The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-12
Chapter 1.
ESSIONS-

Somewhere | have read that when
one goes through a great crisis, it
marks the end of one part of life and
the beginning of another.
That is how l felt when l opened
my eyes, with my mind clear at last,
and saw yellow blotches of bright sun
light on the floor, and felt breeze
across my forehead. That was all
was conscious of Cor awhile, and was
very vaguely conscious of that
Presently I knew that was beau
tifully, TRANQUILITY tired. 1t was such
a delicious tiredness, languor that
rested me somehow, and made me de-
lightfully comfortable. / felt that |
never wanted to move. Then l dis
covered that l was lying on my back
and that l was entirely surrounded by
white sheets, smooth white cover,
an expanse of white bed.
For time 1 did not even try to
look beyond the bed. / was waking
up very gradually into new world.
All ! knew of it was that it seemed
completely white except for the vel
low light that lay upon the floor of
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know more. Probably was so tired
! did not care. l closed my eyes
again, feeling perfectly at ease and
happy.
Somewhere back in that other
world-which was not cool and white,
but somehow feverish and multi-col-
ored-somewhere back there l had
been wretched, and most terribly
1IY1ff rn
member how.
/ decided that was done forever
with the old world, and lay perfectly
still for what seemed a long time.
Then a voice came out of the old
world to me-a very familiar voice.
/ should recognize it, but l didn't
well then, I'll simply leave every
thing to your care. You seem most
competent here. Do you think my
train will come on timer"
Trains! ! hated trains. They made
such a confusing noise-whose voice
was that?
"Of course I would like to stay.
Poor dear! 1t has been a hard strug-
gle. ! certainly must compliment you,
doctor, / have rarely met a man with
more intelligence.
thing to grasp at. A mans voice
came to me more faintly-was it a
doctor speaking? OF course! That
accounted for the immense amount OF
white that | was conscious of.
l opened my eyes. / was in large
room with yellow walls and white
curtains that blew gently back and
forth from two open windows. The
al -fr1r in I VIC r
the center of the room, in a hospital
bed of white iron, with a smooth
white coverlet drawn up over it. AL
the furniture was white, except q
screen in one corner, that was GOV
cred with some sort of flowered
chintz My eyes fastened on this one
note of color, and / forgot everything
trying laZily to make out the pattern
That familiar voice came again:
"Oh yes; it will grow! They say il
does a lot of good. Too bad, OF
course-her hair was one of her great
est beauties. had my maid fix II
when she was a child and visited me
The motor won't be late, will 1t doc
tori"
I wanted to remember the name
that went with this voice. I did moi
like the name when l remembered 1t
1t was like the memory of an unpleas
ant taste.
Indeed! Well that was better thar
We hoped. Of course we did not know
such a serious case was going to de
velop. It's very good I got her here
when l did. Another days delay anl
she would have been sick in my hous,
oft
no place-what, Oh, yes, of course
another days delay and it might hav,
been fatal. One could see that, sh'
looked dead already.
do you think that motor will COM
on time? But then you know. I am
very prompt woman l merely hap
pened to hear of this place-never il
myself, don't know what it is like.
so I cancelled all my engagements
The Charity ball was to come off tina
very night. But l simply wired t.
make sure of your address, and got
special train and came on. Well,
has been a rest for me too. And
have the feeling of having done M
duty"
There was a pause. The voice wen
on again:
It's all very well, but if that motto
doesn't come l miss the train. Nc
/ won't 90 up TO say goodbye; she i
asleep and there is no danger. AM
/ must be back tonight. The Associat
ed clubs holds its annual convention
and 1 must open it. No one els
knows as much about the work a
do. l am very much-ah, here
comes!"
There was the buzZing of an aut