Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-15
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| dreaming. She knew it must be
so because, fuddAed as her mind
was. she was still clear-headed
enough to realize that only in
dreams did such prepOsterous
things take place.
There was Mrs. Joplin, for in
stance. She was sitting on an
escalator, moving slowly upward,
with her feet resting on. the next
stair but one below. Mrs. Joplin's
feet were quite extraordinary. Jac-
queline counted six Of them ranged
side by side on the stair-massive
feet encased in dilapidated black
boots with a couple Of inches Of
thick wooden stockings showing
above each Of them. And the ex-
asperating thing was that every
time Jacqueline tried to pass Mrs.
Joplin's bulky figure and hurry to
the top Of the staircase, Mrs. Jop-
Inns six feet rose in a solid phalanx
within few inches of her face and
barred her way. And it was dread
fully important that Jacqueline
should get to the top, because her
mother was there, and for some
reason or other she must get to her
mother Immediately, though she
couldn't at the moment remember
what the reason was. Besides,
Mr.. Joplin was standing on the
staircase behind her and kept say
| ing "Ah" in a most significant
way, sticking out his chin and
swelling up his chest until it looked
like balloon, and Jacqueline quite
expected to see Mr.. Joplin lifted
off his feet and go floating through
the air above her head.
AS the staircase moved slowly
upward she caught a. glimpse of
her mother. She was dressed, JAG
queline noted, in a long bridal
gown and was having heated
argument, it seemed, with the
ticket agent. Jacqueline distinct
ly heard her say, "I'll take the
ticket now, my good man, and you
shall have a check for it tOmor-
row." when she caught sight of
Colonel Lutman. He was running
as fast as he could up the down.
ward moving staircase, and for
some reason his clothes were COW
cred with broad arrows, and en-
circling his head, a little lopsided,
was wreath Of orange blossoms.
He made a queer chug- chugging
noise as he went past.
Chug-chug-chug. Though the
Colonel had disappeared, his chug-
ging persisted and seemed to be
growing ever louder. His heart,
she supposed. No doubt he was
dreadfully excited at the prospect
of marrying her mother, and his
heart was beating faster and more
noisily than usual. And then JAG
queline became aware of something
hot trickling down her throat and
spreading a delicious warmth
through her veins, and Of voice
which seemed at first to be travel
ing to her from long way off and
then gradually to come nearer I'M
til at last she could make out
something of what it was saying.
"Give her another nip, Bill.
Stamped on her hands, the swine.
Take her along to the hospital"
Jacqueline opened her eyes and
saw the dark blue-black Of the sky,
and against it the head and Shout
ders Of someone bending over her.
The chug-chugging sound was
much louder now and she was
aware of gentle heaving motion.
She was in a boat, she decided
lying on the bottom. She made a
movement as if to sit up and felt
a hand on her shoulder.
you're all right, missile" said a
mans voice. "Just you stay where
you are and take a drop more of
this"
She felt flask touch her lips,
obediently drank a little of the
fiery liquid, and began to feel bet
ter.
sWhere am II"
"You're safe as houses, missile"
the man assured her. '"This is a
police boat. We fished you out just
in time"
Thanks very MUCH" said Jac-
lol1eline. "SOrrV to have Oiven VOL