The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-06-05

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7 heard you telling her" He picked up the pa.
per from the Hoor. Don't you worry. maam" Tie
door opened He was gono
Alicia left Margaret To come out OF her faint She
carried Molly upstairs. Alicia bathed her face and
hands. She famed her. There no recurrence
OF the fearful symptoms. but II seemed to hor
that the child was growing weaker. winter. wa,
breathing moro family.
Terrible thoughts came to her. rf Molly died. sho
would be her murderer Tor not trusting the heay.
en-sent intuition that had told her the child was
going to DO worse.-for calling Dr. Myrtcx u
Molly died she would be her murderer for permit
ting herself to be alone In the house with stupid
servant girl Molly died. she would be her muir
dercr for trusting criminal to send aid Why had
she not taken the child in her arms. walked out OF
the house. to the nearest ncighbor-she could have
heid the raln on with many blankets, Perhaps she
had better do that She listened TO the up-
roar out6ide-instinct told her that madness Law
that way. Oh, II Margaret would only come TO- She
heard voice that did not her own say, Mar
garet. Margaret Margaret" But no answer came
When the bell rang the voice stopped. Putting
Molly down. she ran to the door. And It opened-
not to the druggists clerk. but to her messenger.
u brought It back mes!h, ma am TO be sure" he
said. dourishing the bottle. He bounded up the
took on bis wet coat, and hung 1t over the bannis-
ter Alicia followed Il called up yr docthur me-
sill, maam He was not at home but uft vurr,,d
with that small pup OF drooggists clerk Twas
meSih %ud smash the 1awr OF him II he didn't GET
docthur here inside Of fifteen minuts." He acem.
ed 20 go by instinct straight to Mollys side "Ab
tho poor little oolleen" he said bending over her.
II was his huge. steady arm that lifted the child
while Alicia poured out tho medicine Ho stood or
Alicia's sido and watched In silence for the effect
For while II seemed to quiet Molly, to mako
breathing more easy. But In few moments O new
restlessness animated her. She began to stir 20
moan. TO struggle back and forth over the couch
Alicia started to take her. But the reaction OF three
sleepless nights and her long days vigil had come
moys frail little form shook In her trembling arms
You r1st y'rsnf ma'am, I'll tako care OF the baby
Sure all she needs Ia TO be waKed-mannys the
tome I've walked all nolght eid q little wan M,
oah the soize OF a doll" He lifted Molly Careful.
~ ana tenderiy no htted the chlld's head into his
enormous shoulder He began to walk with her.
NOW you lie down. ma'am.- he said.
ALICIA obeyed him. She sank down among tho
pilaows and lay relaxed and still Sho reflected
vaguely that she was glad somebody had taken
o' &c VI her anslrs- After this her mind seemed
70 stop working. She lay and w7atched-vatched a
big. bulky. sinisterlooking man whom she djd not
Ai'o" ana whose strangeness che presently forgot
carrying molly Up and down, back and forth be
went great many times: and still not thinking OF
anything. she watched him. After while It SEEM
ed TO her that she did not watch as much as she
listened For when Molly stirred and moaned she
heard voice, rich with the softest OF old-counry
orogues and softened TO purr by a wonderful ten.
derness. murmuring Irish pct names. "Mavourneen"
ana acushla" We're the only ones she could re-
Inenioer sr'eF"ards And at timos the soft purring
voice sans-she recognized old Irish airs, Grooming
cradle songs. lifting love lyrics How gay they were
and yet underneath. what melancholy,
After while the wind died down. The rain
stopped. She heard Margaret staeger TO her feet
and lumber over to the couch In the hall heard her
CALL sure mum. there's somebody knocking on tho
Kitchen window She watched the old man dis
appear into the hall, still carrying Molly. heard bis
hgnt' swift footsteps on the stairs his whispered
coiloquay at raised window-hs stern go to bed
this mEnut, to Margaret In passing: his stems re-
turning. Without thinking and with no sense of re-
eponsibility. she watched and listened After
whilo Molys breathing became easy and regular
although It mixed itself all UP in her mothers oars
With the ticking OF the clock Acias eyelids teIl--
rose--fell-rose-hell-
What old Pat thought during ali those iouS hours
Is not part OF this history Certain Il "a that tho
longer he walked the bigger ne seemed to grov,
ZIG inoie staeey ms air became When tho dawn
oogan to peep through the windows ne LAID tho
sleeping little girl beside her sleeping mother and
covered them both. Whom he stole out Of the
oouse no had tho grand look that he always
when he reminded young Pat that they were de-
scanded from hngA
Nobody passed that morning q certain opan LOT
not far from tho Prendergast house But weird cries
tnat seemed to como from It smoto tho ears Of
early risera Afterwards they tried TO connect tho
disturbance with abortve attempt made that
olght to rob the Prendergast house. People who
drew that Inference builded better than they nsw.
II was old Pat taking that place and occasia1 70
beat young Pat Tor being q burglar.