The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-08-27

hottie middle of September and th
smells were almost overpowering
Hawkers with cane of lukewarr
5 water, In which hoated half cooke
ears Of green corn. others with slice
OF watermelon cut In the early morn
ing and now covered with filth an
flies. were everywhere In the dust
streets.
} Added 10 these were the roar of tn
not distant elevated. the screaming o
} innumerable babies and the shril
making a very inferno Of dirt and con
fusion Glider was glad To turn into
the comparative quiet of the Bowei
street house.
Once inside. Burson took the lead
and began at once the tour OF inspec
ton. The house had been designed
for a far better class Of tenant than
now found haven within It's walls
IL had originally two suits of apart
ments of five rooms each on either
side OF the narrow hall which bisected
the house But long ago these five
rooms had been divided so that now
they formed three suits each-two of
two rooms and a single room.
The single rooms. dirty and dark as
they were. found ready occupancy, for
the rent was but half that OF the two
roomed suits. But while nearly all Of
the single rooms were tenanted. many
OF the two room suits were empty.
elders reduced dividends were ex-
planned.
! They were making the last rounds
on the top floor when they heard a
voice far below hailing Mr. Bnrson.
| The strength and assurance of 1t spoke
eloquently of full dinner pail.
"Ah. that must be Manders. the
plumberr' exclaimed Burson. hasten
ing toward the dark and rickety stair
way. Pardon me one moment, Mr..
Glider. I'll bring him right up"
Left to himself. Glider started slow
ly toward the narrow window Mt the
far end of the hall Suddenly door
was flung open halfway down the hall.
and the anxious face of one of the
amateur nurses from the settlement
peered ont Al sight of Glider her face
cleared and she sprang forward.
"Oh. sir. am so glad to see you!
My patient is very sick-typhoid.
must have help. The doctor is some
where in the building. probably with
Casey's little girl on the first floor.
Bring him as quick as you can" Then
as she realized the blank look on Gil
no
smooth brow.
"Oh, you don't think you can find
him? What shall | do? must-l
know. You stay here--keep very quiet
he's deirous and won't notice the
change. Don't excite him whatever
you do" and before Glider could voice
his protest she had pushed him through
the door and sped down the ball
Nauseated and highly indignant.
Glider looked about him.
The work OF the volunteers from the |
settlement was apparent here. for the |
room was far cleaner than any Glider |
had seen In the house. The patient lay |
on one of the settlement hospital cots. !
which with a deal table and one chair !
formed the only furniture in the room.
Glider was stranger to sickrooms.
and n vagrant curiosity stirred him as
his glance rested on the form OF the
sick man. In the dim light his features
were barely Observation-Disclosures thin
frame twitched restlessly under the
light sheet
Glider half turned to go when sud-
denly the man sat bolt upright and
stretched out his arms in the piteous
appeal of childhood
"Daddy-daddy he walled. Take
me up. daddy; am tired of my bed"
An onlooker might have seen GU
rious change In Mr.. Glider during this
scene. At the first word from the sick
mans lips he had stopped. one foot ex-
tended toward the door
The trembling of his form grew
until 1t was like palsy. and the mus
rles of his throat moved convulsively
up and down Little beads Of perspi-
'ution that were not caused by the heat
stood out upon his forehead-a great
was in his ears Then he
turned
"Danny-Dannyr the whisper sound
ID loud and rasping In the little room.
'Danny--it can't be you. Danny, boy
L cant be you. It's been long time
you've changed. Danny. But your
'oice-it's just the same-just the
'amer
When the nurse and doctor hurried I
nto the room a few moments later a
trange sight met their eyes. Mr.. Gil
ler the great Mr.. Glider, whose
wealth and eccentricitles furnished so 1
much copy for the Sunday supple
nents. was on his knees by the side OF {
he tenement typhoid patient. and the
ace he turned toward them was tear [
tanned and very old. 1
"Doctor-my son-he is very Ill. My |
on-do you hear? The son Of Bald |
vim Glider You mist work hard '
pare no eXpense-see how he clings {
o me-my poor Danny, come back to &
ne like this! You think be will live J
h. I'm so elad-so glad"
Some time later Burson. with his
lumber in tow, appeared Mt the door (
Fay. properly shocked at sight of his /
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