New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-05-05

and away from her mothers chnglnS
arms.
I'm Ashamed of Myself"
! Mother go she cried. with the
tragic note of self-reproach in her
voice. I'm ashamed of myself. I'd
be n fine Girl Scout. wouldn't 1. If
got scared this way when anybody
got hurt? Suppose IL was. Auntie
Madge. and you had TO stop TO take
care of me. Please go and help the
poor woman. I'll stand right here.
and IL you wat me to get anything.
just CALI
Lillian stopped and kissed her.
That's my own darling girl" she
said simply, walking quickly with mo
toward the little group on the lawn.
I knew that nothing Marion could
have said or done would so have
gratified her mothers adoring pride
i'm the child.
I had heard Mrs. TIGER fling n
command TO her husband as she saw
him coming and he had paused To
snatch from line OF clean clothing
in the yard n couple of heavy towels.
with these Mrs. TIGER was wiping
away the blood which streamed down
the woman's face, and endeavoring
TO stanch her wounds. n couple OF
ugly gashcs in her head. At the sight
o. them I wondered if I had not
been mistaken, if the woman was
not. after all. dangerously injured.
The woman's shrieks had changed
into means.
"Oh. Mecsis TIGER, I tink he keel
/ me dees time 80 she walled over and
over again.
Mrs. TIGERS Question.
NO nc hasn't. Mrs. TIGER said
In g Y,
OF warm water"
Let me please" | interposed.
/ for 7 saw that Lillian and I could lie
hut helpers in this first-aid treat
mcnt. Mrs. TIGER was in full eff
flcient command. and the injured
woman was used TO her.
81 know just where things are in
your kitchen" / went on. and Mrs.
Underwood will bring some surgical
stun II you wish IL. We have first
aid kits with us"
That would be splendid 20 She
looked M gratefully. II haven't
much TO do with"
LILLIAN and sprinted to the
house and came back swiftly. L bore
"A basin, warm water and more
towels. Lillian carried the first-aid
kits. As prepared to hand things
To Mrs. Ticer whenever she should
need them. Lillian snatChcd up
little bottle Of pungent revivifying
drops and ran swiftly TO the house
with It, \ glance at the lips of the
v oman lying upon the grass showed
nae the necessity OF her action The
blood was leaving them, and over
her florid face n gray look was
creeping.
"Slap her hands. TIGER 80 his wife
commanded. "pity there isn't some
Of their homemade hooch around
here though I Iguess IL takes well
person to stand it,. That's right,
Mis- Underwood. You're real thought
full. Here. Mis- Skeesick. drink
this"
The woman feebly protested. but
Mrs. Ticer's arm was memorable. II
brought Mis- skeesick" To a sitting
positIon. and the draught went down
hcr throat. making her sputter. but
preventing the swoon into which she
must inevitably have fallen in an
other minute or two.
Mrs. TIGER lowered her TO the
ground again and turned APOLOGIZE
cally TO us.
~ call her Mis- skeesick.' be-
cause couldn't pronounce her
name I'm n thousand year" she said
in nm undertone. land she don't
care. But don't you think she
ought to have doctor?"
At our emphatic assent, Mrs. TIGER
turned to her husband.
"T!ccr. can you get up to the
crossroads I'm time to catch Doc
Petit on his way back from the