The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-06
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san had expected. Aunt Jessie !
pain was so great that her militant
spirit vas for the moment in aoey-
ance. How strange she looked
How suddenly old and worn in the
narrow hospital bedl
4 hate TO leave you Susan told
her.
You 20 right along and cont
worry,' Aunt Jessie whispered 80
to Rose and stay"
Susan departed feeling utterly
shaken. How small her own
problems seemed beside this real
heartshaking onel
She telephoned to Rose, who
promised to come over at supper
time. Susan wandered from room
to room with a strange, lost SEN
sation. When the telephone rang,
she trembled so violently she could
scarcely answer it. II was DR..
Smiths crisp voice.
We've decided its an acute
appendix" he said. DR.. O'Brien
wants to operate within an hour.
He doesn't think we should wait
until morning" The doctor prom
ised TO call her later.
CUSAN never knew how she got
- through that terrible evening.
Rose came, a pillar Of strength as
usual, and insisted that the other
girl must eat something.
I couldn't possibly" Susan OBJ
jected.
We'll, you can drink a cup OF
tea, anyhow" Rose decided. The
hot. fragrant beverage made Susan
feel a little better, but she was
tense, waiting for the telephone to
ring.
i've never really appreciated
Aunt Jessie" she said. I've never
been half good enough to her. She's
been father and mother to me and
she's worked like slave TO keep
us both"
Rose comforted her. "She wanted
to. She did it because it was her
choice"
Susan groaned. shes never had
ANYTHING. She's cooked and
scrubbed and sat up late at night
sewing and she's always been wor-
ried about money.
For the first time in her life the
girl realized how difficult it was
to be poor, how important security
was. Perhaps Aunt Jessie had been
conscious for some time Of thai
pain in her right side. but had
postponed seeing the doctor because
she felt she couldn't afford to be Ill
IF she gets we'll" Susan promised
herself wildly, IN make it all UP
to her somehow"
"Of course you will" Rose said
soothingly. I'm sure of that"
You answer" Susan begged
when the telephone bell shrilled. II
was almost II o'clock. Rose picked
up the instrument and Susan
crouched in her low chair, every
nerve taut.
eyes," Rose said. ooh, I see,
Susan watched her friends face
fearfully. She came and stood be-
side Rose, touching her arm inn
patiently until the other girl mo-
toned her away. Yes, yes" Rose
kept saying. In the morning. AL
right, doctor. Thank you" She
turned a smiling face to Susan.
He says she came through in
fine style. She'll have a bad night
of course, but you can see her to-
morrow. Oh yes, he wants to talk
to you then"
Susan flung her arms around
Roses neck. sobbing with relief
There, there" Rose soothed. It's
all right now There's no sense in
your feeling so badly. You'd better
go to bed.
THE aftermath of the opera
4 tions proved exceedingly pain
full for the sick woman, although the
doctor and the nurse insisted she
was coming along as well as could
be expected" Susan told DR.. Smith
she was worried.
That's all right" he assured her
comfortingly. your aunt's doing
nicely. We have to expect these