Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-10-11
ROCKVILLE. MORNING, H. 1929

nrrd moi move her feet, maintain an
upright position. Perhaps, even, she
slept
What was that noise? Some one
cnlling? Some one pounding none too
vigorously on the porch. Who could
II he? 1t Ounded little like Jared
and yet 1t did not. She turned In the
chair, looked out the window at its
back. Was that Jared2 Was it, Oh.
surely not And yet
She got W, opened the door, hold
ing to tn, knob and looke1 incredul-
Ously lut
"Oh, Jared, dear" she cried, finally,
and bent her gaze on the creature,
half-sitilng half-lylng, on the small
porch, For second she thought she
must he delirlous That thing, dlshev.
eled, smeared with mud from which
straw obtruded, Its clothes nearly torn
to shreds, supinely cinglng to the
porch, was never strong, sturdy Jared
Meadows, successful young farmer and
stockman, her mighty husband? AS
she looked down at him from the door
way anguish darkened his eyes, con
torted his dirt-begrimed face twist
ed his pallld lips, caused his jaw, his
chin to culver
IL stumbled" he hoarsely wills
pered, "over "a pig, KILLED the
pig, b-broke my leg"
Jared Jared" she cried, 'my
dear"
His Ups moved again and she
stopped to hear.
"I-I crawled to the car to crank
II and get to town and broke my
my arm. "G-get the doctorl" fright
full grooming. "Get the DOCTOR" He
closed his eyes. went very white and
slumped down upon the porch floor.
Phyllis Meadows proved herself
then. She did not think herself all
right and then become all right. She
simply forgot herself, forgot appen
dicitls operations, weakness. She flew
to the telephone. She summoned a
doctor, two doctors Shs called
Jared's mother from town. She turned
down Jareds bed, put water on to
heat. All this for Jared, her hard,
glorious Jared, like woman demon
possessed, she did
In half an hour the two doctors had
arrived md tall Mrs Meadows with
her keen clear blue eyes, like her
sons eyes-yesterday. In another
half hour Jared Meadows was In his
bed, the doctors busted with the bro
ken leg, with the broken arm. In anoth
er half hour Jared Meadows, in splints
aud multitudinous white bandnges, lay
inert and cOlOrless In another half.
hour the bl Ie of Jared Meadows eyes
was visible to his wife as she leaned
over him, flushed and intent. His lips
opened and she heard:
II fell nwful-awful-"
"You're all right, Meadows" inter.
posed one Of the doctors, cheerfully.
"You'll be fl as a fiddle again in six
weeks"
MONO Don't hurry me, doc
He lay silent for a moment. And then
Phyllis, bending close, heard: "And
keep Phyllis in bed Take care Of
Phyllis, poor girl. Doc. take care Of
Phyllis"
Phyllis Meadows took her turn at
fainting.
When she awoke she was on cot
beside the big bed where Jared lay
stretched. Jared's blue eyes were re.
garding her.
"T'll-I'lI get up. Pll-l'll have your
dinner ready"
She slipped her feet to the floor.
"Lie DOWN. came In terse com
mand from her lord. "YOu take care
Of yourself The doctors know what
they're about"
Jareds eyes of that bright, uncloud
ed blue that denotes nature not
given to softness, to concern for the
woes Of this wOrld2 Phyllis knew
they would never seem so again.
Strength that has known weakness,
boo colt t,Itu fo CT iuboad