Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-19
BERTHINE'S ILLNESS.

matter with berthlne. Her hotneI
worried about it a great deal and told
her brother Richard that she did not
know what she was going to do about
the girl. She and Berthine were on
two-days visit TO Chicago, and, of
course, they stayed with Uncle Dick
and Aunt Eyeline.
"What seems to be the trouble"
asked Uncle Dick. "She looks well
enough"
"That's what we can't tell exactly.
| ! had DR.. Lomax see her and old Dr.
Potter, and they could neither of them
give me any satisfaction. DIR. Lomax
said it was some sort of a nervous dis
order, and he thought that tonic
and change fair would do her good.
I've been giving her iron and quinlne,
jrad thought it might help her to
bring her up here with me. She
thought so, too"
"What was the other mans dag
nosis?"
Mrs. Wilkins colored slightly and
tapped her foot on the carpet, which
was a trick of hers when she was an
noyed. cob, Tve no patience with
that old bear" she said. 81 told Will
liam that | wouldn't have him doctor
1 sick dog for me. No, he couldn't
understand anything about a constl-
tuition like Berthine's, She's natu-
rally delicate and nervous, and she
needs careful and wise treatment. /
try not to let her know that / think
she's sick at all; l think that's about
the best-how do you feel this even
ing, darling? You must be careful
not to overexert yourself"
E,rhine had iuste~tercd theroom.
She was about 16 years old, and, as
her uncle said, she looked well
enough, but she sighed YEARLY and
passed her hand over her forehead as
her mother spoke. 81 think ! should
like to go up to my room and lie down
a little while" she said, in faint
: voice,
"Why, you poor child" exclaimed
the anxious mother Let me go M
. with you, dearest. Is it your head
where YOU feel bad, or"
BY that time she had passed out Of
the room, and Uncle Dick, turning tC
, Aunt Eyeline, said, in his coarse, un'
feeling way:
= "Wouldn't that jar You, Evvy?"
! 81 wish YOU wouldn't be SO slangy
Richard" said Aunt Eveline "l,up
pose the poor girl isn't to blame il
e she's sick"
! 81 suppose she isn't" Crime,
Uncle Dick. I'll bet moderate odd
, that the old doctor sized up her com
= plaNt all right, though" he added
after a moments pause, Il dom
know what he said, but it was prob
ably the plain, blunt truth, withou
amy oil inish-7
They had 10 send up for Mrs. vii
kins at dinner time, and Mrs. Wilkin
sent down word that she hoped the,
would eNcnse her, but she had TO sta,
with poor Berthine, who had one o
her nervous attacks. Aunt Evelin,
went up and found ber holding Der
thine's hand and trying to battle tn,
interesting patients head with co
lOgne at the same time.
'TSbe can't bear to have me leav,
her, said Mrs. Wilkins. "Just SCI
how she twitches and how her eve
roll. She says she wants to scream
and go out and run APP and down tn,
street as hard as she can tear
think | had better have doctor in tC
| see her, Eyeline.7
There came sharp protest from
the bed. Il don't want any old doc
tors" said Berthine "If you bring
one here it will drive me frantic. Just
stay here and hold my hand"
-But you've got to eat something,
said Aunt Eveline- Here, you go
downstairs and eat your dinner and
III stay with her"
After some pressing Mrs. Wilkins
did this, but when she went down
Uncle Dick promptly announced his
intention Of taking charge Of the in
valid "I'll telephone and get our doe
tor over before 60, "he added. 'He's
a good man, and I'm pretty sure he
will be able TO do her some good"
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