The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-11
VICTORY.
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that abOminable man turned me over 10
a bald-headed doctor who squinted. The
first time I met him after 1 left the hos
pital he bowed vaguely, and had forgot
ten me utterly. He would make an at
tentive husband to chronic invalid
her name might escape him now and
then, but he would always remember her
temperature!'
do you like music?" asked Mrs.
Long, opening her trunk. It think
you'd admire to hear my hand organ"
1t played only three tunes, but how
Cecilia blessed it, When the nervous
tension seemed unbearable, there was
always the organ to fall back upon, as
Mrs Long never tired of it.
Seems to me tunes is like friends,
you like the same ones and the old ones
and the more you know 'em, the more
comply you find EN-"
Cecilia repeated this TO the doctor. and
nothing fiattered the sick woman more
than to have him ask for the organs
entire repertOry.
Very delicately Staples had made her
understand the contagious nature Of her
disease, and it was touching TO see how
solicitous she was for Cecilia. She
bathed herself and carefully avoided all
personal contact, so far as il was pos
band and to beg Cecilia to send for him.
The nurse tried in vain to comfort her.
and she felt relieved when the doctor
came in. She had learned that his COM
ing always seemed to make the rough
places plain, but she feared that he
made mistake when he told Mrs Long
in plain words that she was a leper, and
that the hospital would not allow her
husband to come to her. Instead Of the
outburst that Cecilia dreaded, the wom-
ans face was relieved and actually smil-
ing.
Doctor, what a load you've taken off
me! Course he can't come, poor sam!
was 'fraid it was whisky. To think
after all the care I've taken of him all
these years fhe's a right delicate man
for all he looks SO hearty and has such
steddy Appetite, TO think I'd be riskin'
him with leprOsy! But I didn't know 7
had 1t, doctor" she added apologetical-
~. 4 thought it was a Bible sickness. "
How did you know it was best to
tell HERO asked Cecilia a few moments
later, under cover of the music
1t Is easy to deal with unselfish peo-
pie" he answered, smiling down into her
earnest eyes. It's the poor souls who
are wrapped up in themselves that shut
all the gates of approach. Yesterday a
young fellow was brought in, nortaIly
injured in that boiler explosion. I went
10 bring his mother Bob dyin' and il
rainin'. and me such a bad cold" she
Whimpered. It is a mercy we can give
poor Mrs. Long a valid excuse for not
seeing her husband. The brute has not
even returned to inquire about her. Do
give US that last tune over again Mrs
Long. If I wear out your organ I'll give
you new one for your Easter gift
I had a present today" answered
she, with childish pleasure pointing to
row of flower pots. L was fretting.
fOolish-lihe. over the flowers I'd left at
home, and Miss Castleton phoned to a
flower shop and got me all these. Look
at the teeny buds down In the hyacinth
leaves. 1t beats all how she got the
very kinds I like the best. Amt the red
geranium a beauty
The doctor praised the indoor garden.
and when the music began again he
turned to Cecilia. the light OF warm ap-
prevail in his face.
"Don'tr she whispered impetuousIy.
7 don't deserve it. You don't know
how I rebel against the work, or how
afraid I grow-or how terrible, how in
creasingly terrible, her disease is to me!
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