Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-04-19

ney - - spesE beyond thels
greeting. until be had sons over the
record. Then: I'VE can't talk here.
] want to talk to you. K"
He led the way into the corridor. II
Was very dim. Far away was the night
nurses desk. with Its lamp. Its annunci.
at0r. its pile Of records. The passage
floor reflected the light on S~listening
boards.
II have been thinking until I am al.
most crazy. X. And now ] know how
IL happened. 1t was Joe.'
~The principal thing Is. not how II
happened. but that he Is going to get
well. Sidney"
SAe stood looking down. twisting her
ring around her finger.
rs Joe in any danger?"
I've are going to get him away to-
night. lie wants to go to Cuba. He'll
get off safely, ! think"
I'VE are going to get him away !
You are. you mean. You shoulder all
our troubles, X. as II they were your
own"
'IT He WINS genuinely surprised.
"Ch. ] see. You mean-but my part In
getting Joe Off Is practically nothing.
AS a matter Of fact. Schwitter has put
up the money. My total capital in the
world, after paying for the machine
today. Is v dollars"
"YOu. Of course" said she. "You
find Max and save him-don't look ike
that! You did. didn't you? And you
get Joe away, borrowing money to send
him."
He looked uncomfortable, almost
guilty.
when l look back and remember
how all these months I've been talk
ing about service. and you said moth
ing mt all, and all the time you we're
living what l preached-Tm so
ashamed, H."
He would not allow that. 1t dis
tressed him. She saw that, and tried
to smile.
"When does Joe COP
Tonight. I'm to take him across the
country to the railroad. I was won.
dering--"
"Yes?"
I'D better explain first. Then if you
are willing to send him a line. / think
1t would help. He saw n girl In white
in the a and thought 1t was you. of
course. Carlotta was taken i'll. And
Schwitter and--and Wilson took her
upstairs to a room"
do you believe that. K.?"
II do. He saw Max coming out and
misunderstood. He fired at him then"
He did 1t for me. / feel very guilty.
H., rs If it all comes back to me. I'll
write to him, OF course. Poor Joe"
He watched her 90 down the hall to-
ward the night nurses desk. Then he
went back into the quiet room. ,
He stood by the bedside, looking
down. Wilson was breathing quietly D.;
his color was coming Zip, rs he rallied
from tine shock. In KS mind now was
just II thought--to bring him through
for Sidney, and then 70 90 away. He
might follow Joe to Cuba. There were
chances there. He could do sanitation
Wofb, or he might try the canal.
The Street would 20 on working out
it's own salvation. lie would have to
think OF something for the lsosenfclds.
Aud he was worried about Christine.
Rut there again, perhaps, it would be
better If he ven away. Christine's
story would have to work itself out.
His hands We're tied. "I'd better get
away from here he told himself saw
ase1y.
Someone entered the room. He
thought it WIS Sidney and turned with
the light in his eyes that was only for
her, 1t Was Carlotta.
She wns not in uniform. She wore a
darl; skirt and white waist and her
high heels tapped rs she crossed the
room. She came directly to him.
'lIe Is better, isn't hep
'lIe is rallying, OF course it will be
a day or two before we are quite sure
She stood looking down at Wilson's
quiet figure.
II guess you know I've been crazy
about him. she said quietly. swell,
that's all over. He never really cared
for Inc. l played his game and lost.
I've been expelled from the school,"
Duite snIlppfv Sta drOnpnI on hor
knees beside the bed, aud put her
cheek close to the sleeping mans hand.
When after n moment she rose, she
was controlled again, calm, very white.
She turned toward the door. But X.
could not let her 20 like that. Her