The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-11
THE REVOLT OF
VERA SANDERSON
VERA CHILDIsHLY PROVES HER
INJURY.
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You were very fortunate. Mar
garet- Vera was quick witted or you
might have been disfigured for life
instead of having those few blisters."
81 suppose she would make her.
self out hero. ] was IN no danger
at all. could easily have put 1t out
IL she had let me alone"
I had been busy taking the band
ages off my hands while they talked.
It was childish, but / intended to
show Keith that I had been more
badly burned than Margaret. / kept
would not notice what I was doing.
She was an irrepressibie child, and
never failed to call attention to every
thing she saw.
IT doubt 1t. Margaret. Vera tells
me you had on a chiffon dress ! am
very glad you escaped so easily" he
added as she drew up her stocking.
Easier than did. even IL my serv-
ices were not needed" I held my
hands up. the palms all blistered.
eral large angry blisters.
why Vera!" Keith came over and
took my hands gently in his. See.
Margaret! You must have doctor
see them at once. I can't have you
Scared" He leaned over and again
pressed his lips to my wrists. The
action seemed to inflame Margaret.
'I can't see anything to make such
| a fuss over. A few burns won't scar
| her. 1t is her own fault. No one
put out tiny blaze that. had she
minded her own business would not
| have hurt anyone"
When she stopped speaking Keith
went at once to the telephone and
called the doctor. While we waited
for him he put the bandages back
and announced his intention to re-
| main until the doctor came.
such a fuss over nothing" Mar
garet mumbled as she went to her
rooms.
"The experience has upset Mar
garet. You must not mind II she
under-estimates what you did foI
her" Keith said when we were alone
ready as always to make excuses FOL
1T don't mind I replied YEARLY
My hands hurt me, I had scarcely
slept at all, and the selfishness Mar
garet had shown had hurt me ever
tho denied it. :,
not be SCARED If / took the proper
care of them. And for days I wa.
almost helpless because of the band
ages which he insisted ! keep on, ant
at which Margaret laughed. She sais
cruel things-that I did not need r
keen my hands bandaged. but knfv
it would inconvenience her with tn
work SO pretended 1t was necessary
and things like that OF course sn
did not say these things before Keith
He had been rather stern Wnen sn
said had ''meddled."
II Keith waited upon me until m
hands were well. No one could hav
J been more loving, kinder. was nap
pier than I had been for months
when he was with me. And I spen
several hours almost every DAY WIZ
Erma.
"I am useless at home SO hav
come to bother you" told her
at is perfectly lovely to have you.
knew she meant it. so as soon
Keith left I would walk over ana re
main with Erma. until nearly luncheo
time, or remain at home to 1uncheo
and go over there for the afternoon
think one thing about my burn
pleased Margaret. could not go. {
the club. They had their meetin
while my hands were. bandaged. an
as I couldn't hold the cards. scarcel
feed myself, I remained at home.
NDid you have a nice evening 2"
asked Margaret the next day.
; Very! Everyone there was so con
! I asked no more questions. Blu
. Keith told me that every one aske
after me. AND expressed thsir sorro'
{ at my absence.
when I told Grant how you burne
yourself, he said. I knew she would
d brave lltlic
{ How did he know it?" aske
) laughing, yet pleased.
r "a good judge of character I guess
, You are brave about many things, /
: many ways. Try and be as taetful an
) unselfish, and we will all be happier.
IL I longed to ask why the entire re
sponsibility for the family's happines
should rest with me. But the tele
phone rang and when he had finishe
talking he had to hurry away. so m
question remained unasked.
It might have made him angry any
. way had I asked it. was my though
as I stood at the window and watche
him swing down the street Yet no,
. know it was true-that might, ha
I been really honest in my attempts
4 have made lifeA more pleasant for u
: all.
(To be continued.)