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Hiram Boggs brought the message. Of course you don't know him." "No," answered Betty, as Mrs. Robertson paused for breath. "Well, I was flustered, of course, naturally," went on the large lady. HIRAM BOGGS BROUGHT THE MESSAGE OF COURSE YOU DON'T KNOW HIM NO ANSWERED BETTY AS MISSUS ROBERTSON PAUSED FOR A BREATH WELL I WAS FLUSTERED OF COURSE NATURALLY WENT ON THE LARGE LADY
 herself now. The aggressive woman had rather startled her at first. "She lives down there," and the owner of the deserted house pointed toward the nearest residence. "No one is here but us," said Betty. "We closed the windows, and we fed the cat. We also fed ourselves, but we left the money to pay for it. Shall I get it?" The woman stared at her blankly. "I--I'm afraid I don't understand," she returned, weakly. "I'll explain," said Betty, and she did, telling how they had come in for shelter from the storm, how they had found the windows open, how they had closed up the place and had eaten and slept in it. Now they were going away. "Well if that doesn't beat all!" cried the woman, in wonder. "We couldn't understand how no one was at home," went on Betty. "Well, it's easy enough explained," said the woman. "I'm Mrs. Kate Robertson. Yesterday afternoon I got a telephone message from Kirkville, saying my husband, who works in the plaster mill there, was hurt. Of course that flustered me. LACK ANSWERED BETTY SHE WAS GETTING CONTROL OF HERSELF NOW THE AGGRESSIVE WOMAN HAD RATHER STARTLED HER AT FIRST SHE LIVES DOWN THERE SAID THE OWNER OF THE DESERTED HOUSE POINTING TOWARD THE NEAREST RESIDENCE NO ONE IS HERE BUT US SAID BETTY WE CLOSED THE WINDOWS AND WE FED THE CAT WE ALSO FED OURSELVES BUT WE LEFT THE MONEY TO PAY FOR IT SHALL I GET IT THE WOMAN STARED AT HER BLANKLY I'M I'M AFRAID I DON'T UNDERSTAND SHE RETURNED WEAKLY I'LL EXPLAIN SAID BETTY AND SHE DID TELLING HOW THEY HAD COME IN FOR SHELTER FROM THE STORM AND HOW THEY FOUND THE WINDOWS OPEN HOW THEY HAD CLOSED UP THE PLACE AND HAD EATEN AND SLEPT IN IT NOW THEY WERE GOING AWAY WELL IF THAT DOESN'T BEAT ALL CRIED THE WOMAN IN WONDER WE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW NO ONE WAS AT HOME WENT ON BETTY WELL IT'S EASILY ENOUGH EXPLAINED SAID THE WOMAN I'M MISSUS KATE ROBERTSON YESTERDAY AFTERNOON I GOT A TELEPHONE MESSAGE FROM KIRKVILLE SAYING MY HUSBAND WHO WORKS IN THE PLASTER MILL THERE WAS HURT OF COURSE THAT FLUSTERED ME
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