Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-10-05

The figure beside the bed began to sway |
10 and fro, and from the mothers lips
there issued a lullaby that had not been
heard in the Kelly household for yesrs
AT first it was faint, like a sigh, but
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 the
singing and rocking ceased. k.fter
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 II
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 a clerk with Titan
hair and said:
Hey, young feller! Gimme this's
quick ez yer kim"
He then threw the prescription on the
counter. The clerk picked it up in a
leisurely manner and scanned it careless
ly. Then he asked, Are you in Il
hurry
"Yair," Mr.. Carroll responded, sur
prised that any one would think other
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 mear
that"
"Of course r. The clerk never go
any farther than that, nor could any on,
who happened to be in the place at tn,
time tell just what happened. They saw
, something bound over the counter
heard a thud, saw the proprietor rui
out, wave his arms, and then saw piec
of paper thrust into his hand.
| "Gimme that quick or I'll break ye
= jaw, see" they heard voice exclaim
| and then they saw young man throN
some money on the counter and das
, out of the place at his best speed. Slobs
A handed the package to Miss Brady, an
0 moment later the physician had ad
= ministered it. For another half hou
they waited. Mrs. Kelly went into tn
. kitchen. The patient was lying quit
still now, and the doctor was bendin
y over her.
t Suddenly her eyes opened. The
o rolled from one side to the other in a
d inquiring way. Then the lips wei
;, parted, and from them came faintl,
d "Where's me ole woman?
% She'll come through all right now
the doctor said, and Miss Brady con
r. menced to cry, A few moments lat,
" and the doctor passed out Of the hous
Il A block away he was followed by
d square shouldered young man wi
IS walked with swagger. The doct'
10 was in hard neighborhood, 80
Ell grasped his heavy cane more firmly.
in The figure soon came up with him NJ
e. stopped. The physician looked into ii
ii others face and half raised his can
Then the other spoke. He said:
ID "Hey, Doc. On the dead level, is
lie "Wellg" asked the physician sharply
no "Is she-she dead, you know,
er there?' indicating the Kellys' home wi
q, his finger.
"Oh, no" he answered, with feeli
n of relief She'll be out again in we
sy or two."
Then the man of medicine wonder
,e- why the other shook his hand SO heart
and proceeded to execute softly a jig
re- the sidewalk. CHARLES A. Broadhead
Il. New York Evening Sun.