The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-16
Heath Freeman.


night before toward Mrs. Weber and
replied:
Last night after you sent me to
bed. I guess some of the girls told
Bertha and she came into see me
lot minute and tell me she was
sorry. I saw she was shivering and
told her to go TO bed as she would,
catch cold and besides was not al
lowed to talk to anybody who had
been sent to bed"
did she go them"
Yes mam'me'
Just then Mrs. Weber's ewes
caught sight of the orange Marine
had given Bertha the night before
and which had been placed, I'M
touched. under Bertha's pillow.
Where in the name Of wonder |
did the child get this from?" asked |
Mrs. Weber. do you know any
thing about this. Mariner"
Doris gave me that yesterday and
gave it to Bertha" replied Mar
ME and then she added. do you
think she will get we'll, Mrs. Weber,"
I'VE will hope so at any rate" re-
piled Mrs. Weber. For some reason
she spoke very kindly to Marine.
CHAPTER X.
For several days DR.. Graves was
baff1ed at the turn Berthas case had
taken. He steered her safely past the
pneumonia danger. although 1t was
but by the most careful nursing that
this was accomplished. It was only
when the ailment from which the
child was suffering was recognized
as the dread scarlet-fever. Then 1t
was necessary to quarantine the asy-
lum. Visitors were no longer ad-
mitted nor were the children al
lowed to leave the premises lest they
scatter the malignant germs abroad.
= Doris and her father drove to the
asylum the day the nature of Berthas
illness was established to see about
arranging for mother visit with them
for Marine.
w hclI I'D IA11o. OA1CO MI MClnNOn
: as his eye caught sight of the flaming
sign which had just been tackled up
Doris" said he, I'VE can not go in
there. I wonder how long the fever
has prevailed. Surely not for many
; days, else l should certainly have
heard of it,"
But, Papa" said Doris, sup
posing Marine has it?''
Il shall be very sorry If she has"
replied Mr.. Methven. but l can not
afford to expose you to the disease
by going in to ascertain. We will
drive to the drugstore around the
corner and will telephone to learn
the particulars.
Mr. Methven called for Mrs. Weber
on the telephone and she was soon
at the instrument He learned that
this was the first day on which it had
been known that Bertha's illness was
" the scarlet fever. The matron told
him it had developed peculiarly and
the doctor had been deceived In its
nature because of the unusual symp-
l toms.
In response to his inquiries Mrs.
Weber stated further that Marine
l was quite well and that she hoped
to be able to conine the disease to
the one patient then suffering from
1t. She said she had the little in
| 1Fn 70 h.n
room" and that it was quite unlike
: ly that spread of the disease would
ensue.
Doris was much relieved when she
learned that Marine was well, but
she was greatly disappointed when her
father told her 1t would be at least
a month or six weeks before she
= could hope to see her young friend
as the asylum would have to be
: thoroughly fumigated after the com
plete recovery of the patients before
l 1t would be safe for her to venture
= within It's walls, or to associate with
. any of the inmates.
Mrs. Weber had spoken more hope
fully than she really felt about the
probability Of checking a spread OF
i the disease. While the children had
not been allowed to visit the hospital
i after Bertha was removed there, she
had mingled with them up to the
morning she was found to be de-
. lirious with fever. Moreover while
! the children had not themselves come
- personally in contact with the pa
= tient in the hospital, the nurse who
- had attended her had been IN and
. out Of the sick-room constantly.
However 1t was days before any,
L one showed symptoms of coming