"You'll begin to feel better in a minute.

This young lady can't stay but a little while, so you'd better try to buck up." "I'll try," answered the woman obediently.

"I'll try--but it isn't easy to come back out of hell." Lifting her head from the pillow, as if it were a dead weight that did not belong to her, she stared at Patty while her tormented mind made an effort to remember.

In a minute her mouth worked pathetically, and she burst into tears.

"I can't come back now, I can't come back now," she repeated in a whimpering tone.