The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-05

Morse. l!ti. afel1 you:
a small. tattcred 10y came down
the r0Gd. running YEARLY, as though
nearly spent.
oh Miss Doctor" he shrilled.
.waitr'
His face shone pale through the dirt.
As he came up she recognized the pit
boss boy.
Ma sent me to tell you to do some
thin quick. Kate an Diisey is out
with lot of wimin. an they are run
min wild Mr.. AldIich went down
with the new shift. IA told him he
better watch things on top. but he
thought pa needed help. Now they are
gein' to git hold of the shafthouse an
when Mr.. Aldrich comes up with the
new men either drop the cage or rock
'em"
The doctors face had grown white
as the boy talked.
"The shift will come up at G." she
asked
! The boy nodded.
Come into the house. You must be
dried and fed. | will telephone the
police. but Bess and | will get there
half an hour ahead Of them. Heaven
knows what we will do. but we will
do something or die" she half wills
pered.
Now, go, Rcss" she cried as she
sprang into the buggy.
AS she approached the little town she
could hear a swelling din of DESCENDANT
! voices. She dashed through an alley
and came OLt in the street in front of
the shafthOuse. The women were
sweeping around the corner just below
her. fifteen or twenty Of them. Their
tossing arms and distorted faces held
her a second fascinated Then her
brown eyes frightened mischievously
| and she wheeled the horse and cart di
rectly In front of the bowling crowd.
kate Mcclure" she called. pointing
an accusing whip at her. Their mo
mentum carried them nearly to the
| cart Then, as they could not cOnven-
iently climb II and the "darlin' doc
thor" was q person to respect anyway.
they stepped
"WhHt 10 YOU mean" she demanded
sternJy. yelling around in this cold
rain? What 10 you think il will do for
/ y3ur nou" Lila: Nou viii he crazy with
/ ii Yen ch",k IS al sWelltI M now
i ed ! - a.. C. looks rs tloG.h yea had
| broken a blood vessel knew a WON
| an Once"-her voice grew deeply i'm
| prpssive-"whOse eye burst, and she
didn't expose herself the way you are
doing either And you, too, Dilsey, just
nicely over the smallpoX-do you know
what you Will have? You will have a
/ relapse"
She fairly hurled the word at her.
and Dilsey received it with a moan of
| terror
Holy mother, docthorr' she walled
| ''DO it be fatal?"
Kate had shut her mouth and was
whining softly, cuddling her face in
her damp shawl She turned reproach,
! fully to the women behind her.
"Ihe dOcthor's right. This do be a
sorry night for poor wimin cratures to
be out in, an We ought to be ashamed
| Me heads crazy already wild the pain"
/ She came close to the buggy
"DOcthOr, dear. do be givin' me some
thin" she entreated.
! How many Of you have vaccina-
tons that you'll be taking cold in? And
you. Jerusha-I thought you told me
| you couldn't speak a loud word"
NO more | can croaked .Ierusha
| hoarsely.
| Go home, every one of you" she
waved imperiously. You ought to be
ashamed, running around like lot of
lunatics. I'll come around presently
and give you something for that neu-
ralgia, Kate, and you a dose, too, Dill
sew"
Five minutes later there wasn't q
woman in sight save the doctor.
! She drove the trembling horse into
| one of the sheds.
Poor old girlr' she said, Iousening
up the harness. Il nearly killed you,
didn't II"
There was sound of hurrying feet,
and Mr.. AIdrich came in breathlessly.
Are YOU safe:" he cried
She gave him one quick glance. her
white chin and red lips set with becom.
ing gravity.
Il think | am" she replied. with a
mild note of inquiry do you feel dan,
gerous?"
He strobe up to her and looked down
into the provoking face
"A man who faints when he IS vacci-
mated is fit subject to be saved from
a mob of women. isn't he?" he cues
toned Don't think don't realize how
serious it was. know you probably
saved me from very unpleasant
death, but | wish you hadn't"
He searched her face an instant.
then suddenly drew her to him and
kissed almost roughly the derisive dim
pie that was Haunting at him
Il have been tempted a hundred /
times" he said defantly
And you were too-too stupid to-er
fall
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