Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-04-06


face. Another. The West Wind faint
ed back against an iridescent pillar.
The directors baton f1uttered, then
waved onward. the music Gathering
manfully after it. A gnome fell weak
kneed in her tracks. The curtain slith-
cred downward.
At three o'clock, with the immense
quiet of dead o. night thick as a
shroud around them, the watchers be-
side a property couch moved stimuli
taneously. A doctor rose from his stiff
knees. his lips pursed and perplexed
beneath his messy beard. Charley Lee
fitted basin and towel from the floor
;ind placed them noiselessly on the
gold property table. Miss Lolo Lala-
day, her silver skirts crushed to her
figure, rose from her crouching attitude
at the base Of the couch, and beneath
the mask of rouge her little face
seemed suddenly as fleshless as the feet
of bird and slashed with tears, as IL
rain had beat against 1t.
doc! My Cod Doc, don't you
know yet? You want us to die wait
ing, do you? Don't you know nothing
YETI"
''We gotta catch that FOURTEEN train,
Doc, and she feels like before we 60
we oughta-"
Cant you tell a girl, Doc? Amt he
ever coming to again? Amt he. Doc?
Oh, my God, amt he?"
The doctor snapped his spectacles
into case and regarded her above
remaining pair that straddled his nose
halfway down. His voice was DELHI
crate and as slow as treacle in the
pouring.
I'VE are going to move him now,
young lady. just as soon as the hospital
wagon arrives. Then we can tell
more"
Fear lay on her face like death
mask.
us he"
Il have set three fractures. but I
can't look at that back until we get
him to the hospital, little lady"
'Oh. my God His backl"
Mr.. Charley Lee smoothed nervous
hand up and down the back Of his
CLOSED hair.
what she's trying to get at Is this.
Doc. We gotta get that fourteen train
out and"
Don't listen to him.. Doc, we"
1--WE gotta get that train out and
IL he amt done for she wants to know
IL he'll come around all right. He will,
won't he. Door
He will. Doc. won't he? He will,
Doc, for Gods sake tell me he surely
WILL"
II won't know how much. little lady,
until we get him to the hospital, but 1t
looks to me like he will come around
all right"
See. Lo; now go get your duds."
"Oh, my God, Doc" She caught at
his hands in frenzy of suppliance and
fell on her knees huddle at his feet.
"Just pull him around, Doe. That's all
1 ask. Pull him around, Doc, and I'll
make it up to you. I'll work my fingers
TO the bone for you. I'll black your
shoes and walk on my knees for you.
Only don't let him die, Doc. For Gods
sake, don't let him die" The incoher-
ence of frenzy muddled her tones.
Jaw, cut it. Lo. Don't you see that
Docs doing all he can. Go get your
buds on, Lo. You see, Doc. it's this
way. She kinda feels like 1t was her
fault, but there's nothing to that. It's
just like he got dizzy all of sudden
the way he missed that bar. I've seen
1t happen dozen times. She flung 1t
all right enough, but she kinda feels to
blame about 1t. It's dead sure that he'll
come around all right. amt 1t. Doc7
Tell her."
II done 1t! / done 1t, Doc. but I
didn't think 1t would swerve l done
1t. oh, my God, Doc. done 1t I"
He stopped and drew her gently
from her crouching attitude at his feet
sway like silver reed. placed firm
hand between her bare shoulder blades.
There's no immediate danger of
anything right now. little lady. You
just keep up your courage until we
have look at that back and see what
can be done"
'Tll walk on my knees for you. Doc.
II
"Aw. Lo. cut out the sob stuff. Didn't
you hear the Doc tell you lay-up is
all he's In for? FLYNN acts Is used to
that"
"There, there. little lady. you just
wait until we look at that back"
I'VE got to be beatin' 1t. Doc. We
gotta catch the company down at the.
station for the fourteen. gotta wire
ahead to Chicago for dummy act, too.
He-Al-he's a great fellow. Doc.
Treat him white as you know how.
You'll keep US wise about him. won't
your Here's our route list. and you
let rs know how he's mending up. He's
fellow with fund. Doc. and if-if
Il ain.t elastic enaugh 70 stretch. Let Us