The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-08-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OH, WHAT is LOvE!S
BY MARY J. HITCHCOCK
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!. lO22,- BY Mcclure Newspaper syndleate3

Under the softened( light Of The sick
room she looked so frail--the glrllsh
slenderness which wars really one OF
her chief charms seemed just sklnhi-
ness. Sick for several days, she had
failed TO get up to prepare his break
fast as usual, and he,bad hurried home
from work, anxlouslyWondering what
the doctor had said.
"He hasn't been here--yet," Sally an
swered. Josie phoned for him itst
thing this morning, but he sa9d i
would be late before he could get
around"
swell, how do you feelf" Jim sat
down heavily on the edge OF the bed.
"Oh, no worse than I've been feel I
ing" 1t was the best that Sally could
think to say In an attempt at cheer-
fulness. "You haven't sbeen worrying
about me2"
"How can help IT." Jim reached
for sally's hand, and noted with grow
ing concern how hot and dry It
seemed. "if anything shouldl happen,
10 you, Shlly~
"You would 40 looking for Number
Two in a little While.' Sally's playful1
ness did not irrliute Jim. 1t seemed to
make him sad.
'Pd look long time beforeiI found
anyone like YOU Again he reached ,
Tor her hand, AND tried to hold 1t,
when Sally would have pulled 1t away.
II haven't been very good husband
TO you, have l, Sally9'
"Don't be slllyr Sally told him,
"You'ye never heard sue say soP y
"Of course you wouldn't
Because l couldn't
"well, in way haven't been so
bad" jim admitted slSwly. II haven't
beat you, and don't, remember that
ever got drunk-even, Since prohibition
but, l haven't DONE as much as
might-as much as thought to have
done for your
Sally pulled her aching bones to the
far side of the bed. She had never
discovered this crazy ttreak In Jim.
Alarmed, even more than little fright
ened, she surveyed him incredulously.
II don't blame youT-Tim was speak
ing agaln-'Tye beenp hcute to YOU"
you've been nothing Of the sort,
but you talk like FOOL Sally
snapped. Then, as the puszer sounded,
"Thank goodness The doctor! Let
him in, and stay out tlllshe goes-dol !"
Jim recalled the day when he had
married her. It had been a dodble
wedding, Sally's girl chum marrying
q chap with whom the girls had both
gone to school. And 1t had ended
In the divorce court-that other mar
Tiage.
He walked into the,hall s!the doc
tor came downstairs.
Anything serious" His concern
was real, at least.
Nothing worse than one Of these
spring colds that everybody seems to
be taking a turn at. I'll leave a pre-
scriptlon that oughtlto get her out Of
bed In a couple of days"
The doctors cheerulness perhaps
was the reason for Jim's haste TO gel
upstairs. He took them two at time
81 believe l feel better already
was Sally's greeting as he pushed
open her door.
Huh Doctor said you weren't sicl
at ALL" Sally's husband stood eyeinl
, her scornfully now. Such a fuss vol
made over nothlng-getting me al
worked up over your sly inslnuaton
about dying, and all those things Hal
TO take it out telling me what hare
time you've had of 1t with me. Any
one might think was really the
meanest-"
Hurry, If you're going to get tina
, prescription filed tonight" Sail,
yawned and turned her pillow to flint
a cool spot. Its after 10 now"
Jim shrugged himself into a Goa
and rubbed his hat with his sleeve.
"You might bring me little ic
cream. The doctor said could ca
tt"
Bring you nothing" Jim growlet
"You'll be costing me enough wit
druggist charges and doctors bills.
But he took the stairs very softl!
and Sally did not catch even an ech
of the closing door as he went int
the street.
In Is minutes he was back, tn
much-wanted ice cream in a paper boz
- and Sally's favorite magazine, tlanke
by a basket of selected fruit, wa
under his arm.
on Thought you'd be too lazy to eve
1nt try to get UP tomorrow he gruntet
ess- 80, to keep you from setting N
,ol crazy 1 got you something to reat
ss And. just so you won't have me ri
-, ming my legs off waiting on you
called Josie on the drug store phor
she's sending her girl over tomo
VT row to get something done in tn
ed house"
fol- "Fine" Sally sat up in bed an
]. pecked dainty at the ice "Your sistt
.-. is real comfort-thinks Of ever
thing, doesn't she? You are, too
as an afterthought.
Jim paused hung up his coat, the
standing at the foot of the bed |