The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
A Quick Cure



had been an inmate Of st. Luke's hos
pital. gradually growing worse TIL at
last she had been given up by the
house physician, and now he pronOunc-
cd the end very near
"Has she any relatlvesT' asked the
physician.
"She's married and has children"
swell, notify the husband"
Now, II so happened that Pat Nc
Glnnis, having to work hard all day
with no one to take care of four young
children during his absence, had called
In comely young woman for house
keeper and nurse. 1t was not long be-
fore Miss Mulcahy, who occupied the
position. had drawn a promise from
Pat that after his wife's death he
would marry her Mrs. McGInnis was
we'll acquainted with Miss MuIcahy,
/ but did not know that she had been
Installed In her place as hOusekeeper
and had been promised that when It
( should be possible she would be In
stalled as wife and stepmother. Pat In
his visits to the hospital had been
warned by the doctor not to say any
thing to his wife calculated to worry
her. Since this accorded very well
with his incllnations, he had refraIned
from doing 40.
On the day Pat was summoned to
the bedside OF his dying wife he had
taken half holiday to go shopping
with Miss Mulcahy. who. II having
been reported to her that Mrs Nc
Glnnis could MT last loag, was quiet.
ly picking mp q rousseau. lie took his
conditional fiancee with him to the hos
pital to wait In the reception room
while he bid his wife last farewell,
after which they were to continue
their shopping Mrs. McGinnis was
lying in a ward ON the ground floor.
from which SHE had a fine view of the
approach TO the hospital. She saw her
husband coming In with Miss AIul-
cahy. and It was a revelation to her.
A man, whose Intuitlons In such mat
. tiers are sluggish, would likely have died
before the revelation had broken in on
his stupid brain Not so Mrs. McGlD-
mis-.
The story of her husbands reia-
lions with Miss Mulcahy was not only
as plain to her the moment she saw
them coming in together as IL has been
recorded here. but a great deal palmer.
Indeed. her mind shot out little radIa-
lions Of Intelligence. giving her minute
pictures which have been necessarily
omitted In this bald statement OF facts.
When Pat entered the ward and was
conducted to the bedside OF his wife
his face wore every solemn aspect
Nor was 1t assumed. Mrs. McGInnls
was the mother Of his children and
had been good wife to him till dis
ease deprived him and them Of her at
tentIon. Indeed. he felt so deeply that
II was not easy TO open a conversa-
ton. She spared him the trouble.
There were dash In her eyes and
drawing down ut the corners OF her
mouth not at all becoming to one
about to enter paradise. Instead Of
lying on her back she raised herself
and supported herself by an elbow.
Pat" she said. yer a good man.
Y n.ver lied to me. Now tell me
who's been tendlh' the childer'T'
II got Mary Mulcahy to do II"
"And who's goln' to do It when I'm
goneT'
II suppose she'll stay on
"what y been dom with her this
afternoonT"
Pat started.
Don't lie to me. Pat. y niver did
II. and y nlver'n do 1t unless some
woman persuades v. What y been
doln'r'
MARY was dom some shoppln'."
And what's Mary's shoppln' to
your"
Pat stood stolldly silent His eyes
rolled everywhere; his tongue moved
not
"D'y' think the banns II be published
next SundayT asked his wife,
Stll1 Pat was silent. His thoughts
were tumultuous.
"And the weddln' the day after the
last hannsT"
Fat slgnlfied his distress by changing
the Leg that supported the principal
part OF bis weight
Have v said anything about this at
CONFESSION 7
"Nlyer a word. But how did y
know I allr'
"Pat. you 30 right out and sind that
woman away and don't y let her 80
back to my place. Tell her 0fll be
there the night meser."
"Howly motherr' exclaimed Pat.
crossing himself
sind her away. I say"
Pat went out and told Miss Mulcahy
that his wife had gained a supernatu.
raj knowledge Of their Intention. warn
Ing her not to so to his house. since
his wife had threatened to be there In
ghostly form. Miss Mulcahy made a
hasty departure. and Pat compelled his
rebellious legs TO take him back to his
legitimate partner.
HAS she goneP' asked Mrs, McGln-