The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-17

4 = SULLCA LILY bANeAt
-. -, - -. "No, it's not
A''' --'''''' ~'' quite five. Try to
keep your arms covered" drawing up
the sheet and blanket before she ran
to answer the shrilling phone.
"Hello! No, this is Helen.
The nurse is off for couple of hours.
/. Yes, she seems little better.
No, it's not so high-only 1O1.
+. o, no, I'm glad to do it."
7 "Can't you deaden that 'phoneT
when Helen returned to the bed. "Stufr
the bell with something. 1t wakes me
up every time doze Off"
"rd better fix your broth first. It'll
take few moments to heat"
"Pull down that shade little more.
No, not so much-there! Wait, you'd
better close that transom--I feel
draft"
The shade and transom adjusted,
Helen ran downstairs to the kitchen.
Finding the broth In glass jar in the
refrigerator, carefully she measured
out cupful in small enamel stew
pan.
| While it was heating, she could not
help notice that the stove was not
overclean.
4 Instead of the shining spotlessness
4 that she expected Of Carries kitchen
1 things were neither very orderly mol
/ very clean. But this was only because
4 Carrie was Ill.
4 When she took up the napkin-cov
cred broth, Carrie was tossing rest
i lessly.
il "Its too hot,". tasting 1t with
grimace, land too salty"
II didn't salt it." stirring the brotl
to cool it. ~ just poured 1t out o
the jar"
"Well, 1t wasn't that salty before,
skeptically.
= - all times difficult, Warren's ST.
ter when she was Ill had all OF hi
irritable unreasonableness.
"Oh, those tablets! / should've ha
them before the broth. No, that littl
, pin box"
'Two every two hours" read Hele
from the label, "That's all 1t says
1.-THE doctor said BEFORE IL
BROTH" temperishly. "Oh, asked yt
to muffle that phone"
1t was only a wrong number ca
and as Helen hung up the receiver 81
stopped to fold blotter and wedge
behind the bell.
"Helen!" Carries voice came pet
Ilantly from the bedroom. I'D bett
take those tablets anyway. No. 6
some fresh water. And bring a gla
of cracked ice. And wait--you'd b.
ter fill this hot-water bag. How mu
longer before the nurse comes?"
sShe said she'd be back at six,' mi
INJURED Helen, feeling under the cove
for the bag.
s'No, it's not hot enough in the ba
room--you'll have to go down to t
kitchen. But give me the tablets fr
Is that the doorbell?'
It was the malta letter, a postca
, and two circulars, which the ms
brought up and laid on the bed. Il
the other pillow under my head-a
raise that shade. No, l can't Sc
opening the letter. "Turn on this lii
by the bed"
While Carrie was absorbed in
mail, Helen, wondering what the nj
demands would be, filled the hot-wa
bag and got the cracked ice.
"Wil1 you get me clean handk
chief? Right there in the top drawe
Id that cretonne box. No, plain he
stitched one. And hand me that bot
1 OF violet water. The. doctor'll be h
this evening. Should I put on fr'
gown now or wait until the nu
comes? Well, you'd better lay 1t
anyway. The third drawer"
A profusion Of expensive silk
crepe lingerie crowded the drawer, c
firming Helen's belief that about
sb underwear Carrie was most extra
Of giant.
81 EMO, one with pink ribbon. J
,,us thatll do. Now I wish you'd put FIR
=. cases on these pillows--they look
ms rumpled."
10 The pillows In fresh cases, the
q Strengthened, the bedside table in
III der, and 1t was ten minutes Of six.
An TO get home in time for din
Helen knew that she must catch
els. The station was only ST
& walk from the house. so she wal
all another ten minutes before she
ice tured a reluctant, sim afraid I'll b
III to start now--if I make that
gir fifteen"
hfs .Why, you're not going to leave
ALONEw
"Can't the maid stay with you u
the nurse comes? And Lawrencel
/ / here in few minutes. There's
Init other train until seventeen. That W
Oh. get me home before eight"
II wouldn't have let the nurse 6
- I hadn't thought you'd be here.