Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-22
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P1annaSan's Find.
~ 0o0t charitable thing would b
% ~ no3Ai1g about the Arst day
We veee ballly bratal-thats the
only word for It. And Mr.. HARRISON
WITH he beautiful ooartssy-the really
stsn3o Inhibited to patch up one
te9'A after aAo<Anr ana failed. HI
shs. vosrbly to the occasion. and
urse 1u0ethiAg that he called Z
G American SQUASH for luncheon
ugh Il was too salty. and evs1y
was thirty The rest Of tho day.
Bella was hoFrid, Of course. She
fross Jim u1t1l he said hs was going
Ut In the refrigerator and cool the
butter. oAs locked herself In the
dressAgfoom-tt had been assigned
% M. but that made no, difference to
Bells -a1d did her nails. and tool
three different baths. and refused ia
come to the table. And of course
Jimmy was Wild, and said she would
starve. But said. very well, let
her starNo. Not tray shall leave my
kitcAea.. II was . comfort to have
her shut up there anyhow: 1t post
po1sa tho time whom she would come
CO to face with flanagan.
Aunt 6eli1a Opt sick that day, as I
. said. I was not 90 bitter az the
iers; did not say that I wished
D would die. The worst ever wish.
"a her was that she might be quite i'll
Ter soms tfme. and yet, when she be-
g11 to recover, she was dreadful to
me. She said for ono thing, that It
~w~~ >h> 1>~pA D>r4v~A $1,000 eva <hn .<o<>
Of the house that did 1t. And when I
said inst the grippe was . germ. she
retorted that I had probably brought
It to her On my clothing.
Yen reneDbs1 that Betty had drawn
the nuTsS's slip, and how pleased she
had been about It She got up early
the morning Of the first day and made
heruoh lawn cap and telephoned out
for q white nurse's uniform-that 10,
Of course. for q white uniform for q
nurse. She really looked very fetch
ing. and she went around all the morn
ing with . rcd cross ON her sleeve and
q Saint Cecilia expression, gathering
up bottles Of med1cine-most of 1t
aesh rsdncef. which vas pathetic. and
closing windows for fear Of drafts.
She refused - help With tho house.
work. and looked quite exalted, but By
afternoon It had pallsd ON her some
what, and she and MAX shook dice.
Betty vas really pleased when Aunt
Selma sso9 1pe her. She took In .
bottle AZ co1ogAe 10 bafhe her brow,
and We IN stood outside the door and
listened. Betty dptoed In IN her prot
" cap and apron, a--d We heard her
cautiously draw down the shades.
What are Jon doing that fort"
Auat eeltnA daRanded. r Ike the
lignt.
'1t's bad Sor yow poor syes." Bettys
No was exnct1y the proper bedside
tch, low 9AA suGary.
.'sweet and Low. sweet and low.
wind Of The wsstse2 sea!'" Dal hum.
msd outzida
Put up tAoss wfnaow-shaAss,"
Aunt selina's vo1ce was strong enough.
sWhats In that bother
Betty vas sim mid. She swlshed to
~ wfnlov anA raised tho shade.
I'm 20 ssTsy Jon are m" she said
synpaxhst1caal1. Tits - for your
POOR aaaing hsal. Nov close your
OVVU No UB1OO&A1 oA9A1S M i VIA
cod your 1oeshsaA"
.1Asres nothing t1s matter WITH
ny heaA," Aunt gstins rstoFtsd. And
I havs 1oe lost NJ faculties: am net
- child or sick COW. Il that's Per.
ffumsry. talrs It out"
We heard Dstty coming to the door;
but there WAS no time TO get away.
She had cropped her mask for . min
ute and was biting her lip. but whom
.'sha's III. poor dear" she said. IT
s,ou people WIN 60 away, can bring
YER around al right. In two hours
- Win ct out ol my hand"
~1 peDoo ct oe your hand" Max
,seonsd II . whisper.
We waited little longer, but Il was
lteo painful. Aunt Selma demanded Q
mustard foot bath and hot lemonade
anA her back rubbed With liniment
and some strong black tea. And In
the intervals she wanted 70 b rad
10 out a the prayer-book. And when
had al gone away. there came the
most terrible noise from Aunt selina's
room, and every one ran. We found
Betty In the hall outside the door. cry
Ing. with her fingers In her ears and
her cap over her eye. She said she
hadsbesn putting the hot-water bottle
/ to Aunt Seltna's back, and It had been
too hot. Just then something hit
against tho door with . soft thud, fell
/ - the floor and burst, for trickle Of
hot water camo over the sill.
"She won't let mo hold her hand"
Betty walled, cor battle her brow, or
smooth her pillow. Sne thinks al
nothing but her stomach or her backi
And when I try to make her bed look
decent, she spits at he like . cat.
Everything do is wrong. She spilled
tie; foot-bath into her shoes, and blam,
"a mo for It"
Il took the united efforts Of all Of
us-except Bella, who stood back and
smiled nastily-to got Betty back into
tho sick-room again. was supremely
.thaaiful by that time that had not
drawn the nurses slip. With dinner
ordered In from one Of the clubs, and
The omelet ton hours behind me. my
position did not seem % unbsaNble.
But Z new development was oonlng.
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