Show Saint Sinner Siler 1 But when she was wa actually In Cherrys Cherry's room in the hospital all thought of Cherrys Cherry's baby was for the moment wiped out of Faiths Faith's mind She had eyes only for Cherry and It was Bobs Bob's warning pressure on her arm that prevented her from run run- running running running ning to the bed and crying out her dismay and love lo For the Cherry that lay so tiny under the smooth white would have wrung Tung tears from the eyes ces of her worst wont enemy The little heart- heart shaped face was as pale and wan as asIf asIf asif If death which had hovered over her for hours had not made up his mind to pass her by Faith Bob Her voice olce was a faint whisper and one tiny hand fluttered upward from her breast then dropped heavily unable to sup sup- support support support port Its own weight die she gasped a grin tugging feebly at atthe atthe atthe the comers corners of her ashen mouth Fooled cm em m a dropped to her knees beside b nl the th bed cuddling g Cherrys Cherry's limp p hand against her bel own wn warm neck You arc are going to be bo all right darling Brave wonderful little Cherry Cherryl I IThe IThe The special nurse Miss Savage whose hose broad gentle bespectacled b face belied belled her name had risen from her chair beside belde Cherrys Cherry's bed bcd a lly ly wrapped little utile white bundle cradled In her arms Look Look at at what I did didi I Cherrys Cherry's faint taint voice became a little stronger with pride as her tired eyes ees moved slowly to take In the nurse and the bundle Wanted Wanted a a girl Wouldn't know how how to to dress dress a a boy Faith FaltIs laughed through her tears rs as she tiptoed around the bed Bobs Bob's hand in iii hers for the first sight of Cherrys Cherry's baby bab Its a a. fine little girl Not quite five pounds but she makes up in quality what she lacks In quantity Miss Savage smiled as she gently lifted the fold of ot blanket which cov coy covered covered ered cred the midget face Oh Cherry Cherryl I Oh Bob I She has I hair just like Cherry's Cherrys Faith breathed ecstatically she dar dar- darling darling ling hag Oh I want to hold her hen And with Cherry and Bob looking on smiling at her Bob with tears In his eyes Cherry with a new light of mother-love mother dawning in her wan face Faith took her niece and held the small bundle to her heart hearL The tiny eyelids In the rose-red rose little face fluttered uncertainly then a 11 pair of astonishingly large brown browneyes browneyes eyes gazed dimly upward She has eyes just like yours dar dar- darling darling ling Bob ho ering over them as asIf asIt asif If It he were the father pointed out exultingly she adorable Cherry gasped and Faith tearing her gaze from the miracle in her arms saw that her sisters sister's eyes were filled with tears and that a faint flush of or pride and happiness had stained the death death- deathlike deathlike deathlike like pallor of her cheeks Bob went to her then bending over her to lay his lips III's gently her forehead Cherrys Cherry's hand went up tsp weakly passed uncertainly over the crisp waves of ot his chestnut hair then dropped limply to the counterpane Sweet old Bob she gasped let let us us stay stay Stay Sta Of Ot course you blessed lit little lit lit- little little tle Idiot I Id I'd like to see you ou try to leave and take my niece with Ith you ou I Bob scolded her his voice olee husky h y with tears And when Faith stood at the foot of the bed Cherrys Cherry's baby cradled In her arms she saw her husband lay his lips upon her sisters sister's quivering mouth saw Cherrys Cherry's hands electrified electrified fied rise to clasp Bobs Bob's face Ince and hold it against hers For a brief mo mo- moment moment ment mont in which she seemed to be spinning dizzily her heart was pierc pierc- pierced ed by the rapier of Jealousy Then Cherrys Cherry's baby suddenly stretched It Itself it- it itself itself self in tn a comically thorough yawn It was then that Faiths Faith's passion p for Cherrys Cherry's child sprang grown full In Into In- In Into into to her heart driving out for the mo mo- moment moment ment mont at least every ery torturing turing doubt of her sister and her husband TO MORROW Faith the nurse I Copyright 1927 NEA Service Inc |