The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-19


ly didn't have any callers of his own.
Tommy generously loaned him his Wis.
itors. and one day the superintendent.
plous old party, came in mannounc-
ed and caught them shooting craps on
Cuthberts cot They had nude dice
out Of lump sugar, and Cuthbert had
won cents, when old Barber raided
the game. After that the two pals
were more cautions. One other visitor
the Cod had was woman who said
she was his cousin, but Tommy had
other Ideas Certain acquaintances of
hers had told Tommy that she was his
mother. At any rate. she had treated
him WHITE as he Informed me. on sew
eral occasions and had staked' him to
a much needed dollar more than once
when he was up agln IT,
"In those days we had night order
ly IN our ward whom | always meant
TO poison but somehow ! never got
time. He wound mp career Of blum
ders one night by dropping night
lamp into screen, and two minutes
later he dropped the job OF lighting
| the fire and hustled TO save our cases.
Just as we were congratulating our
selves that all were safely out Tommy
the Cod seized the night nurse hy the
neck and yelled:
"'Where's my pal? Where's 1yph ~
"'ln the inner passage said the
nurse turning white. They must have
| taken him out the other way
"The first ! heard Of Il was when
the nurse came crying to me.
"T tried TO stop him. sirs. the little
heart case No. II, but he broke away
from me and ran back into the ward
He thinks Typh is in there.
81 thought so. too and ran for the
| entrance. and MS ! reached II wall Of
black smoke rolled out upon me. some
where back OF which rose the voice Of
Tommy the Cod, who was oxhorting
his pal and the rattle OF a wheeled
chair.
keep yer head down, buddy Airs
fresher near de floor. Dere's dc door
ahead! Blast de chair! It's stuck!
"'Ncver mind me. old man. | heard
Cuthbcrt say Make n run for It..
You can send back after me
"'Not on yer life began Tommy,
but the brave words ended in a pitlful,
strangling cough,
Cropping bllndly. stumbled upon
the chair and with n rush brought my
1 two patients out into the hall Tom
my keeled over, and we got him to
open air unconscious. When he came
To his first words were:
"'Dld yer get my palT
"I'm right here Tommy said Cuth-
bert, catching the boys hand.
Oats all right den said the Cod
contentcdlg. but guess I'm done.
Dey always told me inhalin' wasn't
good fer kids he added, with faint
grin.
"Cuthbert looked up Mt me appeal
ingly but / had to shake my head
rommy's Gllgnosls was correct. Cuth
bert climbed out Of his chair-agalnst
my ordcrs-and bent over Tommy.
"'Llttle PAL he said, you saved my
life
Tommy waved the matter away air,
fly. Oats NIL right. 1t was up 10 me
Between pals, yer know. yer'd have
done dc same trick fer nc
"'COd knows. Id have tried And
now there's nothing can do said
Cuthbert. his voice breaking. Isn't
there anything, Tommy? Haven't you
got any relations or friends could
help? I'm rich. you know
"'G'wan" said Tommy family. rs
dat right? fought yer wRs,A charity
patient lie pondered for n moment
There's dat fluffy haired lOidy dat
come TO see me last week. She was
pretty white to inc. You might kinder
look out fer her bit Dey said she
was me old woman, but dunno. Wot's
de differcnce| said Tommy the Cod
wearlly. she was white to me any
way And Tommy said no more.
| "Cuthbert buried Tommy in style.
went TO the neutrality-suspicious. inter
est, you know. Well. Cuthbcrt ha'
been paying his debt to Tommy eve;
since, looking after the fluffy hairc(
loidy,' as Tommy called her. Sh,
called herself Trevannion, believe, or
the stnce."
"Trevannion, INTERRUPTED Siby
Beach-"yiola Trevanniong
"Why, do you know her" asked her
cousin In surprise, st
'Yes-no; never mind" said SHY
TREMENDOUSLY Harvey, want you tC
go ashore and telegraph Mr., Cuthbcri
that wc--that | am expecting him anG
sign my namc, You needn't stare so,
she added Indignantly. Then she turn
ed and hurried below,
"Well, upon my soul" muscd Dent
as he went over the side TO send tho
message. 81 must have done that un
commonly we'll"