The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-30

that stuff you got from Katie is rhcu-
matiSm remedy | won't have any OF 1t
on me"
II don't suppose it is a rheumatism
remedy" ! returned soo,hlngly But
Katie warranted It 10 relieve a sharp
pain IN the back such As YOU have, so
please lc, me put 1t on
The lulc devil Of pain that was
working at my husbands back evidently
sayc an extra twist to his torture inStru-
mcnrs lust then. Tor Dicky raised him
SELF painfully ON one elbow and shout
ed
We'll. for heaven, sake, put it on
Don't stand there delivering a lecture
about it This isn't any blooming ros-
trum, YOU know"
Loosen your clothing then, and turn
over upon your face so that can eV-
pose your back" answered quietly
pa y"u wish me ,o help you "
No Dicky said shortly, but after a
few moments struggle. in which the
pain he suffered was reflected in his
face, he was glad enough TO have me
come to the rescue When he was
ready, with his face buried IN the pill
lows as II IN protest against the whole
proceeding. brought in the dish oi
mixture and, Saturating the brush in il,
gave a vigorous swish over his back
With a yell that would have done
Justice to the traditional old Comanche
so dear TO the hearts II fiction dab.
blcrS, Dicky shot upward and M, OF
the bed. upSctting the dish oi lnimcnt
/ ~ his sudden movement and sending
It's content, over hi, back and legs
You're burning me alive" he howled
with string of eNplet,vcS such as had
never before heard from his lips in his
angtieSt moments What is that blast
ed stuff anyway He stopped long
enough to sniff why YOU blooming
/ idiot, It's turpcn,iuc" he ravcd "li |
hadn', had my face in the pillows |
would have Smelled u Quick Get
something 10 stop this burning the stuff
hliuetS &c, some olive oil and ban.
dage, quick. and then send for a doctor
! OF an the"
/ did mo-, wai, 10 hear the ,nd ni his
sentence, but genuinely frightened. flew
down the stairs, meeting Katie half
way She was pale with fright, and had
evidently been running
which PhyNcian-7"
"Oh. Mce,ls Graham" she gaspcd 81
make me van hlg mccstakc. give YOU
wrong bottle Jim he say do, stuff hurn
like he'll Did YOU put II on vet"
Yes returned shortly Tor was
/ IN nn amiahlc mood toward Katie
"and Mr Graham D., badly burned
Bring me the olive od a, quickly as YOU
I can"
She went down the stairs two ,,ep,
at a time. and was back with the olive
oil hy the time had sorted ont ah.
torhcnt cotton aud banadgrs | looked
carefully at aud even tasted the olive
oil TO he sure that ! did not make any
other mistake. and then hurried back
10 nicky
/ lie was walking the floor. evidently
m torture. but there was no sign ni the
inability 10 use hi, muscle, that had
hecn his before ! applied ka,ies rem.
edv Evidently the pain oi the burn,
had driven the other lesser malady
away
"Sure YOU ha,en1 po' carbolic acid
this time T. he demanded unplca,antly
as | entered
II inst tasted the olive oil to he sure
the label /, right replied. Now II
you'll lie down III de- ,hc'beN can
for you
lie obeyed wi,hcu further commen,
and ! fairly flooded his back with the
soothing oil and bandaped II well.
could tell from hi, breathing and the
look on his face that the treatment was