The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1922-08-12
OH, WHAT IS LOVE!
BY MARY J. HITCHCOCK
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! w nat dId the doctor say. SallyG"
Signing heavily, Jim looked at his
Wife's pale face among the pillows.
/ Under the softened light of the sick
! room she looked SO frail--the glrlish
Sienderness which was really one Of
/ her chief charms seemed Just skinni-
ness. Sick for several days, she had
failed to get up to prepare his break
/ fast as usual. ana he had hurried home
/ from work, anxiously wondering what
/ the doctor had said.
He hasn't been here-yet," Sally an
sw cred Josie phoned for him first
thing this morning, bur he said it
would be late before he could get
/ around"
"Well, how do you feel?' Jim sat
/ down heavily on the edge of the bed.
| "Oh, no worse than I've been feel
ing" II was the best that Sally could
| think to say In an attempt Mt cheer
| fulneSs. You haven't been worrying
about me?"
| How can l help it?" Jim reached
for Sally's hand. and noted with grow
ing concern how hot and dry 1t
seemed. If anything should happen
to you, Sally"
"Nou would go looking for Number
Two in little while" Sally's playful
ness did not irritate jim 1t seemed to
make him sad
I'D look long time before l found
anyone like you" Again he reached
for her hand, and tried to hold 1t,
when Sally would have pulled it away.
II haven't been a very good husband
to you, have l, SallyT
"Don't be silly" Sally told him.
you've never heard me say sor'
cor course you wouldn't"
Because | couldn't"
We'll, in way | haven't been so
bad" Jim admitted slowly. 81 haven't
beat you, and l don't remember that
ever got drunk-even since prohibition
but, | haven't done as much as
might-as much as | ought to have
| done for you"
Sally pulled her aching bones to the
! far side of the bed. She had never
/ discovered this crazy streak In Jim.
! Alarmed, even more than little fright
encd, she surveyed him incredulously.
/ 81 don't blame you"-Jim was speak
| ing again-"rve been a brute to YOU"
you've been nothing Of the sort.
! but you talk like fool" Sally
snapped Then, as the buzzcr sounded.
"rhank goodness The doctorl Let
! him in, and stay out till he goes-dOi"
Jim recalled the day when he had
| married her 1t had been double
wedding, Sallys girl chum marrying
chap with whom the girls had both
! gone to school. And IL had ended
! in the divorce cOurt-that other mar
riage.
lie walked into the hall as the doc
tor came downstairs.
Anything serlous2' His concern
was real. mt least.
Nothing worse than one Of these
spring colds that everybody seems to
! be taking turn at. I'll leave pre-
scription that ought to get her out OF
| bed in a couple Of days
| The doctors cheerfulncss, perhaps,
was the reason for Jims haste to get
upstairs. He took them two at time.
II believe / feel better already"
was Sally's greeting as he pushed
/ open her door.
Huh ! Doctor said you weren't sick
at ALL" Sallys husband stood cycling
her scornfully now. "Such fuss you
made over nothing-gettlng me all
worked up over your sly lnsnuations
about dying, and all those things Had
to take 1t out telling me what a hard
time you've had of it with me. Any
one might think | was really the
mclnest-"
Hurry, If you're going to get that
| prescription filed tonight" Sally
yawned and turned her pillow to find
cool spot. IT'S after 10 now"
Jim shrugged himself into a coat
and rubbed his hat with his sleeve.
"You might bring me little Ice
cream. The doctor said could eat
If" 1852
Bring you nothlngw Jim growled.
you'll be costing me enough with
druggist charges and doctor's bills"
But he took the stairs very softly,
and Sally did not catch even an echo
Of the closing door as he went into
the street.
In - minutes he was back, the
much-wanted lee cream in a paper box.
and Saly's favorlte magazine, nanked
by basket of selected fruit, was
under his arm.
Thought you'd be too lazy to even
try r. get up tomorrow" he grunted,
80, to keep yoU from setting me
crazy | got you something to read.
And just so you won't have me run
ming my legs off waiting on you I
called Josie on the drug store phone
she's sending her girl over tomor-
row to get something done In this
house"
Fine" Sally sat up in bed and
pecked dainty at the ice "Your sister
Is a real comfort-thlnks Of every
thing doesn't she? You are, toon
as an aftcrtbought
Jim paused hung I'D his cost then