The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-09

picture OF the dark days ahead; ol
tho misery aud trouble and hwfn
everything. and doing all with .
smile and humorous word
hardship. and tho siekcning burden
which must fall upon the shoulders
~ Norah brennan. OF the killing en-
pense. and only shannon'b four dol
lars day 10 meet u.
I'm goln' 20 help" said Doyle.
what are sou going 10 doy-
ITO nurse them--in there" h.
answered
Could earn M much as two hos
piial nuraea'd want pay for whai
can ] dO-a peatcutier and a sol
dicr7 hut can nurse.
I'm going 90 pay for the last ~
teen years bed and bread. he said
Are you sure they'll"
Lave q 20 me. Mrs. Brennan'i
Eiad 90 have me by her. She say,
u kapes her from frctiin too much
about Terry"
And suppose Terry was =
waater."
Terry Terry was a man. tyr,
Inch OF him. lie was as good n,
you an two OF you. Wild a head
ah. nnro he had a head"
Very we'll Settle II your owr
way. But II You are going 10 nurs.
these old people, warn you twill
be a heavy job. dismal and weary
taaki--then listen 20 me. NoiAr
Doyle. and hearkcn hard TO what
say. and take note of what's 10 b.
done. and how it's TO be done
and"
And II was 80. "A he said hs
would. Nolan Doyle laid himself oui
10 pay for the bed and bread he had
had over fifteen years.
All the time. day and night, this
man.nurse. with the fine Rentiancs,
OF a woman and his strong arms
and coa1ing voice. contested incl
by inch the advance of disease and
death. ceaaelesaIy vigilant. automat
ically precise. concentrated. selffor
gotfui. comprehensive. thinking oil
uty sheriff. IL sore
His long. idle life lived in the
open air. without cxNtss OF any
kind had given him store OF en-
crgy and n reservoir OF strength on
which he now drew. steadily dimin,
ishing the supply. There was talk
OF course. nj Askatoon Mt first
ugly. unstinted talk. for there were
days and days when shannon was
away with his sleigh or his wagons.
and Nolan Doyle and Norah Bren.
nan were alone In the house. save
for tho two hcdridden people-and
Another. and the talk became a
scandal. which at least materialIzed
In the definite proposal OF tar.and.
feathers for Nolan Doyle.
IL was then that the Young Doc.
tor. who had Eift for acting at the
right time-not by any means a
rare thing in his race--went out
upon the warpath. First he went
20 the Rev. Ebenozer Groom. the
Methodist minister in whose par.
Tor" much sanctimonlous scandal
had been brewed. and insisted that
he should come out 10 the house
OF shame" and learn the truth.
They came to the door OF the
shaded sick room Mt moment when
Nolan Doyle was holding the par.
alyzed woman In his arms like n
child--and very heavy child ut
that--and Norah was frnshening the
pillows. The pious sky-pilot saw the
woman put gently back on her bed.
whispering blessings on the head
OF Nolan. dear" heard the whims.
ical replies of the man-nurse. saw
the face--how thin and worn II had
becomei-met the dark eyes with
the soft slumbering fires. saw the
girl on the other side OF the bed
with that look OF single purpose
which sick.bed watching. more than
anything else. gives 10 the faces OF
those who fight death and decay for
others. and into his lean soul there
entered n new understanding OF hu.
man nature, the first glimpse OF a
real revelation of humanity
In the other room Nolan Doyle
said to the bewildered preacher:
i've had letters--from some OF
your flock. I'm thinkin'. Here's wan
OF them. Read H. 1t come this
mornin'."
The preacher read letter OF n
dozen lines which broughttk blood
of shame to his fat face. He was
not wholly hypocrite, he had a
good heart and an ill-used con.
science.
The Sunday following. having
indiciously set the rumor flying that
he would preach special sermon,
on special subject of local impor.
tance, he found n congregation that
filled the church TO its doors: and
when he stood up to preach, It was
so still that only the roaring of the
fire In the huge stove could be
heard-typical of the flame of the
spirit. as he very obviously said.
when he gave out HIS text, which
was: Judge not, that We be not
judged"
The sermon was very fully re.
ported In the local papers, and the
story he had told was OF such an
unusual nature that the sensational
parts OF II were copied In paper