The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-11-21

horse. Tired, aren't your
A small, tattered boy came down
the road. running YEARLY. as though
nearly spent.
-oh, Miss Doctor" he shriIled.
"waitF
Bis face shone pale through the dirt
As he came up she recognized the Dit
boss boy.
Ma sent me to ten you to do some
thin quick. Kate an Dilsey is out
with lot Of wimin, an they are run
MIN Wild. Mr.. Aldrich went down
with the new shift. Pa told him he
better watch. things on top, but he
thought pa needed help. Now they are
gotn' to git hold Of the shaft house an
when Mr. Aldrich comes up with the
new men either drop the cage or rock
EN-"
The doctors face had grown white
- the boy talked.
'The shift VIII come up at eY' she
asked.
The boy nodded
Come into the house. You must be
dried and fed. 1 viii telephone the
police, but Bess and VIII get there
half an hour ahead Of them. Heaven
knows what we win do, but we win
do something or der she half whis-
pered
'Now, 90, BessT she cried as she
sprang into the buggy.
As she approached the little town
she could hear a swelling din Of dis
cordant voices. She dashed through
an alley and came out In the street In
front Of the shaft house. The women
were sweeping around the corner Just
below her, fifteen or twenty Of them.
Their tossing arms and distorted faces
held her a second fascinated. Then
her brown eyes frightened mischie-
Vously, and she wheeled the horse and
cart directly In front Of the bowling
crowd.
~Kate McGuire" she called, pointing
IN accusing whip at her. Their mo-
mentum carried them nearly to the
cart Then, as they could not conven-
iently climb It and the "darlin' doc
thor" was a person to respect anyway,
they stopped.
what do you mean" she demanded
Bternly, yelling around In this cold
raini What do you think it VIII do for
Jour neuralgia You VIII be crazy
with It. Your cheek Is all swelled ND
now, and your eye looks as though
you had broken a blood vessel. 1
knew a woman once"-her voice grew
deeply mpressive-"whose eye burst,
and she didn't expose herself the way
you are doing either. And you, too,
Dflsey, Just nicely over the smallpox
do you know what you VIII have? You
WIN have a relapseP'
She fairly hurled the word at her,
and Dnsey received it with q moan Of
terror.
~Holy mother, docthorF she walled.
do 1t be fatalT"
Kate had shut her mouth and was
whining softly, cuddling her face In
her damp shawl. She turned reproach-
fully to the women behind her.
THE docthor's right. This do be a
sorry night for poor wimin cratures to
be out In, an ye ought to be ashamed.
me heads crazy already wild the pain"
She came close to the buggy.
'Docthor, dear, do be givin' me some
thin'F' she entreated.
~How many Of you have vaccina-
lions that you'll be taking cold in?
And you, Jerusha-I thought you told
me you couldn't speak a loud wordT'
mo more can" croaked Jerusha
hoarsely.
go home, every one Of your she
waved imperiously. you ought to be
ashamed, running around like a lot Of
lunatics. I'll come around presently
and give you something for that neu-
ralgia, Kate, and you a dose, too, Dill
sey."
Five minutes later there wasn't a
woman In sight save the doctor.
She drove the trembling horse into
one Of the sheds.
''Poor old grill" she said, loosening
ND the harness. Il nearly killed you,
didn't r.
There was a sound Of hurrytng feet,
and Mr.. Aldrich came in breathlessly.
"Are you safer he cried.
She gave him one quick glance, her
white chin and red lips set with be
coming gravity.
Il think am" she replied, with q
mild note Of inquiry. "Do you feel
dangerousT
He strobe up to her and looked down
into the provoking face.
"a man who faints when he Is Vacci-
mated Is a at subject to be saved rom
4 mob Of women, isn't her he ques-
toned. Don't think don't realize
how serious # was. know you prob
ably saved me from a very unpleasant
death, but 1 wish you hadn't"
he searched her face an instant
then suddenly drew her to him and
kissed almost roughly the derisiye dim
pie that was Haunting at him.
Fl have been tempted q hundred
tines" be said dehantly.