The Detroit times., 1916-12-02

'aNAsA ave bAf ~ t'Aa aAhN IN
Rosa reached the door and smiled
mp from her fpeget-me-nots Her
little cotton dress famed up.
Miss Meta leaped to the ground
and snatched AZ something on a
line This is 4 perfectly good
rug she said namely, "a good rug
/ Il ought to put 81 out Surely O,
/ Will. II only could run faster I
didn so IN for athletics. n only
| could fly Then her orderly mind
came on duty sgsin. and she ~
called that the limo water and
sweet oil and bsndages went down
the hill yesterd'y when the Schlie
pahke bsoe ielI in The hot suds
And The new supplies ordered mad
ROT yet cOmc Marian" she called
As she ran, but Marian was trying
an anthem Just come for the choir
and heard nothing. Regretting for
the first and last time that there
was no communicating gate II
seemed an hour 10 Meta ane be
fore she could get round those two
houses and reach the other back
yard II was possibly 60 seconds.
Excitable Mrs KanGowitz lay IN
fainting hudiic in the doorway.
while tortured little Rosa. sun
clutching her flowers, screamed be-
side her
Miss Meta threw the rug about
the child. and with her hands beat
out the sparks scorching her thick
! culs Her own light sleeve famed
and she crushed her arm down
dercely against me rug. Then she
IAN as she had never ran before
II was three blocks to the great
new hospital on the hill. Accident
and disease were familiar foes
among these ignorant hard working
people and Meta Lane knew the
hospital well Che loved it's order
liness and its cleanliness. and its
great wide doo.a IL had come TO
seem 10 her something alive, and
strong. ready. equipped always 70
! help She had never analyzed this
feeling
Rosa's screams ceased from ex-
( Iausuon. adding anxiety and fear
that she had died God, How
/ heavy she was II only she had
| en- her broad shoes! These silly
| things Why did her breath be.
ltsye so!
Tho approach n the hospital was
winding climb It looked endless
to tired t'eta Lane A machine
.'ood at the main door and a man
iJst entering 70 paused, looked,
thrn threw his hat and coat into
|tue tonnegu and raced down the
/ mil
"BWns?" Dr. Garvln said briefly,
as he took her burden Don't hur-
I ~" and he. sped away But she
was close behind him when he
/ reached the plata 20 lay the chubby
little body down and she choEed to
sec tho pitifull~ burned dimpled
bands still clutching the forgetme-
nots
She helped as they allowed her
/ y Garylu was head surgeon, but
this case he attended 10 himself
/ Perhaps those iorGetme nOts had
/ choked him a iittle too
silly sudden Miss Meta mur
mercd 70 hcrsel' aud slipped int
,ha next room She failed to reacl
chair and tainted quietly on the
noor And there Or Garvin found
4 or whom sva'hcd in cotton from
head TO foot. Rosa wan given into
other hands.
when Miss Meta returned 10 con
c,ousnrss she was on Coz h VII
"a gentle breeze blowing ct her
Something SMELL VAS neay her and
some person appeared 70 be band
aging her rlgh, arm As the han
dage wound down from her elbow
90 her wrist. th'f person stopped
and softly kissei the palm OF her
land This kiss had most thrill
ing effect. Miss Meta watched ab
sorbedly Why--it was Or Gar
win
Tears welled rom her eyes. 'Sil
iy' she murmured nercely
He turned his head and d.
deep into her eeys "T never knew
you tnl today. he said earnestly
And just al first ! didn know YOU
today Think ot that
NO wonder" said Mics Meta
with returning energy, in these
SHly clothes"
I ~ don. know. he said still
holding her hands. about clothes
Y only know You look different 20
dsy-and tho baby in your arms.
"Ch. Rosa
Poor baby Sh, Will be all right
thanks 10 you
Again the tears welled and again
Miss Meta had recourse 10 her com
prehensive. silly"
This Is II dear The doctor
kissed the fingers below he ban
dage Or Garr-n appeared tr em
ploy kisses es one might Ointment
"ls ~, dear?'
Yes. Miss Meta said Then her
native csudor returned Her gaze
nuttered from The new look In his
eyes and Hutte-cd hack again
Yes she said, go IL Bu' Ike
A."