A dozen times a day Mrs. Gray and Sadie would tell the tale to visitors. They would say I risked my life to save the baby’s. Then the visitors would pass me around, petting and adoring me. I could see the pride in Sadie’s and her mother’s eyes. When the people wanted to know what made me limp, Sadie and her mother looked ashamed and changed the subject. It looked as though they were going to cry