Show HI I w q I I 1 GI HERE iEnE TODAY 1 The Laird hospital for lor children Is Isa isa isa a hobby of oC Dr Robert Laird to whom Jingo Carter Is i paroled Jingo Jingo Jin Jiri- go has promised Dr Laird that she will wl stay itay at the hospital for a year and give gie up her old associations en en- timely Despite her loneliness for her old friends frends and her bitterness toward vard John Dey founder of ot the hospital Jingo becomes attached to the hospital routine And she also finds Mr Jocks Jock's visits a source of pleasure Jock comes frequently to discuss the plans for the new wing with Dr Laird Jingo reads about an attempted burglary burglar In which one man is shot and fears that Harry Barnes Bres l Is the victim Harry has been a lifelong lelong friend frend so Jingo slips away one night and returns to the waterfront Without Without With With- out seeing Harry she learns that he heIs heis heis is all al right right While she is gone Jimsy a crippled boy from the settlement set set- Is brought to the hospital As Jingo tiptoes through the nursery nur nur- ser Sony sery he ho almost recognizes her To soothe his pain Jingo massages his crippled leg and tells him stories until unU he falls fals asleep Now go on with the story CHAPTER 13 Jingo left leU the dining room and went out of doors She crossed the lawn to the path lined with wih asters aters and as she passed between the rows she picked the brightest ones the rust colored lavender and scarlet She would take them to Jimsy's room tonight She could not go to see sec him daytimes but she would stay with him nights nIght They must not know the they must not hear him calling her Jingo or talking about Tom Carter She stopped short in the center of tho the path and looked up at the eastern window because because Mr Jock might hear Jims Jimsy And he must not know I am Jingo Carter He must not know And then she saw Mr Jock coming corning com corn ing across the lawn toward her the sun bright on his shining hair laughing Hello Helo he called caled out out I was just wondering if I was going to find you here I sneaked into the tho nursery nursery nur nur- sery ser on my way down and they said you had not been in this morning Then Dr Bob told me inc you had stood by a sick boy all night Come With il Mo Her arms closed tighter about the theriot theriot theriot riot of color and over It their eyes met I knew you ou were that kind hind Jes Jes- sica The sun sun cutting slantwise through the trees fell leU across his I head Over his shoulder she could see a post of the white iron bed on which Jimsy Murphy lay A tide of crimson mounted warmly to her face and she laughed soW softly There were other high windows windows windows windows-Jimsy's Jimsy's window up there over Mr Jocks Jock's shining brown head head head- I II would like le a picture of you you you- now he ho was was saying with wih those flowers lowers in your arms The last time it it was a a baby Flowers and babies babies babies ba ba- ba- ba bies bies- bies Then Ten more briskly I have wanted want want- ed cd to talk tal to you about bout the windows in n tho the new wing Wont Won't you come with wIt me and look over the plans plan I remember you suggested lots lot of windows and said you liked windows windows windows win win- dows and gardens They walked together across the driveway and around the hospital to the west side Passing an attendant at at- the girl gir sent the flowers to the crippled boy by the cast east win win- dow She didn't want to keep him waiting for the tho to joy the color would bring him Jocks Jock's hand cupped her elbow v as a they climbed over some somo building materials material that barred their way and andor andlor for lor or a moment he steadied her as she balanced herself on a dangerously insecure pile pie of lumber They laughed together as he spread his bIg jig white handkerchief on a plank that rested between two sawhorses See Se You loti YOt Tomorrow So you wont won't get that white frock soiled I never did see see anything pretty about nurses nurses' uniforms before beto be fore O to re He sat beside her and they held the ho blueprint together while with his lis pencil he ho outlined the tho windows She listened raptly nodding ever conscious of ot the warm throbbing in n her breast breast His shoulder touched hers And Anti they should be wide wide and and low sho she said finally finaly So tho the children children chi chi- chil chil- dren can have the sunshine and see sec seethe seethe the gardens I like low like low low windows And low they shall be I must go now consulting his watch morrow Good by Jessica Jesica Ill I'll Il see you to to- to She nodded mute from sheer happiness happiness hap hap- and as a she watched him stride across the lawn law to the scarlet roadster she whispered Ill 11 be waiting Dr Laird stopped her in the hall hallon hal on her way to her room after din din- ner ncr Tho The little fellow will wi need you tonight Jessica We Ve are aro moving him ilm into the small room beyond the ward I told Miss Smith you ou would be with wit him We Vo cannot canot leave him alone now Jingo nodded Ill Til be there tOnight to tonight tO- tO night night- Just this afternoon Mr Jock had said out there thero In tho the gardens I knew you were that kind He has lias been calling for you this afternoon Til TI J go to him Dr Bob I picked some flowers and sent them to him Jimsy likes flowers Good Night 1 I I saw SIW yo you in the te garden this afternoon He placed his hand gently genty on her shoulder God bless you you my child and rd bring you the te happiness you deserve For a moment Jingo hesitated as a Dr Laird walked waked down the hall hail hal Then she ahe he called to him Dr Bo Bob ii He Ho turned and came back t to her Dr Bob I didn't t keep my promise to you she ehe said sald hardly above a whisper I t I promised you I would not go go back and I 1 went vent lost lt night U For ForU a U long Jane moment tey they stood silent 1 Far cam PIe e sound U d H 5 Li t i t f of ot a child crying cring and Miss Smith crossed the hall hail hal beyond Yes lassie patiently kindly Miss Evans said I wasn't want in the nursery at 12 I wasn't wasn't I went over there last night night to to see If I I could find Harry I wanted to know If he was hurt I didn't keep hurt my promise promise promise prom prom- ise to you Dr Bob His hand was on her shoulder Dear child I am a glad you told me mc i I r knew I saw you over there when I r was brin bringing ing Jimsy to the hospital hospital I watched you go up the street street- but I trusted you ou Good night Jes Jes- sica There will wi be no work for you tomorrow tomorrow Ill I'll Il Stay I She lau laughed hed happily up Into his hi face and then turned away Dr Bob did not know that Mr Jock had said Ill Il see you tomorrow tomorrow She sat for a long time at her her I window her room in complete darkness darkness dark dark- ness watching a golden harvest moon soften sofen the sharp severe severo outlines outlines out out- lines Jnes of tile the great reat city into a shadowy shad shadowy mass And somewhere out there was wa Mr Jock She caught her breath sharply Mr Jock she Jock she could feel the pressure pressure pres pres- sure of his hand on her arm as he had helped her over the pile pie of ot lum lum- ber bel And somewhere out there too was a Harry Barnes Several blocks away a light glowed faintly in the thc top of ot a tall tal building Jingo leaned forward and pressed her face against the cold window windowpane windowpane pane her eyes on the yellow gleam glea of light against the night sky Windows Win Win- dows dows high high in the wall val Miss Smith was wa just coming out of Jimsy's room when Jingo went downstairs We Va gave him some quieting medicine but he is coming out of it Dr Laird it says you ou arc are staying with wih him Ill Il stay with wih him Did you give him the flowers fowers I sent in for him 1 Miss Smith smiled Yes my dear He was so pleased I do beHove be bc- Hove leve you could be almost tal if you wanted to Tink Think of pickIng pickIng picking pick pick- ing flowers fowers for a poor little crippled crippled crippled crip crip- pled kid only a few hours to live lve Something must be happening to you ou Jessica You are different Jims Jimsy smiled feebly when he saw her sitting beside his bed and he pointed to the flowers I knew you sent em even fore tore they told me Jingo allus brought me flowers fowers I wisht you would tell tel me a story stor miss like she usel Then I might forg forget t about the pain and my mother mother moth moth- er not being here I wisht you would tell tel me some stories about Jingo's pop Tom Carter Some make make-be- leve stories about guns gns and and all al that Til TI 1 tell tel you stories stories stories-of stories stories- of beautiful things Jimsy Tom Carter was wa braVo and fine and handsome handsome but but guns are aro frightful things They take takeaway takeaway takeaway away the folks you ou love love love- He Ho nodded and relaxed against the pillows The hours dragged by and still sti Jingo whispered to Jimsy her taco face close to his When his cose smile smie would turn t to tears of pain she would massage massago his leg and hip until he relaxed ag again in Once or orI I twice her head nodded but Jimsy's voice brought h her r back back And then what what- And then T Tom Tam m Carters Carter's Carters girl came up missing Jimsy and Jimsy-and and and away over on tho the other side Ide of the great city she found something something something beautiful She found there thero was real happiness and peace peace and and good people in this world She found that peace that comes with work doing for Cor others and and and- She dozed off oft again Jimsy stirred impatiently Love Lve sincere and beautiful beautiful- she said sleepily But how about Harry persisted persist persist- ed cd Jimsy You see see Jingo and so Harry Harr was sweethearts sweetheart My ma ra said Jingo drew her chair closer coser to him Want Vat me to sing for lor you Jimsy You know the know the other Jingo used used to sing to you when you were sic sick Long after alter Jimsy finally finaly slept Jingo sat on the floor beside the te bed her head in her arms her body aching with fatigue fatge but her heart singing Mr Jock was wa coming to to morrow Continued Thursday Copyright 1935 for Cor The Salt Lake Telegram |