The Ordway new era., 1911-04-28
CHAPTER VIII.
The WiIted Blossom.


Don't nothing put the heart In broke
down woman like q little loving"
Miss Selma Lue.
"Bennie. honey. run up the hill and
tell Miss Cynthie that l wish't she
would come right down, fer Blossom
amt 30 well; and stop In and ask Mis-
Kinney to come and sell the suppers
fer me, cause l don't want to leave
the baby"
"Oh. Miss Seliny Lue. Is she much
sick?" Bennies freckled face drew
up into knot with anxiety. for Bios
som was the core of the green apple
that at his age passes for heart.
Yes. honey. she's pretty bad. and
feel must see Miss Cynthie bit.
Now run along: and II you see Mr..
Alan. send him to me. too" Miss Se-
line Lue's strong face was grave and
sweet. but had none OF the disfisuring
marks with which anxiety ravages
many countenances. As she turned
Mr.. Alan entered the back door.
"How's the Blossom" he asked anx-
iously as he deposited his kit In the
corner.
Looks like l can't even want a
thing In my heart without when
open my eyes there 1t is." said Miss
Selma Lue softly. The baby amt SO
we'll. am Altered. and was Jest
mean and selfish enough to send fer
Miss Cynthie to come down and worry
with mo. l never did hold with shar-
ing worries. but didn't expect you
back till dark. and It Jest seemed like
l had to have one or t'other OF you q
while"
What did the doctor say" asked
Mr.. Alan as he came and stood by her
In the door.
There was strength and comfort in
the very sight Of him. and Miss Selma
Lue frightened visibly as she an
swered.
We'll. Mr.. Alan, 1t do beat every.
| thing to me to zee man.doctor
the matter with a baby. It's plumb
painful. But this young feller. what
you and Miss Cynthie say is a spe-
cialer with babies. done pretty we'll.
with my helping him along. He says
It is pneumony with iong.named
side issue to 1t. what I call Jest plain
being threatened with bad Group. II
1t was one of the Tyneses now. or
Luella Kinney. I would think sure
could pull 'em through: but Blossom
looks like she wasn't mixed outen the
same insrejints as the other children
on the Bluff. and somehow" Miss
Selma Lue's voice faltered for a mo-
ment.
Mr.. Alan took her hand In his and
said gently: She Is very special
sort Of flower is the Blossom. and we
all feel that. Did the doctor say he
would rather have the trained nurse?''
Il asked him faithful cause I prom.
ised you. but he Jest looked at me and
he said there wasn't no sich nursing 6
as she had to be bought In the city.
And course he knows about, you walk.
ing her nights and Miss Cynthie
a.spelIing OF us both. Looks like to
me. too. that they ain't no nursing in
the world that can do as we'll aa
what comes from the hand Of love
II 1t Is guided by common sense"
Yes. but skill sometimes is needed
in some"
Well amt skill another name fer
common sense? I've done had ex'
perience with the lack OF 'em both
When Ethel Maud was six months old
Mis- Dobbs fed her q little straw berry
preserves. and thought her time had
come when l seed the spasm she went
into. After a spell when I got her
emptied out and full Of hot ginger tea
she woulder Quieted down but her
mother set her afire with candle she
was holding to see II she was a-breath
ing. And. lands alive. the child was
most burned to death fore could put
her out! And what with the straw
berry poison working on her at the
same time she almost passed from us
And there she is alive and a-settina
by Blossom as quiet as a mouse to
call me If she tirs-baby-loving and
tending Has borned in that child"
Miss Seliny l.ue." called small
frightened voice. which was followed
by a hoarse cough.
Watch fer Miss Cynthie and bring
her back to my room. There comes
Mis- Kinney to sell the suppers! Can't
you kinder keep her talking out here
She do make the baby jump So"
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