The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-03-14
CHAPTER V


1t is an unusual and striking sight,
to those who may never have wit
Messed IT before-the care aud solicit
tude that a really great trust fund of
some sixty millions will lavish upon
the ore role object of its devotion. For
Adelaide Rutherford, recovering from
her almost fatal Illness, such wonders
had been provided Every luxury adj
missible, every appliance which led to
health and pleasure-for the Gorgam
Trust was obviously above all now de-
termined that its mistress, once upon
the road to health, should not be al
lowed to slip back again. No within Of
hers that was permissible of granting
was denied her; continued novelty was
supplied, of every kind-even, it may
be recorded, to an entire change of
servants through the house.
They watched and studied the WON
ali of the trust fund, this new house
hold force. as servants will those
more fortunate beings who live under
the same roof You would not have
noticed anything about her, they all
agreed, except at certain times. Some
said that formerly there were always
one or two trained nurses with her;
but now that she was recovering so
fast the nurses were all gone-except
perhaps with one exception, the wom-
an who was her personal maid. But
of course the doctor called still-once
or twice a week-not very serious
calls you might say, mostly talk and
laughter. And of course it was under
stood by her and by every one that
her condition did not allow her to
leave the house, except for that daily
ride out Riverside drive and
the old Lafayette boulevard in her |
and of course no callers |
were permitted-generally speaking. |
This was all the instructions there |
were, unless the serious-faced person
al woman of hers had others which no
one else would know about.
She seemed cheerful-she certainly
was not melancholy as her health i'm
proved
She was very good, though, and
Tery nice person to work for. She
made no fuss at all to speak of-and
lever but once so far had made the
loorman any trouble by offering to go
nut. And that was a curious thing all
the servants discussed it
nut no one could ever quite make, out
he right of it.
Pardon me-" the doorman said, with
fu N rxrI,o br |
arting toward it. But the doctors
riders are that Madam is to leave the
ouse but once day-as yet"
And right away, remembering evil
emily, she stood back. But yet she
'as still excited, he saw-and for
lost peculiar reason. She gave him
ais order in a kind of shaky voice:
Go out" she said. land call in that
og that is in front of the windows"
1t was a rough, ragged animal that {
ad been hanging around the great !
Ouse lately and would not be driven I
way; part Airedale, one would say, or |
srhaps Irish-terrier, dog which took
fe with a sense of humor just little Z
SIS grim perhaps than does an Aire-
lie. When the doorman called. he {
ould have none of him apparently;
1t when the voice Of Mrs. Rutherford
me through the door-a curious 4
ing to see-the dog came bounding
at the first syllable; almost smoth- Il
ed her with affection until the door
an felt that he should interfere
I'd was reproved for so doing. For
enough the lady of the house
emed pleased by the dogs roughness
ID insisted, in fact, upon keeping the e
imal with her. Later Mr. Haig and n
e doctor himself said it would be all Il
hit.
ut viii not do her one particle of g
M he said. Very possibly 1t will
of benefit e;
And in way she did seem better,
IRE cheerful after that. after the :"
'eet-dog came. He was with her al
Iys nova humorous-faced dog of to
isposition-quitp large, d,
t suited exactly, you would say, for 81
house-dog. He was allowed to run ju
er the closed automobile at stated m
les and places. III
| nm unnatural desire Tor whatl