziness, ring
 ing in Che ears. night sweats fain- ting spells. nightmares. headaches. iu-growiug toe nails. chambermaid'8
 mcc loss Of appetite floating kid- noy. polpitat.on of Che heart watery oycs. chilblains and an other ail-
 mona ever heard of Other mice would como and look at him, shake thoIr heads. turn away and muttor something about him not being long
 for th.s world unless he had @ change of climate. But when they got away from him they would mickor and say. "The little fool ace tually believes Inc is sick when there is nothing tho matter with him "
 Thcn old Lady Mouse. striving to look sorrowful by rubbing her eyes with pepper. said to Jack and Win nifrcd. "My dear children much as ! ! win regret Co part with you see . chat you win have to get away from this part Of Che country if poor Jacks ufo is to be saved. Really, think you had better leave on Che first steamer sailing for tho south" Taking WinnIfred to one side she said. "You get ready and accompany Jack aboard steamer. but about | Che time it is roady to sail, pretend
 you have forgotten something and
 come back lor it and forget Co go aboard again. By that mems we win got rid of Jack and you win be a my young widow again. Do you get mc?"
 Two nights later @ steamer was due and Jack and Winnifred. accom- panied by old Lady Mouse and an ! Che mice from Che restaurant. moved down Co tho dock Jack and Winni- fred to embark on a trip and tho others to see thom o0 Jack was so weak ho could hardly walk. SO Che other mico would pretend Co help Ihim along. hut it was noticed that they crowded him into an the pud- ! dloa Of water along Che Che route and when hc reached tho dock his feet
 were wet and cold and. In addition Go his other complaints. he had a hacking cough and whoczed when he tried to talk.
 In going to Che dock some Of the mice had stopped at drug stores and loaded up with an kinds Of stun Co give Jack to take for his many conn plants One had castor oil. another had salts. another pills and a fourth had flax seed Of which ho told Jack ! Go ukc one every three minutes. while he was told Co take pin cvcry time he thought of it. Q dose ! of castor oil every fifteen minutes and a dose of salts every time Che ! boat whisticd. whether lt was for @ landing OF on account Of foggy wclthof
 After making several trips aboard ! Che steamer oll Che outfit chat had been collected for Jack was carefully stored away under thc lower berth Iiu one of Che stotcrooms and close ! to a steam pipe where poor Jack lie
 while he was drying out and getting ! his breath after such violent eXer- c.sc. An Che other mice had bid him goodbye and old Lady Mouse ! bad even rubbed more pepper In her cyos s0 she would look like she was crying when she gave WInnifred % farewell embrace 10 was noticed that she did not kiss Jack but mere ly told him she hoped he would be
 better after taking all Che medicine
 l.s friends had given him. Then
 sle eayc Wiuuiired a knowing wink
 and went ashore.