The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-10-19
MOSQUITOES
ey MVRrA ALICE LITTLE.

Weddings.
Thr,, chums had been married In
February. March and April. rcspec.
lively. aud the three younger sisters
had made a triple May wedding.
Ex.chum heard the vow. asked hus.
band. who 'phoned sister. who told
aunt. and. with the assurance that
Mosquito Lake Cottage was adequate
~ screened from mosquitoes. cornslla
embarked IN her pois.- rgainlne IN.
p.dition
tine warning followed her: Those
lusirc pitchers Three Of them. Top
shelf Kitchen cupboard Bronze -
p-cially Been mcndcd ten times.
The family who spcn, the summer
"n "a. island mile across from
aunt'S camp had presented aunt with
said relies IN. year before. Ia an
unexpected rush ~ leaving the price
less things had been forgotten. and
aunt wouldn't have anything happen
o. them for the world so II Cornelia
would be- particularly careful
cornella would. Protect them With
M life." she said. only thlng that
hoth.rS me il though, of mosquitoes
II these screens aren't up "a specliica-
tion~-'
Thus. screens weren't. Winter had
worked havoc with them. turnclia
discovered that the minute sh. got To
camp.
But sight Of something In front 81
that hrunz. pitcher sent a grin clear
across the girls fat. ruddy face. she
stopped tearing her molas~es color
hair. !, was u bottle ~ camphof.
from tim. lmm.morial sworn enemy
of m. whole mesquite tribe.
Armed with this. Cornelia took her
self early To the room above. once
asleep. - told herself nothing bu, a
mosquito could awaken her.
Buy the fourth day the battles With
th. huzz.rs bad become decidedly
monotunous Even the camphor re-
fused to live up to it, reputation.
Corn.lln. realizing that for s"n.
reason h,rt known To- themselves.
Their. were fewer bz.rrrs, had rr,pt
To bed Early, with the camphor bottle
Rugged To- her heart. prepared to sleep
her tornado-proof sleep.
II was neark morning. but still
dark. when she woke. awakened by
N. on. thlng that could waken her
She prepared to make business "
going after IA. h.as,-when-cr
bang smash from downstairs came
"A sound that struck terror 10 her en'
cnmphor.d heart.
Sh. hurried into a gorgeous dressing
gown. snatched her nashlisht. clasr.t
the camphor bottle In steady hands
and With molasse- hair streaming
down her back descended To inN.sii
gate.
AT the foot ~ the sfnirs-h"rrur oi
horrors lay III. di-memb"rcd r'Wnin'
81 that bronze lu~tr" pitcher ih" hsn
die intact In the grisp of - perfectly
pr.s.uinhl. lopking member ~ th'
sp.,.r~ that had snatched sisters abe
chums from Cornelh
cornella nNed her eyes ou that pr"
/ cious Departed pitcher ~ BURGLAR
are you' Her voice rose to conc'r'
hclghi. "'au you couc"ct an eNplanu
tlon - your pres.ncef
Il can tell the truth ab"u' u. sai'
the man.
| lie told H. Attorney hs was Want
ell "a change opened hous" over 81
island. settled himself for comfort
able weekend fishing tackle
worms an dug everything rue. Bur
screens had ceased their screening
Coruclia sighed sympaiheiicaily. an
sat down on the couch
The man had tried smuds" hr's. ~
effect. isnd finally g"n. ont In hi
boat. suddenly beihoughi himself +"
coru.lla's cx.chum's aunt ln-law's cot
tag. over on the mainland and ~ ih'
generous bottle of camph"r on M
top shelf ~ the kitchen cupboard. III
could get In the Kitchen do"r-and-
IA. did Camphor bottle not In place
lie had moved the priceless hronz
nltch.r. thinking the bottle might n
h,hInd IL. Had held IL ging"rly. an
nh that. bat one of.thos. blamed mos
auItocs had M ON his hand. and he
battled a.. and the pitcher had falle
out of hls hands and l"fi the hnndle-
THAT c.menied handle gruan"
Cornella. IL u hndn't been for IN
mosquito"
"If Il hadn't been for your mo-
auito. you wouldn't be- here talking I
me-" the attorney man retortcd ""
say that nothing else ever wakes YOU.
III II hadn't been for your mesquite
over ON Nh. island. you wouldn't h
her. now. after the camphor h"ttl'
Here. take some. but IL Won't do an
good But. that precious hronH
pltcher-noihing viii ever replace !
and I promised
"Hubblsh!" grinned the mni
Mother gave those pitchers To- ia
lady that owns this cottage. p"esn
care a snap about EN-. Got one moi
over on the Island. Got my worms
IL now. III ~ rigflt over, dump ~
out and-they1l never know TIA" III
ference worms or owners"
/ ....s- -. .,....l IN IL. frlIA " slulsi