Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

ENNgNf PiNNSihk HlN 10 dis IOTC-
head, while my mind holds clear per-
haps you would be good cnouph-you
have been so good TO me--to say that
prayer you learned. Ny father will be
In his study now, and soon IL will be
tiinc Tor morning prayers. I often feel
his blessing on me. Pearl. I want to
feel 1t now, bringing peace and rest
weary and content and un.
dishonored and grant us
=" His voice grew fainter and
trailed away into incoberency.
And now, oh. thou dignihed rector of
St Agnes, In thy home beyond the sea !,
lay aside the Appendix to the Apology
OF st. Perpetual over which thou
porest, for under all thy dignity and
Journalism there beats a loving fathers
heart. The shadows are gathering. dear
sir, around thy fifth son in a far couu
try. and in the gathering shadows there
stalks, noselessly, relcntlcsly. that
grim, gray specter. Deathl On thy
knees, then, ., rector Of st. Agnes, and
blend thy prayers with the feeble peti :
tions OF her who even now, for thy
house, entreats the Throne of Grace.
Fray, . thou on whom the bishop s
hands have been laid, that the golden
BOWL be not broken nor the silver
cord loosed, for the breath of thy fifth
son draws heavily and the things OF
time and sense arc fading, fading. fad
ing from his closing eyes.
Pearl repeated the prayer.
And grant, o most merciful
| Father, for His sake that we NAV
hereafter lead n godly, righteous and
| sober life
She stopped abruptly. The old dog
lifted his head and listened. Snatchine
up the lantern, she was out of the door
before the dog was on his feet. There
were wheels coming, coming down the
road In mad haste. pearl swung tho
lantern and shouted.
The doctor reined in his horse.
She flashed the lantern into his face.
oh. Doc ~ she cried. Dear Doc. ]
have been waitin' and waitin' for ye
Git In there to the granary. Arthur.
the sickest thing ye ever saw. Git il
there on the double jump"
She put the lantern into his hand q,
she spoke.
Hastily unhitching the doctors hors.
,teIt her way with him into tn,
b ackcst.
Now, Thursa," she laughed to her
self, I'VE got him. and he'll do it, dea
Doc, he'll do it. The wind bley
dust and gravel in her face as she raj
across the yard.
When she went into the granary tn
doctor was sitting on the box by Ar
thurs bed. with his face in his hands.
oh, Doc, what is it?' she cried
seizing his arm.
The doctor looked at her. dazed an
even Pearl uttered cry of dismay wheI
she saw his face, for it was like t. th
face of a dead man.
Pearl" he said slowly. 81 hav
made a terrible mistake, / have kille
young Cowan."
Bet he deserved it, then" Pear
Killed him." the doctor went on
not needing her, ''he died in my hands
poor fellow. Oh. the poor young fel
low / lanced his throat. thinking
was ,quinsy he had, but it must hav
been diphtheria, for he died, Pearl, b
died. I tell you !"
well" Pearl cried, excitedly wav
ing her arms. 'he amt the first ma
that's been killed by a mistake, II
bet lots O. doctors kill people by mis-
take, but they don't tcll-and the corps
don't either and there ye are. III be
YOU feel worse about it than he does
Doc"
! Inc doctor gTOdneu.
Come, Doc" she said, pluckins hi
sleeve. take n look at Arthur
; The doctor rose uncertainty and pace
up and down the floor with his fac
in his hands, swaying like a drunke
man.
80 God - he moancd. '"if I could bu
bring back his life with mine, but
can't. / can't! | can't"
Pearl watched him, but said not
word.
l At last she said:
, DOC. l think Arthur has appendi
citis. Come and have a look at hin
and see If he hasn't"
With a supreme effort the doctc
gained control of himself and made
lhasty but thorough examination.
l He has he said "a we'll develope
Pearl handed him his satchel. Her
S then" she said, go Mt him.
, II can't do it, Pearl" he cried, :
s can't. He'll die, tell you, like th,
other poor fellow. cant send nnoth'
! man to meet his Maker
4 "Oh. he's ready :" Pearl iutcrrupte
him. Don't hold back on Arthur
account
p II cant do it," he repeated hope
| lcssly. He'll die under my knife,
p can't kill two men ir ono night.
God. be merciful to II poor, blundern!
miserable wretch - he groancd. bury
' ing his face in his hands, and Pea
- noticed that the back of his coat quiv
2 cred like human flesh.
! Arthur's breath was becoming MOI
and more labored his eyes roved sight
lessly around the room, his head role
$ on the pillow in a vain search for res
r his fingers clutched convulsively at Il
! bed clothes. -,
t Pearl was filled with dismay: I'll
foundations of her little world wei
tottering.
!, All but One. There was One WI
n had never failed her. He would not ia
y, her now.
t She dropped on her knees
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