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Mr CLARISSA MACKIE l
HUrby threw aside the evening
iper sad folded his arms across
breast' “Anastasia,” be said resor
Struck the rery thing at
_t!” ,
r His wife looked up from her needle*
“What Is It now, Uenryr
"A care for my rheumatism,’’ he an-
1 triumphantly.
I didn't know you had rheumatism.
' Usury." .
• ."I hare had it lately; a stiffening of
ibe joint* and a general disinclination
9 mpre sfound much.” ' .
"Humph;" ejaculated his wife skep-
(Ically. “You’ve bedn Jumping up and
down all the evening. Henry, and this
Is the Erst grunt I’ve heard out of you.
J«Wbe It’s growing pains.”
Mr. Hlgby arose pnlnfnlly from his
chair and with bent jmck proceeded to
A |lmp slowly from the room. Anastn-
/Ota’s kind eyes followed his progress
yWith mingled teaft and laughter In
1 their depths. At lust pity and love
^trh)mphed, and she arose and went to
'him- L
“Forgive me, Henry, for being so
cross! Do come back and tell me what
I can do to relieve you," she said with
her cheek against his.
Sunny hearted Henry Hlgby turned
a beaming face to hers and forgivingly
kissed her on the brow. He permitted
her to lead him back to his oomforta
hie morris chair, and to pile several pil
lows at his hack.
^Nowp-tell me what new ewe—you
" ha»e fewwrir <4e*eV' 1 eke Mtid, eltting.
' down to her embroidery once more.
“I’ve Just read about it In this pa
per,” explained Mr. Hlgby enthusias
tically, forgetting to ^roan as he cross
ed his legs comfortably. “It’s a sim
ple cure, and that is what appeals to
me. It costs absolutely nothing save
a few pine boards and half a day’s
work. Living In the suburbs ns we do.
the trees are already provided for the
purpose.”
“What treek?" asked Anastasia curi
ously.
- “The trees for the cure. You see It
Is this way: Some scientist has figured
that the outer air Is the natural at
mosphere for man to breathe. He says
if animals can sleep In the open- that
is, if some can make their homes fir
damp and oozy spots without contract
ing rheumatism and kindred diseases;
if others can sleep In cold caves on
rocky floors without dire results; If
birds can nest In the tries wltliom
catching cold from the rains that beat
in, why should not man who was made
to live and breathe the pure air of out
of doors, why should not rheumatic
man sleep out In the open and cure
his Ills? fireat Idea', Isn’t It?”
“Grand!" agreed Anastasia without
enthusiasm.
“I’m going to try it."
“What are you going to fie, an ani
mal In an oozy swamp or a bird in a
tree?" she asked.
“1 suppose you've heard ftf the Ger
man mud 1 baths for rheumatlshi?” —
"Yes.”
“Then the Idea of the oozy swamp is
not farfetched. I ex[>ect to try the tree
cure.”
“You're going to build a nest?" she
asked, Incredulity struggling with
amusement.
“Of course not. One has to exercise
common sense in such matters. I shall
moilify the Idea, of course. 1 shall
build a platform between those four
tail chestnuts—say about forty feet
above ground. I shall have a strong
wire fence all about It and place a cot
there.’’
. “You will not only lose your rheuma
tism. but all your other ills. Henry,
and you will sleep thereafter In the
cemetery on the hillside,’’ asserted his
wife dryly.
•’Fiddlesticks!" laughed Mr. Hlgby,
with great good humor. “You said the
same thing when I tried the fish diet for
nervousness. You thought I would de
velop fins and get to swimming in the
bay until somebody caught me with a
mummy chub and made me Into a
chowder. Why. you had the table all
set for a chowder dinner, with me as
the chief Ingredient. Eh, Anastasia?"
He tweaked his wife's ear playfully
and made for the door. “I guess I’ll
telephone down to Flake’s house and
ask him to send up some lumber from
the mill In the morning.
Quite forgetful of his rheumatism,
Mr. Hlgby went Into the hall and shut
himself Into the telephone booth
Anastasia laid aside ber needlework
and closed ber eyes. She was tired of
hsr husband’s many fancied illnesses,
and she was startled at the rapidity
with which one disease followed an
other. And yet, and yet. aa an actnal
fact Henry Hlgby had never had a
d#ys real aicknesa In the twelve years
they bad been married.
As for his imaginary ailments—well,
there had always been for a standby
the grip, then oeomlgia of bond and
.J#rt Mthipa, broncMtta. tuberculosis,
mJa, pains and-Mipralns, symp-
of whataver disease was tha fad
the moment, and ha had had more
of hts
spent two days at Ida often neglected
business when rt«tfa*tlom atared him
in tha face,
% Ansataria sighed as shs thought of
tha fuss and bother that must attend
Henry's adoption of s new sleeping
place. He bad slept all over the boose
in the past From attic to cellar ey*
ery room bad known his restless slum
bers, and last summer be had slept on
the front piazza until he was startled
one night by awakening to dlacoveSr a
tall, gaunt framed woman standing
ever him with a small lantern held
close to his face.
“It’s only you, Is it?" she had said
contemptuously and pnaoed Into the
house. The next morhlng Mr. Hlgby
discharged Bridget for Impertinence
and the following day found a new do
mestic Installed in the kitchen, one
who W!»b not given, to nocturnal, wau-
derlngH.
The next few days witnessed a busy
I>eriod in Sir. Hlgby's existence. As
sisted by n carpenter he constructed a
square platform between the four
chestnuts in the large back yard
When It was nil completcd-and a com
fortable cot bed within the wire ln-
closure, Mr. Hlgby Invited his neigh
bors to Insect the Innovation. ,
Of course it wasn't right. Captain
Fletcher said that the platform should
have been lashed to the trees, not nail
ed. “First strong breeze we have will
wrench your timbers apart,” he
warned. j
“Nonsense," snld Mr. Hlgby Jovially.
“Fiddlesticks," he said to somebody
else, and "I’lffle,” be remarked to n
third critic. Then he went Into the
house and mode preparations for fils
ascent to hi* nest.
Mrs. Hlgby tearfully prepared a bas
ket of extra bedblothlng. “You will
catch your death of cold, Henry," she
murmured. "And sfiftpoke- you should
fall out, why, you’d !>e killed. At any
rate, you’d break every bone In your
body."
“Fiddlesticks." was Ml*. Hlgby’s
hackneyed response.
“You’re tempting Providence," flash
ed Anastasia at last "There isn’t a
thing the malier with you, Henry, but
_there will fie before you get through
with ‘ tlris Business. 1 wish’ you
'wOuTjtlT^r^*‘’‘ ’’ v :
"Never mind, my dear," assured Mr.
Hlgby with the gentle patience of one
who knows lie Is right. “You will un-
derstnhd sonic-day how It Is with me."
Behind closed blinds many curious
eyes watched Mr. Hlgby's lantern as
It slowly ascended the long ladder that
led tip to Ids lofty |iereb. The lantern
swung li: his hand as he steadied him
self on the ladder. A strong wind was
rising and the trees were swaying with
a low musical creak of houghs. I.'p on
the dizzy helght-bf the “pintform he
pulled manfully on the rope to which
the Tin shot of extra bedding was fast
ened and presently the basket loomed
over the railing and was deposited ou
the floor. ’ ' . • - •
Before long Henry Hlgby had taken
the second step In his projected cure
for rheumatism. He had slipped out
of his hatlirolie and slippers and jump
ed into the little cot. which was clump
ed clown to the platform. For a long
time he lay awake looking up at the
stars, which shone down through the
young foliage of the trees,- fyr It was
early spring, lie saw the white clouds
go drifting across the face of t^e
moon. He felt the rhythmical swing
of the trees as they bent to the fresh
ening wind, and Anally he fell asleep.
He slumbered, only to awaken to a
moment of supreme terror when It
seemed that the bottom had dropped
out of the universe and he was lielng
priYpelled through nothingness to ob
livion. He was conscious that be
struck the soft branches of trees in bis
downward passage, and then some
thing hard arose to meet Mm'and blot
out his sense of pain.
When he awoke from this second
sleep he was not swinging in his nest
among the tree tops, with the stars
roofed over his head. He was In his
own stationary heal on the second floor
of his home. Two physicians regard
ed him speculatively, while Anastasia
hung, pale and anxious eyed, close to
his pillow.
"What happened?" he asked feebly.
"The wind was so strong that the
trees pulled the platform apart, and
you fell to the ground," said Dr. Brown
cheerily. "We’JI have you fltfc-aud
around In a few mouths."
"A few months”’ gasped Hlgby.
“Why. what's the matter with me? I
can’t move."
"Of course you can't.” said Dr.
Jones filuSty. “You've only broken
three ribs, fractured your left leg,
broken your right wrist and wrenched
your back. Wbnt In thunderatlon
were you doing up there, eh?"
"it was a cure for rheumatism,” said
Mr. Hlgby. with diffidence.
“Well, you cured the rheumatism, all
right," assured the doctor; “but, man
alive, you’ve got enough now to take
care of for awhile! No need to warn
you to keep quiet"
When ftiey were alone Hlgby ex
changee! a look with his wife, and his
own eyes were repentant
“I’m an idiot, Anastasia 1” he blurted
out “It's too bad I didn’t break my
fool neck as well as the other bones!”
But Ansstaais assured him that the
enforced rest would benefit him and
that when his broken parts had been
knit together be would probably enjoy
perfect health. “I hop# you will,
dear,” aaid Anastasia slowly. “Life
la toe abort to fuss ever Imaginary
llls”-
“I know, I know,” put in Henry Hlg
by hastily, “i had to break every
bone in my body to cure myeelf. But
I’m cured now, Anaetaala. Where's
that ’Family Doctorr "
“TfjrWOTWW
this very moment” •
firmly.
“Goodf said Hlgby, turning his face
to the wait
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