La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1914-07-11

Why 4 happsaed ~ vhe NJ - baanS
that \ did Aappsn. Poliyanna. Asw-
ever. = fivs o'elock. 49, berns. limpl
and unconscious. into ~ littls
room that Vas % dear y her. TAsrs.
BY : white-fsced Aunt Polly and =
weeping Nancy shs was undrssssd
tsndsrly and put % bed. while from
the village, hastily summoned ~
telephone. Or. Warren was hurrying
- fast ~ another motor car could
bring him.
And 70 didn't need ter more'n
look Il her aunt's face" Nancy WAS
sobbing to Old Tom In the garden.
after the doctor had arrived and was
cl0seted In the bushes room; rye
didn't need ter more'n look At her
aunt's face ter zee that 'twa'n't no
duty that was eatin' her. Yer hands
don't shake. and yer eyes don't look
- II ye was tryt' ter hold back the
Angel o. Death saself. when you're
jest dom yer dr0. Mr.. Tom--they
don't they don't!
rs she hurt bad!' The old
mans voice shook.
There amt no tellin'." sobbed
Nancy. "Shc lay back that white an
still she might easy be dead; but
Miss Polly said she want dead
an Miss Polly had oughter know. II
any one would--she kept up such
liafenin' an feelin' for her heart
beats an her BREATH"
Couldn't ye tell anythin' what II
done to her?--that-that-" Old
Toms face worked convulsively.
Nancy's lips relaxed = little.
II wish ye would call II somethin'.
Mr.. Tom-an' somethin' good an
strong. too. Drat II! Ter think Of It's
runnin' down our little girl! al
ways hated the evil-smellin' things.
anyhow did. I did,"
But where il she nurt!"
II don't know. I DON'T know"
moaned Nancy. There's . little cut
on her blessed head. but faint bad
that ain't-Miss Polly says. She
says she's afraid IT'S Internally she's
hurt"
A faint flicker came into Old
Toms eyes.
II guess you mean internally. Nan
cy." he said dryly. "She's hurt In
formally. all right-plague take that
autymobiie but I don't guess Miss
Polly'd be usin' that word. all the
same"
i 'Eh! Well. I don't know. I don't
know" moaned Nancy. with = shake
Of her head rs she turned away.
Seems ~ II Jest couldn't stand Il
till that doctor gifts out O. there.
wish had = washin' ter do-the
biggest washin' ever ses. do.
! dol" abe walled. wringins her hands
helplessiy.
Even after the doctor was gone.
however. there seemed 70 be little
that Nancy could teri NJ. Tom.
There appeared 70 be no bones bro
ken. and the cut was of eight con-
sequence: hut the doctor had looked
very grave. and shaken bis head
slowly. and had said C:,ai time alone
could tell. After he had gone. Miss
Polly had shown . face even whittier
and more drawn looking than before.
The patient had not fully recovered
consciousness. but ~ present she
seemed 10 be- resting ~ comfortably
~ could be expected. A trained
nurse had been sent for. aud would
come that night. That was all. And
Nancy turned sobbingly. aud went
back 10 her kitchen.
II was sometime during the next
forenoon that Poiiyanna opened con-
scious eyes and realized where she
was.
why. Aunt Polly. what's the mat
teri Isn't Il daytime, Why don't
get up!" she cried. "why. Aunt
Polly. Z can't get up" she moancd.
falling back ON the pillow, after IN
Intellectual attempt To Iift herself
mo. dear. ! wouldn't tsy--just
YET" soothed her aunt quickly. but
very quietly.
but what IL the matter! Why
can't ! get up!''
Miss Poiiy's eyes asked an asoniE.
ed question of the white.capped
young woman standing In the win.
dow. out Of the range Of pcilyanus's
eyes.
The young woman nodded.
Tell her." the lips aid.
Miss Polly cleared her throst. and
tried 70 swallow the limp that would