Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-09-15

took OF her shoes Ano FauDeu ue4 2eet
But nothing helped and the lady las
rigid and hreathed heavily.
Mclaughlin said. wen have 70 have
doctor"
sany said. -Dr. Print is Just around
the block"
Cook said, .Dr. wheeling's her doc
tor. and IN aii the 40 years I've been
with her she's had no oze else, and e
must he Dr. Wheeling or melody.
Mclaughlin went to telephons Or.
Wheeling.
Cook said: wen. goodness knows
you're welcome, for I'm all alone here,
and I can't count Mr.. Mclaughlin fcr
the simple reason that he's gentle
man. II you look at him close you can
see that he's q gentleman and not q
chauffeur at all, but construction en-
gineer Of some kind who can't get iob
Just now. WIN you run upstairs and
aet g pillow from her bedroom7 It's
the big bedroom at the back Of the
second floor, and I'll hold the little
boys hand while you're gone"
Sally ran up and got g pillow and
when she came down DR.. Wheeling was
there examining the lady. who stin re-
manned rigid and breathed IN that dis
tressing heavy way. Then he wrote out
several prescriptions and said to Sally,
@See that she IL kept covered and warm
and she Is not TO be carried upstairs
until q nurse comes"
He telephoned for q nurse to come
at once and then he went away.
The nurse came about O'Clock and
with the help Of McLoughlin's strong
arms they got the patient upstairs and
into bed. Then Mclaughlin went TO
get some things from the drugstore and
to Jirnmie's amazed delight he was
taken along and allowed 10 share the
front seat between Mclaughlin and
Scuffy.
Then cook said to sally:
Now, can get dinner IN peace, and
I'm telling you again don't know what
I'd do here alone with her sick, and
maybe it's her end. And If it is her end
I can say she brought il on, the way
she's been acting ia the last six months,
for don't believe she's lost her money"
Dinner was ready at s, and Jimmie
came back on McLoughlin's shoulder
to eat IT, Cook was host and hostess,
and Jimmie sat next TO Mclaughlin
and Sally waited on them all, feeling
she was no better than thief who had
broken into this house.
But after all her fierce determine
ton to get him his dinner, Jimmie
would not eat it. He said, Where's
scuffy2 Get Scuffy."
Then the little dog was allowed TO
come In. But Jimmie could not eat for
watching him.
Jimmie, eat your potato. your nice
baked potato"
"No."
~But your milk, darling. You're go
ing to drink your good rich milk"
NO
aBut try. Come now, try"
Cant, Mglmmie"
Little stomachs so quickly protect
themselves by shrinking when there Is
not enough food. She was afraid to
think Of that. She got In a panic. She
said to Mclaughlin, But he must eat.
See If you can make him.
Cook said, Don't force him. It's the
excitement and all. But hen eat the
beautiful yellow cllstard have for him,
and I've even gone to the trouble toI
melt little maple sugar on the top
Of It,"
@Oh, Jimmie, what beautiful beau
tifld custardl"
He ate q spoonful
Mclaughlin said 10 Jimmie: If you
hurry and eat UP the custard III drive
you IN the car when go around to the
garage"
Then Jimmie swallowed another
spoonful.
''That's it. finish it up"
Cant"
Then no ride"
Jimmie burst into tears and the house
phone rang loud jangle.
Cook said to sally, s-rhatU be the
nurse. Run like q good girl"
Nurse said the patient had regained
consciousness and was now sleeping.
sally went UP. AS soon as she went
into the bedroom the old lady opened
her eyes and looked a4 her. She said
what are yoa1 doing hege2"
II thought you'd need me. thought
''You thought you'd take advantage
"
The nurse said, stop talking. Not
another word"
She was a splendid nurse and In great
1emand She thought she could afford
% treat her patients like children. The
authority In her voice Sd
enced the lady who had not been spok-
"a to IN that fashion IN at least go
lears.
Sally went downstairs shaking little
rom the impact Of that dark look and
tin sick ct the thought that Jimmie
lad not been able 70 eat his dinner. II
he could manage TO stay the night he
VoGlld have his breakfast in the morn
ng. and surely he would be able TO
at his breakfast.
But when the next morning came
r DEATH Il.
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