New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-17

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ed his cheerful grin to June. who sat
down primly at the head ut the bed.
The man sank back when the head
nursesleft and looked as feeble as he
could. His nurse was smoothing the
pillows when the door opened. and
there came in a large, heavy jawed
woman, with long ostrich feather on
her hat, half dozen cheap rings on
her fingers and two buttons hanging
loosely on her coat. one by single
thread.
Well, well, .Joew she said in heavy
voice. and she stared at June. didn't
! always tell you you'd get it, She
bent over and kissed her husband as a
matter of propriety. Hurt you much 2,
Something tierce!' huskily murmur-
ed Joe and half closed his eyes.
Tough luck!" said the woman.
You wouldn't take out that accident
insurance wanted you to-. and now
suppose can starve.''
:'Oh, we'll. you amt done it yetr' OBJ
jected the man, his tone losing some of
Its feeblehess. II guess you can get
along till ! can get out of this. l give
you every cent ever make
Il guess that's lot" And the wom-
an sat down with a thump.
Thirty dollars last week."
And how much the week before?"
wen, 1t was rotten week" And
the man turned his eyes toward June.
who looked steadfastly out. of the win
dow. There being no help from that
quarter, he proceeded in helping him
self. "You got enough to run you for
ten days. You know you have Come
on, Alice, be sociable."
"Oh, l can come on all right, and
can be sociable all. right, but sup.
pose you don't get out of here in ten
days! Then what do 1 do? Starve, |
guess! Say. how do you come to be in
private room?' She looked at June
and shifted "And with private
nurse?''
THE good sport that picked us up
put me here"
Inc woman surveyed the bare little
room. There were no curtains at the
windows. no upholstering, no softening
graces Of any kind on the white enam-
eled fittings. but it had an immense SUI
periority, the cause of which she could
not fathom. 1t was absolutely clean.
and she paid an unconscious tribute to
that phenomenon.
why, it's better than l got it at
home" she complained. The man
turned his head over and back again.
hut he said nothing.
"Say," the woman went on. 1.-The fol-
low that spent the money for this room
and the private nurse would have done
better to let you go in the public ward
and give you the money for your
wife!'
June, at the window, moved impa-
tiently.
Nurse" said the man, "can you get
me my pants2''
June opened the door of the tiny
white enameled wardrobe in the corner
and brought out the mans trousers.
handing them down with the tips of
her thumb and forefnger. The wo-
man took them and deftly ran her
hands into the pockets.
Seven fifty-five," she reported and
clicked the money into her purse. She
hung the trousers in the wardrobe and
shut the door. ''That'll help a little.
Did you get your pay for this driver"
Not yet. Alice"
well, you tell me who it was. and
I'll 60 after it, She had turned from
the wardrobe and was regarding a
tray which stood on it's folding stand
by the wall. She lifted the napkin.
my God!' she exploded. "A hot
house peach! And you didn't eat it all
at that! You know what had for my
breakfast? Coffee and sinkers and
hash! And here you are living on
the fat of the land!'
"LOOky here. Alice!' The man had
raised up in bed. and there was a
twitch of pain at the corners Of his
lips as he stretched out an oil black
ened foreinger.
June whirled from the window with
snap Of her big eyes. She still car
ried the thermometer which DR.. Remert
had given her. Now she thrust it in
the mans mouth. put hand at the