Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-19


whore Mr.. Carroll was standing patient
ly. In few words she hold him Of Miso
kellys condition and warned him not "
10 away. ~ be might be needed NJ AM
moment.
She returned mp Stair In time 10 hear
the physician say tlInt ho was not yol
able 10 tell whas tile result would he
Mrs. Kelly began 70 sob softly, while
her husband every now and then brushed
tho back Of one hand across his Dyes
Finally the mother's hoart could stand
II no longer. She stepped softly over u
the bed and knelt beside It,
Then she extended one arm md cvei
90 slowly and gently placed Il beneath
her daughters head. Tho other arm
was put half way around the girls body
The figure beside the bed began to sway
TO and fro, and from the mothers lin
there issued a lullaby that had not bet
heard In the Kelly household for year
AT first It was faint, like sigh, q
coon grow little louder and steadi .
The physician came In, looked for M
ment, and then turned away without 5
word.
Il seemed like hours to Miss Brad,
before the physician again came In. HI
raised his finger 10 the mother, and thu
singing and rocking ceased. Ate
watching the patient for n moment h'
hastily wrote a prescription. He handec
1t to Miss Brady and told her the quicke'
tho medicine WINS procured tho NOR
chance there was Of saving the pationt'i
life.
Tho young woman went swiftly down
the stairs aud 10 the door. Mr.. Carol
was thore.
"slobsy.' she said oxoitedly, "go owe,
TO the drug store an git this quick. j
You don't hurry up, Mag
But Slobsy was already gone. III
dashed across the street and around ih'
corner like q fash. A moment later tn
drug store door was thrown Violently
open and Mr.. Carroll bounded in.
Ho approached clerk with Titiai
hair and said;
Hey, young fellorl Gimme tiisi
quick oz yer kin"
He then threw the prescription on tn
counter. The clerk picked II mp in |
lcisurely manner aud scanned It careless
~. Then no asked, care you in I
hurry
"Yair," Mr.. Carroll responded, sur
prised that any one would think other
wise.
"wcll, you'll have TO wait until yoL
hurrys over" came from the other In |
cool, breezy manner.
Mr.. CAROLS brow lowered ominously
"S-aa-y, young follor," he said, YER
slowly and distinctly, do you meal
thatr'
"Of course r. The clerk never 20
any farther than that, nor could any on
who happened to be In the place nj tn
time tell just what happened. They sa'
something bound over the counter
heard thud, saw the proprietor rui
out, wave his arms. aud then saw a pioc
Of paper thrust into bis hand.
"Gimme that quick or III break ye
Jaw, soel" they heard voice oxclaiin
and then they saw q young man throw
some money on the counter and dasI
out u the place ut his best speed. Slots
handed the package to Miss Brady, an,
moment later tho physician had ad
ministerod Il. For another half hou
they waited. Mrs. Kelly went into tn
kitchen. The patient was lying quit
still now, and the doctor was bendin
over her.
Suddenly her eyes opened. The
rolled from ono side to the other in a
inquiring way. Then the lips wer
parted. and from them came family
"Whcre's mo ole woman
"She'll come through all right now,
the doctor said, and Miss Brady con
monsd 10 cry. A few moments lat,
and Che doctor passed out Of the hous'
a block away he was followed by
square shouldored young man VIII
walked with swaggcr. The doctc
was in hard ncighborhood, 30 i
graspod his heavy cane more firmly.
Tho figure soon came up with him mn
stopped. Tho physician looked into III
others fnco and half raised his can
Then the othor spoke. Ho said;
"Hoy, Doc On the dead Lowell, Is
"Welly asked the physician sharply
ais she-sho dead, you know, u
thcrc;- indicating the Kollys' home wit
his finger.
"Oh, nor he answered, with foolir
Of relief. "sholl DO out again in wee
or two
Then tho man Of medicine wondcr'
why the othor shook his hand so hearti
and proceeded to execute softly jig {
tho sidewalk. Charles A. Broadheal
New York Evening Sun.