Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-06-05

Your slippers are parked under the
bed, sister. Better put 'em on cause
we ave to walk-the rest of you are
in luck to have a buggy ride. Here's
poppa with the taxil"
She was wrapping up the old lady
with the broken hip whom hope and
terror had rendered mute. She grinned
across her lumpy handiwork at him.
Aren't we gOOd?"
He nodded. But it's going to be a
slow business. The damned elevator
boy has bolted."
We'll, / can run q dumb waiter"
she said, and I guess an elevators
not much more complicated"
Child, you couldn't"
But she could and did. The mechan-
les of the elevator proved simple
enough but, being q hospital elevator,
it was not to be hurried. Eight fright
ened, blubbering women made that
first trip from the inferno of the third
floor to the chaos of the f1rst-and
safety. There was not a moment dur
ing that slow descent, nor those that
followed, when panic did not threaten
to turn that small cubicle into a minia-
ture madhouse. But Teddy Lysle held
it at bay.
Going down, ladies. Don't crowd.
Second flOor-waf1e irons, union suits
and wooden legs. Teething rings Sec
ond aisle over, madam. Watch your
step!"
The real battle had been fought be-
fore the fire engines came changing
to the rescue, and one of its most able
generals wa the outlandish little fig
ure at the lever of one of the elevators.
Long after the accident ward had been
cleared she continued at her post. Her
voice rasped huskily but she did not
falter until the last bed had been
emptied and stronger hands relieved
her.
After that she was only dimly con-
sciouS of being gently propelled through
a tumult of hurrying figures and ex-
cited voices, of coming slowly to life
in a small, quiet room before q blazing
fire with a steaming cup of coffee in
her hand. 1t was not until she saw
the bottom of her cup that she smiled
across at the young doctor.
"More?" he asked. She shook her
head. Feel better?"
II feel grand. This your place."
He nodded. She looked down at the
great fuzzy overcoat that enveloped
her. This your coat?" He nodded
man VOLTA himself, aren't your"
He got up, took the cup and stood
looking down at her. She giggled.
Am l as dirty as you are?"
I'm afraid you area little soiled.
But you-you're very wonderful all the
same. More wonderful than / eve
dreamed a girl like you could be-"
She looked down at the slippers,
steaming malodorously in the heat OF
the fire. You're not SO bad, your
self"
He took her hands, drew her gently
to her feet. She stood docilely while
he fastened the buttons of the great
coat at her throat. Then she asked,
And 0 What?"
Nov I'm going to send you home"
he told her.
She sighed. You would"
I'D like to take you but that's i'm
possible SO I'm sending you in my a
You'll tell my man where to take you"
Eyes, doctor
When you get there, I want you to
go to bed. After that you're to have
a light breakfast and after that, you're
going to Sleep"
Mr.. Lysle'S breakfast was interrupted
by the most astonishing apparition. He
stared at it up and down, from the
folds of soiled gauze browning its head
to the felt slippers showing beneath
the skirt Of its bulky greatcoat. Then
he bounded to his feet.
Ted! My God, child, what has hap
pened?"
Nothing much" she apologized. I've
Just been trying TOTO stir up interest
in my talents, but I couldn't get q
darn bid"
For two days Teddy Lysle lay a slim,
inert wafer, listlessly regarding the
world from her pillow. She appeared
to have but two interests in life-fOOd
and the weather.
On the second morning she asked
her father, isn't it cold out? l mean,
really cold. Cold enough for a mar
to need his overcOat?"
He was deeply touched. Perhaps
it is, darling. I'll wear it II 1t Will
make you feel easier"
Which he did. But the sacrifice
failed Of its effect. When he returned
from his Office in the late afternoon,
he found her restless and fretful. !,
Il should think that doctor would
need his coat" she said. Didn't you
say you telephoned him?"
Immediately, dear, to thank ehlm- l
offered to send the coat to him but ne
said he thought he'd be coming out
this way in a day or so"
And after dinner he did come.
His was admirably pro1es-
| sional as he sat down beside the
charming little bed. I'm glad TO see
that you followed my Instructions ne
said.
II thought you'd be pleased. Il
| suppose you've come for your coat.
my what? Oh, yes, yes, n te
bring this" He took a longish, fattlsr
envelope out Of his pocket. "Th
trustees of the hospital asked me u
deliver it for them, since | was TIT
only person who knew who and Wnert
you were. May I read their message?'
ITO me?" she said. why, yes"
He read gravely. 1.-The trustees O.
this hospital would consider themselves
honored if the young woman who dis
played such splendid courage and rem
, dered such valuable assistance durlni
the recent unfortunate c~onf1agratiol
would accept the inclosed as an IN
adequate expression OF their graft
tude'." !,
''They probably thought" he said
since you were a ward patient, tina
money would be more acceptable thai
anything else"