The daily Alaskan., 1911-08-15

never see any work ruing 1u out ho must be iu it His fort was emrrgen cles. v mun needed Co be dug out from under a pile Uf bricks or eurih Toms pick aud shovel were always iu the advance 0f others bid come one tumble in a vel Ton Nas tss person Co go down and rescue him Indeed Tom was always about when au acci- dent occurred and the principal man in the salvage gsug,
 But great strength in one direction Is usually at tbe expense of strength ln another Let Tom get sick and be was the yerlest coward and whimperer ln the ian0 Al the slightest aflmenf he would take to his bed and groan and fret and wonder why tbe doctor didn't come Keeping his mother and his little sister Morn waiting On him Then the moment Che patn left b.m he was covered with shame at bis G. mIdlty. Be kicked u1 the cover, bound cd out of bed and seized upon any method convenient or otherwise to show those about him that be was. aft CT all, a m0u.
 One afternoon Tom wha seized with a gripping As usual. be got iuto bed dispatched hls younger brother for Jhs doctor and ruared for restoratlves Hls mother brought bot water dipped a towel in ll and clapped it 0u Toms bare stomach. Tom howied with pain. for the water was near the boil ing point and took the skin oG His motber ran to the water cooler with another towel, soused t To and. run ming back to the bed, put it where sbe had put the other one terrible ehlh ran through The Invalid. and the grip ing increased fourfold
 'gf the docther don't get here within i've minutes" he cried. "i shall be a dead man"
 But before the five minutes were up the pain suddenly left him. He sat up in bed and looked about him
 'L8e down" said his mother The doctor Is coming and if he finds you able Co slt up he win be very angry. We've been hurrying hlm, telling him that you were at deaths door.
 Tom lay back on his pillow and covered himself up Presently he heard commodon without aud fraE- ments of sentences Holy mother. he'll be drowncdr Run quick whats the matterT and such like phrases. Jumping out of bed. Tom ran into another room where be could look for half a mile down the road Tbere was the doctors automobile rolled down the bank beside the road iill it hung on the margin over the river The chauffeur wus swimming. while Che doctor was holding he auto Co keep it from sliding Into the water.
 "Glve me me clothes. cried Tom. Quick. the doctors auto will be iost.
 Bad luck to you Tom. said his mother. flor an idyet We've been telyphonin' an' sendin' for the docther to save yer lolfe. an now yer goiH to llft his automobile"
 "Nfe clothes. me clothesr' was all the reply they. received. They brought them and while be was putting them on he cried
 Mora. go to bed"
 What forg' asked Nora.
 "so we can tell the docther that a mistake was made"
 By this time Tom had got Into bis shirt. bis trousers and bis boots and dashed down to where the doctor was holding the auto. Tom grabbed lt and with the strength of a young bull tugEed at it until be got ii Co a place where lt was safe from further injury Then tho doctor looked at him sur Prised
 q thought you were dying" he said
 "Ye'r mistaken; rs Nora Hurry. docther She's got rumatiz and pneu- monia and stomach ache nI at the same time"
 The doctor went on up to the house. leaving Tom Co look after the auto while the chauffeur went to dry him self As soon as the physician reached the house be was hurried Into Nora 8 room. A pompous, opinlonated old fei- low. he would not brook a suggestion from any one He felt NorE's pulse and put his eOr down to her heart
 "l think it's a bod cold. docther said her mother. "I hope lt won't turn Into newmoney"
 "A cold be hangedr said the doctor savagely. shes got DO cold. but pal pltation of the heart. I must cheek it or she'll die"
 Poor little Nora! She bad been SO excited over the recent events. espe- clally the turn they had taken in her being the invalid tnstead of her brother that lt is no wonder her heart beat wildly Sbe did not know what ter rible remedy the doctor would employ
 'TCs in me side. doctheT," she said faintly. hoping to ward off any heart remedies
 "You need something warming" said she medicnl man Bring a redhot poker"
 Holy mother! Docther, are ye goin. to warrum me wid that7"
 'T'm going to null some liquor with it," said the doctor
 But Nora was not convinced, and, while the physician turned bis back Co