Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21
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The blue-gray eyes closed and her
little chin quivreed again. DR.. Tur-
ner loved babies-and Dixie could
see the sympathy In his face.
Let doctor see There's a nice
baby. Open mouth"
Andree did, obediently, and he
saw that her tongue was badly
coated. When he took her temper
ature he shook his head:
"A very bad fever. You'll have
to keep her cool and quiet. She'll
probably get wors during the day.
I mean her fever will get higher
and she will get weaker. But you
mustn't let 1t worry you" he smiled
UP at Dixie. That's "a fine thing to
tell a mother, isn't 1t? But you don't
look like her mother. You look her
little sister"
Dixie stood by miserably trying
to keep back the tears. DR.. Turner
listened to the baby'S breathing and
did all the dozen and one other
things a doctor does In examining
a little one who can't tell him any
thing about its trouble.
What Is the matter with her,
doctor2" Dixie asked tremblingly
when she cuold bear II no longer
In silence.
He shook his head:
II can't tell you Mrs. Durkin-
yet. It's difficult to tell what's the
matter with a baby sometimes. And
gets we'll just as quickly and mys-
teriously."
In a few moments. DR.. Turner
took some medicine from his case
in a small bottle.
Give her this every hour and
keep her very quiet. or course, ~
she frets for anyone her father for
instance. it's all right for him to sit
down beside her 70 keep her quiet.
Ill return tonight sometime after
$3.50. I'm very busy. II she gets
worse, call me-"
Elanda came out OF her bedroom
as the physician came into the liv-
ing room. Her big gray eyes were
wide with worry:
Doctor, do you think she'll be all
right soon?"
He was looking at her with so
much admiration In his gaze that
she drew her dressing gown closer
around her and flushed.
"Oh, I beg your pardon" he be-
came professional at once. II
wouldn't say there Is any cause for
alarm. I don't know. It's difficult
to tell. What big gray eyes you have.
They are so attractive with your
red hair that ! was floored for
a minute. Forgive me?"
Elanda smiled in spite OF herself.
You are forgiven, OF course. This
red hair will be the death Of me yet
and you'll have another patient"
"Oh. I'm sorry" he grinned for
lornly. I am a baby specialist.
But" he added. in the parlance OF
the layman, Id say you're some
baby. too"
Dixie stood in the doorway and
heard him. She smiled wryly as he
went out the door turning to wave
az Elanda.
you'll vamp the undertaken at
your own funeral, Elanda. Isn't ne
AAAt LNIh A1ShA4E tAhAA NDA GFIA
saw? He isn't married, either"
Dixie was so wretched that she
called Bang and he came home.
panick-stricken, from the office.
There was nothing they could do
but follow the doctors orders ex-
plicitly and wait. The afternoon
seemed almost like q week.
AT dinner time Andree grew more
restless and tossed with fever. Then
she began to cry. When Dixie had
quieted her she looked up tearfully:
Where INCA Fawnee?"
"Unca Fawnee bye bye, honey.
He'll come soon. Go to sleep"
Andree had asked for him several
times when Elanda bent over her.
Aunt Andy call Uncle Fawnee on
the telephone. Baby be nice baby
and don't cry any more now"
Herself and her pride forgotten,
Elanda called Suwanee at the stu
dio. His heart gave a glad leap
when he heard her low. sweet voice.
CTO BE CONTINUED