The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-21
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ufusucu the uucR OIL ono nand across his
eyes. Finally tho mothers heart could
stand 1t no longer. She stepped softly
over to tho bed and knelt beside It.
Then sho EXTENDED one arm; and over
SO slowly and gently placed 1t beneath
her daughters head. The other arm
was put hall way around tho girls
The figure beside tho bed begun 10 sway
10 and fro, and from tho mothers lips
there issued n lullaby that had not been
heard in tho Kelly household Tor years.
AT first II was faint like n sirh, but
soon grow 4 little louder and steadicr.
Tho physician came In, looked for n
moment, and then turned. away with.
out q word.
1t seemed like hours to Miss Brady
before tho physician again camo In.
lilo raised his finger to the mother and
the singing and rocking ceased. After
watching tho patient for a moment no
hastily wrote a prescription. He hand
cd 1t 10 Miss Brady and told her the
quicker the medicine was procured the
moro chance there was OF saving tho
patients life.
Tho young woman wont swiftly down
the stairs and TO tho door. MIR. Carroll
was there.
"Slobsy,".s he said excitedly, "go over
to tho drug store an git this quick. II
yer don't hurry up, Mag"
But Slobsy was already gone. lilo
dashed across the street and around the
corner like q flash. A moment later
the drug store door was thrown violent
ly open and Mr.. Carroll bounded In.
He approached tho clerk with Titan
hair, and said: ",TIey, young fellcr!
Gimme this's quick ez yer kim"
lIo then throw the prescription on
the counter. Tho clerk picked it up in
u %leisurely manner and scanned it care.
iessly. Then no asked: care you in a
hurry"
"Yair." Mr.. Carroll responded, sur.
prised that one would think otherwise.
"Well, you'll have to wait until your
hurry's over" came from the other, in
n cool, breezy manner.
Mr.. CAROLS brow lowered ominious.
ly. "S-aa.y, young %feller." he said, very
slowly and distinctly, do you mean
"0f course l." The clerk never got
any further than that, nor could n
one who happened TO be in the place at
the time tell just what happened. They
saw something bound over the counter,
heard a thud, saw the proprietor run
out, wave HE arms, and then saw a
piece OF paper thrust into his hand.
Gimme that quick or I'll break yer
jaw, sect they heard a voice exclaim,
and then they saw a young man throw
some money on the counter and dash
out of the place ut his best speed.
Slobsy handed the package to Miss
Brady and a moment later the physician
had administered il. For another half
hour they waited. Mrs. Kelly wentinto
the kitchen. The patient was lying
quite still now, and the doctor was bend.
ing over her.
Suddenly her eyes opened. They
rolled from n side to the other in IN
inquirins way. Then the lips were
parted, and from them came family:
Where's me ole womanW
She'll come through all right now"
the doctor said, and Miss Brady COM
menced to cry. A few moments later
and the doctor passed out OF the house.
A,block away he was followed by a
square.shoulderod young man who
walked with swagger. The doctor was
in a hard neighborhood, SO be grasped
his heavy cane more firmly.
The figure 500 came up with him
and stopped. The physician looked in
TO the others face and half raised his
cane. Then the other spoke. He said:
Hey. Doc. On the dead level, is-''
"Well?" asked the physician sharply.
SIS she-she dead, you know, up
there?" indicating the Kellys' home
with his finger.
"Oh, no!'he answered with a feeling
of relief. She'll BIO out again in a week
or two"
Then the man OF medicine wondered
why the other shook his hand so heart
lily and proceeded 10 execute softly q ig
on the sidewalk. :