Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-24
The Business or
Living % " %
Nv MIRA EVA EaAAan
eAsY'S ILLNESS sRINos AN.
xlgTY TO ELEANOR.
~ MRS. EVA LEONARD.

AtstY 10 ELEANOR.
The baby has high fever. I am
dreadfully worried about him." Flea
nor hardly gave Douglas time to re-
move his coat before she hurried him
to the side Of the little crib.
You see how flushed his face is
ana ne breathes very short. Feel how
hot his skin is" The mother pushed
the golden ringlets from the fair lit
tie forehead.
Have you called the doctor?" Doug
las seated himself by the crib and
took the hot little hand in his big cool
palm.
Yes. telephoned an hour ago. but
the doctor was not in. Mrs. Potter
said she would send him over as soon
as soon as he came"
Probably he took cold while we
were having such a time to get coal,
and you know how rapidly a child's
temperature goes up. Try not to worry
dear" Douglas drew his wife down
on his knee. You suffer so intensely
when anything is the matter with the
children that it keeps you all worn out
that and the hard work you do"
"Oh. 1t is such a comfort to have
you here. thought you would never
come. Things look so impossible; so
dark and full of dread when l am
alone" She laid her head on her hus-
bands shoulder.
There is the bell!" Douglas start
ed up. ut is probably the doctor.
will go down and let him In" He hur
he
heard steps on the stair. DR.. Potter
was a baby specialist Of great renown
and the size of his bills correspondent
to the greatness of his fame. Douglas
would have preferred family ply
stefan who had time to take an inter-
est In each patient, but Eleanor re-
fused to economic when the child
ren's health was at stake, and she
seemed to think that because he charg-
ed SO much 1t must be that the children
were safer with him than with a man
of more modest opinion of the worth
OF his services. He looked at the baby
in detached way. Each child pre-
sented certain symptoms which he was
able to diagnose with remarkable ac-
curacy, but he was cold and unsym-
pathetic and Douglas wondered how
Eleanor could prefer him to the family
friend they called when either Of them
was sick.
How long has he been in this stu
por?" asked the doctor, breaking the
awful silence that had gripped Eleanor
like a hand on her throat.
Nearly all afternoon. He was fret
full during the morning and he had
been asleep for over an hour before II
noticed that he had high fever" Ele- |
amor was watching the impassive face
though she knew from past experience
that she could tell nothing from it.
There is great deal of typhoid
around, and am afraid the baby is
In for run Of the fever / cannot
tell definitely till morning"
He lives mostly on milk and we
have bought only the best certified
baby milk for him. Eleanor hasten
ed to say. The doctor smiled slightly.
Certified, is it? From which
1airy?" Douglas mentioned the firm.
ut costs enough to be all right" he
added.
Cost should assure care In the
handling of the milk. Unfortunately It
1oes not always do It, 1 have three
Eases now of babies who take milk of
hat dairy. I shall enjoin them from
selling any more milk till an investi-
cation is made If can get the city to
ict.' He opened his case and called
glasses and water, which Eleanor
IF the child is to be sick
ong you will need a nurse. Shall I be