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She glided down the steps , and found the terrified mother wringing her hands helplessly over the stricken ones . The children were crying on the bed , and , with the energy which the danger demanded , Beulah speedily ordered the mustard baths , and administered the remedies she had seen prescribed on previous occasions . The fever rose rapidly , and , undaunted by thoughts of personal danger , she took her place beside the bed . It was past midnight when Dr. Asbury came ; exhausted and haggard from unremitting toil and vigils , he looked several years older than when she had last seen him . He started on perceiving her perilous post , and said anxiously : `` Oh , you are rash ! very rash ! What would Hartwell say ?