Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-07-12

said II might be q fractured skuI1. n
though II was possibly only eoncus
sion
The men spent most OF the morn.
ing together.
Max came down from the roof
alone, and I cornered him in the up.
per hall.
I'm going crazy, Max" said
NOBODY VIII tell me anything, and !
can't stand 1t. How was he hurt
! Who hurt him?
Max looked at me quite long time.
I'm darned II ] understand you.
Kit. he said grave1y. You said you
disliked HARRISON
| so l dol did," I Supplemented
But whether I like him or not has
nothing to do with It. He has been
inJured-perhaps murdered"-I chok.
ed little. "Which-which of you
did IT."
Max took my hand and held It, look.
Ing down at me.
wish you could have cared for me
Ike that he said gently. Dear LIT.
tie girl. We don't know who hurt him.
l didn't. IL that's what you mean. Per
maps fiower-pot-"
began to cry then. and he drew
me to him and let me cry on his arm.
he stood very quietly. patting my
head In brotherly way and behaving
very well. save that once he said:
Don't cry too long. Kit: I can stand
only certain amount"
And just then the nurse opened tina
ctt
arms SUI around me. raised my
head and looked in.
Mr.. Harrison was conscious. His
eyes were open, and he wac staring at
us Doth as we stood framed by the
doorway
he lay back at once and closed his
eyes and the nurse shut the door.
mere was no use. even IL l had been
ailo"ed In. In trying to explain to
MIN. 10 attempt such a thing would
nave been to presume that he was in.
terested In an explanation. thouRht
bitterly to myself as / brought the
nurse cracked Ice and struggled &c
II make peer tea In the kitchen, that
hVes mad been wrecked on less.
Dal was allowed ten minutes in the
SICK room during the afternoon, and
ne came out looking puzzled and OK.
cited. He refused to tell us what he
had learned, however, and the rest of
the afternoon he and Jim spent in the
cellar.
Inc day dragged on Downstairs
people ate and read and wrote letters.
and outside newspaper men talked to-
sether and gazed over at the house
and photographed the doctors coming
In and the doctors going out. AS for
me. In the intervals Of bringing
Things. | sat In Bella's chair In the
upper hall. and listened to the crackle
or the nurses starched skirts.
AT midnight that night the doctors
made a thorough examination. When
they came out they were smiling.
He is doing very WELL" the young.
or one said-he was hairy and dark.
Dut he was beautiful to me. He In
entirely conscious now, and In about
an hour you can send the nurse OF
for little sleep. Don't let him talk"
And SO at last went through the
familiar door into an unfamiliar room.
with basins and towels and bottlcs
around. and a screen made of Um's
largest canvases. And some one on
the improvised bed turned and looksd
at me. He did not speak, and I sat
down beside him. After a while he
put his hand over mine as II lay on
the bed
You are much better to me than |
deserve" he said softly. And because
his eyes were diseoncertinR, I put an
ice cloth over them.
Much better than you deserve" !
said, and patted the ice cloth to place
gently He fumbled around until he
found my hand again. and we were
quiet for long time. think he
dozed. for he reused suddenly and
pulled the cloth from his eyes.
The-the day is all confused" he
said. turning to look at me. 'hut--one
thing seems 10 stand owt S.1tin every.
thing else Perhaps IL was Selirium
but | seemed to see that door oven
there open. and you, outside, with
with Max. His arms were around
you"
1T was delirium," / said softly. II
was my final lie In that house of
iuShudCiiy.
He drew a satisfied breath. and
lifting my hand. held it to his ling and
kissed IT,
Il can hardly believe 1t is you" hs
said. Il have to hold firmly to your
hand or you will disappear. Can't
you move your chair closer? You ore
miles away" so l did It, for he was
not to be excited.
After a little
It's awfully good of you to do this
have been desperately sorry, Kit,
about the other night. It was a ruf.
0anly thing TO do--to kiss you. wher
thought"
You are TO keep very STILL" / re
| minded him. Re kissed my hand
again, but he persisted.
y wss mad-crazy." I tried "a
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