The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-01

is she not?"
David coming down the hall:
David saying: "Kevin is here.
Come out and see him."
David went back to Helena'S
room. She and Kelvin were
alone.
Her first glance of him was a
shock. She had thought him SO
handsome. His swift, beautiful
body winging down the noun
tains excited her with joy. Now
he looked harsh. The bones of
his face stood out prominently.
And the eyes, that looking into
hers had made her ache with
love, were now darkly lost and
yelled.
He stood there and looked at
her. She was very thin, her hair
peeled back, her eyes immense.
They looked into his with a
desperate blue shine. She APP
peared pitiful to him; small and
defeated and terribly afraid.
For moments they held each
other with this silent glance.
Then Kelvin said: How are
you, Pippin? You are very thin.
But David says your mother is
better"
Doesn't she look awful to
you, Kevin?"
"She would-naturally. You
must expect this. She may seem
worse than she is
She could scarcely hear be-
cause of the tumult that swept
up about her like a sea. He
wanted to comfort her. Yet
there were miles and bitter, re-
Sentful miles between them.
She said with a little tired
smile: Il hope you were Sue
cessful in your work. I hope
the trip was pleasant to you"
She surprised a dark, dubi-
Gus, almost angry lock on his
face. It was quickly masked.
Kelvin said: The work went
well. You must be very lonely
here. Shall I bring you some
books? What sort of thing
would you like?"
"Oh everybody in the world
has sent me books. I can't
read. I can't think. I'm so
afraid"
He took step toward her.
She felt very faint.
But Kelvin frowned and halted.
"It must be hard for you-very
Handicapped here"
II don't mind that-not at
all. But thinking of what may
happen to her"
Don't you trust your father,
Pippin? Don't you feel that he
will pull her through"
do you believe in a power
like that, Kevin?"
81 don't know. I've seen
strange, mysterious things hap
pen. Don't worry any more
about Helena. You are in need
of rest and little care your
self"
She blinked and said, trem-
blingly: I'm WE'LL feel SO
WE'LL"
! That was all.
! Pippin went back to her room.
: She closed the door softly and
hid her face against it.
She saw him every day. Some
times they only nodded. Usually
he said some kind, reassuring
I thing. Helena seemed
; stronger; the paralysis might
even entirely disappear - you
never know.
, But he never talked of him.
self. nor asked of her.
Pippin sat at her mothers bed
and thought: Il don't care!
God, just let Helena live-let
her not be helpless! I won't
care. I'll never say a word"
One day Pippin's hope alto
gether fled. Her mothers breath
came in short, rapid gaSpS. The
blue, notified look of her par
alyzed arm deepened. The leg,
too, had this disturbing appear
ance. It, too, was helpless.
But what frightened Pippin
most was her mothers struggle
for breath.
She put her hands on her
fathers arm:
"She can't swallow! I saw
her try to drink"
"Only a slight difficulty.
Nothing new"
But the way she's breath
ing"
IT think that will pass"
But that night Kelvin called.
Pippin opened the door for him.
He noticed at once that her face
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