The Lakeland evening telegram., 1919-03-26

himself to speak quietly anu DIE Vos0
gave no hint Of the agony OF fear tnat
possessed him.
"Are you going to let your vm
stand between us, spoil our IVES!
Happiness win lengthsn yours A.
miner He drew a deep breath we
win not talk Of mine, dear. For ~
own sake I implore you 70 hsesn .
me-"
aAuntie. what does Doctor ~
want you to DOR The foeyotesa sane
slipped between them and threw .
arm across the IRAN ASuzs.
He wishes mo = 70 away we@
him dear"
.Wm jour Ruth qsssasasl =
sudden fear.
The weary syss lesAsl stssdsg ~
ths dominant ones abevs ~ an1 wss~
Asld b. he pain and nissy ~ ~
Ia tAsir depths. Her swu wsfs das&
with suffering - shs tsRnsd eWV
| Mtth . asA.
mo, GWeatAoafA
with q laugh Of rsiisf ~ am -
eumsd her play and ~ naa ~ -
room.
Some hours later - ~ last says
Of the setting sun slintsd across me
hower-scented room, Ruth danced Int
| It holding her doll closely saying over
and over one word until the rythm
reached the dulled consciousness q
the woman lying on the couch and
aroused her.
"What is 1t you say, dearr
"Such a funny word that nanny
told me about" the child answered.
"Skidded. want to know what 1t
means, because she says Doctor Max
| did 1t down the hill. She didn't tell
me where"
Suddenly erect Margeret stared at
the child. 'aTell Nanny Rose to come
here. Ruth, and we will find out what
she meant"
"Ts righ' hyar, Miss Mar'gret
Jus dun foller dat chill case I feared
she'd say somefn' she shouldn't. Now
dom 70 git skeered, honey. TO thai
aim nothin' to git skeered about"
'What are you talking about, Nam
my2 What has happened to Doctor
Max? Tell me at once"
"Jus' muffin but what dat no coun
niger, Jake, tol' me. He say de doc
tor skidded, eff yo' know what da
mean, an dun brought up at de horse
piddle. Lan's sake! Whar yo' goin
Miss Margaret, hab yo' done gon'
, clare crazy?"
For Margeret had left the coucl
and was making her way slowly
stumblingly toward the verand
, through the open window.
; Followed by her old nurse and tn
wondering child, with one intent, t
reach the hospital around the corne
> from her home, she went falteringl
on, catching now and then to man
4 my's shoulder, again straightenin
. herself and walking alone while th
q old colored woman muttered imprecl
tons upon her son, Jake. whose stor
+ had brought about this unheard-t
n thing.
r But the strength, keyed for the mt
A ment to unusual exertion could lai
= but little time. Conscious that
= was fast leaving her. Margeret praye
a for 1t to last until she reached I'll
building; prayed that she would |
= in time to tell him that she was avail
n at last. Nothing mattered but tn
) he should know what life would met
\ to her without him, and she hurrie
a hurried until at length she sank 9
= hausted upon the steps leading up
"a st. Luke's.
% There were people about who star
N at her. Nanny Rose with han
upon her bulging hips glared at the
as she sheltered the girl with b
4. huge figure. Then an inspirati
10 came to her and her manner chang
q. to ingratiating blandness.
70 "Ef one OBJ yo'alls II 60 up tn
. an ask To- de doctor I suttinly'd
m much erbleeged."
I'll "Any one in PARTICULAR some o
10 asked.
ID "Suttinly not" she replied, wi
,e dignity. "Jus' some doctorn do"
She waited long, long enough
u, the passersby, their curiosity uns
he isfled, to 60 their different wa
e- Hearing steps behind her she turn
and for the second time within
w hour gasped out her amazement at |
hy unexpected.
be "Fo' Gawds sake! Wot yo' do
ei runnin' down desc hyar stairs! M
ng Mar'gret an me fou't yo' was dait
an "Hush Nanny" Doctor Max q
ch imperatively. "Hush." STOPPING,
or gathered the girl into his arms. III
Id. Margeret spoke.
ny II am only tired. Just tired. Ii
'ut really you, Max? l was afraid
'e; would never reach you and I wan
ne so to tell you that give up.
ny thought I was right, dear, but nc
ing matters now but just you," ,
en before the scandalized gaze of MI
his my Rose the girl slipped her al
his about the big Doctors neck, "jus'
ice eff she had'n bin brung up 'spectab
en- the old woman moaned.
her