The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-04

the injured woman policeman who had sent to obtain
information returned saying that she had recovered
but complaining of nshfu internal PAIN She char
woman sixty hive years OF age. named Madame SIMON
When he heard that she dead Hector reeaned hope
and promised detay her doctors bill. Then he fastened
the druggists he doorway shonsed the injured
huddled armchair. sroanns. Her hung at
examining her No bone. broken. but they feared
internal lesion.
Hector addressed her:
DO you suffer muche"
"Oh. yes!'
Nv here $ the pain?'
Il fee as if my stomach o hre.
A doctor approached
Are you the gentleman who caused the aceident>"
Il am.
This ought to be a home. know where
they would take her francs day. Would you ike
Hector delighted the idea thanked him returned
home much relieved
His wife dissolved in tears awaiting him. He treasured her,
Its all right | his Madame Simon better alea y and will
be quite well IN two or three days have sent her home
Its all right.
When ne left his office the day he went to inquire for
Madame Simon. he found her eating rich soup an air Of
great at; a n1:
Oh si she REPLIED Tin just the same feel sort Of crushed
not a bit better.
The doctor declared they sce complication
Hector waited three days. then he returned The old woman
heshtaced and ceaeyed began whine when she him:
cant move sir; can't move bit shall be like this for
shudde passed through Hector. frame He asked for tn.
doctoT who merely shrugged his shoulders and said:
srieks when they try her. They even move her
chair from place another without her ung the dis
tressng am bound believe what she tells me: can't
look her inside So long have chance of seeing he,
walk iu.hed supposng her be telling lies about
herself
The old listened. mooness malicious, CLEAN in he,
A week passed. then fortnight. then month Madame
Simon did not leave her armchair She from morning night
tat atted gay with the other patients and seemed enjoy
her mmobty if the which she entitled ate,
fifty of and down stairs of turning mattresses,
coal from another. of sweeping and duhng
Hector at his wis. end came to see her every day. Every
day he found her calm and serene declaring:
Il can't sir: shall never be able again."
Every evening Madame de Cribein devoued with anxev
said:
How is Madame Smon?'
And every time he replied with resignation born of despair
Just the same change whatever.
hey dismissed the servant whose they could longer
afford hey economical gdy than The whole Of
the pay had been swallowed up.
Then Hector summoned four noted DOCTORS who in
uanon the old woman She let them her, feel her,
sound her. watching them the while with cunning eye
I'VE must make her walk. said
But. sirs can't! she cried. Il can't novel,
Then they took hold of her. raised her and dragged her short
groanng and giving such hcartrendng that they
RED her back her with infinite and recauon
They guarded opnon-agreeing however that
work was a n mpossibilty to her.
And when Hector brought this his wife she sank
char. mumurne:
1T would be better bring her here; would less.
He started in
Here? In our house? How can you think of such
thng?
But She resigned anything replied with her
But what we do. my love2 Its not my faut!'