The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-12

Of him. Both upper and lower lips,
already growing blush in tingc, we're
drawn back 80 that in both Jaws his
teeth were exposed, and his eyes, bright
and dry. looked piteously this way and
that, and the SOU, frightened at this
could be its companion, sought for
comfort and measurement, but found
them not. It was not the .delirium OF
fever that made those eyes so bright;
it was fear and dumb appeal. His
hands, thin and white, lay outside the
coverlet, and they, too, were active,
picking at it.
Cochran had seen that before and
knew what it meant, and he quickly
pulled chair close to the bedside, leav-
ing Maud standing.
Maud looked from that mask on the
pillow to the man who sat by the bed,
and If the one face was dark with the
shadow of death that already lay over
1T, the other was all lit and illumined
with life and the thought that inspired
the words Yet, tho the evening was
cool, the beads Of perspiration already
stood on his forehead. Then Cochran
closed his eyes from the CLASSY, tor
tured face of his patient and said quiet
ly and earnestly, {. God loves you and
will heal you, Sandy, do not fear He
is the strength and the rock Of your
sa =, n9 q. doa do not need to
Sd silent Tas1 sitting S9Mn he began
ing his eyes for nearly an hour, Coch-
ran knew silently ana confidently that
life is God and cannot be destroyed.
Sandy soon began to sleep in quiet,
gentle way, and after watching him
for a few minutes in silence, Cochran
slowly repeated the 91st psalm aloud.
To Maud this new understanding Of
Gnl 14l La.
and wenderment. AS she watched Sandy
pass from his delirium into sweet
sleep, hope filed her with the buoyant
thought that this prayer was being an
swered now, and that the last enemy
had been met and destroyed.
Cochran got up without another word,
and in silence they left the room. At
the door, Maud looked back. Sandy
was lying quite quiet, with closed eyes
and mouth just slightly parted.
The nurse was moving about from
bed to bed in the big ward, and as they
went thru Maud stopped to speak to
her.
t1Sandy is ever SO much better" she
said. stHe has gone to sleep, I think.
YGq won, woa,t. disturb him again tonight,
Not till DR.. symes comes, my
There is nothing to be done by disturb
Cochran !. was standing by, and it
seemed to Maud as if it was her duty
to bear witness here and now to what
she had seen, to what she believed.
come at all,' She said. "sandy is get
ting well. I have not sent for him,
and I shall not. -
The nurse stared at her moment in
silence, then went swiftly to the door
OF the room where Sandy lay, opened it,
and looked in. After a moment she
hind her.
why, he 3 getting some natural
forethe last three nights. Of course, I
won't disturb him. Yet his tempera-
ture came down to below normal from
high fever in a couple Of hours. Or
could have made mistaken
Cochran smiled at her.
Yes, nurse. think there has been a
mistake somewhere" he said, tsbut it
is all right now. ISM it, Goodnight.
sanay Won tb;n i wake for twelve hours or
The two went downstairs again.
and they stood for long moment in
silence Then Maud suddenly looked
up at Cochran
IL don t understand" she said.
You did Just now, he said, 8When
you told Sandy the Truth was making
him well: It's just the simplest and
truest thing in the world. But IL go
now, Lady Maud. Twelve got
more to do. -
Maud. felt fearfully excited; all her
emotions, all her beliefs and aspirations
had been strung up to their highest by
what she had seen. Nothing seemed to
her impossible at the moment.
All, make them all-swe1l, - she cried.
Stop this dreadful false idea Of suf-
fering and illness, since you say it is
false.o
He made a gesture of dissent which
she understood. ~
No, I don t mean that you can stop
it yourself, she said, bat, oh, can It
you get God to make them all know
what Sandy knows nowq',
He put out his hand to her.
Don you think that He is doing
thata' he asked. 6 y on see there has
been no fresh case for two days y
You mean it is stoppings' she