The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-02-17

movement sends conyulsivo SILVER
through her little frame.
Shell Ia not one to waste time over
speculations. STOPPING down. she rails
es the sleeping child In her arms. aud.
telling Bob to follow. proceeds to the
farm. At the door she h. met by the
farmers wife. a Kind. mothcrly crca-
ture. who takes In at a glance Shells
sign TO be silent
Mounting to the childrcn'a room.
which IL deserted she undrcsscs Meg
and lays her In her little cot. A few
minutes persuasion and the promise
OF a fairy tale soon induce Bob TO fol-
low his sisters example. But Shell
has no need TO cudgel her brains for
the promised legend No sooner does
Bob's head touch the pillow than he.
too. sinks into troubled sleep.
Descending to the big tagged kltch-
en-. Shell holds a hurried consultation
with the farmers wife. the result OF
which Is that a boy IL despatched for
the nearest doctor.
Whilst she Is waiting his arrival. Pl-
per turns up explaining that she has
only Just been down to the village for
a few stamps. she looks much taken
aback when she hears OF the childrcn'a
illness and finds that she cannot pooh
pooh II.
After two hours waiting the doctor
comes. lie IL an elderly man. genial.
reliable and fatherly. Shell and tho
mistress Of the house accompany him
TO the alck-room. when tho three
return 10 the big kitchen there IL n
scared look on two at least OF the
faces.
IAN connection with that part OF
the house must be cut OF. Mrs, Pom
fret. and sheet with Condy's fluid
hung at the end OF the passage. | will
telegraph at once 20 Mr.. Champloy, II
you can furnish me with his address"
Piper. looking scared and pale. pro-
ducos the address. and the doctor takes
his departure.
"The doctor Is not certain" answers
Shell In her low sweet yolce-"but he
fears smallpox; It seems there are
some cases In the nelghborhood."
''Small-poxi" shrieks Piper. "And
am expected to stop here and lose
my life through nursing children with
small-pox7 1 wont do tho. not for
oaaen Nic,oria horHetv'
shame upon you. woman" cries
Mrs. Pomfret wrathfully. do you
mean 10 tell me you would have the
heart to go away and leave them poor
little babies. with their father away
goodness knows where. and their poor
mother lying burled7 I'd nurse 'em
myself, and welcome, only I've got my
own children to think OF, and | cart
} be running 10 and fro 10 the slck-room
with smallpox hanging about my
clothes"
Let who will nurse 'em-I won't"
remarks Piper doggodly
, DO you think / would allow your
, flashes She'll her bosom hoaying with
) suppressed scorn and anger "Do you
Imagine for one moment that you are
, III to be trusted 10 nurse thcm7"
. you are right there, miss" agrees
Mrs. Pomfret. for she neglecta them
: poor dears. shameful. AA for nurHIng.
; / wouldn't trust her vita sick cat; /"
then, turning to the nurse. she con-
. tlnues loftily-"Take your precious per-
. son out OF this as soon as may be-
though who's TO attend 10 them chill
. dron, / don't know"
/ Don't trouble yourself about that,
/ Mrs. Pomfrot. will take care OF them
till proper nurse is found" says Shell
gently.
p you mustn't mlss-its catching
y dreadful catching" demonstrates Mrs,
Pomfret.
"only when people are afraid"
o laughs She'll Il don't feel In the least
= nervous about Illness
p cause you haven't seen much. -
oplnes Mrs. Pomfret. with sage head
p shake.
There ia general conformation at
Gorse Cottage when Shell arrives with
I her news.
l "small-poxl Are you quite sure he
said smallpox" cries Ruby. with a
|, shudder. How terFiblol But surely
r II can't be small-poH-the children
must have been vaccinated"
THAT Is the strange point" an
K gyers Shell. There Is no mark what
a ever on Meg's arm-a very faint one
y on Bobs. The doctor says he can't
bo sure for another twenty-four hours
= They ought to have been In bed two
y days ago-they do nothing but shiyeI
and SILVER and SILVER"
p. what 10 10 be done2" asks RUBY
D.. blankly; and then, a bright idea sug'
@ costing itself-"we must telegraph al
[ once to London for an experienced
1: nurse"
. "And who is to nurse them till she
a arrlves7"
s piper. OF course"
"plper has flown by this time. / lef
= her packing her box"
J. How dlsgraceful Of herl However
,. Mrs. Pomfret must get some one to se'
Is 20 them"
r Robert Champley told me that yoI
had promised to see to them during hi
I absence"
Is How utterly absurd aud unpractlca
II you are, Shelf OF course | am yerl
10 sorry for the darling children; but
IS can't possibly risk such a catastrophe