Susie stretched her arms out above her head and shrieked: “It’s not mine. It’s not mine. Take it away.... That woman’s stolen my baby.”
“Dear, for Heaven’s sake! Dear, for Heaven’s sake!” He tried to tuck the covers about her.
“Too bad,” said the nurse, calmly, picking up the basket. “I’ll have to give her a sedative.”
Susie sat up stiff in bed. “Take it away,” she yelled and fell back in hysterics, letting out continuous frail moaning shrieks.
“O my God!” cried Ed Thatcher, clasping his hands.
“You’d better go away for this evening, Mr. Thatcher.... She’ll quiet down, once you’ve gone.... I’ll put the roses in water.”
On the last flight he caught up with a chubby man who was strolling down slowly, rubbing his hands as he went. Their eyes met.
“Everything all right, sir?” asked the chubby man.
“Oh yes, I guess so,” said Thatcher faintly.
The chubby man turned on him, delight bubbling through