Show 1 1 The Evening Telegrams Telegram's Ii Daily Short Story I ROCKING THE Cl CRADLE ADLE ADLEt t 11 By DOROTHY MORE I bt J 1311 H. H b l the thA Newspaper News News- paper fI f leHa Is this 74 tZ i-tZ John Yes r. r Burton Durton I n In John Durton o i o John Burton just left for I This h tx Burton hi his lou Il do Mrs Burton hag been over over- LJJ bt the beat and Is clous S here the tho hospital t tho I lr II We I found Burtons Durton's i Rr her hel bag ba III you YOC como come by lely-by automobile James I orlon answered Thank you OU Give Gho her het cry ory c care tIl I set get there And ho hung I Ie the gave Ja a a. few orders about e and ana sought ht the the- elevator din qIn the tho street below he found a taxicab b d ordered the thc man to drive to the s state tato it Ir Grounds Ju outside the city limits e remembered hat his w L' in had hadwen wen been coin OID to the day nt at thE fall fair her hor months old Infant the undertaking had been too I druch for tor her H Hk would do all an he could r her In the absence or of his brother Vr r I husband When ho he reached the tiny tin eme emergency ms In the tall fair It was D gro growing dark clark and the crowds crowd had left the exhibits e found his sister law just coming to tc and In the tho cAre or of D. D nurse and andL L II c la n. n The cian met him blur and explained e case to him fl The younG oman hAd been to In a a. dense crowd In the tho I sun S And had been o by heat and aud had fainted It had been more or less legs difficult to bring her ber back bak to herself but apparently nil all Imm danger dan er was over The rho patient to bo be taken quietly home and kept Jept care Ie 0 of t And her asked James JameE am- am tush Child 1 ties my m sister hat haft her bet ba baby b with JUl her m the man Inan explained f The Tho physician shook his lead There Ther was 1 no word spoken ot of a bab baby ho was alone when I I 1 James Burtons Burton's brew became furrowed May Jay I see her I but Certainly dont don't excite her the tho f Jiro rJ Burtons Burton's feet fReel Jf lighted up when sh she caught m sight bt ot of flier lher husbands brother Jimmy sho said John had just gone ono to Philadelphia Anne ttO so i 1 came as fast as r could bethere get bet here he explained How Ho do you ou feel better Oh much better But listen listen- babY she n was with me and And what hat Ann Z tIle the young youn man In a. a kIndly tone seeing that the mother was anxious und and hesitated to tell him what was on her mind He took hot her hand haud ct reassuringly His brothers brother's wile wife was like Uke a 3 real slater r to himI him I r left her hel In the r on the grounds ln i-ln In the tent the Woman oman Suffrage clubs have havo for taking care or of babies Im I-I'm I 1 m afraid It Is clo cloyed d now lOW but suret surely they are taking good cane Cal or of my m Jim baby Oh Db or of course but as aM soon ns as I get et you OU safely saleh home Ill I'll nn find Genevieve Dont Don't worry for an instant ho he said comfortingly comfort comfort- I nI firs II s Edith Guernsey e a trained nurse of oC m my Is In charge In that concession the doctor hastened to explain explain ex- ex plain having ha heard the conversation cOIl Can Cans you ou set get her b by phone do you think JAmes asked a ked try Dr Stepson replied and loft the room When hen ho returned be J e had not only communicated com com- with Mss Mss' Guernsey but had hod made arrangements to hiS patient and her brother over to the nursery tent as 08 soon as possible TIle The nurse faithful to her post was a. rocking tho the Infant In the tho hope that Its would como come 1 for I t. t to As they neared the great round tent In Inthe inthe the quietest corner of the tho fair faJr grounds James Burtons Durton's eye e Uw the words that were printed on the tho pennant that new flew I from tho rho tent lent mast The Tho hand that rocks the tho cradle rules the world It was nearly dark but bul ho could read the tho words and nl also o read the words word Woman Suf- Suf everywhere about the tho tent ISo 80 this was where hiS hiS' brothers brother a baby b. had been left I The meeting between mother molher and nud babygirl baby I girl quite touched the young YO man and he saw a tear glistening In the Ule lovely Jo blue blueeyes eyes ot of UI Guernsey ns as she turned Dwa away to perform dut duty The doctor tried to m. 1 make e mirth out or of orthe the sItuatIon b by Whose Is the hand that rocks tiro tho cra cradle eh Ic-ch Ic Its the tho Woman toda today doctor doctor doc doc- tor James Burton admitted Miss Guernsey turned abruptly on him And always Dont Don't tell me youre you're a against us Mr 11 Burton airs Burton her bab baby held closel closely in her arms waited alted with bated breath Her husband and his brother had always been beon against the tho campaign women omen were malin making mal mal- in ing to win for themselves the vote and her support or of the cause had always as been i surreptitious I always alwa haw hae been but maybe Ivo Ive been misguided James answered looking look look- Ing squarely at the nurse Tm Im open minded you Yes took look intelligent Perhaps t I she sho hesitated You Tou might como come to see us Miss Guernsey Quern Quern- sey Ie Mrs 1180 Burton said eald softly through her bob baby curls tn In which her face was nestling James Is s my m both brother ho and my husband might learn something more ot of women omon Ir If your ou talk to them James Burtons Burton's color heightened tl perceptibly per per- as ho looked at the doctor and mado a. a a daring speech Doctor doesn't Mrs Mr Burton need to be under the tho care ot of n. n nurse for tor no a time after Of After yes this the cl doctor tor said pointedly I I most certainly advise is ad It And now Its ft's far past hours and I Ill I'll Il drIve you all home Perhaps Miss Guernsey will willo go 0 with Ith us It If you OU need me doctor c certainly acquiesced Miss Guernsey r I need you too Mrs Burton whis- whis And 1 well I-well ld Id like to have you come James added Perhaps you con can make a convert to your our cause but well we'll blame little HUle Genevieve Gene for It 1 f you OU do And little Genevieve o received the blame blamo not only onh of havInG been responsiblE for tor con her Undo Jimmy to the Interest In- In terest t of woman suffrage but for changing changInG chang chang- InG him tram trum a bachelor Into a benedict as well |