The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-10

There had been the lgnt ontBide OF
F6id AIJ1rrays. he remembere9 that.
every defaH Of Il. For nearly q week
he had been vaitlng for e to come on,
on a tip from the union secretaFy. And
1t had an come true. The very night
tbar Barker had landed from Pitts
burg they had prepared his reception
In memory OF the sDeeehea he had
made before tile coal bnrons. E5e had
been faithless Barker had. He had
dnllied and patleyed ANA dined and
hobnobbed and, as Murray said. play
ed the fool generally. and the. wine OF
It MI had made him heldy. and this
while thousands Of strikers waited on
his word and their children and wives
waited for daily bread
It was not wise OF Bnrker. Even
Derrick could see that, and Derrick
was merely reporter for what Murray
called the pink sheet SO the night
that RaIlscs rctufned to make his ex-
pIanatory address III Central han Der
rick was ON hand to sec the fun. He
saw IT. Not only that. but he was
right down ia the middle Of it and
when the boys nude 4 dash Tor Bnrker
as he tried 10 glide out the back win
dow he went with them. not knowing
exactly why. but crazy with the sight
OF the running fox. like the rest OF the
hounds.
They caught him outside of Muir
RAYS and those who could not get
their hands on him began to throw
things. Some Of the things went
astray, ana when me melee was cienr-
ed and Barker had been thrown up by
the tide into an ambulance Derrick,
the pink sheet" reporter, was beside
him with a battered Uranium and a
family riotous sense Of victory, as he
dropped into Inconsistencies, OF hav-
ing Got Il beat" on the other papers.
But the beat never came out, be-
cause for days the pink sheet" re-
porter lay UP at Bellevue. and the
world spun round him in gray circles
like view OF the fifth heaven. Then
gradually out Of the ciTcling grayness
he distinguished one shape that came
and went with more tangibility than
the other dreams. And one morning
he opened his eyes and saw two real
objects clearly. without the gray film.
They were Nurse Helen and Barker.
Parker lazy . couple OF beds away
from him. He could see the face on
the pillow. The redness had left It.
and some of the unctuous mildness.
The outline of the profile looked harsh
and almost forcible against the white
pillow. And he was asleep.
Derrick glanced up Mt the nurse. She
was dressing the wound on his head
swiftly deftly, easily. iEnpersonally. "A
ward<sIirgeOn in White came by. stop
ped and bent forward to examine the
wound
+He can leave tomorrow" he. said
briefly and went on.
And suddenly Derrick changed hi
mind IIeNIid not want TO leave. He
wanted TO stay there forever and let
this girl in gray and white pat him
and wrap him up and ease him. Then
he thought of Barker.
is he badly hurt?" he asked.
The nurse looked startled for an In
slant. At least her eyes lost their im-
personal look and met those of Der
rick. Then she understood.
Yes. He will not be out for several
weeks she said quietly.
Derrick remembered swiftly. Sew
sraI weeks! That would carry him past |
rhe 10th and the 10th was the decisive
lay in pfttsburG. And If Bnrlser were
not on hand at that arbitration meet
ing to daily and parIey and fool around |
-eIieTdllN SOIuelllHS uGuAltC ullSul ~
suit. There was only one man to send |
n his place. StroguntI, and II Stroguud |
went there would be no barley. no fool !
ny. He would win the strike.
Have been here Iongg- he asked.
The nurse was clearing the table he
side the bed of bandagcs and bottles.
Derrick noticed that her hair wins red
llsi brown beneath her nap. lie could |
see the little curls around the edges.
Two weeks ago yesterday Won were
brought in she replied. lit s. The
9TH
Derrick tried to sit up in he'd.
'''Tw" weeISs"' lie gn&pcti and drUsa?ed
heavily back on his pillow.
You must not do that" s=iId tie :-irI
severely. You have had 4 high rr1er
ma are still very weak. Don't you SIT
~ uISnin---
she Went on. and Derrick s-Iyseh hi
yes. Tha f-ruynesS swert around iil.Ti
.ircIing. wbeeling. waving. rntil hS
.ould not siDT, himself ,,nd ,v:ts l'i~r il
IS void, Vixen he a~IlSrncd Il -, IA
light There were two figures %:::uh Il
ng beside him. the girl nuraa nj ~ 1
lder womnn. K
lie is WORSE the girl was -s:'i'r;,
pr. InGraham said he might lenye Or /
morrow. will Ike Oh again ut :. Vol;
ad better not let tllem take hilr he
Gre InErnham sees ht1s again"
4-Nurse.''
1t Nvas barely above n whisper. Int
he tAenrd and came to the bedside.
''Wh you send a telephone message :
or met"
"TO your frIends? The Anrse WIS
sed to such requests, and this ptrttr
lar patient had seemed particularly
'Iendless. I