Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-30
by DOROTHY pLAokMoRE.


He would do all he could for her in
the absence of his brother, her nus
band.
When he reached the tiny emer-
gency rooms in the fair grounds 1t
was growing dark and the crowds
had left the exhibits. He found his
sister-in-law just coming to herself
md in the care of nurse and ply
stefan.
The physician met him and ex-
planned the case to him briefly. The
young woman had been in a dense
crowd in the sun and had been over
come by heat and had tainted. 1t had
been more or less difficult to bring
her back to herself, but apparently all
immediate danger was over. The
patient needed to be taken quietly
home and kept care of.
And her child?" asked James,
anxiously.
"Child?''
.'Yes-my sister had her baby with
her I'm certain" the young man ex
planned.
The physician shook his head
There was no word spoken of a
baby. She was alone when | ar
rived
James Burton's brow became fur
rowed. MAY I see her?"
''Certainly-but don't excite her.
the physician warned.
Mrs. Burton's face lighted up when
she caught sight of her husbands
brother. Jimmy" she said
John had just gone to Philadel-
phia, Anne, so ] came as fast as |
could get here" he explained. How
do you feel?'
"Oh-better. much better. But
listen--Genevieve--b aby-she was with
mo and
And what, Anne?" the young man
asked in a kindly tone seeing that
the mother was anxious and hesitated
TO tell him what was on her mind.
He took her hand reassuringly. His
brothers wife was like real sister
to him.
Il left her in the nursery on the
grounds-in the tent the Woman
Suffrage clubs have for taking care
of babies. I'm afraid it is closed
now, but surely they are taking good
care of my baby-Jim?"
'Oh, of course, but as soon as / get
you safely home I'll find Genevieve.
Don't worry for an instant" he said
comfortingly
Miss Edith Guernsey. a trained
nurse of my acquaintance. Is in
charge In that concession" the doc
tor FASTENED to explain, having heard
the conversation.
Can you get her by phone, do
you think?'s James asked.
"I'll try" DIR. Stetson replied, and
left the room.
When he returned he had not only
communication with Miss Guernsey.
but had made arrangements to drive
his patient and her brother over to
the nursery tent as soon as possible.
The nurse, faithful to her post, was
sitting rocking the infant in the hope
that its mother would come for it.
As they neared the great round
tent in the quietest corner Of the fair
grounds James Burton's eye caught
the words that were printed on the
pennant that flew from the tent
mast: THE hand that rocks the
cradle rules the world" 1t was
nearly dark, but he could read the
words and also he read the words
Woman Suffrage everywhere about
the tent. So this was where his
brothers. baby had been left!
The meeting between mother and
baby girl quite touched the young
man, and he saw a tear glistening in
the lovely blue eyes of Miss Guernsey
as she turned away to perform some
ostensible duty.
The doctor tried to make mirth out
of the situation by saying, Whose is
the hand that rocks the cradle-eh?"
Its the woman suffragists today,
DOCTOR" James Burton admitted
Miss Guernsey turned abruptly on
him. "And always. Don't tell me
you're against us, Mr.. Burton"
Mrs. Burton, her baby held closely
in her arms, waited with bated
breath. Her husband and his brother
: had always been against the cam
paign women were making to win
for themselves the vote, and her sup
port of the cause had always been
sgrreptitious.
II always have been, but-maybe
I've been misguided" James an
swered, looking squarely at the nurse
I'm open-minded.n
"Yes-you look intelligent. Per-
haps r." she hesitated.
You might come to see us, Miss
Guernsey" Mrs. Burton said softly
through her baby curls in which her
face was nesting. James Is my
BROTHERHOOD he and my husband
might learn something more of wom-
en- if you talk to them"
James Burton's color heightened
perceptibly as he looked at the doc
tor and made a daring speech. DOC
tor doesn't Mrs. Burton need to be
under the care of a nurse for a time
after-after---"
after this-yes,' the doctor said,
pointedly. 81 most certainly advise
it. And now, it's far past hours and
I'll drive you all home. Perhaps Miss
Guernsey will go with us?'
"If you need me, doctor, certainly"
acquiesced Miss Guernsey.
II need you, too" Mrs. Burton
whispered.
And well, I'd like to have you
come" James added Perhaps you
can make convert to your cause, but
we'll blame little Genevieve for ii If
you do
And little Genevieve received the
blame not only of having been re-
sponsible for converting her Uncle
Jimmy to the interest of woman suf-
frage, but for changing him from a
Bachelor into a benedict as we'll
ssMissives"