The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-02-14

mustn't let herself get to rcscnting
Harriet! AT the end Of the fort
night, the doctor made his final visit.
Rose had especially asked Rodney to
he OF hand 10 hear his report when
the examination was over.
'Ilc says" Rose told her husband,
that I'm perfectly we'll" She turned
Ia the doctor for confirmation. Don't
your"
The doctor smiled. "As far as my
~dingnostic resources 60, Mrs. Aldrich,
you are perfectly we'll"
Rose smiled widely and contcntcdiy
upon them. That's GcligllrIl,' She
said 10 the doctor. "IhuuEs very
much"
But after he had zone She found
Mrs. Ruston in the nursery and had
Il talk with that lady, which was dos.
tined to produce seismic uphcavnlS.
i've decided To make II little
change In our arrangements, Mrs. Rus.
ton" she said. "l,ut I don't think
it's one that will disturb you very
much. Fin going to let Doris go
I'll ret her another place, OF course
and do her work myself"
Mrs. Ruston compressed Ter lips.
ana went on for Il minute with what
she was doing to n of III" twins,
as If she hndn't heard. Doris is
quite satisfactory. mndnn,' sh" said
mt last. I'D not advise making Il
change. She's II dependable young
woman, rs such go. or curse | watch
her very close"
II think I can promise TO be Do
p%cndablc," Rose said. II don't know
much about babies, but | thl X | can
learn ns well as Doris. Anyhow, |
can wheel them about aud wash their
clothes and boil their bottles an
things as well rs she does. Ard yul
can tell me what To do just as You tell
her"
To this last observation II became
evident that Mrs. iiuStul meant IL
cake no reply at all. She gave Rose
some statistical Information about the
twins instead. in which l.us" showed
herself politely Interested, and present
~ withdrew.
Rodney Wnr" II queer expression
MI through dinner, and when he got
Rose alone in the library aftcrWarh,
1t" explained IT,. Mrs. I;us'on had
given him notice. coutingru'ly. Rose
! bad informed her uf her !m''nttur t'
| dispense with the s~yrvi," of IT, nurse.
: muid. If Rose adhered To tins irtcu'
= lion, Mrs. Iu-,un Wust leave.
II was some sort of absurd mlsin.
' lcr>tanding, OF course, Rodney CON
Guided. and wanted 10 know what it
was all about.
II did say | meant to let Doris 90
: Rose explained, but | told her | meant
to take Doris job myself. | said
thought | could be just rs good Il
nurscmaid rs she was. And meant
IT,"
He was proving about the room il
rs far as that. Il don't see, rliil.'
he exclaimed, "why you couldn't leave
well enough alone! If it's that 81,
economy bug of yours again, It's non
, sense. You, to spend all your tim,
: doing mental work to save mc tvt
dollars Il week.
ut isn't mental work" Rose insist
ed. IT'S apprentice wO..:. alter ~,
- been ut 1t six months, learning rs fast
rs | can. I'll be able to let Mrs. liu~lu:
> go and take her job-lll be really
competent to take care of my own
children. | don't pretend | am now
lie stared ut her in perfectly h' lrS'
bcwildcrmcnt. You're talking rather
wild / think, Rose he said very quiet
, ~.
=. I'm talking what I've learned from
you she said. "Oh. Rodney, pleas,
try to forget that I'm your wife an,
that you're In love with mo. Can
you just say Here's a, or Il, or y, !
perfectly healthy woman, twrnty-tw,
years old, and II little real work woUl,
be good for herr"
She won, with much pleading, n sor'
If troubled hali.aSscnt from him. Tho
matter could be taken w again viii
Mrs. huston.
Given n fair field. RoS" might hav,
won II victory here. But, as l'ortit
had said once, the pattern was cut dit
A'''N 20 - wa -
one nipht, when E"r little uuincSak,
VAS found strunglins with the Group
There were sever terrifying hOurs--al
most uncomfortable hours, white III,
young life swung and balanced ov"l
the ultimate abyss. The hcruin" OF
those hours vas Mrs. huston. That
tn child lived vas clearly crcditabl,
to her.
Rose mtde another effort wen after
that. though She knew SHE was bcatrI
in advance. She waited until the ole
calm routine VAS ry.cslabliShrd. Then
once more, she asked for lrr chance
l;ut Rodney exploded before >h" got
the words fairly out of her mouth
no." he shouted, II won't consider il
She's saved that baby, llf". Iuul
have to find some way Of Suti~iyiu.
your whlms that won't jcopurdl2,
tl.nSc babies lives. After that night
good heavens, Rose, have yu forget
ten that nIghtf-lm going To- play II
V safe"