The Somerset reporter., 1902-03-20

follow your predecessors example and
throw it up" she suggested
He looked mt her with decided stern
ness.
81 supposed that was about the opln-
ion you entertained of me. Excuse
me- There is man | want to see"
And Mr.. Aldrich had checked the
horse enough to depart
1t was Id, with driving mist
when the doctor drove up to her gate
several evenings later.
Poor Bess" she said TO the painting
horse. Tired, aren't YOU"
a small, tattered boy came down
the road. running YEARLY, as though
nearly spent
oh Miss Doctor" he shrilled.
"waitw
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 Dilsey is out
with a lot of wimin, an they are run
min wild. Mr. Aldrich went down
with the new shift. Pa told him be
better watch things on top, but he
thought pa needed help. Now they are
goin' to git hold of the shafthonse 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. Twill telephone the
police, but Bess and l will get there
half an hour ahead of them. Heaven
knows what we will do, but we will
do something or die" she half whis-
pered.
Nov, go, Bess" she cried as she
sprang into the buggy.
AS she approached the little town she
could hear swelling din of discordant
voices. She dashed through an alley
and came out in the street in front of
the shafthouse The women wer
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 McGuirew 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 it and the "darln' doc
thor" was person to respect anyway,
they stopped.
what do you mean" she demanded
sternly, yelling around in this cold
rain? What do you think 1t will do for
your neuralgia? You will be crazy with
1t. Your cheek is all swelled up now,
and your eye looks as though you had
broken a b,opd vessel. | knew WON
an Once'-iter voice grew deeply i'm
pressive-'N'hose eye burst. and she
didn't expo. herself the way you are
doing either And you, too. Dilsey, just
nicely over ne smallpoX-do you know
what you will have? You will have
relapse"
She fairly hurled the word at her
anu l'llseG TeCelNeu IL WIFI uOdn Oh
terror.
Holy mother, docthor" 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.
1.-THE docthor's right. This do be
al trb fnp Win, -, 10
be out in, an We ought to be ashamed.
Me head's crazy already wild the pain"
She came close to the buggy.
'DOcthor, dear, do be giyin' me some
Thin she cntreated.
How many of you have vaccina-
tons that you'll be taking cold in? An
you, Jerusha-I thought you told me
you couldn't speak a loud wordY'
mo more l can," croaked Jerusha
hoarsely.
go home, every one of you!' she
waved imperiously. You ought to be
ashamed, running around like a lot of
lunatics. I'll come around presently
and give you something for that neu-
ralgia, Kate, and you a Dose too, Dill
sey"
Five minutes later there wasn't a
woman In sight save the doctor.
She drove the trembling horse into
one of the sheds.
Poor old girl" she said. looseniny
up the harness. 81 nearly killed you,
didn't ~
There was a sound of hurrying feet,
and Mr.. Aldlich came in breathessly.
"Are you snfeE' he cried.
She gave him one quick glance her
white chin and red lips set with becom-
ing gravity.
81 think | am" she replied with
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 a fit subject to be saved from
mob of women, isn't hep he ques-
toned. Don't think don't realize how
serious it was. | know you probably
saved me from a 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 derislye dim
pie that was haunting at him.
Il have zen tempted hundred
a