The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-17
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BY ADA CAMBRIDGE

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The little sound that is as common as
silence familiar step. marmured word,
an open door-oDe hears Il a thousand times
with contented indifference a. one heirs
tbs singing OF the tea kettle. But one day
Il falls on the heart as vel as On the ear
Ike the stroke Of a swift sword. II seems
exactly the same. but one knows at once
that Il is not the same In the twentieth
part Of a second one recognizes the voice
of A dire calamity. l wonder why2
Tom came into the house by way Of the
kitchen, and / heard him say 10 Jane in
quite quiet tone: where's Mrs. Braye?"
That was all / sprang from my chair,
wild with terror. dropping my needlework
TO the floor. For ! knew knew didn't
want 10 be told-that something had hap
pened 20 Harry Ny boy, Ny boy! I had
been scoldlng him only an hour ago for
making love 10 Liiy's governess-a mink
whom / had just requested 10 find another
situation-and he slammed the door almost
In my face o. leaving me. l had been
longing Tor Tom 90 come IN, that / might
tell him ali about IL. and have a little cry
in his arms, and my dignity and authority
IN the house supported, bat now That he
was here my tongue was paralyzed. And
had no grievance. but an immeasurable re-
morse
Don't be frightened. f." said my husband.
trernbllngly Ia a wouid-be of hand voice.
ITS nothing very serI.is-just bad shak-
ins-I told him that new mare Of his wasn't
10 be trusted. and there vas "a nasty stone
just where she threw him. Hes stunned
a bit-thats all-no bones broken. l have
sent Tor the doctor. Now, look here, Pol
ly--"
lie opened his arms across the doorway.
but broke through them. and few to fnd
Harry and see what they were doing with
him. At the garden gate I met the process
sion coming Ia. They carried him care
fully on a mattress. and he did not know
me. when ! leaned over him 10 listen II
ne breathed, saw a little bubble OF blood
oozing from his mouth, then ] knew that
he was more than stunned-that il was
worso even than broken bones. l left OF
crying and became quite calm. | had 10.
We were sliding him from the mattress
TO his bed when Dr. luke arrived. and ne
made Us stop and let him do Il. FOR. though
any poor lad seemed unconscious, he plntCd
and grunted IN A way that showed We were
hurting him-wlth all our care. The doe
tor felt and lifted his limbs, and said they
were all right ana then undressed him "a
he lay, ! got my large Cutung-out scls-
sors. and We hacked his good clothes 10
peces-but that didn't matter-untiI NE left
him only his shirt and W0olen singlct, and
even those we cut. And just as We were
finishing making him comfortable, as We
hoped no came 20 ana looked AZ as sly
precious boy His breathing was short
and fluttery. and he seemed TOO fun OF pain
10 speak. except Ia gasps.
''oh. my sidel my side."
lie walled Ike baby-a sound 90 drive
q mother mad.
Or. luke said: "Ah. I thought So" And
having made niue examination. he re-
ported a fracture OF the ribs, with some in-
jury 10 the lung. lie whispered something
10 Tom. and then told me had better send
for trained nurse. and said Il wouii be
as well 10 got a good surgeon from town
alsS--so as 20 ''he on the safe side"
1 was willing enough 20 send for a dozen
surgeons though l had perfect faith in
Juke. who was a clever young man, newly
out from home and mp TO date. an en-
thusiast in his professionalism I could NOT
bear the thought or a professional nurse.
] knew those womeu-how they take u1s-
session Of your nearest and dearest. and
treat even an own mother as II she were
mere outsider and an utter iEnoTsmus. <
protested that could 60 al ihat was nccea-
sary-that no ono could possibly take ,he
care OF him that 7 should. Was Il likely
"Bat ne viii probably want nursing an
day and all night for weeks" said Dr
1ake. you could net d. that una g..
You would break down, and then where
would 20 be-
Il vii telegraph far my daughter Thyl-
Is" I rei'incA Phyllis was away at tae
time. visiting.
MISS Braye ia 600 yeaag ana 'neNpsr~
ience1" nc Objected. VITA the airs ut a
Erandfather. EFT Wou8 no. ae fa.r o. h-r
She IS better where she Il. out OF an She
trouble However. there u M need 60 de-
eide Immediately. Wen sec tae night
through first. Au We can Dc far she press
So a. f trsa Isl "a q
watch symptoms. The most important
thing is mo-, 90 mcdIle with him"
TAls seemed a hard saving. and az FIRST
I cculd uot CREDIT g. Il vas terrible 90 SEQ
nothing dome. when ho evidently suffered
so-Gncre and more as else first shock ia cj
sgi ,he dreadful fever rose aud rose ea'
While tha lanC WAS letting oloo3 and a.r
tn-o tne cavity - the chest. watch could
rot be reached 90 stop Che leak. handling
~ sny sort only aEg-aNattt the mischief
The 8,rtrr er'a ned thIs ~ rua whr1
vas impatient an3 / h1a e. own thtt bee
was probably riEht- lie asked uae ta sre
aheut drinks ard 0ourtea nsc.t. ana Whom (
see the opportunity ms a feN t.1rt''
fears - private. lmpalfst - tHa uert $50
anguish Z ,osH not cfhe-w r.1#ve
Ruf outside the 6uar-f Fafey-s aatr
came ,lp,u Miss Dlcuu' Tee ttf}e fesl
was Cr,iu- hr~s = SIS = s. were a-S GONE
Germ 10 bfrs.-aEa }aeGtd q I=.rfe-l ..Hht
With hcr sWc,1cl ue>e ans <s5teH CHHeEs.
Somehow 7 coal4n't stand f-ea tne tov
% a}l she rref iasi torh her ay the arm
and usr-he3 arr ns.E ~ tae ~cne.l r---'.
h,ye was n>t ~'aeh - uuktu'-I rsa''y
don't think } vss-.-t ~ <eH h-r NHl
WOULD have thauEat SIZE Mas a ridiculous
Nttle MARTYR lei1E lea stIt
q Ner-gUitr cuicttr. w.,aaHt Hea@fE AMY
fuxs-"NIy dear. waite NeH remH. .a tr.s
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