The Washington times., 1913-10-11

Mary In my mind.
Go back to her at oncew 1 COM
manded.
"All right" said the man in the sailor
clothes, with laugh.
! Tell her I'm all right"
| oh! she knows that. I've already
sent word to her. Hold still with that
| . minuter'
Tell her asked l went on. sleep
lily and then come bSck and"
Say, do you think all I've got to do Is
| to run back and forth from one room to
the other. telling each Of you that the
I other Is all right? She's asked me ten
times already. and I've told her." The
doctor was grinning cheerfully. Told
| her nine times before l even, looked at
reiterated information
1 smiled foolishly and tried to keep
| my eyes open.
Thinks you're some wonder. too" he
;oSsSs sddsd ,a ss y he applied the finishing
, that aeroplane yarn. l suppose you want
| 10 tell 1t, tco. Don't! It'll land you In
The nut college II you keep on repeating
t. Say, / guess that aeroplane was an
a"!S%0Gie So' :, wssnt! MaSt fF answered, resent
fully: Go and see for yourself. And
I'm going to tell all the rest of it to
Sweeney" said the doctor. as he pulled
hay. now. And II that stuff i gave you
doesn't put you to sleep. I'm coming in
to chiorcform you. Good night
But don't forget to telP'--
I heard his laugh again as. he went
out the door. his ridiculous sailor trous:
ers Tapping about his ankles. Then 1
think l must have fallen asleep in
stantly.
Now. as lay there looking at the sum-
light that streaked in through the fow-
a. cd fat ,,..I aN1 nf
nust have been a dream. Only when
j attempted to move my arm. and 1t
ached DULY. did / completely awaken
t. the fact that there had been no
Nightmare. that all the confused maze
OF images In my mind really represent
ed events.
l had been awake perhaps a quarter
Of an hour when the man who had set
Ihy arm entered the room. He was no
longer a comic-opera jackey. He looked
like regular doctor-a fairly young
one. too.
How goes it?" he asked. shaking
hsrds.
SHE'S been down to breakfast It's 10
o'clock"
why can't l go down." demanded.
sitting up.
He sent me back on the pillow with
push.
Because you're busted up and Mary
isn't he answered. MAYBE III let you
go down after a while. Arm hurt?"
mo. Did you tell her
He showed thermometer into my
It outh and laughed at me.
Say" he exclaimed suddenly. They
found the aeroplane. all right! Sent
some men down the road at daylight. l
thought sure you were having a hop
dream last night" He removed the
Thermometer and examined IL, You're
M he
marked. mo fever. You're not enough
trouble to be interesting. But, goodness,
night"
She's told almost all of it, l guess.
by this time. She certainly does recon-
me nd you. son. Engaged. I suppose?'
He asked 1t with good-natured breezy
inipudence.
No" / answered. But. say. doc
Not engaged. eh? Chance for me.
then. Believe ME. my friend. Mary is
some girl.''
sat up with sudden energy.
Now. you look here!' l said sharply.
This young lady
"Is going to be engaged. All right
partner; what you say goes. My chance
disappears: ! weep; repine: congratu-
thing about that arm. It's not bad
enough TO make a hero out of you. It's
scientifically simple. It'll be all fight
end as straight as a string after the
bone knits. You can get up some time
today. II you behave yourself and cut
out the aviation for while. Are you
willing TO take ordcrs?''
No trouble about the aviation"
answered. i've cut that out for good.
But. for Heavens sake. what did we
brt ak in upon last night?"
''Oh, Just a little house-party. I sup
Iose It dazzled you. Too bad 1t took us
g. long to wake up. We all thought IL
was Billy Forshew and his wife AS a
ma tier of fact, they never showed up at
ALL missed their train"
"Where are we?' ! demanded
At that moment the door opened soft
" and Mary stepped into the room.
She'll tell you" said the doctor, ris- |
Ing from nv bedside and winking at me |
"I'li be back TO have another look at
you this afternoon"
He walked out, with a friendly grin |
at Mary. and left us alone
She paused half way across the !
room. looking at me with apprehen- |
sion in her eyes: then she came over
to the bed quickly and bent over me. |
Hello. Mary! | said, reaching out |
a hand to her.
You're all right" she asked anx-
Iously.
Fine as fiddle" / answered, smiI-
ing.
Iy But they wouldn't allow you to |
YOU very much?"
/ shook my head as / looked I'D at
her. She was very fair and sweet, and
a sunbeam that stole through the
window was making her dark hair
shine like satin. Her cheeks were
bout her eyes. but she looked we'll,
none the less Her tall slender fig