Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-27

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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 sway
to and fro, and from the mothers lips
there issued lullaby that had not been
heard in the Kelly household for years.
At first it was faint, like sigh, but
soon grew a 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 the
singing and rocking ceased. After
watching the patient for moment he
hastily wrote prescription. He handed
it to Miss Brady and told her the quicker
the medicine was procured the more
chance there was of saving the patients
life.
The young woman went swiftly down
the stairs and to the door. Mr.. Carroll
was there.
"Slobsy," she said excitedly, "go over
to the drug store an git this quick. If
you don't hurry up, Mag
But Slobsy was already gone. He
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 fellerl Gimme dhis's
quick ez yer kim"
He then threw the prescription on the
counter. The clerk picked it up in
leisurely manner and scanned it careless
ly. Then he asked, care you in a
hurry?'
"Yair," Mr. Carroll responded, sur
prised that any one would think ether
wise.
"Well, you'll have to wait until your
hurry's over" came from the other in a
cool, breezy manner
Mr.. Carroll's brow lowered ominously.
"S-aa-y, young feller," he said, very
slowly and distinctly, "do you mean
that?"
"Of course I'-- The clerk never got
any farther than that, nor could any me
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 run
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
moment later the physician had ad-
ministered it. For another half hour
they waited. Mrs. Kelly w ent into the
kitchen. The patient was lying 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 the lips were
parted, and from them came family.
where's me ole woman~
"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 tf the house.
A block away he was followed by q
square shouldsred young man who
walked with a swagger. The doctor
was in hs.rd neighborlsood, SO he
grasped his heavy cane more firmly.
The figure soon cameu up W 18th him and
stopped The physician lool1ed into the
others fao, and half raised his cane
Then the other spoke. He said:
"Hey, Doc. On the dead lie vel, Isl
"Well9' asked the physician sharply.
sis she-she dead, you know, up
thereT ip .dicating the Kellys' .home with
his fngei.
"Oh, 1iop he answered, witt a feeling
of relief. "She'll be out again in week
or two.''
Then the man of medicine wondered
why the other shook his hand slo heartily
and pr oceeded to execute softly a jig on
the sidewalk. Charles A. Broadhead in
New York Evening Sun.