The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-07

Poor BeSSG' Sne Salu TO the painting
horse. "rired, aren't your
A small, tattered boy came down
the road, running wearily, as though
nearly spent.
"Oh, Miss Doctor" he shrilled,
"waitw
His face shone pale through the dirt.
AS he came up she recognized the pit
boss boy
MA sent me to tel 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, vim he
better watch things on top, but he
thought pa needed help. Now they are
goin' TO git hold of the shaft house an
when Mr.. Aldrich comes up with the
new men either drop the cage or rock
'em"
The doctors face had grown white
as the boy talked.
THE shift will come up at CO. she
| asked.
The boy nodded
"Come into the house. You must be
dried and fed. l will telephone the
| police, but Bess and | will get there
half an hour ahead Of them. Heaven
knows what we will do, but we will
do something or die" she half whis-
| percd.
"Now; go, Bessw she cried as she
| sprang into the buggy.
AS she approached the little town
| she could hear swelling din of dis
| cOrdant voices. She dashed through
an alley and came out I'm 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 second fascinated. Then
her brown eyes frightened mischie.
vously, and she wheeled the horse and
cart directly In front Of the bowling
| crowd.
Kate Mcclure" she called, pointing
an accusing whip at her. Their mo-
mentum carried them nearly to the
| cart. Then, as they could not conven-
iently climb It and the "darIin' doc
thor was n person to respect anyway,
they stopped.
What do you mean" she demanded
sternly, yelling around in this cold
rain? What do you think 1t will do for
your neuralgia? You will be crazy
| with It. Your cheek is all swelled up
now, and your eye looks as though
you had broken blood vessel.
! knew a woman once"-her voice grew
| deeply whose eye burst,
! and she didn't expose herself the way
| you are doing either. And you, too,
| Dilsey, just nicely over the smallpox
do you know what you will have? You
| will have a relapsew
She fairly hurled the word at her,
and Dllsey received 1t with moan of
terror.
Holy mother, docthorw she walled.
ado 1t be fatal?'
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 wlmln cratures to
be out I'm, 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
thln'r' she entreatcd.
How many Of you have vacclna.
tions that you'll be taking cold in?
And you, Jerusha-I thought you told
me you couldn't speak loud word?"
mo more l can" croaked Jerusha
hoarsely.
"Go home, every one of your she
waved imperlously. "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 dose, too, Dill
sey."
Five minutes later there wasn't n
woman i'm sight save the doctor.
She drove the trembling horse into
one of the sheds.
Poor old girl" she said loosening
up the harness. II nearly killed you,
didn't II"
There was sound of hurrying feet,
and Mr.. Aldrich, came in breathlessly.
Are you safe?" 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 a
mild note Of inquiry. "Do you feel
dangerous?"
He strobe up to her and looked down
into the provoking face.
"a man who faints when he is vacci-
mated is lit subject to be saved from
a mob of women, isn't hc?" he ques-
toned. Don't think | don't realize
how serious 1t was. | know you prob
ably saved me from very unpleasant
death, but ] wish you hadn't"
He searched her face an instant,
then suddenly drew her to him and
| kissed almost roughly the derisive dim
pie that was Haunting at him.
Il have been tempted n hundred
| times" he said defantly.
"And you were too-too stupid to-er
-fallw
Craughts as an Education.
| There is no game eNtant which so
| nd miPn blU combines n1n.otf,pnI and