Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-21

u,at my Is-ir little patient was in grave
Ir..-
Well said /. perhaps Il would he
hc,5,. ipr l,u q" - L. the hospital IL
You've so yaur mimi upon il. Wen
rc.I yuu as r.u,ly as We ,an ami send
!"l away t,,lIus Ike "a new girl, Did
son lsyc iurt driver arrcSicl:'
''Uh un." -,'p replied. ii wasn't his
.iL.s
10 N.-- know hlS uameE"
~
"Nl.i scr. 81 wagon was III"
i don't remember. think IL was
slu,r l.ul "f au express wagon"
~ uarirut SrrmrI slugutarly free
from resentment. AMI II this reckless
icllu la! hrra her brother or her hus-
Ian au GA trial f'r hurting somebody
else shr could not have been more for
gcifUl If me circumstances
Meanwhile hs1 caused a carria q 70
Ee calic ?. AMI presently pat my pa-
ticnj Into IL.
The next Csv 'rformci what my
experience ta-.'.r ..r Nigh; lee only the
li.St Of a sores ni aaerationS. perhaps
three, Of w.,L '.r Inst would mean
life o. death. Tlr Immediate results.
however. see. 10 le very favorable.
AMI WAS D .d professionally AMI
otherwise.
'ynnu Try word. Clarendon" said one
II the HSstst9u. surgeons to me. Il
think ynu SnHg.,l"l her in. She ought
to have gone acrpSS town"
Across town" meant the chlldren's
hospital. which was un'or the same
management AMI received patients up
10 eighteen years of -.
I'm glad hes with us" said l. And
in nay heart was very glad indeed and
very strongly resolved to send her forth
restored
This thought suggested Mr.. Merrill.
for it was to him that must sen her.
and had taken great dislike t. him
In fact, had already begun - GiStruSt
him and t. entertain vague Su plcions.
by arrangement he cal,ol at IL" hos
pital at half past ) o'clo.k, the hour
when WAS usually ready u depart
You won't hr adj" 10 see her, Mr.
Merrill said /. And he replied, "Oh,
no. with far too great aiacrity.
Any message which you wish TO
leave for h"r viii he promptly dcliv-
c'"'. said /, but as T. little presents
ANA that sort IF Ting which women
apnro"'lt" - much Wien they're i'll
AMI especially when thcy'r" separated
from those they love Just now |
wouldn't scnI anything except flow
rr:. They're not exciting, Won know,
like jewels AMI trinkcts."
He stared NJ me uueaSily Il minute
10 frame a question, for rs mouth was
little opHn, ami he repeatedly wet bis
I-lipS. Then he shut his Jaws with a
nervous snap ana walked ont of the
room
l Went across the street TO Harley,
the florists. ANA got few violctS,
which ! sent to Mrs. Merrill with her
h"So"na Io't' me nurse 'old me art
eF"'rH th't IN" patient was much sur
l'Fis'u' as she certainty had every right
10 ne
The next afternoon Mr.. Merrill sue
ceedri IN delivering his question:
rs tHcrc any dangert'
'Nhat sort Of danger" said |.
II" looked over his shoulder hastily
| ana then whispered;
Nat she gong TO diet'
Was ms man Il mere WeIGl'nS and
coward or had he some private source
oi terFofi
MT. Merrill, SAID | suddenly. how
Just as she has told you he pro
tested
Nv no was the doctor that attended
her before she came to me-
dol Know, she went alone
wv NY dld you let her 20 ai1nef'
1t TOOK MN Il long time 10 frame ar
answer TO ms simple question.
Il didn't Know about it, he said at
IaSt.
How long have You been marred?"
| asked. And he replied. Two years"
with evident relief at the change of
suoic o.
vt the close Of this pr0iitlesS inter-
view Went across to IIarey's and pro-
cured bunch of hyachthS. because
the nurse had shrewdly found out for
me that they were Mrs, Merllrs IA
vorite flower
Thereafter for five days IL token of
| an atfcctionate husbands esteem. quite