The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-04-24

| the medical profession.
HE is bashful and stupid. too" she
| pouted
Doane Aldrich squared his shoulders
against his troubles often that winter.
| His recognized powers as pacifica-
tor seemed to have signally failed.
One day he swung into the cart as
the doctor was trotting home.
.sSee here" he said. II must talk
with you. l don't know what to do
with those people. Heaven knows
| they have reason enough to be sore,
and ! am helpless. OF course they
can't realize that. but the company
pays no attention to my representa-
| tons. | am the nearest thing the poor
brutes have to hate. and they hate me
WELL Tomorrow | have got to dis
charge MCGUIRE and Kearney"-
The doctor interrupted: THAT means
strike. to begin with. Then Kate
Mcclure and Dilsey Kearney-why,
they would as soon have a riot as
enough to eat" Il
"But what can do? The men have
come on the shift twice within week
drunk and quarrelsome. Overlook it
and they will all get drunk and
"Raise hades," gently suggested the
doctor. Then her face grew mischie-
vous. "Don't you think you had better
| follow your predecessors example and
throw it up?" she suggested.
He looked at her with decided stern
ness.
81 supposed that was about the opin-
| ion you entertained Of me. Excuse
me. There Is man I want to see."
And Mr.. Aldrich had checked the
horse enough to depart.
1t was cold, with a driving mist,
when the doctor drove up to her gate
| several evenings later.
"Poor Bess" she said to the painting
horse. "Tired, aren't your
A small, tattered boy came down
the road, running YEARLY, as though
nearly spent.
ooh, Miss Doctor" he shrilled,
"waitr' .....
His face shone pale through the dirt.
AS he came up she recognized the pit
boss boy.
INA sent me to tell you to do some
thin quick. Kate an Dilsey is out
with lot of wimin, an they are run
min wild. Mr.. Aldrich went down
with the new shift. Pa told him he
better watch things on top, but he
thought pa needed help. Now they are
goin' 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 81" she
asked.
The boy nodded.
''Come into the house. You must be
dried and fed. l will 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 der she half whis-
| pered.
"Now, 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 were
sweeping around the corner just below
her. fifteen or twenty of them. Theil
tossing arms and distorted faces held
her a second fascinated. Then he1
brown eyes frightened mischievously
and she wheeled the horse and cart d.
rectly in front of the bowling crowd.
"Kate McGuire! she called. pointing
an accusing whip at her. Their mo-
/ mo cd ~ 70
cart. Then, as they could not conven.
iently climb it and the "darlin' doc.
thor was a person to respect anyway
they stopped.
"What do you mean," she demanded
sternly, yelling around in this cold
rain? What do you think it will do for
| your neuralgia! You will be crazy with
it. Your cheek is all swelled up now
and your eye looks as though you had
broken q blood vessel. | knew a WON
an once"-her voice grew deeply i'm
pressive-"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 q
relapsey' 5
She fairly hurled the word at her
and Dilsey received it with moan OF
terror.
"Holy mother, docthor!' she walled
"Do it be fatal"
Kate had shut her mouth and was
whining softly, cuddling her face il
her damp shawl. She turned reproach
fully to the women behind her
Il ;rl1 40 - =
sorry night for poor wimin craturcs tt
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'y' she entreated
"How many of you have VACCINE
lions that you'll be taking cold in? Ant
you. Jerusha-I thought you told me
you couldn't speak loud word?'
mo more | can" crooked Jerusha
hoarsely
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
sey."
Five minutes later there wasn't 8
woman in sight save the doctor.
She drove the trembling Eorse int
one of the sheds.
"Poor old girl!' she said. loosening
up the harness. 81 nearly killed you
didn't I?'
There was sound Of hurrying feet
and Mr.. Aldrich came in breathlessly
"Are you safe?' he cried.
She gave him one quick glance. hel
white chin and red lips set with becom
ing gravity.
81 think / am" she replied. with q
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