The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-28
Rewe1aGons
Wife
How Madge Coml1rtcd Katie and
Brought Back Her will to Live.
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HOW Madge ComiJrtcd Katie and
Brought Back Her win to Live.
7 YOURS aitcrward Lillian came
II into the room her face lined with
= tnNlety. Mine must have reflected
the peace | had attained, tor her eye,
lIghtened as they met mine
Now you're my own brave girl
again" she said, as she came up TO the
bed bearing a tray with a cup OF steam
ing coffee and some toast upon IT, And
there is q task before you that will tay
your str%cngth-so drunk thi, fl st."
! obeyed her, and then then sat "
dctermlncdlyr
You're not 70 bother one bit more
about me" / said with decision I'm
perfectly all right, ready TO bear a
woman'S part instead Of acting Ike a
spoiled, hysterical child What is It
you wan me to dor"
you Judge youSclf too har,hly my
dear" Lillian said kindly "But I'm
lad you are feeling all right for yoI
have a sad time before you"
Katie" ! ycnturcd, with lore
boding
Ycs." Lillian inclined her head
sadly Katie has lost her little chlli
it died at birth And, Of cour c, sic Is,
wildly mconsolablc The phys ci1n
fears for her lie If size cannot be quiet
ed otherwise than by drugs. And
shes asking over and over again for
YOU"
I had risen from the bed at her nrs'
mention Of Katic's name and by the
time she had finished was hastily
donning a loose house gown and slip
pers and twisting my hair mp into the
simplest and quickest possible coi.furc
81 will go 10 her al once" / said, and
two minutes more saw me bending over
Katie's bedside
II was an almost unrccognizable
Katie whose grief haunted eyes stared
up ar me Ravaged by pam. torn by
wild rebellion at her ia'e. there was
little trace Of my volatile ]happy.go.
lucky little maid in this woman with
the burning face and wrld-,raring eyes.
| had heard her calling me con. Mlssi,
Graham COON qvecck TO Katie" Over
and over again the cry rang out, an!
she was still saying il monolonou.ly as
! bent over her, .hcr p|a'n-duIlrd brain
evidently not yet realizing that / had
come 10 her.
! put my hand on her forehead then
knelt down by the eide Of the bed so
that my face was close 10 hers
81 am here" Katie | said slowly
distinctly. Don't be afraid any more "
She stopped moaning. turned her ewes
to mine. and then her poor blnd1ocl
face btpan working. and she burs, into
wild weeping
The Relief OF Tears.
heard Cousin Agatha draw a deem
breath as It Of relief and the physician
mn a quiet signal to let the poor
prief-S,ricken creature cry her heart
out II she wished beckoned 10 Cou in
Agatha. and they both left the room
OF course. | saw Instantly that until
this moment Katie had not been given
the blessed healing relief Of tears, and
that the physician wished me TO be
alone with her. thinking that the poor
undi'ciplined child might yield 10 my
comfort and authority made no ef-
tort 10 stop Ka,ie's tears. simply held
her clos. until the paroKysm had passed
and she rested quietly in my arms
weak and spent. but with the wild gilt
Ter gone from her eyes.
The physician came noiSelessiy back
into the room. stood looking down at
Us for a moment.
This i, better he said, a note Of
satisfaction in his voice. He busted
himself with his medicine case fpr a
minute, and brought a potion TO Katie
she swallowed obediently.
"Let her talk for a little while" he
said to me-. but first battle her f,ee in
cool water. And when she gets
cover her M and LET her drop
ofi to sleep. She will he better when
she wakes"
Katie watched him scornfully as ne
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