The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-08-17


she spoken But she went on: Eyes
i know DR.. Emerson quite we'll
You do? Well-he's a good
fellow. Now, goodby. Miss His
eyes were winning: IT hope you
miss me. There's a concert the
night 1 return or something, and
listen, you mere nursel I'm taking
you. You've had your way-we'll
see about mine. E"
She scarcely heard-for there
was ringing and a fog in her
brain.
He would say to DR.. Emerson:
"Oh, by the way-you know Helena
| Bryce-nurse-''
And DR.. Emerson would be as
founded. He would talk of her.
| Then David would hear it all =.
even Of the inquest and of all the
charges that were brought
Hours and hours after he left her
thoughts pressed upon her, warm
and faint. They frightened her.
Why should she care if he learned
it all? Didn't she want this? Didn't
she wish to be left alone? Hadn't
she deliberately sought to eliminate
him?
Yet a thousand times she saw
DR.. Emerson's large, intelligent face
then David's so sallow and strong
~ cut, yet with its vital and win
ming eyes.
He would be repulsed learning all
this of her. He would wish never to
look at her again
She dreaded the thought of his re-
turn; and dreaded again the thought
Of his remaining there.
But she said to herself: HE knows
already-of course, he does! Why
does he suppose 1 had to leave?'
This didn't reassure her. For it
would be different when he learned
all the details and how she had
sneaked Of to a ranch house and
worn a wedding ring and pretended
to be married and lied so much and
then at last running away and car
rying the child dead to the doctor
Oh-he might even wonder about
Others did
What if he did?
But If he should come and ask
her about it? If he should do that?
She would never speak. She would
turn from him-let him think any,
thing he wished! An overpowering
melancholy stole upon her.
She had a feeling that the world
was now swept entirely clean, even
of friendships-as far as she was
concerned. She said to herself and
smiled ironically: II should have a
mission in the world should think
of others"
to Jake, bringing in, as she was &C
customed to do, all her experiences
in the hospital. She said she had
decided to open a founding asylum
For you know, Jake, getting born
is really the start Of all the trouble
in the world. And we ought to be-
gin at the start. Now 1 will tell
you of sad case because 1t will
make you happy to hear Of this, and
besides hospitals are full of such
cases. Well, two babies were born
here in this last week. One had a
birthmark all over its cheek and if
l were the mother I'd just have
thanked all the sweet angels in
heaven when it died. But its mother
wasn't that kind. She is crying all
day about it. And being ae am a
tender, charitable soul I bethought
me Of a way to ease her grief. 1t
was most otherwise, my solution.
For you must also know that there
was this other baby, and I'm not
quite sure about the mother, except
that she doesn't like the child and
didn't want it and makes it live on
a bottle, which isn't the proper
caper. Anyway, the father has only
come twice and then he said to me:
Never mind about the baby-Ill see
it later He hasn't looked at it,
and the mother is always asking
me about having children adopted.
So you see-do you?
we'll thought it would be quite
coquettish to give this baby to the
mother who wants hers so much.
And I said to the girl who won't
nurse hers: Suppose I take little
Anna into another patient of mine
and let her stay there a while be-
cause her baby died and she's
broken-hearted.'
1.-THE mother said: Sure, kiddo!
Go as far as you like I felt very
glib, as you may imagine. and went
into the room, just pretending to be
passing. The mother whose baby
died almost jumped out Of the bed.
She yelled Take it out Of here! Take
it out"
"And that's what a dear, kind
heart the world has! And all trou-
BILE begins when we're born.
But really, Jake, isn't it fright
full to make criminal Of a baby
right from the start. That's what
we dove call it a criminal because
it got born. In my asylum that will
not be! No. indeed. Now what do
you think Of my idea? For 1 may
ask you for 81 to lay the corner
stone. Will you give it, kind sir?"
Jake wrote back to her-the long
est letter he had ever written. In 1t
was this paragraph What
is the matter with you and what
all has happened, Helena. dear?