New Britain herald., 1927-08-05

when Love Is Kind" was the
foolish title, and for one fleeing In
slant Sally forgot Mile and Won
dered if love ever was kind to any
one.
Certainly not to me-" she
thought, briefly, glancing across the
room to the silver-gilt clock that
stood on the chiffonier between the
open windows. Five minutes
had passed since her mother had
telephone the doctor. He ought to
be on his way by this time. He
ought to be here in ten minutes or
so. if he had started already.
That ten minutes seemed like q
whole lifetime to Sally, sitting like a
statue carved out OF ivory, on the
edge of the bed, holding Miles
small hands in hers.
Her hands-theyre hot now"
she whispered to Mrs. Jerome, who
was standing motionless beside the
door. You come and feel them,
Mother"
Yes. they are hot. Her heads hot,
too" Mrs. jerome agreed. Maybe
she's just having an attack OF indi-
gestion like the ones I have.
Heaven alone knows what she puts
into her stomach, eating around in
restaurants night after night the
way she does
Didn't she have supper here with
you and Mr.. Nye tonight?" asked
Sally, frowning. It was always hard
for her to say "Mr. Nye" when she
always thought of him as John" in
her own secret soul.
Indeed she did NOT" snapped
Mrs. Jerome. sally, what's wrong
with you? Can't you remember any
thing? Didn't I Just finish telling
you that she ran off somewhere with
Nye and left me here without bite
to eat? And I just made up my
mind I wouldn't get myself anything
if I never ate again! To think of
ters, and having to get her own
meals! Well. just said to myself
I wouldn't, and I didn't! She knew
I wasn't feeling well, too, when she
rushed out with that man of hers."
HE was going out of town. and
they probably wanted to be alone"
Sally began soothingly. but Mrs.
Jerome went right on:
mo such thing! She was Just too
lazy to get bite of food ready for
the three of us! Mr.. Nye wanted to
buy some things from the delica-
lessen, but Mile said she wanted to
go out, and go out they did. She
certainly winds him around her little
finger"
The doorbell rang, and she turned
heavily and numbered away to let
the doctor in.
AS he came quickly and quietly
into the lamplit room Miles eye
lids, which had been closed for sew
eral moments. fluttered open and
she gave him a drowsy glance.
"Pain-here," she mumbled thick
ly. and laid her hand on her side
just at the line of the hips. Like
two sharp knives" Then she drop
ped off into her stupor once more.
With jerk Of his head, DR..
Ambleside ordered both Mrs.
Jerome and Sally out of the room.
They stood just outside in the hall,
looking at each other but never say
ing a word,for the next few min
nutes. Within they could hear the
49, low -o,o
then, and presently Millie answered
him.
Then the door opened and he
came out.
She's better" he said. setting his
little black bag down on the floor
beside him. "She says the pain has
gone. and she's not sure Just where
it was. She says 1t was all over her
body. I'll be here first thing in the
morning. and if she has another at
tack tonight, call me up. Don't hest
tatnn'
Then as quickly and quietly as he
had come, he was gone.
Mrs. Jerome gave Sally a disgust
ed look. Nov, isn't that Just like
fool doctor?" she exploded. when
the door had closed behind him.
Never telling a person what's the
matter! She might have gall stones.
or appendicitis, or dozen other
things. and we'd never know it,"
She opened the bedroom door and
went in.
Mile was lying against the pill
lows. but her face was turned to-
wards them now, and there was
tiny smile on her lips
Looking at her, Sally knew that
no matter what she did that was
selfish and cruel and thoughtlcss,
she would always love her-and love
her as generously as she always had
'Why, if anything happened to
her I'd die" she said to herself.
and if any girl is going 10 have
John Nye, I'm glad that girl is Mil
lie"
She leaned across the bed and
kissed her Mile smiled YEARLY up
at her once more. Then she turned
her face to the wall and went TO
sleep instantly, as sick people
often do.
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