The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1909-10-30

horse enough to depart.
II was cold, with a driving mist
when the doctor drove up TO her gate
several evenings later.
~Poor Bess!' she said to the painting
horse. Tired, aren't your
A small, tattered boy came down
the road. running YEARLY, as though
nearly spent
ooh. Miss Doctor" be shriIled,
'waitg
BIS 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 a 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
Roin' to git bold 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
a. the boy talked.
''The shift will come up at 6T' she
asked.
The boy nodded
"Come into the house. You must be
dried and fed. l viii telephone the
police, but Bess and / VIII 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-
'Now, 20. Bess- she cried as she
sprang into the buggy.
As she approached the little town
she could hear a swelling din Of dis
eordant 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.
AdAC cuG N1AACAT
IN accusing whip at her. Their mo
mentum carried them nearly to the
cart. Then, as they could not conven-
ientIy 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
rain7 What do you think it VIII do for
your neuralgia You wiz be crazy
with II. Your cheek Is all swelled 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,
Dlsey, just nicely over the smallpox
do you know what you VIII have7 You
win have a relapSer'
She fairly hurled the word at her,
and Dnsey received it with q moan Of
terror.
"Holy mother, docthorT she walled
do II be fatalT'
Kate had shut her mouth and was
whining softly, cuddling her face II
her damp shawl. She turned rsproach
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 pair"
She came close to the buggy.
'Docthor, dear, do be givin' me- some
rhin'" she entreated.
'How many Of you have Vaccina-
Cions that you'll be taking cold int
And you, Jerusha-I thought you told
me you couldn't speak loud wordT'
mo more can" croaked Jerushs
noarsel-.
Go EcE-e. every one Of your she
Eaved I-lTeriJusly. You ought to be
ash i-,cd. -,:-ling around like lot Of
lun;i =. III come around presently
ard gi5e yen something for that neu-
raI=ia. El:e. and you a dose, too Dill
se.-"
Five minutes later there wasn't =
woman I'm sight save the doctor.
She drove the trembling horse into
one Of the sheds.
"Poor old girl" she said, IOOsen1ne
up the harness. 81 nearly killed you,
didn't II"
There was a sound Of hurrying feet
and Mr.. Aldrich came In breathlessly.
"Are you safer he cried.
She gave him one quick glance, heI
white chin and red Lips set with be
coming gravity.
81 think ] am" she replied, with a
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 he Is Vacci-
mated Is a ct subject to be saved from
q mob Of women, isn't her he ques-
toned Don't think don't realize
how serious It was. I 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 derisive dim