Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
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ing at symptoms than at faces"
Il 4 hope you're right. Oh hope you're
right, But why did you talk about such stuff
TO her."
Fighting"
Didn't you see the breath go out of her?"
Il couldn't think of lie-not off hand"
If DR.. Lancaster doesn't tell her about
you if you can-see her again-will you try to
remember that shes old and DYING"
"Fn try. She's the one person you give
a rap about
I'm about To be married, Mr. Krest."
oh, that" said Cabot.
why do you smile ,"
Il beg your pardon man can't help
smiling. It's act of God-like fires and
earthquakes"
You think" she began. but then she
stopped herself.
Are you about ready TO ring the police
after all?"
There's something rather horrible about
you"
My dear Miss Allen I'm going to try to
go through with my part of our bargain Out
side of that / don't care what you think of
me"
We'll, that's that"
apparently
They looked at one another silently. The
Reynolds smiled down at them with an eter-
nifty of surprising coed hHHaer-After while
the doctor came out, the weight of his bag
dragging his straight down.
He said to Cabot: What have you done
to her e"
It's Mr. Krest" said Ruth Allen. Aunt
Margaret had her heart so set on seeing Bob
when found that he wasn't :"
Pardon me-" broke in the doctor. This
gentleman is not my affair. Neither are you,
Putt until of nm
TO explain
But you have to know" she began
Il have to know about Mrs Annesleys
blood pressure" he interrupted again. And
1 find it rather amazingly up. AS though
she had had very tonic injection. What
ever you have done -Boh=I- feel that it's
safer to that name. don't you?-whatever-
you nave done I suggest that you continue
along the same lines Mrs. Annesley wants
to see you again at once"
Wen go right back in said Ruth Allen.
Excuse She wishes to see-Bob-
alone. She wanted me to tell you that shed
like Scotch and soda
"A Scotch and soda-When she's on the
point of DEATH"
That merely idea of mine. At
the best doctor merely had an opinion.
wherever the patient alone possesses the
facts I'm sure that's in the nature of things
isn't II"
He gave Ruth his professional smile.
She's definitely better? Is that what you
mean? 1t that what you mean" asked the
girl. going to him and searching his face.
nm US old people," he said, death is
largely matter of our thinking For the
moment Mrs. Annesley seems to have changed
her mind. In another moment she may
change it back again. Considering every
thing. I'd rather hurry the Scotch and soda
nd
Bob If the old idea comes over her before
morning, ring me at once"
He went off down the stairs
She seems to be an Annesley all right;
what ?" asked Cabot
Go on in to her. Hurry Hurry" said
the girl.
She was as enthusiastic as a child who
has organized new game Cabot went on in
TO Mrs Annesley.
The doctor is encouraging Aunt Mar
garet" he said
Doctors have the same trouble as teach
ers" she explained They spend their lives
talking down to people and that is bound to
make them near-sighted about the important
things"
Well how much time have you spent
looking up to anything anybody"
"Ha?"
You've been staring down your nose at
everything haven't your"
You impertinent young-you little-why,
y eu-kHe~- perfectly we'll that Eve always
adored the Commodore"
She turned her head and her bright blind
eyes toward the picture above the fireplace.
"Of course he's the exception because he's
dead"
BY heaven. think you're taking me to
task, Because of the way I've acted to Bob
Annesley suppose? I'd like to know out of
your honest heart, if there's really honesty in
it-what good is there to say of Bob Annes-
ley?"
AT least he died WELL" said Cabot abb
sently and then knew what he had said and
felt the shock of it"
The old woman tasted the idea for a mo-
ment with an inward eye
uIOiad CHI said q oba1gad