Aunt Jane's Nieces Out West

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"He really did tremble," asserted Patsy, "and he was abject in his

apologies."

"Showing," added Flo Stanton, "that Goldstein is afraid of him."

"I wonder why," said Maud.

"It is all very easy of solution," remarked Arthur. "Goldstein believes

that Jones is in the market to buy films. Perhaps he's going to open a

motion picture theatre on his island. So the manager didn't want to

antagonize a good customer."

"That's it," said Uncle John, nodding approval. "There's no great mystery

about young Jones, I'm sure."

CHAPTER IX

DOCTOR PATSY

Next morning Uncle John and the Weldons--including the precious

baby--went for a ride into the mountains, while Beth and Patsy took their

embroidery into a sunny corner of the hotel lobby.

It was nearly ten o'clock when A. Jones discovered the two girls and came

tottering toward them. Tottering is the right word; he fairly swayed as

he made his way to the secluded corner.

"I wish he'd use a cane," muttered Beth in an undertone. "I have the

feeling that he's liable to bump his nose any minute."

Patsy drew up a chair for him, although he endeavored to prevent her.

"Are you feeling better this morning?" she inquired.

"I--I think so," he answered doubtfully. "I don't seem to get back my

strength, you see."

"Were you stronger before your accident?" asked Beth.

"Yes, indeed. I went swimming, you remember. But perhaps I was not

strong enough to do that. I--I'm very careful of myself, yet I seem to

grow weaker all the time."

There was a brief silence, during which the girls plied their needles.

"Are you going to stay in this hotel?" demanded Patsy, in her blunt way.

"For a time, I think. It is very pleasant here," he said.

"Have you had breakfast?"

"I took a food-tablet at daybreak."

"Huh!" A scornful exclamation. Then she glanced at the open door of

the dining-hall and laying aside her work she rose with a determined

air and said:

"Come with me!"

"Where?"

For answer she assisted him to rise. Then she took his hand and marched

him across the lobby to the dining room.

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