Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05

Bark said it would be a miracle if
you made it,"
"Oh, it wasn't very much" she
smiled, wanly, and in a minute
was asleep.
He looked down at the worn face
and the grotesque overalls, and felt
like crying.
DR.. Smith saw that. Vivian was
asleep and nodded in approval.
Let her rest. If there is a gold
medal kicking around this state, she
is going to get it for what she has
done this night"
If I had known I wouldn't have
let her so. I am her husband"
Kent told him.
The doctor smiled.
IF I am any judge Of the So
called weaker sex, my man, I don't
believe a regiment Of us could have
stopped her"
Il had no idea," Kent looked down
at her. "she was made of that kind
Of stuff" He said it almost to him
self.
The doctor looked unusually grave,
as he bound CeleSte'S black head.
How is she coming along?" Kent
asked him.
We'll have to take her back with
us to the hospital" and DR.. Smith
shook his head. II am afraid there
is a fracture of the skull. The Red
Cross will be here in a couple Of
hours with ambulanceS and more
supplies. We couldn't carry many"
Kent was aware of a familiar
voice calling his mama. 1t was
Dovie, calling from Vivian's old room
where she and her mother had gone
to bed. Both were Completely
done in" Mama Jansen's words. He
had been rather glad to get them
off his hands.
When he went in the room Dovie
was sitting up in bed.
Stay with me a while, sweet
heart. I'm so nervous"
He looked at her with something
akain to disgust.
well, calm yourself. There are
sick people to be taken care Of.
Vivian came back with two doctors"
Il told you she'd be all right. You
were SO excited" Dovie pouted.
You don't seem to care at all how
I feel-or what happens to me-"
ooh, for Pete sake, dry up and
be your age!" He whirled and left
her with her mouth hanging open
in amazement.
He vas beginning to see that
there was two different kinds Of
women in the world. And in the
general analysis Dovie and Mrs.
Jansen didn't hold up quite so well.
Here they were, yelling about nerves
and Vivian had flown to Salina and
back, riSking her life to save other
folk.
BY daylight several injured women
and children had found shelter I'M
der the little Matthews roof. 1t
was like a hospital, with DR.. Clark
and DR.. Smith moving about, bind
ing wounds and administering OPT
ates to relieve the suffering.
CuddleS and her mother came
over, and with Bark and Kent work.
ed assisting the physicians. In an
hour Vivian awakened, ashamed
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be prevailed upon to lie down again.
Mrs. Jansen and Dovie slept, self
ishly abliVious to everyone, and
made no attempt to be of use. 1t
was 9 o'clock when they came down
stairs.
who is doing the cooking?" Mrs.
Jansen asked Kent. Il must have
my coffee"
He looked at her willingly, and
his jaws snapped.
eff, in the face Of all this, you
wait for someone to wait on you,
my lady, I hope you starve to death"
Dovie glared at him angrily. But
mamma Jansen felt it wasn't quite
time to start talking back to her
future son-in-law. So she patted
him, and smiled coquettishly:
mo, now, my dear boyl Don't be
cross. How did I know there was
no COOKE" She glanced into the
living room. "Oh, is somebody hurt?
Don't look. Dovie-you could never
stand the sight of sick people"
Cuddles and Bark were in the
kitchen giving out coffee and rolls
from the kitchen door. There was
a line of people waiting for their
breakfast. All homeless. When
Mrs. Jansen and Dovei sat down