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`` I went back to assist a nurse who had come in , and all that night we had our hands full with my husband . We had to call in the doctor , and he was really not out of danger until noon of the next day . I had wanted to tell him about sending the miniatures over to the Wadsworth house , but he was in no condition to be told anything , so I kept silent . '' `` But did n't you get worried when noon came and the supposed Dave did n't return with them ? '' questioned the son . `` Yes , as soon as the doctor said that your father was out of danger I began to worry over the miniatures . I waited until the middle of the afternoon , and then , although it was snowing and blowing something awful , I hailed a passing man -- old Joe Patterson -- and asked him if he would go on an errand to the Wadsworth house .