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Show i I -r , b" NEIGHBORS By ANNIE A. CURTIS. 'if- ' "Can ou be sntlsllcd here, MnudJ" nsked Mr. Ilurrowes. "Well, I don't know. It's pretty bnrd to tell," replied Ills wife, "It Isn't the city I shall miss, It's the people. They will nil be Ulffcrent, of coiirbc." i "Vns, I suppose, bo. I remember how -dissatisfied Ruth was when Mie uud Oeorge went out West." Joe's sister, Ruth, w-ns frankly disliked dis-liked by her xlstcr-lti-luw. Mntid b'i'l come nearer quarreling with her Ibiili nny other member of her husband's family. The classing of her slster-In-law's caso with her own rulscd it spirit spir-it of opposition within her. "If he tbluts I'm like Ruth he'll And I'm not." She quickly thought of the reasons for moving to the quiet country plticc. They hnd been xuc-h bound reasons, too. Several limes the doctor had B1-lsed B1-lsed fwh country air for her. "And Just because I saw a woman In a funny suiibouuet while I was nut there I am stopping It nil. t won't be so foolish. I'll make the best of It anyway." Joe still stood absently tnppliiK the window pane. Mmid touched him on the arm saying, "I'm roIiik to like It, Joe. I'll get acquainted with eoi-y nobbor and I'll miiku them like me." Ills face grew lighter ns be looked nt her. "(looil for you, Miiuil. When we lake the cur out It will be better for j on." "Oh, yes, I'll dike jou down to work every morning nd call for you every ulght. I'll give everyone round a i-pln." "We'll hare purlieu mid llivlte all of our old friends out," mid Jor. "And don't forget the new ones. They'll hate to come to our parties." In due time the nr arilved. Joe had fixed a put of the barn for a garage. Eeiy moiiiliig Maml took him to work. "Why don't .run gt for k ride mornings, morn-ings, Mnud?" be asked. "I'm afraid I'll miss s.inieone who calls to see me." "I neter thought of that. Hasn't anyone called .veU" "No one yet." she said, He tried to console her by saying that everyone was blis at that time of year. But the busy lime piifcsi d uud no unn culled. Muitd lturniwes losflier pink cheeks and the wistful look wns nlwiiM In her ejtcs. Mr. Run owes asked their family doctor to come down to Spend the day. "Ju-t. look bee oxer without her cettlne sus picious Doc," said Joe. "I thoiuht the country would agree with ber. 'i here's lots of company round here Isn't there?" 'Tbiit Is the tumble. She likes com-puny com-puny mil bus ulwnys bud lots of It. I ciin't understand Mhy people don't call." Summer wns nenilj gone when Joo iiguln thought of the doctor. "I'll get bill! down In see If she's Itn-proed, Itn-proed, nnd If she hasn't we'll go (straight bnek to the city. She wns hnppy there," The doctor called ngnln. Mntid was ei-y pleased to see htm, but did not go from place to place, bidding him to follow her. "This will noer do," the doctor snld to himself. "She's lost Interest and lost her courage." "I'm going to give up this plure nnd go bnck to the illy," cried Joe excitedly. ex-citedly. "I don't think flint will do," re-pllid re-pllid Hie doctor. "Why, wh. not?" Iiiiiilied Joe. 'T.ecntise Maud Is not strong enough. You must iniihe her tul.e nil Interest In tilings," "How din I? If people won't be fr!endl I can't make them," leplied Joe, er.v much purrletl. "Well, do something. You mint think of something, hoj " snld the doctor, doc-tor, ns he bourded the train. A duy Inter Joe coinplulued of not feeling well, "Ob, I bate to go to work, but I suppose I must," he snld. An hour biter he runic buck homo Muud cried out nt sight of hint. Ills fine wns swollen nnd rid. "Ob, what Is the matter, Joe?" "I'm sick. I guess I'll lie down for n while" "I'll get n doctor," suld Maud, "There Is one nt tho i Hinge." "I won't fcop him. If you get nnjone cull our old doctor. 'Hide's u telephone tele-phone at the next house." Maud ill iiidcd to go to thodc people . who had ncwr inlled on her She tapped nt the door nnd a woinnii up-p up-p urcil "May I use jour telephone?" "Surely." "Is this Or Tones? Come right out to the house. Joe Is sli k. On, can't jou conio In fore iilgln? I'm ull iilone," When she finished tiilklug with the doctor th" woninii tombed Iter nrm, ajlng, "Yon nre nil iilone. I'll go right back wllh jou." XtniiTl told her the story of her lotus. Ilness. "We thought you did not want us to call. Then we hesitated. One: of the neighbors heuril jou make fun of Miss Field's huiihoiinet uud she Is the dearest womuii III the world" "I'm so sorry, but It's till right now. Isn't It?" sobbed Mntid. Joe wished to see the doctor nlone, "What's up Joe?" asked the doctor Joe answered In a whisper, "I put poison Ivy on my face. I knew they would come In sickness nnd It worked, They hove been coming nil duy. Hut fix mo up, Hoc, I must go buck to work." It-'fpyrt'. 191?, McClur Ne5iiper Sjrn. die He) i |