Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-29

fingers from the rafting. She ssrue
gled with me then and SUDDEN,
aid: Go away. ] want to de. N
taken poison"
'.Poiscnr' cried. "what poisou,-
She did mot reply. but now coun /
her dreamy state with a. :
Of the soporffics: hudanum, a.
cocaine. morphia perhaps. -Quickri
I said 70 the man. hurry up. wsw;''
got to flnd Z cab and get her d !
hospital" The girl no longer strus.
gled., but had fallen. back againsl
me. obviously stupefied. After :
moment's hesitation. the rnan I'm,
bsred across the square. foliou,1
him, holding up the girl The mn
hailed O passing taxi. feebly snd &
vain. Finally another taxi took u,
on m and stopped
~Middlesex Hoapitalr I said n
the driver. The tat man was cum
close to us. and - I helped the n
In could not help saying to him.
Look here. you were there hsfor,
4 was Why didn't you Do ana.
thing?"
-oh. ven" szs, the man. gugytln,
a last hook &C my burden. -ops
doesn't want y get mixed up
Wen. Wis properly mixed IN
speeding in . tai toward q hosp,tsi
with an entirely unknown. beautiful
girl, attempting to sleep. I fought
for her life. shouted 60 her. shook
her. pinched her. b shake her out
of her fatal sethargy. And I soc
ceeded. for she cried cut. struggled
tried to jump cut Of the cab. sAs
was very close to me, and b
my armA I am ashamed % swa L,
but at that moment, pity her a I
might. fear for heI a. I did, could
not help being affected by her grace;
I could not resist the delicate charm
Of her suave scentedness. an not
given to deeds Of heroisin. but ay
that Il was heroic Of me not to kiu
the sweet red tps which lay 90 close
to mine. And yet . human na.
ture h merely human It b q
good thing thar from Crosvenor
SQUARE to the Niddesex Hospital
the distance - short.
II
|T CALLED at the hospital nert
morning. q little before eight
o'clock. I had some difficulty With
the porter. who refused to recoguils
me ss having brought anybody
there the night before. Finally.
after interviews with the secretary
and the registrar. I was led into Q
ward by q bored nurse. whose att
tuds suggested that hero werc lots
Of women. and that I might pick
out one that I fancied. She went
aMay Immediately. leaving me By
the side Of one who was no longer Q
sleeping beauty. The beautiful black
hair was plated; she was listless
there were lines Of fatigue upon her
face, but II was enhancing at last
to see her eyes. soft, very deep
brown eyes. A white band lay out
side the coverlct. vcntured to take
It.
"Who are your" she asked. I
told her my name. well, I don't
know you"
"oh, yes. you do. Tn the maa
who found you last night againss
the ratings. and brought you here
She reflected. "Yes. I remembe
somebody now" Then. In the SAINT
even voice: what did you do u
for?"
"I couldn't leave You there Il
de-"
why not3 Am I not entitled Il
die II I nke?" did not reply; Il
die IL certainly q human right sh'
went on: "Of course. It's always tn
same thing. One never gets wha'
ono wants." Her voice rose: ''Oh
why didn't you leave me theref
sha mt have the pluck to try again
While I was trying to console her
the Sister in charge, who was cross
ing the ward. came 10 US, and with
brisk optimism which her professior
cultivates, re uarked: swell. youni
lady, and how are We doin1 nowf'
As there was no reply from tn
patient. the Sister turned 70 me and
said: Its been q narrow squeak
but she'll be all right now. As soor
az we got her. W. gave her a littl'
dose Of aponorphine: we washed hu
out with q salt solution. Then thre'
cups OF hot black coffee. and thert
you are" The eister bearned upon
her good work. and added: by tb'
way. since you've done II. wou)dp,
you like to tell me your name and
address7"
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