The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-03-27
tie frame was racked by pain.

and poured out the whole love of he
heart to bring light into the little sui
terer's life. She repaid them both Will
an absorbing affection. Her parents
had evidently been refined people ant
she had been we'll brought up. but i
was Helen who taught her the sourc,
of hell and comfort and was to her al
angel Messenger"
The years rolled on and Amy wa!
fifteen, slight delicate girl, but will
no detormity, though the spinal weak
ness was not cured.
The doctors hair held Il little NOR,
white. but he showed no other trace O
age. If there was any change in Hell
two to whom she WAS so dear: but. she
often told them laughing glv. that she was
glad she had looking-glasS to remin(
her of the baseness of their tiattnrv.
That Summer there was an epidemic
of diphtheria in New Market The
doctor was gone from morning unit
night. Helen was not to he prevented
when nurses failed. from bearing hel
share of the burdens, and when hel
father saw how much her cool steady
nerves and good Judgment were worth
in many of the afflicted households, he
did not forbid her. Amy was alone
most of the time and she tried in her
girlish way to take up Helen's neglect.
ed home cares.
One night Hannah, the cook. told
her that the doctor had eaten almost
nothing for two days past. "He's sick
himself, she continued. His face is
all red and his eyes heavy and two OF
three times tonight he never answered
when | spoke to him."
The doctor had refused to allow any
o.le t. see him since the epidemic and
had taken his meals alone.
Il wish Aunt Helen was home" Amy
said. But she's on the North side of
the city-over mile. Has Jim put
the horses up!''
es, and gone to watch with his
brothers. child. the doctor said he'd
walk tonight. Don't worry child. the
woman said. seeing Amv's frightened
face. Amy sat up in Helcn's room
studying prize essay on diphtheria
she had found there, till long after the
doctor came in. She puzzled her brains
to grasp the medical terms and taxed
them to remember the remedies
Hannah was the only servant left in
the house, the rest We're with sick rela-
tives. After awhile she stole softly to
the doctors door She could hear his
heavy breathing, heavy with a strange
choking sound. and he was muttering
and talking to himself:
II must take EIelen's part" she said
to herself Even to her inexperienced
eye. he was Il very sick man. She
found his case and poured out the drops
her essay had recommended: and
though he did not know her she man
aged to coax him to swallow the dose.
She flew to Helens room for the
steam attOmiZer she had seen Helen
use. and she called Hannah and told
her to hold it SO the doctor could in
hale the steam.
''That's all | know, Hannah: I've
put lime water in it, us the essay says.
must 90 now for help, the telephone
is broken-I dare not ask the neighbors
to 90, for nearly every one has sick
ness-I must find DR.. Lane and Helen,
myself
DR.. Lane was out. DR.. Beehe could
not be found and the poor child sped
along the lonely road for Helen-Hel-
en-. who was almost as wise as Il doctor
herself: Suddenly in the open space.
that divided the upper from the lower
l,,, Il Il
in her ear: Give me that key in your
hand, and your purse. or it will 90 hard
with YOU.
The absorbing idea to find Helen
had ,laZed the girl so that she only
gasped: "Oh! let me 90. let me find
nv Helen. or the Doctor will die"
The man grabbed her hand and foric
bly, grasped the key, but at that moment
his hand was struck up into the air
and voics said, hoarSelv: Let her 90
Pard; don't You see its Miss Helen's
girl No one shall hurt anything that
I5tlollOS W utl-IIiitll, Sllt > iu ttHStl.
And Amy was free and speeding on
her errand. The child seemed I'M
of fatigue or fright. until her
arms were around Helen and she had
gaSpcd out her crrand. Then she
tainted.
Near V three months later there was
a party of three Americans at one of
the most noted German hospitals. One,
4 flail Girl Of sixteen, had just recover
ad from Il severe surgical operation.
The operation was the result of Il new
discovery of DIR. Maxwell. the head
physician, whose fame had quickly
spread to America.
The devoted nursn who attended the
girl was her heart mother, our old friend
Helen. The third of the party was
our good doctor, saved from death bv
.he adopted child's speedy care and
Iuick relief.