Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-10-21

dollar more than once when he was
up ag'in It.
.In those days we had night orderly
in our ward whom ! always meant to
poison, but somehow l never got time.
he wound up career Of blunders one
night by dropping night lamp into a
screen, and two minutes later he drop.
ned the Job Of fighting the fire ana
hustled to save our cases. Just as we
were congratulating ourselves that all
were safely out Tommy the Cod seized
the night nurse by the neck and yelled:
".Where's my pal? Where's Typh II
"In the inner passage said the
nurse. turning white. They must have
taken him out the other way.
"The first heard of it was when the
nurse came crying to me.
"I tried to stop him, sirs, the little
heart case No. 10, but he broke away
from me and ran back into the ward.
He thinks Typh is in there
~ thought SO, too, and ran for the
entrance. and as reached it a wall OF
black smoke rolled out upon me, some-
where back of which rose the voice or
Tommy the Cod, who was eXhorting
his pal. and the rattle of wheeled
chair.
"Keep yer head down, buddy. Airs
fresher near de floor Dere's de door
ahead, Blast de chair! It's stuck"
".Never mind me, old man. heard
Cuthbert say. Make run for 1t. You
can send back after me-
".Not on yer life began Tommy,
but the brave words ended in pitiful
strangling cough.
"Groping blindly, stumbled upon
the chair and with q rush brought my
two patients out into the hall, TOM
NV keeled over, and we got him TO
open air unconscious. When he came
to, his first words were:
".Did yer get my palT
"I'm right here, Tommy said Cuth-
bert. catching the boys hand in ms
own.
"Dats all right, dem said the Cod
contentedly. But | guess I'm done.
Dey always told me inhalin wasn't
good fer kids he added, with FAINT
grin,
"Cuthbert looked up at me appeal-
ingly. but | had to shake my head.
Tommy's diagnosis was correct. cuth-
bert climbed out of his chair-against
nv orders-and bent over Tommy.
"Little pal he said, you saved my
life
"Tommy waved the matter away air.
ily. Oats all right 1t was up TO me.
Between pals, yer know, yerd nave
done de same trick fer me-
"God knows, I'd have tried. And now
there's nothing | can do said Cuth-
bert, his voice breaking. Isn't there
anything, Tommy? Haven't you got
any relations or friends | could help!
I'm rich, you know
"'G'wanw said Tommy family. is
dat right? 1 fought yer was charity
patient He pondered for moment.
there's dat fluffy haired loidy DAT
came to see me last week. She was
pretty white to me. You might kinder
look out fer her bit. Dey said she
was me old woman, but dunno. Wots
de differenceY said Tommy the Cod
YEARLY. She was white to me any
way And Tommy said no more.
"Cuthbert buried Tommy In style.
went to the funeral-professional In
terest, YOU know. Well, Cuthbert has
been paying his debt to Tommy ever
since, looking after the fluffy haired
loidy,' as Tommy called her. She
called herself Trevannion, l believe,
on the stage"
'Treyannion," interrupted Sibyi
Beach-"viola Trevannion"
"Why, do you know herT asked her
cousin in surprise
"Yes-no: never mind said Sipyi
TREMENDOUSLY. Harvey, | want you to
70 ashore and telegraph Mr.. Cuthbert
that we-that | am expecting him ana
sign my name. You needn't stare So"
she added Indignantly. Then she turned
and hurried below.
"Well, upon my soul!' unused Dent
as he went over the side to send the
message. II must have done that I'M
commonly we'll"