Arizona republican., 1892-01-24

The figure beside the BED began 10 sway
TO and fro, and from tho mothers Inns
thore issued lullaby that had not been
heard in the Kelly household for years
At first it was faint, like sigh, but
soon grew little louder and steadier
| The physician came in, looked for "A 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
1t to Miss Brady and told herthe 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, Ego 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 this's
quick ez yer kin"
He then threw the prescription on the
counter. The clerk picked it up in
lelsurely manner and scanned it careless
ly' Then he asked, Are you in a
hurry
"Yair," Mr., Carroll responded, sur
prised that any one would think other
wise.
well, you'll have to wait until your
hurrys over" came from the other in
cool, breezy manner.
Mr.. CAROLS brow lowered ominously
"S-aa-y, young feller," he said. very
slowly and distinctly, do You mean
that"
"Of course r. The clerk never got
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 run
out. wave his arms, and then saw piece
of paper thrust into his hand.
Gimme that quick or I'll break yer
jaw, seer they heard voice exclaim
and then they saw a 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 went 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 womanY'
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 shouldered young man who
walked with swagger. The doctor
was in a hard neighborhood, so he
grasped his heavy cane more firmly.
The figure soon came up with him and
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, is
"Welly' asked the physician sharply
as she-she dead, you know, up
there?" indicating the Kellys' home with
his finger.
"Oh, mol" he answered, with feeling
of relief, She'll be out again in week |
or two"
Then tho man of medicine wondered |
why the other shook his hand so heartily |
and proceeded to execute softly jig on
the sidewalk. Charles A. Broadhead in |
New York Evening Sun.