Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-02

drew up another for himself Hs
brown eyes shone, but his voice was
perfunctorily cool.
Eyes? How long had you been on
the case. Miss Bayne?"
"Sincc Tuesday night, alternating
with the day nurse. The little hoy
he's six wears old--nas n touch of diph
liberia. | went on at I o'clock Thurs
day, relieving Miss Wray. Donald,
my patient. was restless and frvpriSh
the first part of the evening. but by
midnight his temperature fell and he
went off into such dccN. natural
sleep that was sure the turning
point had been reached. The family
had given up the whole second floor
to rs and the sick room was at the
back; the front room looking out on
FarraGut street was a sort of library
and Miss Wray and took turns sleep
ing there on Il couch.
Il stayed right beside Donald and
never took my eyes off him for an
hour or more. but he didn't stir. His
forehead was damp and he was breath.
ing easily and the relief from the strain
was beginning to make me drowsy. l
thought that a breath of the cool night
mir and sight of the street would
wake me up and it didn't seem any harm
to leave him for just minute, though,
of course. it was against my orders.
II stole into the library where Miss
Wray was snoring on the couch and
tiptoed over to the open window. The
lights were all out in the houses across
the street and only the street lamps
We're burning. but there was one direct.
lv opposite, between hundred and
thirty seven. and nine I only meant
to stay for a minute, but the air was
so clean auI refreshing that l dropped
on my knees by the window sill and
guess am afraid-that fell
asleep.
SSbo faltpred over the admission and
paused, but Paul urged her on.
"What awakened you. Miss Bayno?'
THE sound of mOtOrcar in the
street. 1t was big limousine and it
drew up before number one thirty nine.
Mrs. HartshOrne house. | watched be .
cause ! had read a lot about her in the
society columns of the newspapers and
wanted to catch a glimpse of her.
THE chauffeur shut off his engine
and switched out his lights, That was
the first thing that struck me as being
funny, but the light from the street
lamp was almost bright enough to read
by. The chauffeur climbed down and
disappeared in the shadow on the other
side of the door and Cmuught he was
lame--' she caught herself up. flush
ing with momentary embarrassment as
she remembered the slight limp with
which Paul had entered, but he smiled
pleasantly.
go on. please. Miss Bayne. L
wasn't I, assure you."
"Oh. I know that" She bit hel
lip. at seemed to me that whoever
was in that car took long time t.
get out of it. But when they movcc
beyond the shadow and up the steps o
the house in the circle of light I coulc
understand why. There were three o.
them, a man and two women; one
woman was in the middle and the!
were holding her up. almost carrying
her to the door. | thought she mus
be sick or--or intoxicated, for her body
sagged drunkenly and the, other woman
and the man had all they could do tt
get her into the vcstibule. They didn''
ring and must have let themselves il
with key, though not light sprani
up in the house except a tiny spark
like a match fame, before the from
door was closed behind them
WAS it the chauffeur who helped +
carry the woman iu?'' asked Paul.