Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-20
--.,,,on,, 1890. by Public ledger 90
Copv,vs orARTs THE STOEY

THIS STARTS ThE oio
,..J Buyton Franois, O. toomdn
Mh;oh ideals and more thor me
1In w" ,nraspye Of the mix OF
ora.nakk kk;rdrsss ooursino through her
ham." aoticss thot her sod:htocmon,
se'a'' watson, u performing her Idoors
NO .,.ooish manner, tnqutrcs oooet
ma hsaitk and about her name,ous
ItuSre.' WI - -subjeots her to some aptut-
chnoil Ill on notherhood, srPgests
,hg 10, her husbond to rcda, onc
;stoye.ts Ss hcrselt IN tho oe1a'e '' "'
tdmily.
~,s MoTHBRwELL did not want
nj % Tom to 20 to Milford that night.
~, 81 the harvesters' excursions was
',otsd--wes one 70 probably in--then-there
e,pI ',S hs a wild time. Besides, the two.
s So,lar bill still worried her. II Iom mao
!. uo he might spend it. No, Tom was safer
at home. had ~
.oid Gwen get the doctor in the
s ,norning IL he isn't any better. Now you
wv W - bed. Pearl, and don't worry your
'' Rut Pearl did not go to bed.
wbsn Mrs. Motherwell and Ton had
-.,o 20 their own rooms, she built
~ ,bs kitchen FIRE, and heated frying
asn ~ full of sale, with which she filled
n.;r of her own stockings and brought
.,pm 10 Arthur. She remembered that
sar mother had done that when her
l.,,or was sick. and that it had eased
t. no;n. She drew a pail of fresh water
s.or, the we'll, and brought a basinful
!, him. and bathed his burning face
IA hands. Arthur received her atten-
lions gratefully. -.
Pearl knew what she would do. She
would run over and tell jim. and Jim
xould 70 for the doctor. Jim would not
10 in bed yet, she knew. and even IL
he we're, he would not mind getting up.
Jim would go to town any time she
wanted anything. One time when she
Ind said she just wished she knew
whether Camilla had her new suit made
vet, Jim jumped right UP and said he'd
70 and see. -,
Mrs. Motherwell had gone to her room
very much concerned with her own
tronbles. Why should Tom fall into
evil ways? she asked herself--a boy
who had been as economically brought
I'm as he was. Other peoples boys had
gone wrong, but she had always thought
that the parents were to blame some
way. Then she thought of Arthur; per
haps he should have the doctor. She
had been slow to believe that Polly was
really sick--and had had cause for re.
gret. She would send for the doctor in
The morning. But what was Pearl do
ing so long in the kitchen?-She coult
hear her moving around-Pearl must
20 to her bed, or she would not be able
to get up in the morning.
Pearl was just going out of the
kitchen with her hat and coat on wher
Mrs Motherwell came in.
Where are you going, Pcarl?" sh,
asked.
10 git some one to 20 for the doc
tor" Pearl answered stoutly.
rs he worse?" Mrs. Motherwel
asked quickly.
He can't git worse Pearl replied
grmly. IF he gifts worse he'll be dead. ;
Mrs. Motherwell called Tom at once
aud told him to bring the doctor al
soon as he could.
Where's my overcoat mother?'' Ton
called from the hall.
Take your father g." she said. "h,
is going to get new one while he i
in Winnipeg, that ones too small TO
him now. ! put yours outside TO air
II had a queer smell on it I thought
and now hurry, Tom. Bring Docto
Barner. I think he's the best for
serious case. Doctor Clay is too young
Anyway, the old man knows ia
more than he does, IL you can only &c
him SOBER"
Pearls heart sank.
Arthur's as good as dead" she said
as she went to the granary, crying soft
ly to herself. Doctor Clay is the onl
man, who could save him, and the
wont have him."
The sun had gone down and heav
clouds filled the sky. Not star wa
to be seen, and the night was CROWN
darker and darker.
A sound of wheels came from acros
the creek, coming rapidly down tn
road. The old dog barked viciously
\ horse driven at full speed dashe
through the yard; Pearl ran shoutin
after, for even in the gathering dark
ness she recognized the one person /
nll the world who could save Arthur
But the wind and the barking of tn
dog drowned her voice, and the soun
OF the Doctors wheels grew fainter /
tho distance.
Only for n moment was Pearl dis
mayed.
"l'll catch him coming back" sh
said, If l have to tic binding twin