The Denver Jewish news., 1919-01-29

Il mystery to the tenement dwellers.
The Levinsky's got Il share of. it.
necess Paris. Dec. PSI have not
Mpses six, Leah eight and Reuben
Line, had been laying for several days
eFpaning and fever-ridden. MEDICINES
and the physicians had put a severe
strain on the family funds. Night
yigils and trips for medicines had
tired the entire family. Under the
constant care of their mother and of
Minnie, the three children gradually
gainnd their health. Slight coughs
aud gaunt cpuntenances alone re-
mained to show signs of their recent
illness.
Their mother was the next to be
stricken. 1t was then that the strain
of family cares fell most heavily upon
Minnie When she arrived in the eve
ming, there was the family meal to be
prepared, the mother to be attended.
an accumulation of clothes to be
washed. the other children to be put
to bed. so that Minnie herself seldom
went to bed before midnight Three
days later the mother became conva-
lescent and AIinnie was afforded
somewhat of Il rest.
The following morning. spell of
dizziness overcame Minnie as she
arose. She felt peculiar weakness
in her knees also. She forced herself
to dress and, after purchasing few
rolls and some cheese at the grocery
store. she proceeded 10 the cigar fac
tory. The tobacco leaf that day, re-
fused TO roll as quickly or as pliantly
rs usual. Minnie explained that away
as due to the weather, for it was n
clustering, rainy October day. AT
lloon-time she rested upon some bags
in II corner, Even with that smell OF
dust and tobacco. how fine it felt to
rest. She would like to have lain
there another half hour. but her in
| creased wages depended upon her cN'
ira work so at II 30 she returned Ia
her table.
Never had the afternoon seemed So
| long or SO drcary. She wondered Of
| ten about her mother and this spurrcd
hcr on. She bathcd her forehead with
cold water, frequently AMI in that way
| kept the dizziness down. At . she
| borrowed nickel from one of the
other girls and rode home in one OF
| the street cars. an unprecedented cN
travacancc. She would save that out
of her dinner money tomorrow, whci
| she felt better. and return thc loan t'
hrr friend In the trolley she was
conscious that she alone was hatless
and that made her ashcmcd.
1t was with great difficulty that sht
dragged herself up the several flights
of stairs to the landing occupied by
the Levinskys. She had barrel,
crossed their kitchen threshold whei
she fell upon the floor in faint. TIN
small children huddled about her. toi
frightened to talk or to summon then
mother. who was quicting the baby IL
an adjoining room.
| Hy this time Bessie. who had failed
10 find her sister ut their customary
meeting place, had arrived. Nhei
| she saw her sister lying upnp the fiool
| she ran down stairs wrlnGinS hci
hands and screaming. Minnic's dead
.lurryinc down to her fathers place
of employment on Leonard. street Si'
summoned him. ON their way home
| ward they stopped at DR.. Goldstcin 5
| The doctor was ont, and there were
sumc forty calls before theirs. H'
would visit them in their turn, they
wcre told They hastcncd home
Some of the ncighbors had placed Tho
girl in bed and were applying mems
| remedies When her father stood he
side her bed and called her, slit
| opcned her eyes. looked about wcarill
and closed them again. Lerinsky mas
tened to the station house and lp
ncalcd to the lieutenant for help :
great Zeal of 'phoning then cnsucd
and finally promise of aid whs Sc
cured. When he returned II nciglibol
entered with the news that DR.. Gold
stein was attending Il patient scIcra
aaprs ;4yay. Mr.. Leyinsky hurrle'
| down aud on his return brought TN
Doctor with him. The case was pro
| nounccd to be pneumonia and the con
dition of the patient was so scriull'
| That removal to Il hospital was out o
the question. II had been case %
influenza and had turned to pncu
moniu from lack of treatment.
The physician made several CALI
that night and seemed more worried