Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-20

/ kept SQuSnluS OUT guess I'M KIN
of sick, Prue.-Don't put that thinl
on my head, 1t Is strangling mel
Oh, can't get my BREATH" And sh,
flung her hand out sharply as though
to push something away from he
face '(
| Then Mr.. Starr went to the tele
| phone and hurriedly called the doctor
Prudence meanwhile had undresset
Carol and put on her little pink fan
| mel nightgown.
Go out in the kitchen, girls, anC
| shut the door," she said to her sisters
who stood close around the precious
| twin, so suddenly stricken. "Fairy!'
she cried. go at once. It may BIZ
| catching. Take the others with you
, And keep the door shut"
, But Lark flung herself on her knees
beside her twin, and burst into chok'
ing sobs. II won't co." she cried. 81
won't leave Carrie. I will not, Pru
; dence!"
"Oh, it is too hot moaned Carol
snow, Prudence. Oh, it hurts!" And
she pressed her burning hands against
her chest.
Lark" said her father, stepping
quickly to her side, 'go out to the
kitchen at once. Do you want to make
Carrie worse?" And Lark, cowed and
Quivering, rushed into the kitchen and
closed the door.
'I'll carry her upstairs to bed
Prue," said her father, striving to rem
der his voice natural for the sake OF
the suffering oldest daughter, whose
tense white face was frightening.
Together they carried the child up
the stairs. Put her In our bed" said
Prudence "T'll-I'll-if it's diph-
iberia, daddy, she and I will stay up
stairs here and the rest of you must
stay down. You can bring our food
up to the head Of the stairs and I'll
come and get it. They can't take Car
oil away from the parsonage"
1--WE will get a nurse, Prudence
We couldn't let you run a risk like
that 1t would not be right. If could
take care of her properly myself L"
you couldn't, father, and it would
be wicked for you to take such
chances. What would the others do
without you? But 1t would not make
any difference about me. I'm not i'm
portant. He can give me anti-toxin,
and I'm such healthy girl there will
be no danger. But she must not be
shut alone with nurse. She would
die!"
And Carol took up the words,
screaming, II will die! will die!
Don't leave me, Prudence. Don't shut
me up alone. Prudence! Prudence!"
Down stairs in the kitchen three
frightened girls chung to one another,
crying bitterly as they heard poor Car
OILS piercing screams.
1T is pneumonia" said the doctor,
after an examination. And he looked
at Prudence critically. Il think we
must have nurse for q few days. It
may be little severe and you are not
quite strong enough" Then, as Pru-
dence demonstrated, "Oh, yes" he
granted, you shall stay with her, but
if it is very serious a nurse will be Of
great service. I will have one come
at once" Then he paused, and listen
ed to the indistinct sobbing that float
ed up from the kitchen. Cant you
send those girls away for the night
to some Of the neighbors? 1t will be
much better"
But this the younger girls stubborn
ly refused to do. eff you send me out
of the house when Carol is sick, will
kill myself" said Lark, in such a
strange voice that the doctor eyed her
sharply.
well, If you will all stay down
stairs and keep quiet so as not to an.
noy your sister, he consented grudg.
ingly. "The least sobbing, or confu
sion, or excitement, may make her
much worse Fix up bed on the floor
down here, all of you and go to Sleep
81 won't go to bed" said Lark, look
ing up at the doctor with agonized
eyes. II won't go to bed while Carol
is sick" -.,...
GIVE her a cup of something hot
to drink" he said to Fairy CURLY.
II won't drink anything" said
Lark. II won't drink anything, and !