The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-11-16
OTHER SIDE Of THE WALL;
BY KEITH KENYON.

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for her to look down upon anybod
born north OF the Mason and Dixu
line. Add to that a difference of opiD
ion about q proposition In plane "a
ometry and you have-or rather Mis-
Witherow had, or thought she had
two very good reasons why she shoul
consider Professor W~arrencourt On
tirely beneath her notice.
In spite Of his dignified title, tbI
professor was not old, not even mid
die aged. and he was very good looE
ing. Also, he was very much in low
with Miss Witherow, in spite Of III
fact that she gave him no opportunit
to show 1t.
He lived in q quiet little brio
house. Right next door, In another ts
soldier house, lived Cora Witherow.
Charles had never been inside
Cora's house, much as he coveted a
invitation to spend an autumn evenin
In the little parlor next door.
November passed, and O wonderfu
snowy December. January had nd
improved conditions, and finally Fell
ruary first stared at Charles from hi
desk calendar one morning and
realized that q third of q year hal
passed since he had had q friendb
word with the pretty teacher.
He was becoming taciturn and IN
tolerant with his classes and was b
ing dubbed a crank.
Cora Witherow carried her hes
higher than ever and went her way
But one night her head ached and chi
went to bed wretched. Finally shI
fell asleep. In the night she woke W
Somewhere near q baby was cryins
and as masculine voice was singin
Solomon Levi as hard as it could
She listened. Never before hal
she known that the partition betwee
the two houses was 80 thin, for thS
crying and singing were right on ths
other side of the wall and distincs
enough to be in her own house. sh1
was puzzled. A baby at the profes
sor's! What did that mean?
Then the singing stopped, but thu
yelling continued. All at once her tell
phone rang downstairs. She slippe
out OF bed, threw on q kimono and
went down. II was the professor
voice that answered her tremulou
"Hello!" ....
rs that you, Miss WitherowT
yes" III
"This is Charles warrencourt, LIN
in trouble. Do you think you coult
come over?"
"Why-I don't know, professor.
What is the matter?"
Cant you hearg Don't you hea,
that baby yelling upstairs? I thin
it's dying. For heavens sake do come
quick!"
A baby! And he said dying. Thers
was only one thing for it-she mus
go. She few to her room and got init
some clothes and in an incredibly
short time vas In the house next door
Charles, in dressing gown and slip
pers, came downstairs with hi
screaming burden, and dumped II into
Cora's arms with q sob of relief. "FC
heavens sake, what's wrong with It?
Cora gathered the little mite VI
close to her breast and started
walk. Il don't know! Where
Maggie?'
~!"Gone!I :
you see," Charles was trying TO el
plain, 1T belongs to Maggie's niece
who's sick. Maggie brought II her
yesterday to keep II for q day or two
and at midnight they teiephoned fol
her to come In a hurry. The mothef
was worse. pneumonia or something
Maggie Just dumped the baby into my
bed and said she'd be back soon.
can't get my doctor. either. he's out
and l thought Of you. Great guns!
The baby was shrieking as witt
agony.
Maybe it's a pinl" said Cora IT
you light the FIRE In the parlor, I'll 10
vestigate" But no pin was found
and Cora renewed her procession VI
and down-7Charles keeping frantic
steps at her side.
Suddenly Cora stopped. "Have YOU
fed him
Charles looked astonished. Fed
him? Not
They eat, you know" suggested
Cora with gentle sarcasm.
That's right! But whatf I had 4
pup once, but"
Have you any milk?"
I'll look" In a minute he returni
radiant. with q quart bottle.
But he can't take It out Of that
Want a spoon?"
I'm afraid not. He's too new
You'll have to put on a coat and rouss
the druggist. Tell him you want
bottle and nipple for q baby"
Charles obeyed orders meekIy and
In ten minutes waved the object Of
his quest triumphantly before Cora
eyes. I've got 'em. by Jove! Now
where's the milk?"
"Warm On tho Ltfchon otova nivs