The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-01-23
go away, as he might be needed at any

moment.
She returned up stairs In time to hear
the physician say that he was not yet
able to tell what the result would be.
Mrs. Kelly began to sob softly, while
her husband every now and then brushed
the back of one hand across his eyes
Finally the mothers heart could stand
it no longer. She stepped softly over IT,
the bed and knelt beside it.
Then she extended one arm and ever
so slowly and gently placed it beneath
her daughters head. The other arm
was put half way around the girls body
The figure beside the bed began to swa,
to and fro, and from the mothers liz
there issued lullaby that had not been
heard in the Kelly household for years
AT first it was faint, like a sigh, bur
soon grew little louder and steadier
The physician came in, looked for mo
ment, and then turned away without a
word.
1t seemed like hours to Miss Brady
before the physician again came in. He
raised his finger to the mother, and ths.
singing and rocking ceased. After
watching the patient for moment b..
hastily wrote prescription. He handed
it to Miss Brady and told her the quicke:
the medicine was procured the more
chance there was of saving the patient.
life.
The young woman went swiftly dow.
the stairs and to the door. Mr.. Carroll
was there.
"Slobsy," she said excitedly, Ego over
to the drug store an git this quick. 1t
you don't hurry up, Mag
But Slobsy was already gone H.
dashed across the street and around the
corner like flash. A moment Later the
drug store door was thrown violently
open and Mr.. Carroll bounded in.
He approached clerk with Titan
hair and said:
"Hey, young Teller! Gimme this's
quick ez yer kin"
He then threw the prescription ON the
counter. The clerk picked it up in IA
leisurely manner and scanned it careless
ly. Then he asked, care you in
hurry"
"Yair," Mr.. Carroll responded, sur
prised that any one would think othe-
wise.
"Well, you'll have to wait until 70
hurry's over" came from the other in
cool, breezy manner.
Mr.. CAROLS brow lowered ominous1.
"S-aa-y, young feller," he said, yer.
slowly and distinctly, "do you mean
that?"
"Of course r. The clerk never go:
any farther than that, nor could any one
who happened to be in the place at the
time tell just what happened They saw
something bound over the counter
heard thud, saw the proprietor r'7n
out, wave his arms, and then saw piece
of paper thrust into his hand.
Gimme that quick or I'll break yer
jaw, see" they heard voice exclaim
and then they saw young man throw
some money on the counter and dash
out of the place at his best speed. Slobsy
handed the package to Miss Brady, and
a moment later the physician had adj
ministered it. For another half hour
they waited. Mrs. Kelly went into the
kitchen. The patient was /, ing quite
still now, and the doctor was bending
over her.
Suddenly her eyes opened. They
rolled from one side to the other in an
inquiring way. Then tho lips were
parted, and from them came family
where's me ole womanY'
She'll come through all rig!:v 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 Il
square shouldered young man who
walked with swagger. The doctor
was in hard neighborhood, so hr
grasped his heavy calle more firmly.
The figure soon came up with him anu
stopped. The physician looked into the
others face and half raised his cane
Then the other spoke. He said:
"Hey, Doc. On the dead level, isl
"Well?' asked the physician sharply
els she-she dead, you know, up
there:" indicating the Kellys' home with
his finger.
"Oh, MOI" he answered, with feeling
Of relief. She'll be out again in week
or two"
Then the man Of medicine wondered
why the other shook his hand so heartily
and proceeded to execute softly jig on
the sidewalk.-Charles A. BroadEead in
New York Evening Sun.
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