The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-21
MAGGIE kELLY'S CRISIS.

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had not displayed tho brilliancy that
had marked it, from The timo Miss
Maggie Kelly had tho leadership in
such matters thrust upon her, was due
entirely to tho fact that the young lady
had passed through q period of danger.
GUS illness. At ono timo they thought
the end had como. The doctor thought
SO, too, for he bent over her for many
minutes before he was sure that she
continued to breathe.
Miss kelly's illness started with a
slight cold. 1t didn't bother her my at
first, and sho went to her work at the
envelope factorywith tho same regular.
ity that had characterized her for years.
Then she began to feel worse. Her
mother advised her 10 remain Mt homo
for n couple OF days, but Miss Maggie
would have mono Of it. At that partic.
ular time she was doing another girls
work in addition to"her own, which
meant that sheE would receive double
the usual amount OF pay when the week
was ended.
The young lady needed the money
very much, Tor she wished to attend tho
third annual ball OF the Social Five,
which was to occur during tho follow.
ing week. On that occasion she had
proposed to appear in Il costume that
would delight the hearts Of her friends
and still tho adverse criticism OF her
enemies.
Mr.. Slobsy Carroll. with much plead.
ing in his tones, had begged Of her to
accompany him to tho ball. She had
refused tho gentleman at first, and very
frankly told him her reasons for SO
doing.
"If I go with you," she said,
you'll go ofr'n git q jag on, an then
you'll commence to. spout tragedy, an
somebodyN sock yer in. the eye'n
therell be q scrap 1 don't want no
scrappers takin' me 10 4 ball" Mr..
Carroll was much hurt upon hearing
why Miss Kelly did not care to 20 to
the ball with him.. Then he protested
against her classification.
II amt no scrapper, Mag" he said.
TIN a actor"
The young lady referred to a disturb.
ancc which Mr.. Carroll had started at
the last party she gave in order to
prove her assertion. MIR. Carroll pro-
tested with much vehemence that it
was not he, but the quantity of beer, he,
had imbibed on that occasion which
was responsible for the outbreak.
Miss Kelly naively remarked that
perhaps the beer might be responsible
for another such scene, but Mr.. Carroll
fastened to assure hcr that such would
not be the case. HeSeyen went SO far
rs to hope he might die on the spot if
he would become involved in any
quarrel at tho ball. He was SO
far successful in convincing Miss
Kelly that he would behave himself il
only, she would go with him, that finally
che consented. AZ.
Her mother was not altogether
pleased with the choice Miss Maggie had
made for n partner at the ball. "Shure,"
tho old lady had said, EYER moight bet
Their had wint wild Mike WEIGH. He's n
nice, quiet, dacent, good young man."
81 know he is, nav" the Young wo-
man replied. lies too good. II
Slobsy don't git full he'll be all right"
Yes, ii he don't" the mother re-
sponded grimly.
1t really seemed as If the fatcs we're
against hor accompanying Mr.. Carroll,
for the very day after she had consented
she commenced to feel i'll. Three days
later she was unable to rise from her
bed, and the doctor was called in.
"Your daughter will have a hard
time OF it," he told the young lady's
mother. A heavy fever set in, and on
the evening set for,the ball Miss Kelly
was delirious.
Then the doctor said the %critica! time
was at hand and that the young wo-
mans recovery depended as much
on careful nursing as his medicines.
He said that no noise should be made
that would disturb tho patient. Miss
Tessie Brady said she would see that
the injunction was carried out. D.
. Miss Brady had COME out in new
light since her friend Maggie became
ILL.,. From the very first she had been
at Miss Maggie's side.
Without her the Kellys could have
obtained no rest, for a ceaselcss vigil
was maintained over the patient. For
tho first few nights Miss Brady went to
hor own homo shortly after midnight.
Mr.. Carroll always loitered about the
ncighborhood until Miss Brady came
out. Then, while he was walking home
with her, she would tell him how Mug
gie was getting along.
When the physician announced that
his patients lilo hung only by a thread,
Miss Brady neglected hor work alto
gether and remaincdfconstantly at the
bedside OF her friend, She told Mr..
Carroll that Maggie might die at any
moment. lie could not believe it. "Air,
yer lie," he said loosely. Miss Brady
assured him that what she said was the
simple truth. Then he stared at her
blankly and said, "GecI'
When tho doctor came that evening
he said he thought he'd stay awhile.
He told Mrs. Kelly that il her daughter's
senses did not return by midnight she
might expect the worst.
That evening saw the father and
mother with Miss Brady, sitting ut the
bedside OF the social queen OF Cherry
Hill. Tho neighbors who were obliged
to 90 up and down stairs did SO on tip
toe and made no sound in the halls.
Then the doctor came in, examined
tho young woman, and said he might
want JIM n to 70 to the nearest drug
store in a hurry. Miss Brady said she
would look after that matter, and
straishtway procecdad to the street
door, where Mr.. Carroll was standing
patiently. In a few words she told him
OF Miss Kelly's condition and warned
him not to 60 away, as he might be
needed at any moment.
She returned upstairs in time to
hear tho physician say that he was not
vet able to tell what the result would