Middletown transcript., 1917-03-17

greeting, until he had gone over the
record. Then: 1--WE can't talk here.
want to talk to you, K"
He led the way into the corridor 1t
was very dim. Far away was the night
nurses desk, with its lamp, it's annuncl-
ator, it's pile of records. The passage
floor reflected the light on glistening
boards.
81 have been thinking until am al
most crazy, X. And now know how
it happened. 1t was joe
"The principal thing is, not how 1t
happened, but that he is going to get
we'll, Sidney"
She stood looking down, twisting her
ring around her finger.
"Is Joe in any danger?"
"We are going to get him away to-
night. He wants to go to Cuba. He'll
get off safely, think"
"We are going to get him away
You are, you mean. You shoulder all
our troubles, K, as if they were your
own"
"I?" He was genuinely surprised.
"Oh, 1 see. You mean-but my part In
getting Joe off is practically nothing
AS matter of fact, Schwitter has put
upsthe money. My total capital in the
world, after paying for the machine
| today, is seven dollars"
| "You, of course" said she. you
find Max and save him-don't look like
that! You did, didn't you? And you
get Joe away, borrowing money to send
him."
He looked uncomfortable, almost
guilty.
"When I look back and remember
how all these months I've been talk
| ing about service, and you said moth
ing at all, and all the time you were
living what I preached-Im sc
ashamed, K"
He would not allow that. 1t dis
tressed him. She saw that, and trieC
to smile.
''When does Joe go?"
"TOnight. I'm to take him across the
country to the railroad. I was won
dering-"
"Yes?"
"Id better explain first. Then if yor
are willing to send him a line, I think
it would help. He saw girl in white
in the car and thought it was you, O
course. Carlotta was taken ill. Ant
Schwitter and-and Wilson took he
upstairs to ROOM"
'Do you believe that, KIP"
II do. He saw Max coming out ant
misunderstood. He fired at him then.
"He did it for me. feel very guilty
K, as if it all comes back to me. II
write to him, of course. Poor Joel"
He watched her 60 down the hall to
ward the night nurses desk. Then b.
went back into the quiet room.
He stood by the bedside, looking
down. Wilson was breathing quietly
his color was coming up, as he ralliet
from the shock. In KS mind now wa
just one thought-to bring him through
for Sidney, and then to 60 away. Ill
might follow Joe to Cuba. There wer
chances there. He could do sanitation
work. or he might try the canal.
The Street would go on working ou
it's own salvation. He would have t
think of something for the Rosenfelds
And he was worried about Christine
But there again, perhaps, it would b
better if he went away. Christine
| Il 10 ifcn1f
His hands were tied. "Td better ge
away from here" he told himself say
agely.
Someone entered the room. Fl
thought it was Sidney and turned wit
| the light in his eyes that was only TO
her. 1t was CarlOtta.
, She was not in uniform. She wore
dark skirt and white waist and he
high heels tapped as she crossed tn
room. She came directly to him.
"He is better, isn't he?"
"He is rallying. Of course it will b
a day or two before we are quite sure.
She stood looking down at Wilson
quiet figure.
, 81 guess you know I've been Graz
about him." she said quietly. swell
, that's all over. He never really care
for me. I played his game and I-lOs
, I've been expelled from the school"
+ Quite suddenly she dropped on he
knees beside the bed, and put he
cheek close to the sleeping mans hant
9 When after a moment she rose, sh
was controlled again, calm, very whit
She turned toward the door. But
could not let her go like that. He