Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-08
By THYRA SAMTER wINsLow
copyright 1889: By News Syndicate Co.. Inc
IN TWO PARTS-PART TWO

By THYRA SAMTER WNSLOw
copyright 1889: By News Syndicate Co.. Inc.
IN TWO PARTS-PART TWO
She dressed herself. And looked
around. It was q nice room. Plain. but
pleasant. with pink walls and white
furniture. There was a little private
bath off OF 1t and a closet, in which
hung some of her clothes. She must
and jerome had brought her here
Maybe it was Just as well. Her head
felt better than it had felt in daysi
She went out into the sunlight.
1t was three days before she knew
she knew everything-everything she
was to know, now.
She was in q hospital, to be sure. But
IN hospital for mental cases, only. In
the hospital where It'd Bishop had
brought his brotherI
jerome had had her committed
and two doctors had declared her in
sane. She found that out from the
nurses.
But, If she were insane then, surely
For suddenly. the headaches were
gone! And the noises were gonel And
the rat was gone! She was herself
again. And locked UP. here.
She talked to the nurses--tried to
e snks S;ce them m Of her sanity They
". most Of them. But they were plain
" unbelieving. Too many patients
acted sane. it seemed.
She talked to the doctors. They were
more attentive than the nurses, but
she could tell by their professional
manner that they were listening to her
only out Of politeness.
Once . week jerome came to see
her. His whole attitude was the i'm
personal politeness he had assumed
before, with an added aloofness, sort
Of cold armor. which might have hid
den actual hate. He listened gravely
when she talked to him. Smiled and
said. I'm SO glad you're feeling bet
ter" when she told him she was well
again. And he did nothing to get her
outI
She began to read-to read every
thing she could find.
Then she began to help the nurses.
In little ways. At first she cleaned her
own room. Then she helped with some
Of the patients. Read to them. 1t was
BET better F than a nothing him cd IT helped pass
Something had to happen!
Laura cried herself to sleep at night.
That didn't help a great deal. And she
prayed. Little wordless prayers. Some
thing had to happen!
sanitarium- He came as one of the
visiting doctors. but. as he was new
to the sanitarium and to Baker City
he paid more attention to details than
the other doctors, who took their visits
as purely routine work.
pearance Immediately. He was tall, too
slight, and his. face was rugged but
kind. His temples were gray. He was
about forty. Laura judged.
She was helping old Mrs. Fender
with her Knitting when DR.. Bradley
"Do you like knitting?" he asked.
II didn't used to like it," she said.
Nov it seems fun. Anything that
takes your mind off this place! Not"
aren't 'a aEfug 'n one muses. does
all she can-but- -" she paused, con-
fused.
but you still don't like being here"
let's talk about it."
I'D love tool"
They walked through the grounds.
And Laura found herself for the first
time in longer than she liked to re-
member. being perfectly natural. DR..
Bradley didn't condescend; He didn't
DR.. Bradley asked questions. And
she could see that he was puzzled But
he didn't say great deal.
Three days later DR.. Bradley
kuOCkeQ AZ LAurdS door. she was
reading. She put her book aside.
They didn't talk about her case, this
time. Their conversation might have
been in q drawing room. But Laura
knew she hadn't been as happy in a
long time. Tiff only he believed her
saneI
DIR. Bradley has all the papers on
your case" one Of the nurses volun-
tered few days later. Il heard it from
one of the house doctors"