Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1916-11-16


.. "will you tell me II this 10 the
llbraryr
Next door, answered the man.
This Il the Etuyvesant hospital"
''Oh r said Mary.
eAnd there's a man upstairs that
10 yelling bis head OF for some girl.
ana Pm about at my Wits end 10 know
what 70 do, win you conner
sIi He'd know the impositionlt
mo, he wouldn't. He's out OF his
head. I8esides, he's all bandageh up
and he can hardly see. He keeps call
ing for MARI a. 10 break your hedrt.
IAN right" said Mary, elutching at
her book nsrvounly.
The elevstoF took them 10 the third
1oor. On 9 white iron bed q man lay
svathed In bandages. which crossed
and rscrossed his faca. Hia eyes, nose
and mouth alone escaped, and for all
Mary could make out, be might have
been Ethiopian or Monaghan. eighteen
or seventy.
The Doctor went 20 the bed. Here's
Mary" be said we've brought
Mary" And. turning, he bsckoned her
70 approach.
'Hew was he hurtY' whispered Mary
to the nurse.
-Footbaili' was the laeonic answer.
Mary went quite close and half
beat over the sick man. Here am 7"
Ehs said softly. and repeated: I'm
here-whafs his namsT" she asked
quickly.
"Jimi Cali him Jim"
I'm here, JimiS she repeated, and
laid a soft. cool hand on the hot one
restIessly elutching at the cover. In.
stantiy the fingers turned and held
hers, the restless eyes fastened them.
eeives on her face and grew quiet.
MARY r. he said. you win marry me,
won't you, MaryT'
eHay yesi" prompted the doctor.
this n WONDERFUL. We've got to keep
Il up. Hes qulstsE than he's been for
days.
~Yea" said Mary.
SoEp6kning was gripping her heart.
Away "a IN her own city man named
jim loved her. And abe had refused
bis lqvs. But she knew that II he
were hurf IKE lazis, helpless and nsft.
ing for Ms life, she would DO ell me
could 70 save him.
II knew you'd come. Mary." said the
sick man. gripping her hands hard.
''You came 10 tell men ron loved me,
didn't your Kiss me- Mary" And.
STOPPING. she kissed him.
And 70, hcldins her hands aud talk
ing and muttering. he gradually grew
quieter until he slept.
TITS marvellous (" said the doctor
nnaliy, 'Td no Idea II would be like
this. Re may sleep now for hours
and waken In his right mind. think,
my dear young lady, that you can fat
ter yourself you have saved a life"
And Mary, throbbing with her adven.
ture. left the hospital and WAS on the
car before she thorght OF her book.
She called for II the next day and
learned that the patient was on the
higr road 70 recovery.
. In d week she went home and with
busy days the memory OF her expert
euce wat fast dimming. But one thing
utayed--a deep pity for Jim, her Jim.
The feeling that had sprung up Ia her
heart a. the injured mans bedside had
remained and grown.
She was sorry she had hurt Jim,
was haunted by the look in his eyes
The dag she had told him she could
never love him. And she began to
wish he would come back and tell her
again that he loved her.
One rainy day In November he came
He walked Into the dark library and
she faced him, half laughing, half cry
ing. II came" said he, ITO return a
letter. Mary. II dropped out of book
that belonged 10 q friend of mine"
MaFy took II ''why---I lost this out
OF Q library book away out ln--" The
letter and TO tho floor. "Jlm," she
cried, suddaniy. ''were you sick or hurt
10 hospital In EorristownT
'Yes. And did you save . mans
life In that hospital one timer
They said / did"
and did you kiss him7"
'fYesl"
"And tell him you loved himT"
.sYasi'
wen. Il ron tell him you didn't
mean It hen up and die right now.
Did you. MaFyf"
'sYes, JImi"
That's all that 10 necessary to COM
piets the cure" he declared as he
folded her into his arms.
toopyvsghk 1910. by the Mcclure Nawnra~
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