Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-10-05
MISS KELLY'S CRISIS.

had not displayed the brilliancy that had
marked it from the time Miss Maggie
Kelly had the leadership in such matters
thrust upon her was due entirely to the
fact that the young lady had passed
q period of dangerous illness. At one
time they thought the end had come.
The doctor thought so too, for he bent
over her for many minutes before he was
sure that she still continued to breathe.
Miss Kelly's illness started with a
slight cold 1t didn't bother her any at
first, and she went to her work at the
envelope factory with the same regular
ity that had characterized her for years.
Then she began to feel worse. Her
mother advised her to remain at home
for couple of days, but Miss Maggie
would have none of it. At that particu-
lar time she was doing another girls
work in addition to her own, which
meant that she would receive double
the usual amount of pay when the week
was ended.
The young girl needed the money very
much, for she wished to attend the third
annual ball of the Social Five, which
was to occur during the following week
On that occasion she had proposed toap-
pear in costume that would delight
the hearts of her friends and still the ad-
verse criticism of her enemies.
Mr.. Slobsy Carroll, with much plead
ing in his tones, had begged of her to
accompany him to the ball. She had re-
fused the gentleman at first, and very
frankly told him her reasons for so doing.
"If | go with you," she said, you'll
go off n git Il jag on, an then you'll com
mence to spout tragedy, an somebodyll
sock yer in the eye n therell be scrap.
| don't want no scrappers takin me to a
ball" Mr.. Carroll was much hurt upon
hearing why Miss Kelly did not care tc
so to the ball with him, Then he pro
tested against her classification.
81 amt no scrapper, Mag" he said
I'm actor"
The young lady referred to disturb
ance which Mr.. Carroll had started a
the last party she gave in order to prov,
her assertion. Mr.. Carroll protested
with much vehemence that it was not he
but the quantity of beer he had imbibet
on that occasion which was responsible
for the outbreak.
Miss Kelly naively remarked that per
haps the beer might be responsible 70
another such scene, but Mr.. Carol
hastened to assure her that such woul
not be the case. He even went so far a
to hope he might die on the spot If h
would become involved in any quarre
at the ball. He was so far successful i
convincing Miss Kelly that he would bt
have himself if only she would go wit
him that finally she consented
Her mother was not altogether please
with the choice Miss Maggie had mad
for partner at the ball. "Shure," th
old lady had said "yer moight betthC
had wint wild Mike Welsh. He's a mic
quiet, dacent, good young man."
81 know he is, maw," the young won
an replied. Hes too good. If Slobs
don't git full he'll be all right"
"Yes, if he don't" the mother +
sponded grimly.
1t really seemed as if the fates we
against her accompanying Mr.. Carol
for the very day after she had consent'
she commenced to feel i'll. Three da
later she was unable to rise from h
bed, and the doctor was called in.
"Your daughter will have hard tin
of it" he told the young ladys motht
. A heavy fever set in, and on the evenil
set for the ball Miss Kelly was delirior
Then the doctor said the critical til
, was at hand, and that the young wol
ans recovery depended as much on cal
full nursing as his medicines. He 50
that no noise should be made that won
t disturb the patient. Miss Tessie Bra
' said she would see that the injuncti
! was carried out.
4 Miss Brady had come out in NJ
r light since her friend Maggie becai
i'll. From the very first she had been
Miss Maggie's side.
Without her the Kellys could ha
n obtained no rest, for a ceaseless vi
s was maintained over the patient.
s the first few nights Miss Brady went
o her own home shortly after midnig
"A Mr.. Carroll always loitered about
o neighborhood until Miss Brady ca
d out. Then, while he was walking no
a. with her, she would tell him how NJ
n gle was getting along.
s. When the physician announced I
Il mis- patients life hung only by thre
n Miss Brady neglected her work a
,e gether and remained constantly at
=. bedside Of her friend. She told Mr.. {
4. roll that Maggie might die at any l
20 ment. He could not believe it. ~
al yer lie, he said jocosely. Miss BrI
X. assured him that what she said was
o simple truth. Then he stared at
blankly and said, "Geer'
When the doctor came that even
he said be thought he'd stay awhile.
at told Mrs. Kelly that II her daught
". senses did not return by midnight
lu might expect the worst.
~ That evening saw the father
J oJ mother, with Miss Brady. sitting at
bedside Of the social queen Of CHI
OF Hill. The neighbors who were obi
to go up and down stairs did 80 on
toe and made no sound in the halls.
Then the doctor came in, exam
nd the young woman, and said be IN
:, want some one 20 go TO the nearest
~, ~ store in hurry. Miss Brady said
would look after that matter
,u. straightway proceeded to the street d
nst where Mr.. Carroll was standing pat
me ly. In few words she told him Of
sr Kelly's condition and warned him n
tor
tle 20 away ~ he might be needed a