The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-26

Il amt goin' to lie to you, Doc
I don't know when. Mebbe days,
mebbe weeks. You kin guess as well
as I kin. can't even phone North
Bayi"
The doctor, his face drawn, was
thinking aloud. Even it we got
wor(, out, nobody could get in here
for week, anyway, 1 guess"
Frightening bit he turned to Jerry
with, "All right. Thank you. II
anything at all turns up, let me
know right away"
L know, Doc. I will" promised
Jerry, and braced himself to return
iuto the flying snow.
The door had scarcely slammed
behind him when white faced
Nurse Kennedy, frayed by sleepless
days and nights appeared in the
vestibule.
Wasn't that the telegraph opera
tor?" she demanded. What Old
he say?"
nR. LUKE took quick grip on
~ himself. Looks better" he
lied bravely. "Ought to be able to
get message through in day or
two, maybe tomorrow"
"Oh, hope so! I hope SOL" cried
the nurse. Her voice was a PRAYER
You know we have less than half
a box of serum left?" The doctor
nodded very slowly.
Suddenly the nurses iron control
began to waver. Half a step toward
the doctor she took, and them
Why can't they have a hospital
up here?" she cried wildly. why
won't they listen to you? All these
terrible accidents to the lumber
jacks-I can stand that! But these
children-I can't stand it! I can't
stand their eyes! They keep look
ing at me, and their eyes say, Cant
you help me? Can't you do some
thing?' 1 can't do anything can't
stop the pain! can't help them to
breathe! We have nothing to work
with ;. +"
The doctors quick voice was an
CRY and icy all at once.
"Katherinel" He glared cold at the
nurse. Her struggle to regain con-
troll of herself was visible.
Go back to the children!" said
Dr. Luke sharply.
Nurse Kennedy turned obediently
and went back into the church, her
shoulders squaring as she advanced.
Beside the bed that was now
empty sat Mary Mackenzie, weeping
softly. Nurse Kennedy approached
and looked down at her with some
of the doctors own steely GOODNESS.
Stop that bawling!" she snapped.
eff you can't control yourself, what
good can you do these children?"
The ghost of a grim smile flickered
over the doctors face as he OBJ
served this little tableau. Then,
wrapping a muffler and the fur
coat collar about his throat, he, too,
stepped out into his waiting sleigh.
Ut was a short trip, but bitterly
Il cold battle against the drifts to
get to Mike Scanlan's boarding
house. Wading through drifts above
the tops of his arctics, DR.. Luke
entered the house and rushed to
the room where Mike sat by table,
his legs still in casts. Mike was
leaning forward sternly, earphones
over his ears, toward table where
lay a tumble of radio parts and in
StrumentS.
ANY luck" Mike?" snapped the
doctor, not even stopping to remove
fur coat and scarf as he entered
the room.
Mike shook his head. eff I only
knew more about this thing" he
complained desperately. Il only got
it all together this morning. I don't
even know if it's all here :"
you've GOT to get somebody,
Mikel" breathed the doctor. you've
GOT tor
GO, CO, CQ,-any amateur, es-
pecially Montreal-come in, pleased
An emergency! CO, CO, CQ,-call-
ing any amateur =" Mikes voice
droned. Five minutes went by. Ten.
Mike looked appealingly at DR.. Luke.
go on! Keep it upl You've got
to get somebody" DR.. Luke's voice
was insistent. Those children, up
there at the church :"
(TO Be Continued