El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-17
= One WOman's Story =
By virginia Terhune Van de Water
CHAPTER XXNVu-

CHAPTER AAANIl.
A LTHOUGH Mary FIetcher's moth
! ~ erinlaw forbore to mention the
L n added expenses involved by the
! presence of her daughterinlaw and
( grandchild, Mary knew that they
/ doubled the cost of the food brought
into the tiny home, and she tried in
| every way possible to help the house
! keeper. She insisted on doing the
: washing for all of the family and on
scruoolng the kitchen, washing pots,
/ pans and dishes, and keeping the flat
clean At first Mrs. Fletcher. senior
OBJECTED, but at last she let Mary have
Her own way. approaching that it
made the visitor more comfortable if
! aIioWed 10 be of actual service
You see" Mary said, you are so
good ABOUT looking after baby that I
/ nave time that would hang heavy on
/ my hands 4 yen did not allow me to
do little hcusework"
a week passed, and then the calm of
ne Two women was rudely shaken by
She baDy Illness For several months
DeLore Mary left AIiddlebrook the child
mad Deen losing flesh, and his skin had
salloW look that was not natural
Inc mother had hoped that the change
70 anotner atmosphere might helm him
aIthoush when she found in what close
and III ventilated quarters he must he
her herat sank within her.
AT last she was sure that he had a
nant in the building suggested one dav
mat the baby be carried around to
the near by dispensary. At the thoueb1
Ma Mary turned sick, then she put aside
her own FEELINGS, as she was learning
10 90 now, for the sake of her abv's
WeIIare- II she was one of the very
poor class she must adopt their manner
At the dispensary she waited her
turn with such patience as she could
nus IL lister men at last the physician
was at liberty to look a her case he
looked at the child obviously.
=, de has an enlarged gland there in
ClIe Ih[oat mat may need attention
soon he said Medicine isn't going
nourlshed and let him have all the
IreSh air possible. It's a pity when a
enid like that can't be taken out into
the country"
He has always been in the country
unIlI week or so ago" returned the i
Liother- thought the change to the /
city might benefit him.
II evldently hasn't said the ply
sician- Bring him in again in a week |
II he doesn't improve
he turned to the next case awaiting /
MN he did not mean to be brusque |
or unfeeling. Physicians cannot at /
ford to be sorry for people. They
would go crazy or die if they kept their !
sympathies too keen |
Two days later the child refused all
Mary would not take
MIN TO the dfspensary again She
kenw personally no physician in New
\ ! ork-her fathers physician having
dled recently But she knew the name I
OF the man who had been this doctors !
partner and had succeeded to his prac-
tice. As she had never met him social
~ she was not ashamed to take her /
enid TO him. She could not ask him to
come downtown to examine the baby
even II she could afford to pay his
Take the child at once to the doc
bar 1ar !
ler Don't stop because you amt got
the money to pay him I'll give it to
Mary flushed holly. aT meant IN
ask you for it." she said honestly, for
have nothing, as you know 1 hope
5ert VIII pay you when ne returns"
IN Inc other woman smiled grimly: Il
aln-t expectin' many returns from !
BERT she said. It's his child, not !
him. I'm helpin'."
So Mary took her baby uptown to
zee the physician at his office. She !
explained that she had, years ago, |
lYed in New York, and, as she had |
leard of him then. she had brought her |
mild TO him now. The doctor exam |
ned the little fellow thoroughly, then |
he turned to the mother.
Where do you liver he asked.
Mary gave her motherinlaw's ad-
iress.
That's no neighborhood for such an
II child as this he said. He's run
ing a high temperature now. You /
Ter shrewdly-"sO I hope you'll fol- /
ow my advice and take him to hos I
'ltal and leave him there. Oh, know"
seeing the anxious face turn pale I
there's a lot of prejudice against hos I
1taIs, but the fact remains that there 7
our child viii get trained care, proper G
God and wedical attention for nothing
unless, of course, you can afford to ! T
ay something" S
7 can't" Mary murmured Il
Well then, take him at once to ! I
blank Hospital It's so near where a
GU live that you can get over to see ?
he child without any expense in the J
way of car fare Here-Iu write a ! {
etter that viii admit the patient e
He seated himself at his desk and I n
'rote while Mary, with trembling ];
ands, began to replace the baby's y
arments, removed during the eXamin- q
ton. She felt like piece of senseless e
lachinery. and was glad that she did s
OF actually understand the awful q
ruth. The doctor. finished the note Y
Here it is" he said pleasantly. ii
Carry the little one over there as soon +,
I win take him to the hospital this n
fternOOn." Mary replied n
That's rishtr approved the doctor N
I'm glad to see that you are so wise ] 81
hen as Mary asked him what she ! n
wed him. he said gruffly, "a baif I II
ollar Will be all right" a,
"Oh." said the mother. Il konw vo,,- h.
.e must he larger than that! Whv II
lat is ridiculous n
1T would be if I took more than that a
ON you,' he rejoined with decfsIop Va
Good morning in
That afternoon Berts wife and bis
other left his son and namesaI-e 1T fl
communicating this fact to Bert FOR m
had not sent them his address So ~
2 left ten days ago f1
(To be cOntinued) in