"What did he say, Ev?" asked Pearl, anxiously, as Evelyn sat down.
"Oh, nothing, honey—he wanted to see you. He had calmed down and you won't have nothing more to worry about, so you just rest and get well."
"I'm afraid you ladies will have to go now," said the nurse, as she came to the foot of the bed.
"I'll be up later and see if I can do anything," said Evelyn, as she and Mickey rose to go.
"Come back as soon as they will let you," said Pearl.
"All right, honey, we'll go and move your things now, and then we will be back later. Now, don't you worry, honey, you just rest—good-bye," as they left the room.
"What did he have to say, Ev?" as they reached the street.
"Well, it ain't so much what he said, but it's the way he said it. I'm afraid he might kill her if he gets hold of her again. Of course, he is sorry and all that now, but the next time he gets mad at her, or catches her with somebody else, he will kill her as sure as there is a Heaven. He said if he couldn't have her, no one else could, and you know him, Mickey, he means business."
"You're right there, Ev, that guy means business. Well, he can't get at her there in the hospital."
"I'm not afraid of him doing anything to her there—he wants to make up with her now—it's when he gets mad at her again that I'm afraid of, but I'm pretty sure she is off him now for good."