The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-10-01
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BOOTS RAEBURN, 10, clopcs
~llh Russ I.UND, swimming I'M
9[1uctof. When he goes 60 Flor
50R. promising 20 send for her
later, she ~Oes TO work IN de-
pertinent store.
Russ docs not write. Months
pass and then comes word that
he Inns been killed IN a motor.
boat accident.
Boots meets DENIS FENWAY
young author. and EDWARD
VAN SEWER, wealthy and 500
Clnlfy PROMINENT. Boots II IN love
with Denis and jealous of beau
tirui KAY CHILLlNGFORD.
Boots gets job In book
store nnd goes home To live In
order to help her parents finnn-
Uinily. Edward repeatedly urges
her 20 marry him and finally she
agrees. On Christmas Day they
70 for walk IN the fog. Ed.
ward IS badly hurt saving her
from q reckless driver.
CHAPTER XLIlI
Denis came over to talk to Boots
about Edward that night; II
ought to telephone him. she
tAt2AtC0s tput WHCu 4 NdlA th1
says he's resting comfortably and
that's all. Don't you think the
doctor ought 10 let me go down
\ there? want to-"
Denis was reassuring; he was
very tower of comfort. His cold
ness and aloofness had dropped
from him like a garment. The
doctor was perfectly right, he said,
Ed was getting along like a house
afire. He had grinned as he'd told
\ about the cast they were putting
on, And he had particularly stip-
u tilated that Boots was to stay In
bed and remain perfectly quiet un-
I'll La Fargo had given other or
4 ders.
Her ruffled hair. her pink. WOOL
Y " bedjacket made her look young
and feverish. There was glitter In
her eyes.
This was u punishment for me
for not approaching Edward as
should have she told Denis ex-
citedly. II want TO marry him
right away. and make up to him
for it."
Don't talk so foolishly.' he said
sternly. you had nothing what
ever to do with it. 1t was com
By QtH0ttOu VI TeChACSS uIlNeI anu
heavy fog--that was ALL"
Isabel called up and even Patty
.called in the days that followed.
On the third afternoon Boots was
allowed to move rather shakily
about her room. That evening
Denis drove her down to the big
brick building on one of New Mar
tins side streets and she saw Ed
ward. looking big and handsome in
the narrow hospital bed.
He laughed at the nurses; he
laughed ut everything. 1t was
riot, he said cheerfully. Boots was
a sweet thing to worry about him
3 but look his wave included the
basket of fruit and flowers, the
bright jacketed books, the tele-
grams. There was even box
photograph on corner which
ground out the tunes Of the day.
Denis stayed on at the Hartses.
Often and often during those
z first weeks he drove her down to
New Martin to see the smiling
young man in the big bed. Edward
greeted them, grinning The doctor
WIS nuts" he said cheerfully. He
expected him to stay there on his
back for six weeks! Meantime the
munix box tinkled cheerily away,
the books and baskets from Fifth
avenue confectioners continued to
grriye and to be distributed grand
III among the patients and nursing
STAFF. Edwards mother arrived
maxniflcently during the,hrst week,
and, having assured herself that
her son was in no danger, swept
$3.50 4asaAt aa x.fT a.. Los Il Ia,
/ sisters were busy on concerns Of
hurst.
you're my family" Edward
ltold Boots as Denis ranged about
the room, smoking cigarct after
cigaret. Look after her. won't
you, Dinny?"
Denis had nodded restively.
Boots was still ut the shop. She
would not tender her resignation
until their marriage date was u
certain thing. But the strain Of
the Along winter was beginning to
tell on her. She grew palcr. notice.
ably thinner. There were always
dark circles under her eyes now.
rhe doctor frowned thougbtfully
whenever the invalid spoke OF
leaving the hospital. A little long
Or, he counscled. Better not rush
IL "A break like that was SER
ious thing, not to be trifed with.
They're crazy about me here
Edward said, chortling. "Thcy
don't want to let me 60"
There was little nurse with
Irish eyes and "a fiyaway cap who
y had been on night duty for a while.
Now the patient no longer re-
quired that service but Boots notic-
ed. Idly that Miss Kerrigun was
always somewhere about. She had
ian appendectomy" just down the
< hall. she said gayly, but that was
coming along all right. 1t appear
ed she had time to spare to daw-
die In Mr. Van Sewers doorway.
listening, chatting merrily.
February ragged out and Edward
was in wheel chair. He could
walk next week. DIR La Fargue
said. 1t seemed odd to think of
the tall young man taking a few
tentative, almost frightening steps.
Better not rush II -.
The coal bills piled up at home
Boots paid one. paid something on
another. Her father chafed az the
restraints Of the winter. also. Once
Edward had spoken haltingly of n
loan but Boots had been NO proud
in her refusal that he had not
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