“Oh, Phil!––I couldn’t––I just couldn’t! If I did, I should be leaving part of me behind.”
He stooped and kissed her.
“And you won’t, sweetheart;––not if I know it!”
A streak of dust rose from the roadway and an automobile turned quickly in to the avenue.
“Here comes the doctor, Phil, to see daddy.”
“I’ll be off then, girlie! I’ll ’phone later to find out how he is progressing.”