Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-07-04
GRANDMOTHER
Kind
By ELLA SAUNDERS
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20, 1923. Western NaWsnaner Union \

Mrs. Avery to her guests. "She looks
with horror on bobbed hair, and sports,
and even short skirts still worry her.
She's such a dear old lady, and Of
course we can't shock her or anything
like that. Why, when she had her first
proposal Grandmother tainted. She's
often told us So
GrandmOther's sudden advent in the
middle of the Royces' 'house-party was
certainly an Inconvenience. Grand
mother was so prim, so modest, 50 re-
firing. None of the ladies dared to
light a cigarette in Grandmother's
presence, and the least slangy word
drew such a panied look from Grand
mothers blue eyes.
However, Grandmother was devoted
to little Dick. She could never do
him outrageously. And that compen-
stated a good deal for Grandmother's
presence, because Mrs. Royce was
pretty busy entertaining at her big
country house.
Her husband Jim, had been called
Unexpectedly to Chicago on business,
and great deal of work devolved
upon her shoulders. 1t was a nuisance,
therefore, when little Dick was taken
i'll with a bad attack of collie.
you run away and lcok after your
friends" said Grandmother 81 guess
l can take care of Dick-can't l,
Dickie?"
Dick, who loved her almost better
than Mother, smiled up wanly through
lips twisted with pain Grandmother
sat with him through hours of in
creasing suffering.
~ think we'd better send for the
DOCTOR she said appearing suddenly
among the guests. NO don't distress
yourself my dear, only Dicks really
in pain and perhaps he can give him
! something"
Doctor Emory was the only one with
| in a radius of twenty miles. He was
| telephOned for and arrived soon after
| eleven. He interviewed Dick, who was
now writing in bed and trying not to
| scream. His face was grave when he
got up.
ITS an acute attack Of appended
tis,' he said.
ITS run pretty rapiA course, and
I'm afraid there's nothing for it but
an immediate operation
| The frightened mother looked at him
in dismay. How soon?" she asked.
Il suppose We'll have to take him into
town tomorrow. You know the cars
broken down, and my husband"
ut would be dangerous to walt till
tomorrow" said Doctor Emory. az
propose, with your permission, to
operate now"
"What-hereY" cried Mrs. Royce in
dismay.
Emory nodded. ave brought every
thing along. guessed from your
mothers description over the tele-
phone. That table will do finely. Get
the rugs up and the curtain down No,
no time to clean up now-that raises
dust"
Mrs. Royce was the picture of de-
| spair. She ran aimlessly to and fro;
| SO did most of the ladies. Emory was
! disgusted
'Er-somebody win have to help
with the anaesthetic," he said. you,
| Mrs. Royce"
"Oh, couldn't positively couldn't"
exclaimed the terrified mother. ~
| should go out of my mind to see my
| darling lying on the table being oper-
ated on"
"rll attend to that said Grand
mother. 1t was a new sort of grand
mother. The gentle old lady now
dominated all of them by sort of
unexpected will power. "Now, my
dear, leave the room and leave every
thing to Doctor Emory and me-"
And she bundled the whole panicky,
diSOrdered crowd out of the bedroom
The curtains were pulled down, the
rugs taken up. Grandmother, unbid
den, got pail of WAFER and some dis
infectant and a rag, and wiped up
some of the dust. Then the operation
began.
Grandmother had to get up in the
midst of it, push her daughter out of
the room, and lock the door. Then she
took up the ether bottle again
well, we're doing finely, and he's
just coming out of the anaeSthetic,"
said Emory an hour later. perhaps
you'll sit by him while, Mrs Royce
think your mothers tired out"
There was an excited, chattering
mob outside "What wonderful
woman. Who would have thought a
gentle, timid old lady like that could
have proved herself such "a hero
ine!
Grandmother stood among them
whittier than sheet. YES very sue
cessful, the doctor says, but it wouldn't
have done to have waited even an hour
longer What, my dears? Oh. non
sense. surely any woman who's worth
her salt would be able to do IA little