South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-10
TIN WAY MOTHER GRAHAM
MT NIADGE.

At Dr. Peurs announcement that
Tom Chester must be brought 10
- home because the hospital was
, overcrowded with accidents and OPP
crauors." gave an involuntary ltt.s
gasp Of dismay. which / was thank
fuI indeed. no one overheard. But
though I might conceal my discOm-
fort. 1 could not Danish il. for 1 had
n swift. vivid vision OF Dicky's face
should he come home and find Tom
Chester bed-rddeu, helpless inmate
Of our guest room.
There was TO hint OF any inward
oualm I'm my manner. however, as
slld promptly and heartily
"Df course. doctor. we would net
consent % his being taken anywhere
else. His Les is broken, is 1t not"
i made the last question audible TO
Or Pettit's ears alone.
Badly" The mUJtereG mOnOsyll- !
able confirmed my own impression !
OF tho Young mans injuries and as ]
climbed into the tOnncau beside the |
suffering lad I tried to put from Inc
every thought cave that Of considera- !
uo1 for him.
Dr Petit followed mo in, indlcat- !
ed the position in which / was 10 sit, |
and lifting Tom Chester's shoulders
wlth infinite caution so "a not to
DISTURB his riEidiy stretched leg.
gave me swift. suCCint directions.
slip Your arm around his shoul- !
dcrs. that's right. Put his he5d
against the foot rail. Can you sit
that way without moving or letting
him be jolted until we get 10 your
house, III drive as carefully as pos |
siblc"
What Has llappened?'
"T can" I returned shortly, fOr |
\ there was something in his VOICE |
for 80 I fancied. which implied q |
doubt OF my being able to carry out |
his directions / wondered rebelli- |
ously why he had no. detailed my /
father 20 this duty. and let me drive
the runabout Then, as a wave or |
something closely resembling ner-
y0us hysteria swept me. / realized |
thar ] was i'm no condition mentally
or physically 10 drive "a car. and !
tha. the physicians colby proieS-
s-Ioual ewes had without doubt rec |
ogu.zcd that fact.
That his doubt of my endurance
81 the task he had set me had been
founded ! realized long before
the short drive home was ended. |
Every muscle rebelled nj the unco01-
Portable posture which / was COM
PEELED TO hold. and only 10y tho GRIM
NEST viii powe. was I enabled TO
keep rigid and shield The helpless
Youth resting aEaiust me from a
iCl.
Manage il did. however. but
when we finally drew up TO tGe
farmhouse side door my face was
wet with cold PerSpirat.ou and when
almost az once Dr. Petit released
mo. ] staggered i'm getting out of the
car and would have fallen 90 the
ground but for Lillian. who had
rushed out TO the ver5nda when SIC
heard as driving in
What has happened TO you2' Her
voice echoed the question which Dr.
Petit and my father had shot at me
when they had first seen me
Never mind thar now Or. Pet
,t's voice was quick and crisp.
Give her one OF these immediately"
Ills hand went TO his pocket ana he
r.-.,,. .,-,r,ts.5 r,r.f ro1.,in sa,,s
s-f-rurq.fr- pa1let which ne carried
Tor himself iu time Of need Then
re-, me ger mis- bow ups.s.rs Are
moro ,r, MON a~ourd here NOW 81"
u,tbc, c,,I,r,.s oycs,ion
.-r,,o ~ Ar cbastar'., own 0,-r
.-. ,r,t.fr- en- rfv inside I.ir,i,,
ropr.ad
..-rr,r shan, need Won can
.,t-o hin, d., 20 the same room, o.,
-No ra0rcI and smoke svift-
,, ..7-,-- is r-y fltbe~'s Rut th.
guest room across the han S ali
ready"
.NrU r8s make hospital b2o
there al. once o." pr Petit demanded
of TvIar IL want i- ready nv the
fir,c we get him upsrai~S Now. NJ.
Snerrer."
rre turned from rs 90 my father.
vr. had d-llen ir behind us and
as r-1rs4v with F.r arm arourd mo
faf-fv DRAGGED me q, the stems
heard him r.ylrr euill r-isD sfr,r.
lions for tie irnr1ti~ltion of