While Ruth slept, a spider crawled across her face, stayed there for a minute, then went away. "What is this red spot on my cheek?" she asked her mother the next morning. "Looks like a spider bite." her mother said. "It'll go away, just don't scratch it." Soon the spot grew into a red boil. "Look at it now," Ruth said, "It's getting bigger." "That sometimes happens." her mother said. "It's coming to a head." In a few days the boil was even larger."Look at it now." Ruth said. "It hurts and it's ugly."