The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-07-27

from under a pile OF bricks or earth
Toms pick and shovel were always IN
the advance Of Others Did some one
tumble IN q well Tom was the person
70 90 down and rescue him. Indeed.
Tom was always about when an acct
dent occurred and the principal man
~ the salvage gang.
Bur great strength IN one direction
IL usually a. the expense Of strength
IN another. Let Tom get sick and be
was the yeFiest coward and whimperer
IN the land. Al the slightest ailment
be would take 70 his bed and groan
and fret and wonder why the doctor
didn't come. keeping his mother and
bis little sister Nora waiting on him.
Then the moment the pain left him
be was covered with shame az bis d
mildly. he kicked on the cover. bound
Cd out OF bed and seized upon any
method convenient or otherwise 70
show those about him that be was. aft
er All. . man.
One afternoon Tom was seized with
q gripping As usual. be got into bed.
dispatched his younger brother for the
doctor and reared for restoratives. Bis
mother brought hot water. dipped a
towel 10 II and capped Il on Toms
bare stomach. Tom howled with
pain. for the water was near the boil
ing point and took the skin on Bis
mother ran 70 the water cooler with
another towel. soused Il IN and. run
ming back to the bed. put Il where she
had put the other one. A terrible chill
ran through the invalid. and the grip
ing increased fourfold.
If the doctber don't get here within
ave minutes" be cried. Il shall be q
dead man.
But before the Eve minutes were up
the pain suddenly left him He sat up
IN bed and looked about him.
-Lie down. said his mother The
doctor Is coming and n he 6nds you
able 70 sit up be viii be very angry.
We've been hurrying him, telling him |
that you were AZ deaths door,
Tom lay back on bis pillow and |
covered himself up. Presently be
heard a commotion without and frag-
ments OF sentences holy mother.
he'll be dr0wned!- Run quick"
whats the matterY' and such IKE
phrases Jumping out OF bed. Tom ran
into another room where be could look
for half a mile down the road. There
was the DOCTORS automobile rolled
down the bank beside the road ia Il
hung on the margin over the river.
The chauffeur was swimming. while
the doctor was holding the auto 70
keep Il from sliding into the water.
Give me me clothes cried Tom
-ouick. the doctors auto win be losts-
bad luck 10 you. Tom said his
mother. for an ldyef We've been
teiyphonin' an sendin' for the docther
70 save yer iolfe. an now yer goin'
10 lift his automobile
.Me clothes. me clothesI' was All the
reply they received. They brought
them. aud while he was putting them
on be cried:
Mora. go 70 bed
-what forY' asked Nora.
so we can tell the docther that a
mistake was made
BIZ this time Tom had got into his
shirt. bis trousers and bis boots and
dashed down to where the doctor was
holding the auto. Tom grabbed Il and .
with the strength OF young bull
uRged AZ Il until be got Il to a place
where Il was safe from further injury.
Then the doctor looked at him sur
,rised
\ thought you were dying" hs said
"Ye'r mistaken: its Nora Hurry.
Iocther. she's got rumatlz and pneu-
nonla aud stomach ache all az the
anne time
The doctor went on up to the house. {
eaving Tom to look after the auto .
While the chauffeur went to dry him I;
elf As soon as the physician reached
be house be was hurried Into Nora's Q
com A pompous. opinlonated old fell d
DIV. be would not brook a suggestion
rom any one. he felt Nora's pulse
nd put his ear down to her heart =
Il think it's a bad cold. docther." c
aid her mother Il hope Il won't turn :
1to newmoney"
"A cold be hangedg' said the doctor $
avRgely. shes got no cold. but pal D
itatlon OF the heart. must check Il. !,
T she'll die"
Poor little Moral She had been 50
rcited over the recent events espe o.
'ally the turn they had taken IN her &
cling the invalid instead Of der brother.
rat Il Is no wonder her heart beat y
idly. She did not know what ter d
BILE remedy the doctor would employ. q
ITS IN me side. docther.~ she said
Unity. hoping to ward on any heart N
,mecles OF
you need something warming" said ~,
le medical man. Bring redhol y
,ker" ~
"Holy mother. Docther are ye goin' "
warrum me Wild that1"
I'm going to null some liquor with i.
/" said the doctor q
But Nora was not convinced. and. Sc
bile the physician turned bis back 70 IN
i some pills out Of his medicine case
q jumped out Of bed and ran for "
ar life.
The doctor. anrered beyond measure. =.