The broad ax., 1908-11-14

q sAAah, Aetereo Coy came down
the road, running YEARLY, as though
nearly spent.
-oh. Miss Doctor" he shriTed.
: Bis face shOne pale through the dirt
As he came up she recognized the pit
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.. Aidrich went down
with the new shift Pa told him be
better watch things on top, but be
thought pa needed help. Now they are
goin' to git hold Of the shaft house an
when Mr.. Aldrieh comes up with the
new men either drop the cage or rock
'sm."
! The doctors face had grown white
a. the boy talked.
''rhe shift win come up at eY- she
asked.
rs boy nodded.
''Come into the house. You must be
dried and fed. / win telephone the
police, but Bess and / WIN get there
half an hour ahead of them. Heaven
knows what we win do, but we VIII
do something or der she half whis-
pered-
snow. go. Bessr she cried a. 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 AeGuireE" 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 1t and the "darlin' doc
thor" was person to respect anyway,
they stopped.
"What do you mean" she demanded
sternly, yelling around In this cold
rainf What do you think it win do for
your neuralgia? You win be crazy
with it Your cheek is all sweIled up
now, and your eye looks as though
you had broken a blood vessel. /
knew a woman once''-her voice grew
deeply impressive-"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 WIN have7 You
VIII have a relapseF'
She fairly hurled the word at her,
and Dfsey received 1t with q moan Of
terror.
SHoly mother, docthorF' she walled.
SDo it 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
sorTy night for poor wimiR 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'P' she entreated.
"How many Of you have vaccina-
lions that you'll be taking cold in1
And you, Jerusha-I thought you told
ne you couldn't speak loud wordT'
mo more I can" croaked Jerusha
hoarsely.
go home, every one Of your she
waved imperiously. you ought to be
ashamed. running around like lot Of
lunatics. III come around presently
and give you something for that neu-
ralgia, Kate. and you a dose. too. Dn-
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 girlr" she said, loosening
up the harness. Il nearly killed You.
didn't IT'
There was sound Of huTying feet,
and Mr.. Aldrieh came In breathlessly.
s.Are you safer he cried.
She gave him one quick glance, her
white chin and red lips set with be
coming gravity.
Il think I am" she replied, with q
mid note Of inquiry. "Do you feel
dangerousT
He strobe up to her and looked down
into the provoking face.
"a man who faints when be Is vacci-
mated Is a at subject to be saved from
q mob OF women, isn't her he CUES
toned. Don't think don't realize
how serious It was. know you prob
ably saved me from q 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 derisiTe dim
pie that was haunting at him.
Il have been tempted q hundred