Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16

supremely will be SO good for him he
will hardly know himself
Expect to be remembered In bis
will---eh?'' Johnny bantered. She flung
her left slipper at hint had come
off when she tucked foot under SER
se,f in the hammock. Johnny eyed IL
nieasuringly, "Cinderella-plus." he
said gravelv. whats the number
Dot or OF" -.
.Three D--and mile too big "
came back to him, but not rancorously.
rs she ran unevenly inside. From
the stair head she called back "1ll tell
on you Jack o. the Bean Stalk Your
mother shall know how little you re-
spect age! I'm three months older than
you"
"And seven years wickeder-at the
very least" Jack chanted hugging tho
slipper. "Tndeed think you used to be
n spider--just been reading in a bug
book how the lady spiders serve their
mates"
"l'm sorry for the one who tries 70
eat you," Dorothy countered. Johnny
sighed deeply. -. II. will afford such
a full meal you won't have any appc.
tite left" he said judiciously. "Stil
] believe you'll get your come -uppanc".
a firt in silk Is twice n flirt in crepe.
And with al those millions--m~ wv
the army, navy, law and medicine,
will be fighting for yOu-and get left
when you pick up the crookedest stick
of all"
For answer tie other slipper came
hurting through the doorway, along
with Dorothy's wickedest laugh.
Her last laugh of that timbre. Time.
trotting hard withai, brought her six
hours later to crucial. vital moment
she never forgot She bent 10 hear a
feeble voice say from swathing ban
dages: "Pleare marry me! At once
they will come too late-I want to
leave them-something ir my place,
1t was King who implored. He had
saved child from ucath under a lum-
bering motortruck and been crushed in
doing it-fstally crushed, said the sur
geons: Struggling back to conscious
ness he had asked for her-his people
were thousand miles away. Twelve
hours of life remained In him by the
world of wisdom. Dorothy alone dared
TO gainsay 1t. She caught his one free
hand in both her own. saying clearly
Listen! 1t will be harder to live than
debut better worth while. You must
not talk of marriage nor think of dying.
l shall stay here TO prevent. hero
does not shrink from anything
''YOu-you mean you won't he my
wifc?" the weak voice half sobbed.
mot now. Weeds wouldn't in the
least become me-, Dorothy flashed
back. Get we'll. Give your whole
mind to 1t, then we'll talk further about
it. / can't let you think so i'll Of .me
as that | would make u deathbed bar
gain"
"Will you promise?" King began.
She cut him short with: "Only to stay
with you until I can tell your mother
YOU are going to lire--to be the man
she had given the world. You have
no right TO sulk, because you are suf-
fcring tortures. Fighting Is a man
size job, i know you can do it-and
you must"
The nurse tried TO check her. the sur
geon looked gravely concerned. Eut
his young assistant murmured ha
under breath: Good work." He
looked 1T Dorothy covertly-there
seemed to him halo about her golden
head. II believe she'll keep MIN here
until the old folks come he whispered
to the surgeon as together they left
the room. IF she does 1t will no u
miracle was NIL the elder man said.
Miracles are still possible. King
woke from three hours glecp, distinctly
thy had sat holding his hand willing
him with al tho ardor, the contrition
Of her im2etuous soul. to make the
man fight she knew lay ahead. All
night she stuck to her post. And III
the gray morning she had her reward
the sick nan seeing her against the
dawn glow, murmured: ~ am com
ing up-from hell-by help of-an
angel"
In n month he was we'll enough to
be movcd-thcre was hope that in
year he might walk freely, though full
strength was too much 10 hone for
His father and mother bcSought Tor
othy 20 go home with then-th
savior-wifc of their son, for whom n
the world was not sufficient reward
ltut the son himself had learned wiz.
donnie had seen the faces Of Doro-
thy and the young doctor answer eacl
other across his sick bed She haG
given him back life--he would biy
her happiness. So at last. pale bdt
lumined Of face, he Joined their hands
firmly, saying rs he smiled at them
You are to let me play fairy god
father, for being good patient"