The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-27

him box. Laura Ogden needs it
badly"
The doctor had already shucked
off his big fur overcoat Well,
don't know of any one I'd rather see
have it than Jim Ogdens child"
he said. A few minutes later he
was wiping his hypodermic needle
and putting it back in its worn
leather case.
TIE made his rounds then, shak-
l. l. ing his head sadly from time
TO time.
at intervals he would shuttle to
the church door and turn sleep
heavy eyes toward the skies. A
figure came tramping, toward him
through the driving snow during
one of these anxious vigilS.
At first he could not make out
who it was, then as the figure came
closer, its bulk made it certain that
it could be no one but Mackenzie.
Gruffiy, and without preliminary
salutation, Mackenzie shot out a
question: Us Mary in there, Doc?"
Eyes, she u.s." replied DR.. Luke
softly. And it was a pretty gall
liant and generous thing, Mac
Send her home-at once!" came
MacKenzie's peremptory command.
But I need her, Mack" inter
posed the doctor mildly. Didn't
you tell her"
mol"
There was pause. Then, she's
safe, you know" suggested the doc
tor
Mackenzie spoke with cold de-
liberation. Or. Luke, you seem to
forget that I'm capable of deciding
for my own family" then his
voice rose to an angry pitch, g
just as you seem to have forgotten
that I am the head of this COM
munity-not you'll"
Ridiculous" snorted the doctor
in return.
And I warn you now" continued
Mackenzie in a rising voice, that
when you begin to get the idea that
you're a bigger man than the dis
trict manager for the trading COM
pany that you're getting on mighty
dangerous ground!" His manner
was menacing as he leaned forward
and shouted the words.
Curly, and with just a shade OF
contempt, the doctor replied simply,
I'll tell Mary you want her" He
turned on his heel and re-entered
the church, leaving Mackenzie star
ing after him with dislike and
hatred written on his face.
DR.. Luke beckoned to Nurse Ken
nedy. Tell Mary to go home" he
said briefly. Tell her we ap-
preciate all she's done-but that
we won't need her any longer"
Nurse Kennedy surveyed him
cynically She understood what had
had happened. do you blame her
for wanting to get away?" she asked
as she moved away.
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"EARY to the soul, DR.. Luke
w picked his way through the
crowded church aisles, through the
chancel rail and into the dingy
vestry. He passed a tired hand over
his eyes and relaxed in chair, COM
pletely exhausted In spite of him.
self he dozed into fitful sleep.
He was conscious of Nurse Ken
nedy standing beside the chair.
Didn't mean to wake you up,
Doctor" she said, "but you needed
those few hours of sleep, and you
WOULDN'T go to bed"
Shouldn't have allowed it, Kath-
erine," he reproached her, rising
stiff1y from the chair. Look here.
You blew up little bit this morn
ing, Katherine"
Il ought to be kicked" rejoined
the nurse, remorsefully.
Il just want to warn you," went
on the doctor YEARLY, that what
we've been through is nothing to
what we may have to go through
now"
mo news at alp" asked the
nurse.
"Oh, you can't blame 'em," he
went on tonelessly. We're just a
little settlement on the edge of
nowhere, and this weather and all
they're human, too. Only guess
I've never learned to take things
the way a doctor ought to take
them. I know all these kids and
their mamas and daddies. They're
my babies. brought 'em into the
world. And to have to see 'em
strangle to death because"
His sudden anger died away. He
cooked his head, listening intently.
Then, eXcitedly:
Whats that? Hear that, nurse?
BY golly, that's it! a planet"
The two leaped from the side
door of the vestry into the chill air
High above, unseen in the waning
blizzard, was the unmistaka ole
drone of an airplane motor.
ITO Be Continued