South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-16
HOW MAI G. Il COMFORTED
KATIE AND BROUGHT BACK
HER WILL TO LIVE.

HFk " ILL 10 LIVE.
Hours afterward Lillian came into
the room. her face lined with anx-
iety Mine must have reelected the
peace ! had attained, FOR her eyes
lightened as they met mine.
Now you're my own brave giIl
again" she said. as she came up
20 the bed bearingNa tray with a cup
Of steaming coffee and some toast
upon IT, And there Is a task before
you that VIII tax your strength-so
drink this first"
obeyed her, and then sat up de-
terminedly
You're not to bother one bit more
about me-" / said with decision
I'm perfectly all. ready 10 bear a
woman's part instead of acting like
a spoiled. hysterical child. What
IS it you want me 70 do2"
You judge yourself too harshly.
my dear" Lillian said kindly. But
I'm glad you are feeling all right,
for you have a sad time before you"
'Kati-?' 1 ventured, with fore
bodlng.
YES" Lillian inclined her head
sadly Katie has lost her little
child, it died at birth. And. of
course. she is wildly inconsolab BILE
The physician fears for her life if
she cannot be quoted otherwise
than by drugs. And-shes asking
over and over again for you"
had risen from the bed at he
first mention of Katie's name and
by The time she had finished I was
hastily donning a loose house gown
and slim ers and twisting my hair
up into the simplest and quickest
couture.
81 will go TO her at once" 7 said,
and two minutes more saw me bend
ing ever Katies bedside
It was an almost Unrecogniza bic
Katie whose grief-haunted eyes
stared up at me. Ravaged by pain
torn by wild rebellion at her fate
there was little trace Of my volatile,
happy go lucky little maid in this
woman with the burning face and
wild-staring eyes.
/ had heard her calling me ooh
Missis Graham. COON qveeck to
Katie" over and over again the cry
ran govt, and she was still saying il
monotonously as ] bent over her.
her pain -dulled brain evidently not
yet realizing that ! had come 10 her
put my hand on her forehead
then knelt down by the side Of the
bed so that my face was close to
hers.
Il am here. Katie" 1 said slowly
distinctly. Don't be afraid any
more"
She stopped moaning. turned her
eyes 10 mine. and then her poor.
bandaged face began working, and
she burst into wild weeping
THE RELIEF OF TEARS.
1 heard Cousin Agatha draw a
deep breath as if OF relief. and the
physician. giving me a quiet signal
20 the let the poor, grief-striken
creature cry her heart out if she
wished, beckoned 20 Cousin Agatha.
and they both left the room
OF course I saw instantly that un-
I'll this moment Katie had not been
given the blessed healing relief of
tears. and that the 7 MUSICIAN wished
me 10 be alone with her, thinking
that the poor. undisciplined child
might yield 10 my comfort and auth
ority. ! made no effort to stop
Katie's tears. simply held her close
until the paroxysm had passed and
she rested quietly in my arms. weak
and spent. but with the wild glitter
gone from her eyes.
The physician came noiselessly
back into the room, stood looking
down at us for n moment.
This is better" he said, note Of
satisfaction in his voice. He busted
himself with his medicine case for a
minute. and brought a potion TO
Katie, which she swallowed obedi-
emily.
Let her talk for a little while"
he said to me. but first battle her
face in some cool water. And when