Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-09-21
HOW SHE
WAS CURED
BY ETHEL HOLMES

live through the day. For a year she
had been an inmate of st. Luke's hos
pital, gradually growing worse till at
last she had been given up by the
house physician, and now he pro-
nounced the end very nea The dill
Guilty in her case had been to diagnose
it. 1t was not in the liver nor the
heart nor the kidneys. the three organs
to which physicians refer the bulk of
Their cases. It might be that the stom-
ach was affecting the nerves or the
nerves the stomach. At any rate, there
was no nourishment derived from food,
and the patient suffered from nervous
debility.
'IIas she any relatives?" asked the
physician.
"She's married and has children"
"Vell, notify the husband"
Now, it 50 happened that Pat Nc
Ginnis, having to work hard all day,
with no one to take care of four young
children during his absence, had called
In a comely young woman for house
keeper and nurse. 1t was not leng be-
fore Miss Aulcahy, who occupied the
position. had drawn a promise from
Pat that after his wife's death he
would marry her.
On the Gay Pat was summoned TO
the bedside of his dying wife he had
taken a hal. holiday to go shopping
with Mss Mulcaey, who, it having
been reported to her that Mrs. Nc
Ginnis could not last long, was quiet
ly picking up d rousseau. He took his
conditional fancee with him to the
hospital to wait in the reception room
while he bid his wife a last farewell,
after which they were TO continue
their shopping. Mrs. McGlnnis was
lying in a ward on the ground floor.
from which she had a fine view of the
approach to the hospital. She saw her
husband coming in with Miss Null
cahy. and it was a revelation to her.
A man. whose intuitions In such mat
tiers are sluggish, would likely have
died before the revelation had broken
In on his stupid brain. Not so Mrs.
McGinnis. The story of her husbands
relations with Miss Mulcahy was not
only as plain to her the moment she
saw them coming in together as it has
been recorded here, but a great deal
palmer. Indeed, her mind shot out
little radiations of intelligence, giving
her minute pictures which have been
necessarily omitted in this bold state
p,a,t nf 2 ontC NKhnn Dot nnfarod tho
ward and was conducted to the bedside
Of his wife his face wore a very solemn
aspect, nor was it assumed. Mrs. Nc
Ginnis was the mother of his children
and had been a good wife to him til
disease deprived him and them of her
attention. Indeed, he felt SO deeply
that it vas not easy to open a CONVEX
sation. She spared him the trouble.
There was a flash in her eyes and a
drawing down at the corners of her
mouth not at all becoming to one about
to enter paradise. Instead of lying on
her back she raised herself and sup
ported herself by an elbow.
pat" she said, yer a good man.
Y niver lied to me. Now tell me who's
been tendin' the childer'?"
81 got Mary Mulcahy to do It,"
"And who's goin' to do 1t when I'm
gomez"
81 suppose she'll stay on"
"What y been dom with her this
afternoon?
Pat started.
"Don't lie to me, Pat. Y niver did
1t, and y niver'n do it unless some
woman ~persuades y. What y been
doin'?"
MARY was dom some shoppin'."
"And what's Mary's shoppin' tc
your
Pat stood stolidly silent. His eyes
rolled everywhere; his tongue moved
not.
"D'y' think the banns II be publish
ed next Sunday?" asked his wife.
Still Pat was silent. His thoughts
were tumultuous.
"And the weddin' the day after the
last banns?"
Pat signifed his distress by chang
ing the leg hat supported the principal
part of his weight.
"Have y said anything about this at
confessionT'
"Niver a word. But how did y
know t ALP
pat, you go right out and sind that
woman away, and don't y let her go
back to my place. Tell her ORR be
there the night mesel'."
"Howly saints!" exclaimed Pat, cross
ing himself.
"Sind her away, l say"
Pat went out and told Miss Mulcahy
that his wife had gained a super
natural knowledge of their intention,
warning her not to go to his house,
since his wife had threatened to be
there in ghostly form. Miss Mulcahy'
made a hasty departure, and Pat com
PEELED his rebellious legs to take him
back to his legitimate partner.
HAS she gone?' asked Mrs. McGin-
mis-.