Middletown transcript., 1917-02-03

NOulu llpSc AGAIN INTO SlupOr. WIN
| healthy man they could have tried
more vigorous measurcs-could have
| forced him to his feet and walked him
about, could have beaten him with
l.nottcd towels dipped in ice water.
| Eat The wrecked body on the bed could
stand no sucl, heroic treatment.
| It was lie Moyne, after all, who saved
Johnny Eosenfeld's life. For, when
| staff and nurses had exhausted all
their resources, lie stepped forward
With quiet word that brought the in
ternes to their feet astonfshed.
There was new treatment for such
cases-it had been tried abroad. He
looked at Max.
Max had never heard of it. He
threw out his hands.
Try it, for heavens sake" he said.
"Tm all in
The apparatus was not in the house
must be extcmporized, indeed, at
last, of odds and ends from the operat-
in. room. X. did the work. his long
fingers deft and silillful-while Mrs
Rosenfeld knelt by the bed with her
face buried; while Sidney sat, dazed
and bewildered, on her little chair in
side the door; while night nurses tip
toed along the corridor. and the night
watchman stared incredulOus from out
side the door.
When the two great reCtanslcS that
were the emergency ward windows had
.oAn a
room to gray rcctangles In the morn
ing light, Johnny Roscnfeld opened his
eyes and spoke the first words that
marked his return from the dark val
ley.
"Gec, this is the life" he said, and
smiled into KS watchful face.
When it was clear that the boy
would live, X. rose stiflly from the bed
side and went over to Sidney's chair.
'He's all right row." he said-'as
all right as he can be. poor lad!"
'sYou did it-youi How strange that
you should know such thing. How
am l to thank you?"
The internes, talking among them
selves, had wandered down to the din
ing room for early coffee. Wilson was
giving few last instructions as to the
boys care. Quite unexpectedly, Sid
ney caught KS hand and held it to
her lips. The iron repression of the
night, Of months indeed, fell away be-
fore her simple caress.
"My dear, my DEAR" he said huskily.
sAnything I can do--fOr you-at any
time
II was after Sidney had crept like
broken thing to her room that Carlotta
Harrison and X, came face to face.
: Johnny was quite conscious by that
time, a little blue around the lips, but
valiantly cheerful.
"6Iorc things can happen to q fellow
: than | ever knew there wasr' he said
to his mother, and submitted rather
sheepishly to her tears and caresses.
: "You were always good boy, John
n.y. she said. Just you get well
enough to come home. I'll take care
of you the rest of my life. We will get
ytu q wheel-chair when you can be
: about, and I can take you out in the
| pdIh NUtl l. CUiEG IlOto "pii'
. "Il be passenger and you'll be
l chauffeur, ma"
"NIr. LIE Moyne is goins to get your
father sent up again. With siXty-five
cents day and what I make. We'll get
along"
"You bet W. Wilt"
"Oh. Johnny, if could see you COM
ing in the door again and yelling
mother and supper III one breath !
The meeting between Carlotta and
LIE AIoync was very quiet. She had
been making q sort Of subc0nscious I'M
preston OH the rctina Of his mind dur.
ing all the night. It would lie difficult
;, to tell when he actually knew her.
= When the preparations for moving
: johnny back to the big ward had been
made, the other nurses left the room
. and Carlotta and the boy were to-
- gether. X. stopped her on her way
4 to the door.
!. Miss Harrisou !"
Yes, Doctor Etiwardes.''
= II an not Doctor Edward2s here
+ my name is lie Moyne."
= All"
Il have not seen you since you left
I 81. Johns"
mo; Il rested for Il few months
/ Il suppose they do not know thai
| you werc-that you have had any pre-
yious hospital experience"
I mo. Are you going to tell them?
j II shall not tell them. Of course
4 And thus, by simple mutual consent
! it was arranged that each should re
A Spcct the others confidence.
Y Carlotta staggered to her room
There had been 4 time, just before
dawn. wien she had had one Of those
D swift revelations that sometimes come
u at the end OF q long night. She hat
seen herself as she WAS. The boy wa!
| very low, hardly breathing. Her pas
stretched before her, series of small
revengcs and passionate Outbursts
swift yieldings slow rcmorse. Sh'
ii dared not look ahead. She would hav'
given every hope she had in the world
just then, for Sidncys stainless past.
She hated herself with that deadli
est loathing that comes with cOmplct
i self-revelation.
q And she carried TO her room tn
Il knowledge that the nights struggl
q had been In valn-that. although John
a ny Rosenfeld would live. she ha
n gained nothing by what he had sui
4 fered. The whole night had show
d her the hopelessness Of any stratager
il to win Wilson from his new allegiance
II She had surprised him in the hallway
.ratcLinm SilnnX,S slender Gcurn q 8 Sh