El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-30

swallowed up all other thought
"Jack Is right" said But 1or
Ky voice broke. and she Pattsd
@Baby might have come through
all right perhaps" she said.
7 was sure this could not have
been, but before ] could protest FUR
Their a ring AT the door announces
the doctors arrival,
-ou take him in 20 see Baby,
Mrs Hampton advised when she hao
explained briefly 70 the physician
what she had done for the little SUI
fersr.
asI moved toward the bedroom. my
hu 5band spoke you 90, TOO motners
AT a time Ike this. I would not
hang back OF suggest that she take
my place. Il would have been IN
kind and ungracious. Yet knew
that had conditions been less serious
I would have been tempted 70 do SO.
The doctor approved entirely OF
what Mrs. Hampton had done, ana
said that the little girl was over the
worst Of the attack. There might oe
q recurrence q the trouble 1or
night OF two, but he left me medi-
cine, TO- as he phrased Il, head 1t
twas the little one well wrapped
up when she was out todsy?' he asked
NJ AaAA " Aa=aA IS AAAa Ha-Aa-
Yes" I answered, and Norah kept
her on the sunny side OF the street.
The Reason Why.
Mrs. Hampton started 70 SPEAK,
then checked herself Il was not until
the doctor had gone that she told Us
what was on her tongues end.
Coming through g side street on her
seen Baby LOUIS carriage standing
in the bitter wind and out OF tie sun
shine, while Norah was talking %
grocer's delivery man q few feet
away, As Mrs, Hampton paused %
speak 70 the child, the maid hurried
forward, much embarrassed, and said
that she had Just been having a mo-
ment's chat with a cousin" she
CHANGED to meet
81 told her the child should be IN
the Sunshine. as you ordered" Mrs
Hampton said she flushed but made
'sThat," she continued, @was why
ran in here on ny way 20 dinner
tonight. 7 wanted to be sure BaDy
had not been chilled As kissed her
there IN her little crib I noticed that
her breathing was somewhat thick
as y she had a slight influenza Then,
when the storm came up remen-
bered the open window and worried
about that too. So when the lecture
was over came around this way. Tne
cars were blocked often, and I got
here much later than I had planned
and found Baby with Group"
HAud." added, "the window closed,
Z hope, as ! had told Norah 70 close
sWeII. no" was the reluctant rs
ply. 1T was open, and the snow was
blow ing IN. Baby was uncovered
too. heard her eroupy cough the
I entered"
''Oh!" I calculated. Mortified
q a
THAT was what I wondered when
looked into your room" hie mother
said. when I had closed the win
dow 7 went hack 20 the kitchen and
found her entertaining the same man
I had seen her talking 70 this after
noon. She started TO make an e1-
planztion, which I cut short by telling
her baby had the Group and that 1
wanted her az once"
why didn't you speak OF babys 1
sold when you came here before din !
lerE 7 queried-
u did not want TO worry you and 7 I
hoped e might amount to nothing
was the reply. You had q dinner ana !
theater engagement and could hardly |
break either.
Not Very III.
Il would have broken both Il baby [
had been H." declared. holly
Yes but she was not H." ny
uotherlnlaW reminded me haQ
Moran done her duty the child might |
have been all right"
$50 much for trusting servantsF
lack exclaimed.
Never mind about that, dear son,
his mother soothed- Its all over now
and Norah has had her lesson"
q believed she was trustworthy" 1 l
cor I never would have left
baby with her"
@Of course not, dear" Mrs. Hamp-
ton agreed "All young mothers have
10 learn their lessons. I had TO learn
mine. and they were hard ones"
i don't remember that you ever
trusted US boys 70 the care o. q nurse
when We were little" Jack observed. /
And I don't believe you ever did"
He meant no reflection upon me, but
I was over wrought and unstrung-
Jack" exclaimed, you know 1
would never have left baby II you
had not urged me to"
y know It," he affirmed. ebut real
-. Louise, you must be more sure
after this that you have q reliable
servant"
could not speak. for ny heart was
full Jack and I were both experience
ing the reaction from sharp anxiety
and were not in e 1T condition 70