The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-29
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in that last moment before the train began slowly to move. She even raised her hand to salute him.
 Liane's eyes filled with tears. People were good, she thought duly. It was only when you were in trouble that you found that out.
 The short journey seemed i'm terminabie. Give had wired Elsie the time of her arrival but there was no one waiting in the dismal station. She gave the cabman the address of the hospital and then sat staring through the window at the unfamiliar streets.
 At the information desk starched young woman with & de- tached young man with a de- tached air told her Mrs Barrett was in 402. No change, she added. The words chilled Liane. Her heart was full to bursting as she rode up in the creaky. antiseptic smelling elevator. The man looked at her with faint curiosity. He was accustomed to pallid visitors with terror in their eyes but this one was 50 Houng--so alone.
 A strange Elsie waited outside the door of Cass' room and Elsie pale and serious. Glad you've come. kid" she whispered. Cant go in right now. The doctors there.'
 The throbbing Of Liane's heart was thunderous. She reached for something to steady herself.
 Tell me" she began, Just how bad" She couldn't 20 on. Elsie shook her head. They don't know when the crisis will comc." she said. "To-night. they think. We thought 1t was just & cold. She'd been struggling along with 1t, didn't want to mention 1t to you. Yesterday morning the doc tor said 1t was pneumonia. He hur- ried her over here so she'd get the best of care. Hope 1t was the right thing to do." Her bright eyes sought Liane'ss anxiously.
 "Oh, 1 know you've been doing everything possible" Liane began hoarsely. Both girls fell silent. watching the door. The nurse came out. gave Liane an imper- sonal glance and hurried down the hall.
 As in a trance the watchers fol- lowed her movements with their eyes. She returned in a moment with a hypodermic needle on tray.
 Just a minute. honey" Elsie reassured the trembling Liane. "Dr Lanerl be cut and you can talk to him. Don't go all to pieces now. We'll need you. It'll buck Cass up just to see you" e. .hltref-
 The knob of the door began to turn. Like one searching the face of the omnipotent for 8 sign of relentlng. the two girls gazed at the iron gray man who emerged. How is she?' gasped Liane.
 Slowly the man shook his head.
 Not too bad" His tone held professional cheerfulness meaning less, more terrifying than gloom. The girl felt he had spoken thus to dozen anxious watchers.
 May I go in to see her now?"
 His look pr0bed her. If you'll promise not to. disturb. her.,
 She staunchly promised. She would not allow one tear to flow.
 The still figure on the bed moved ever so slightly. There was a. low moan and the nurse moved swiftly to her patients side. Alert she stood there, then turned, finger on lip, to sign the watcher with her to silence.
 Just the same" she murmured. Liane looked up quickly. hopefully. at the movement. But at the nurses words the girls pallor deep ened. She settled again in her chair, her eyes never leaving the quiet figure under the coverlet. Cass was quiet now. Before she had been delirious and that had been awful.
 "She mustn't die--she won't die --she can't" This LIane repeated were a magic litany to chain Cass' spirit.
 "she musn't, She won't"
 Thus the girl had prayed. had hoped, all the long day. She had been at the hospital for three days. now. and the awaited crisis failed to arrive. At night she dreaded going with Elsie back to the hotel. She lay. long hours. in the dark ness, every nerve straining for the telephone message she felt sure would come. In the dawn she would rise, with shaking fingers dash the icy water into her red rimmed eyes. Exhausted. she would dress. wait for the hour when she might creep to her mothers side.
 It was all terrible. terrible! She had not known before what an- guish could be.
 (TO Bo COntinuc1i)