Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-31
Helen Insists on Ministering to Bob,
Who Is Ill at an Apartment Hotel

You don't think he's seriously
ill.,"
"Bob's too blamed stubborn to let
you know how he is," Warren resent
fully kicked off his overshoes. Here
thrusting his dripping umbrella at
i Helen.
Helen deposited the umbrella in the
bathtub and came back for further
particulars.
Has he nurse?' anxiously.
Who's there to wait on him?"
Nobody. Says he don't want any
body. He's pretty surly brute when
he's SICK
Helen could understand that. War
ren's brother was enough like him
for her to picture vividly his dis
gruntled irritability when he was i'll.
But, dear, he MUST have some
body to wait on him."
We'll, the maid seems pretty de-
cent sort, and they send up his meals
from the restaurant. Sent up his
dinner while / was there, but he
wouldn't eat it."
! "Of course not. he oughtn't to have
hotel food. Dear. I'm going to see
him in the morning." decidedly
did you tell him wanted to Gomez
Warren nodded.
What did he say?"
|
see me. All our family want to be
let alone when we're sick"
| well, you can't leave Bob alone ir
an apartment hotel! The first thing
in the morning I'm going to take him
some broth and"------
HE won't stand being fused over
1 can tell you that right now
| "We'll see," declared Helen, with
unusual assertiveness.
| Helen to the Rescue
The next morning she phoned theil
dozen frozen clans. She made the
broth herself, poured it into milk
bottle, wrapped it up securely, ant
was soon on her way to Bobs hotel.
THE Barclay" was a rather pre-
tentious house in the heart ST the
club district, and was much patron
lied by bachelors.
| When the elevator boy usheret
Helen into Bob's sitting room on the
eighth floor she could see him lyint
in bed in the room beyond.
| Although 1t was a bright sunshinI
day the shades were drawn, and 6
green drop light was burning on {
bedside table, strewn with books ant
magazines. a napkin-covered ira!
was on one chair, and more books
were piled on another.
This doesn't look very hospitable.
smiled Helen. You should keep a
least one chair for visitors"
Not expecting any," curtly.
so it seems. But when you're
sick"------
1 "Oh, I'm all right. Be out in a da.
or so," moving his head restively ol
the pillow. Decent of you to come
of course, but I don't need anything.
Ignoring this lack OF cordialit.
Helen glanced about the disorderet
room.
rs this your breakfast" raisin,
the napkin which covered the tray.
Yes; but I wasn't hungry"
"I should say not" frowning a
the omelet and bacon. That's an alb
surd breakfast for any one who's i'll
What Old you have for dinner?"
Bob was rather vague about wha
they had brought him, but Helel
gathered that he hadn't eaten it. Th
last thing he had taken was som
soup for luncheon the day before.
!. Didn't Carrie give you n littl
electric cooker for Christmas? Wher
is it?" as she unwrapped the bottl
of clam broth.
Don't know" ungraciously. MA
, be in that closet somewhere"
Helen was determined to heat tn
down and possibly having it spoiled
The electric cooker she found pushe
back on the top closet shelf. 1t wa
covered with dust. and had neve
, been used. She washed it thoroughly
and attached it to the bathroom light
He Submits
Clearing off the table by the bee
she spread 1t with a napkin and tn
unused coffee cup from the tray
Then pouring the hot broth into tn
cup. she stood insistently by until h
grudgingly tasted it.
Does it want more salt?"
Bob did not trouble to answer, h
was draining the cup.
Got any more there?"
Repressing her glee Helen poure
out more of the broth.
Wish you'd get me fresh hand
kerchief," nodding to the chiffoniel
In that second drawer, / think"
In the jumbled mass of collars
ties, muffiers and dinner cards, Hele
, found handkerchief.
Bob, this drawer is dreadful! Don
! you want me to straighten it?"
"If you don't mind" as, having fin
ished the rest of the broth, he la