The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-01

f huoIA p4ACta uht AHAA 4h tfte i't'-
. ture sections OF the Sunday papers
Heavens How could be be ex-
. pected TO live In Mulberry Square !
e.. SO he went into a hos
pltal and wore a white uniform and
grew n musiache and shaved II OF
because Il turned out TO be red And
then. one day. he came 10 Mulberry
. square. That same evening. he sat
on bench and told q story TO a
+ little girl named jamie with hazel
T eyes and a pointed chin aud = per.
frctly gorgeous smile. And that"
. he fnlshed. is alL"
But Hhy1" jamie asked when she
I had thanked him for the story. did
your father want you to conner
Il rather suspect" he answered.
that the LoreIer Is 10 blame"
The "Lorelcl"l "lch weiss
nicht was soil es bcdeuten"
jamie saw her. a languoroCs blond
with slaniIng green eyes. But. OF
course. she might be mistaken.
"Whni does she look llkeT"
shes white all over with grace
ful lines and trimmings Of solid
( brass"
l What n strange description jamie
I looked up 10 see n he was teas
Ing His face. she observed. was
grave but wrinkles frisked In h.s
eyes
And" he added. amused at her
bewlldered expression. -she wears
a striped sunbounet over her afte'
/ deck.
-Oh =" jamie ai once was I'm
mensely relieved. "Its n boat :"
The Lorclel." he insisted. "She
lures young doctors away from their
( stethoscopes and makes them Idle
and useless"
jamie understood
You wont have a chance 10 he
worthless here. she grnyely assured
/ him. I'VE row when We 20 on the
river There isn't n single Lorelei
In all of Mulberry square"
III
The town clock struck eleven
They walked slowly through the
square and across to the opposite
side A messenger boy was clicking
the rectory gate.
Hello. Johnny Qulllen."
Eli. jamie
There are a great many Johns
around here" Hugh remarked.
That's because it's Fathers
name
Are they all named for hlm?"
Everybody loves Father" JAMIE
was bursting with pride Il showed
In her eyes and 10 the tilt Of her
cain. Hes always doing things for
people There's Stoney. for instance
Father found him one night down
in Shantytown all cut 10 pieces after
fight lie patched him up and
brought him home. think Stoney
would die FOR Father"
Hes splendid"
"You'u see jamie said softly.
when you've been here a little
while"
The Billiards. wall began az the
end OF the rectory fence. They
passed the gate which lei 10 the
side veranda and walked on 10 the
entrance.
The Office door opened. 4 young
woman with a child In her arms
walked down the shallow steps Doc
tor Ballard. tall. white haired.
little stopped. stood In the open
doorway.
do as told you. Martha. Use
the lotion three times a day"
.I'll try" A weary young voice
But you know how II Is with us
Sam hasn't worked for"
Get II at Smiths and have II
charged TO me-"
"Oh. thank you. Doctcr."
The door closed. The woman, m
ing her shoulders. opened the gate
Good evening. Martha"
Hello. JAMIE"
"ls the baby Sick?"
a rash. He's covered al over
JAMIE Ballard. your father is the
kindest man who ever lived"
Seer" jamie glanced up at Hugh
lie squeezed her hand
"Yes, JAMIE" he said II see"
w
jamie said her prayers that night
She knelt In the dark beside he'
narrow white bed The petition fol
lowed a familiar formula. There