Record and Chronicle. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 161, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1912 Page: 2 of 4
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FUMIGATE
When contagious or infectious diseases are prevalent places of
public gatherings and homes should receive o< casional fumigation:
It is easily and simply done and either the city or county health
officer will be glad to instruct you. I furnish the material* for do-
ing it in any quantity and will be glad to receive your order.
Permanganate Potash, per pound 30c
Formaldehyde, per pint. — —.. 25c
Sulphur Candles, per pound . .... ■ 25c
Formaldehyde Candles, each . 2Sc
Carbole, pints 25c, quarts ................. ——• ---------40c
Special prices in large quantities.
O. M. CURTIS, Druggist.
Buy n meat ticket and save none*
ILte.AL RESTAURANT
Kitting well, anil then Rive your coat
to Mary Ellen and go on to your work,
rejoicing fee me." said Mias Salina
Lue, coming quickly to th* rescue of
the floundering condoler. "How did
you all ever git the notion that things
went against Blossom last night?”
she asked.
"Wo seen the doctor—and then yoa
closed the front blinds—that's always
a sign—and—“answered Mrs Dobbs,
swallowing a sob.
(To Be Continued.)
night to git roses enough made to to
a design for everybody. Wo all
wanted a fltten expression of oar sym-
pathy."
"Why, Mia’ Kinney, homy. 1 don't
need no sympathy on 'count of—*
"Well, of course she wasn't ywor
own child, and so you cant feel the
same as a mother; but a death in the
family la always sad, though some-
times a great relief Too seamad on
fond of—"
"Oh. Mis' Kinney, honey, stop bo- '
fore you go any farther and lot mo
tell you Blossom ain't dead, bat gfl
ting well by the Lord's mercy. BUB.
I do thank you fer your kind feellags
and—”
“Well, I wish I coulder kaov
wasn't a-going to die before I
all night and wasted the tissue-paper
I woulder rather made— There oerne
the Dobbses now! Won’t they bo sur-
prised! Mary Ellen have got bar
wreath done, but ft looks kinder wob-
bly." '
Mr. Dobbs bad put his black Sa»
day coat on over his overalls, and on
his way to work was stopping for a
visit of condolence. Mrs. Dobbs had
on a black muslin skirt and waist and
bad. tied a piece of that same madarlnl
on the arm of Bennie, whose eyes
were swollen with crying and whom
appearance denoted (reai heart aa
guish. e
"Oh, Miss Seliny Lue. me and Dobbs
come to say—we— Speak up, Dobbs I"
Mrs. Dobbs* voice broke and her chub
by face began to work with grief.
I “All you've got to say, Mr. Dobbs, Is
bow glad you are that my baby is
Miss Cynthia turned in the strong
out. Don’t nothing put heart in a
broke-down woman like a little loving,
and that’s a rule to act by fer the rest
your life.”
Miss Cynthia turned in the strong
j arms and with a blush that matched
I the dawn across the river she
■ stretched out her hand to Miss Selina
, Lue. And then Mr. Alan reached out
his disengaged arm and together they
drew her into their embrace. "Now,
you’re (getting the benefit of your own
advice,” said Mr. Alan, as he shyly
kissed her on the exact spot on the
cheek that Miss Cynthia had finished
caressing in the same manner.
“Well, I don’t see how the old roof
on the grocery is going to bold down
so much loving happiness, with the
baby gittlng well and you two fixed
up so satlsfylng-like. They ain’t noth-
ing in the world io draw loving to a
head like a pinch of trouble, and love
what's felt such a pinch is likely to
stay by you fer a spell.”
“Oh, Miss Selina Lue—” began Mr.
Alan, but suddenly Miss Selina Luu
remembered a fact of most material
importance.
"Land alive, Mr. Alan." she said, “I
come to tell you if we didn't both feiK
git to feed and water Charity last)
night! What will the critter think
of our being so keerless of her con
fort? Run and tend to her, plea.-e.
whfie I onen the grocery Blossom i#
deep asleep, so you can go with him.
Miss Cynthle, fer Charity will be glad
to see you two so smiling together.”
As Miss Selina Lue softly drew the
shutters together to keep out the
light. Miss Cynthia followed in the
wake of Mr. Alan and the bucket of
bran through the garden and up to
the barn. It is to his credit that he
served the aggrieved though com-
placent old lady before be threw doyrn
the bucket and drew Miss Cynthia to
him.
"Tell me," he questioned, “when ft
happened to you? It was all over for
me that first minute when 1 saw you.
past Carrot’s red bead, standing in the
grocery door.”
dinner—you didn't ( laugh!’’
I
her
pleasant
comforting—and
Mr.
Miss Cynthia hid her head on bls con-
venient shoulder.
“Ah. but I loved you so I could
“Then?”
"Tea, then—and before—since the
world was young—’’
"Moo—moo,** said Charity patiently,
is not an agreeable
breakfast, and the water barrel stood
convenient
"Do finish feeding the dear thing."
insisted Miss Cynthia sympathetically.
"Then you can walk up the Hill with
ma. I want to freshen up a little
and come right back to watch by Blos-
som. She will need very particular
care today, and Miss Selina Lue has
so much she must do. Oh, what if
she hadn't weathered the night! 1
think my heart would have broken—
watching her struggle—if—if you
hadn’t been there! Will you always
be—there—when things hurt—me?"
“Teo,” ho answered her quietly,
with a deep look into her eyes. “Now
let me take you home, for you are
hardly able to stand. Promise me
to get a good rest, and I will help
Miss Selina Lue, until you can come
back.”
And through the early sunlight he
walked up the river path with her to
the Hill Mansion and left her at the
own, uuwcvri, uri pirwaui
thoughts were interrupted by the ap-
parition of Mrs. Kinney at the door.
Miss Selina Lue regarded her with
astonishment. She was enveloped in
the folds of an old black shawl and
in her hand she carried a large cross
of white tissue-paper roses The ex-
pression on her face was one of sym-
pathy and chastened sorrow.
“Miss Seliny Lue,” she said in a
correctly funereal voice, “I come over
It took almost ail
to help me git her ready against the '
I garden gate among her rosea that
were no fresher or fairer than herself.
She was the incarnation of dawn,
and his love encompassed her as the
fragrance of dew-wet flowers.
Below at the grocery. Miss Selina
Lue was busy with her preparations
■ for the day, and as she worked she
smiled to herself and lightly brushed
her fingers over the cheek that had
| felt the twofold kiss.
Soon, however.
was able to keep back the cough.
Miss Cynthia crouched by the bed
on a low stool, her hand still clasped
by the tiny fingers, and Miss Selina have-*-"
Lue sat brooding over them both.
Her face in the dim light seemed to ,
Mr. Alan, who kept watch from his
post by the door, the personification
of all the strength and wisdom and for dry bran
love of motherhood, whose heritage
is pain. In the hollow of her strong
hand she seemed to hold the frail life,
and with the humbleness of a woman,
and the faith of a child tn her eyes,
she was asking for It from One who
listens. Once she laid a light cover-
ing over the tiny feet, and once she
bent and drew Miss Cynthia's bowed
head to her breast for a second.
Then came the dawn, quiet and
gray. As the soft light shone into the
room the baby turned on her side and
filled her lungs deep with a breath,
then fell asleep, every muscle relaxed,
and a* faint rose flush on her pale
eheeks.
For a few breathless minutes they
watched her and then Miss Selina Lue
bent her head on her hand and Mr.
Alan covered bls eyes while Miss Cyn-
thia sobbed:
"He’s done made us a present of
her, children; and I’ve got his promise
thing.
Lue In a 1 to *•! could.
the doorway.
time he calls her again," said Miss
Selina Lue after a moment, with shin-
ing face, and eyes wet for the first
time. "Now I must go heat the milk
for her before she wakes; she oughter
be strengthened as soon as can be.”
, And . she slipped quietly out of the
; room.
But with her head bent on her arms.
I Miss Cynthia quivered with sup-
pressed sobs; the agony had been too
long for her endurance and she was |
completely prostrated in the reaction.
Then a very wonderful thing hap-
! pened. She found herself lifted in
strong arms, her head laid down on
a broad shoulder and warm lips
pressed to her tear-flushed cheek.
And the strangest part of It was
that it didn’t seem at all strange—
. only comforting—and restful—and
I right
“Now, that's jest the
Alan,” said Miss Selina
smiling whisper from
TEST OF TRUE HOSPITALITY
st
i
some
aothing town.
TO WOMEN.
I.
■
FROM ANOTHER VIEWPOINT.
have a town here with a
hustle, push, people and
Forgiveness s a virtue which
employ exceedingly upon our
1»12-
evidence
bP
we
own
the
to
says that ail he hope*
rson who has his share
*s wealth is havag a
j
_ . . . - .. . . , partition,
must have been something of a char-
acter.’ ’’
The old officer gravely
___ assented
“One that it was a privilege to know,”
be said.—Youth’s Companion.
Army Officer Telia of His Bost Losson
In Cooking and Conduct aa a
Hoot.
Join the Chamber of Commerce.
■■ o
With a peaceable iiiv*»!.«n of the
oklahcma delegation equally co
tween *ne Clrrk n-i Wilsan aibcr-
cata, there seems mightly little sol-
ace left for the Harmon supporters
in the first of the states, aside from
the "nat.ve son" list, to announce
its choice.
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Tho democratic press continues to
furnish the republicans with detailed
arguments aga not the different dem-
ocratic possTbllties for this year. The
g. o p. campaign managers will need
only a complete file of certain big
neswpapers to have at hand all kinds
of “dope" against the most likely
democratic candidate. It’s all right
for a democratic paper to have a
preference. But when it backs up
that preference by assailing rival can-
didates rather than glvi g it, reas-
ons it is not doing any great work
toward conserving democratic pres-
tige.and influence.
his house with the grace and dignity
of a prince.”
“I understood! Noblesse oblige, and
all that sort of thing,” murmured the
giggler, contritely. “AU the same,
’ ‘ ; at
tlcise tr flee with
I hay.
The Belton Journal rings the bell
when it askr:
Aga n let us ask ourselves
the question: If every citizen of
Belton were just like me,
kind of a town would our town
be?
if every citizen of Denton were a
“live w.re/’ doing hla full part to-
ward every move for a better and
bigger Denton, don’t you know we’d upon the" table, my oid Trlend would
lot more remove his apron, put on a rusty dress
business coat, and dispense the hospitality of
than we have? “God made the coun-
try and man made the town” still
holds; man, moreover, has It in his
hands whether it shall be a good
town, a dead town or merely a do- your aid gentleman, ministering
Just ask yourself the .bidden altars and practicing mysterl-
question quoted above, paraphrased: <ms rites behind that^Jow [.
"If every citlsen of Denton were like
me. what kind of a town would our
town be?’’
ever burns, the one star that dafk-
fiess can not quench is woman’s love
sinks to the lowest ilenthi It for-
gives the most cruel injuries, it it
l,»rt^wial of F?e and grow-j in every
climate. Neither coldness nor neg-
lect, harshness nor cruelty ?an ex-
tinguish It. A woman s love is tin
PbtTrme of the heart. That s the
love that has wrought all miracles oi
art; that gives us musically the way
tr^n the cradle song to the grand
clos’ng symphony that bears the^oui
away on wings of fire. A love that
is greater than power, sweeter than
1 fe and stronger than.
■iously ir-
Curroacy
■ I Adi WITH. wv _ a «v
Speaking of Col. Jake Wolters the
Bonham News proceeds to say;
Col. Jake Wolters, in view of
the strenuous work ahead of him
in his campaign for United
States Senator, has resigned his
pos tion aB attorney for the Pull-
man Car company In Texas.
However, he is foresighted
enough to have bis law partner
appointed in his place. The
Pullman Palace Car company
is one of those "good’’ trusts,
but still a few friendly Senators
and Congressmen In office are
not calculated to make it suffer
any dollars to doughnuts Jbat
we can guess who will rece ve
Its secret influence In the Texas
Senatorial campaign.
The old army officer, distinguished
alike for his character and his high
position, had said to his fellow guests
at the Uttle mountain camp that ho re-
garded a knowledge of cooking as a
necessary accomplishment for a gen-
tleman and a soldier.
"Let me tell you,” bo continued,
“where I received my first and best
lesson in cooking, and in conduct at
the head of the table.
"While I was yet a very young man
I had the good fortune to attract the
notice of an old French gentleman
who, with the remnant of his for-;
mer large fortune, had come to the;
neighborhood of Petersburg, Virginia,
and established himself In a small cot-
tage.
"In this little home the dining-room
and kitchen were separated by a par-
tition that extended only five feet
above the floor. As monsieur was too
poor to afford a waiter or cook, he
himself performed the duties of both.
"He often honored me with an in-
vitation to diner, and as I sat in the
dining-room, waiting for the meal tP*
be served, I could see tho old gentle-
man’s head bobbing up and down as
be tended his stew-pans In the kitch-
en."
"How awfully funny!” said
one, with a giggle.
*Tt never seemed In the least lu-
dicrous to me,” the old officer quietly
responded. “After placing the dishes
assertion, namely, until
business on February «. 1932. f
I In Laflmony whereof, witness my
hand and seal of office this s xth day
of February, 1912.
i (SeaD WILLIS J. FOWLER
Denrty and Acting Comptroller oi
; Charter No. 4703. Extension No. *’
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Office of Comptroller of the Cur
rency
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6,
Whereas by satisfactory
presented to toe undersigned, it hat
been made to appear that THE DEN
TON COUNTY1 NATIONAL BANK
OF DENTON, in the c ty of DeUton,
-In the coun’y of Denton, and state oi
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seish’s birthday cake. -Dallas Times provtaious of the Act of Congress “to
Herald. ; enable national Banking Aseoc’a-
tlons to extend their corporate ex-
istence, and for other purposes,’* aP-
prved July 12, 1882;
Now, therefore, I, WHHs J Fow-
ler, deputy and Aeiing Comptrollei
i of the Currency, do hereby cert fy
that the DENTON COUNTY NA
TIONAL BANK OF DENTON In the
city of Dwiton in the county of
Denton and state of Texas. Is authori
Itted to have succession for the period
aped fed in its amended articles ot
close of
ho more perfectly reasonable tb(
tse, the more inexplicably irrltat-
It is.
bo Similarity between the chancer
the dollars In the world is that
of people have missed their per
Kansas City star.
To the Star: Please give me
tribute of Robert G. Ingersoll
' Women:"
Mrs. E. R S., Las Cruces, N. M.
"It takes a hundred tne.i to make
an encampment, but one woman can
make a home. 1 not only admire
woman as the most beautiful object
ever created, but I reverence her as
Cne redeeming glory of human tSe
sanctuary of all the virtues, the
pledge of all perfect qualities oi
heart and head. It is not just nor
right to lay the sins of men at the
feet of women. It s because women
are so much better than men tnat
their faults, are considered greater
Does not the esteemed News th nk A. man s desire is the foundation ol
fnT bis love, but a womans desire .»
Col. Jake deserves some credit for her in
resigning? Time was, and not so th » world that is constant, the one
very long ago, when he might have peak that rises above all clouds, the
declared his ab llty to serve both the onfi window .in which the llght_ for
Pullman company and hip constit- r: ~ -•■
uency fairly and honestly and *eH • Jt.r!seB to the greatest ne stilts,
and found hundreds of voters In
Texas who would have upheld him
in the belief. It’s good to know that
that feeling Is growing beautifully
less, and the action of the Pullman
company’s state “attorney” Is proof
of the decl ne of t|iat sentiment, if
proof bo needed.
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BACK TALK.
The Record and Chronicle says:
"Now that Dallas is to have s
30-story build.ng, putting Waco's 22-
story affair in the background, per-
haps a certain Dallas eduor will
take back what he sa d about Waco's
pr de reminding him of a tooth-pick
stuck in a pie.” Editor Edwards is
taking a side-swipe at the Timee
Herald. But he* does not know much
about his subject. He hasn’t been to
Dallas lately or he would* real ze
that a 39-story building here would
look like the cent<*r candle In Methu-'Texas, has cpmpl'ed with all
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CHAPTER VIII.
wish’t
smiling!
a
same Ingrejints as the other children
Mr. Alan took her hand in his and | one hand curled jyounj ' Migs
IK
frightened voice, which was followed
*
have
day,
only
Miss Selina Lue.
And so the pale Blossom lay In the
i arm with
and Miss Selina
’ an she nn-
come when I seed the spasm she went
Into. After a spell wben I got her
emptied out and full of hot ginger tea.
she woulder quieted down but
He Watched the Girl Bend Over the
Bed.
1 am going to stay with her until she
Is better. What did the doctor say?”
Cynthia questioned Miss Selina Lue
with a panic of fright In her voice. Be-
yond, from the door, the dark eyes
sent her a sympathetic message.
“He says she Is plumb wore her
heart out with coflghlng, but if we
can keep her quiet tonight bo as to
git a little strength, she might come
through by morning," answered Miss
Selina Lue quietly.
“It Is the crisis, and 1 suppose he
counts on her fighting past tonight.
The danger is from her heart He’s
— J at ten to see," answered
The Wilted Blossom.
“Don’t nothing put the heart in a brake-
down woman ilka a Uttle loving."
Mias Belina Lua.
"Bennie, honey, run up the hill and
tell Miss Cynthle that I wish’t She
would come right down, fer Blossom
ain’t so well; and stop in and ask Mis’
Kinney to come and sell the suppers
fer mo, ’cause I don’t want to leave
the baby.”
“Oh, Miss Seliny Lue. is she much
sick?” Bennie’s freckled face drew
up Into a knot with anxiety, for Blos-
som was the core of the green apple
that at his age passes for a heart.
"Yes, honey, she’s pretty bad, and I
feel I must see Miss Cynthle a bit
Now run along; and if you see Mr.
Alan, send him to me, too.” Miss Se-
line Lue’s strong face was grave and
sweet, but had none of the disfiguring
marks with which anxiety ravages
many countenances. As she turned
Mr. Alan entered the back door.
“How’s the Blossom?" he asked anx-
iously as
corner.
“Looks
thing in
open my eyes there it is,” said
Selina Lue softly.
well, I am afeered, and I was jest
mean and selfish enough to send fer
Miss Cynthie to come down and worry
with me. I never did hold with shar-
"You walk on up the hill with the
girls, Mr. Alan, and carry tho basket,”
said Miss Belina Lue as they began
after unnumbered farewells to take
thelF departure. “Como back often,
Mlsa Evelyn. You’ve got friends here
on the Bluff asll stand to you the root
of your life, and fer them you can’t I
come too often. Now, Mr. Alan, hand
them pies to Mis’ Page yourself and
don’t trust ’em to the girls, for they
are having so much good time I am
sheered to risk ’em.”
And ao Mr. Kent appeared for tho
first time before Mrs. Jackson Pago
bearing a gift of rare spices; and
though at first welcomed Idly, after
an hour’s conversation in which tran-
spired, by her adroit maneuvering, his
parentage, and the social and financial
standing thereof, he Was invited most
cordially to dine.
"Law. Miss Seliny Lue, where can
Mr. Alan be?” questioned Mrs. Kinney,
as she sat for a few minutes on the
grocery stope In the moonlight. “It's
after ten o’clock, and ha ain’t never
showed up since he took them girls
home. He must have on hla tar-pants
fer settln! Co’tlng oughtn’t to be
gave in slch hunks; broken doses is
bettor."
“Well, now. Mis’ Kinney, honey," '
answered Miss Selina Lue dreamily,
her eyes resting la the long shadows
the hackberry cast across the street,
“you know folks git married fer a long
time, and it do seem like co’tlng ought-
er go on quite a spell 'fore they goes
through the door from which they
ain’t no returning unless by death—or
divorce, which is wusser. And then,
too, ain't it jest one of the best times
they is to life? So I fear one say let
It be drawed out into fine etrands,
though strong as number forty cot-
ton."
was holding to see if she was a breath-
ing. And. lands alive, the child was
most burned to death ’fore I could put
her out! And what with the straw-
berry poison working on her at the
same time she almost passed from us
And there she is alive and a-settlns
by Blossom as quiet as a mouse to
call me If she stirs—baby-loving and
tending was borned in tSat child "
"Miss Seliny Lue,” called a small | pein; but as the minutes ticked then
- ~ ‘ ‘ 1 away she lay more quietly as
said gently: “She Is a very special I Cynthia’s £.
sort of flower is the Blossom, and we inch by incif-^uch
all feel that. Did the doctor say he 0U8 fiEht for th„ t
would rather have the trained nurse*"
"I asked him faithful ’cause I prom- _
ised you, but he jest looked at me and j tbe grocery
he said there wasn't no sich nursing
as she had to be bought in the city-
And course be knows about you walk-
ing her nights and Miss Cynthie
a-spelllng of us both. Looks like to
me, too, that they ain’t no nursing In
-the world that can do aa well as
what comes from the hand of love—
if It Is guided by common sense."
"Yes, but skill sometimes is needed
in some—"
“Well, ain’t skill another name fer
common senae? I’ve done had ex- was less than six friends in the 1
perience with the lack of 'em both, with me all the time; and they
talnly help* me up a tot” —
“Well, I’m thankful I’ve got mine all
by a hearse cough.
"Watch fer Miss Cynthle and bring
i her beck to my room. There comes
, Mis’ Kinney to sell the suppers! Can’t
| you kinder keep her talking out here?
| She do make the baby jump so.”
Mr. Kent gave up the walk down
the river road to met Miss Cynthia
that had been In hia intentions for
the last few moments, and set himself
to the task of holding Mrs. Kinney out
of the lean-to.
"Howdy, Mr. Alan?” she remarked
tn a lugubrious tone of voice. “Ain’t
it too bad that Miss Seliny Lue have
got to suffer slch a affliction?"
"Well, Mrs. Kinney. 1 don’t think
that Miss Selina Luo feels as—”
“Oh, course she don’t feel it like It
was her own. They can't nobody know
the feelings of a mother, lessen It's a
father—about half-way."
"I think I should say that Miss Be-
lina Lue doesn’t miss much—”
“That's a light view of the case, Mr.
Alaa. Of course she misses not hav-
ing children of her own. It's a wom-
an's duty to have children and hus-
bands and—”
“Well, I think we can all acquit Miss
Selina Luo of any failure to do her
duty by the rising generation, Mrs.
Kinney" remarked Mr. Alan In a
dangerously suave voice. He doubly
welcomed the sight of Miss Cynthia
hurrying down the street accompanied
by tike anxious messenger, as he was
on the verge of a few disastrous ob-
servations.
Leaving Mrs. Kinney to attend to
the needs of tho various supper-shop-
pers that were approaching the gro-
cery, Mr. Alan led Miss Cynthia to tho
door of the lean-to and there posted
himself as a vigilance committee to in-
sure quiet
He watched the girl bend Over the
bed and touch the tumbled curls with
a caress that was as light as that of a
butterfly’s wing, while she slipped her
other hand into the one of Miss Selina
Lue’s that rested on the pillow.
“When did she seem not so wellT”
she asked, and her voice was low with
tenderness—and fear. The Blossom
opened her eyes and with a little sigh
put her tiny pale hand up to the beau-
tiful face bent over her.
“There, now, that's the first time
she's taken any notice today!” whis-
pered Miss Selina Lue as Miss Cyn-
thia slipped to her knees and carried
the baby’s hand to her lips. "Jest look
at that, Mr. Alan, if. Blossoih ain't
I do declare. Miss Cynthia
and her act like they was twfns-ln-
heart. 1 suspicion she have been
pining fer you all the day, honey,
same as the rest of us. only she
Couldn’t ask fer you jlke we can.”
•‘Well, she shan't miss me again, for
§
he deposited his kit in the |
like 1 can't even want a ;
my heart without when I |
Miss ;
“The baby ain't so ;
iv *.; v
When Ethel Maud was six months old, !
Mis' Dobbs fed her a Uttle strawberry
preserves, and I thought her time had safe,” answered Mrs. Simmons as she
hugged Clemmie closer, "though of
course Miss Rellny Lue won't .taka it
as hard as If Blossom was her owffl”
her ! "No, course not," answered Mrs.
mother set her afire with a candle she Kinney as she took her way home to
find Luella asleep on the doorstey, and
i all the other little Kinneys piled on
the floor of the stoop, awaiting her
motherly ministrations.
The waning moon that climbed of er
' the Bluff at midnight shone softly
across the sill of the wide window jin
the lean-to and found tho wilted Rip
oom white aa< suffering, each leboiUd
breath shakta* the little body
ing worries, but I didn’t expect you 1
back till dark, and it jest seemed like
I had to have one or t'other of you a
while.” >
“What aid the doctor say?” asked
Mr. Alan as be came and stood by her i
in the door. ■ '
There was strength and comfort in .1
the very sight of 1 ' i. t
Lne brightened v! '■'.•
“Well, Mr. Alan, it do beat every-
thing to me to see a man-doctor
flounder around and hunt <for what's
the matter with a baby. It's plumb
painful. But this young feller, what
you and Miss Cynthie say is a ape- I
cialer with babies, done pretty well, i
with my helping him along. He says
it is pneumony with a long-named
side issue to it, what I call jest plain
being threatened with bad croup. If
it was one of the Tyneses now, or j
Luella Kinney, 1 would think sure I
could pull ’em through; but Blossom j
looks like she wasn’t mixed outen the | coming imck
same ingrejints as the other children Mr Alan a vo|ce M ,ow £hat
on the Bluff, and somehow—I—" Miss
Selin. Lue’s voice faltered for a mo - Ana „o lne paI0 Blogsom
ln‘’nl' , I circle of Miss Selina Lue’s
■ She is^ a very special Cynthia’s finger, and fought her fight
■ a desperate pite-
ous fight for the tiny woman. The
tall gray figure at the door never left
its post, and at a motion of his hand
* was quiet beyond any pre-
vious experience.
“As for me,” said Mrs. Dobbs to
Mrs. Simmons, to whom Mr. Alan had
quietly delivered the sleeping Clemmie
along with the Flarlties, to keep until
their father’s return, “I don't want no
sich secret doings over my folks. I
think the neighbors oughter be al-
lowed to git some comfort outen set-
l ting up with the sick. Why, when
i Et el Maud 'most had that lockjaw
| from the tack in her heel, there never
room
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