Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-14
SHORT STORY
OF THE DAY
MuRseoulmsY's REMUNERATION

NURSEQUlMBY'S REMUNERATION
vpsa ~ Boston Post.
Is Misa oaimby or duty tonight. Mrs..
Frestsn," htfriedly questioned DR.. Att
wood. Of the head matrou. as he paused IT
The foot Of the corridor.
"Ytes after G"
II shah need her tonight. then. I am
oor,y. but Il can't be helped; II Is so sickly
chat u good nurse cannot be easily Sc
cured. Tell her to be at the main ONCE
downstairs AZ I. and i Will call for her."
and without further words he hurried down
the stairs and out through the great green
swinging doors OF the hospital into the
Miss ouimby." said the matron. a few
minutes later. TO . tall. slender. dafk-eyed
OF the wards with a bunch of towels over
her arm and q cup In her hand. DIR. Att
wood has Just told me that he IN need You
to-nAGht- He wants You to be at the main
once downs'airs at : and he Will call"
rents that had once been wealthy, but her
father, like % many men, IN endeavorinS
20 gain by. speculation, lost everything
ciety among the rest. Her father. to whom
the humiliation was Ear worse than the
mere poverty. ala not survive the fearful
months died, leaving Isabe and her mother
nearly penntless.
Then the young girl. putting pride and all
entered the st. Adams hospital. an insti,
tudion In her native city. as nurse. The
tail. beautiful gtrl in her dark dress with
hair cooled about her shapely head, and her
heautful face SO earnest and tender. was
almost tonic to those she was called to
Before her fathers failure she was en-
Eased to Hale ttwoo q young rising doc.
tor 10th S ,Ss g, ., and popular Soss and a sSn n TED
been q hard struggle with him. for he
vas ~Door-that Ii. In comparison with her
and she found that he intended her to
keep her promise to him. she told him one
might as they stood In the parior Of the
r bad hired, that she could not marry him.
6or In SO doing she would be but putting one
more obstacle In his path e fsms. slice
him was gone. She felt 1t her duty to
break the engagement In vain did he
plead and demonstrate. She was frm. and
change her MIN
/. There was one more such scene when she
ssssseS 4. he s.a s0 sEa.n sish s ana s shes f ssEaa
60 pass each other on the steps or In the
long corridors with merely a nod. and In
he appeared TO recognize her no more than
one OF the other nurses.
II had been sickly. the wards were fuil,
and doctors and nurses were catching bits
venient time. Isabel had had but one night
oh during the week. and all day she z
been looking forward to 6 o'clock. when sne
would be free TO go home for one nights
rest: but now this summons had come ana
Promptly at z she opened the ONCE door:
He was waiting for her. Without q WORD
Otherwise than a civil salutation they
sseps. Silently he helped her into the
0isigh and took his seat by. her side, Not
sill they we're well out q the centrai poe-
l Iesra q The see .a ss5S ane aid @1 he SPEAK. Thsn It
was Of the case ftself-what he wished to
Be done. and about the medicines: After
seemed to her that fate could not have
placed her in . harder position.beside the
man she loved with all her soul and being.
a yet 10 whom, by her own mandate, she
could not speak one word of the love thai
was making her tremble now. She believed
s sasi had never seeors seen Omen n,@ as 50 t iSSl a passe sf'i !.
siihouefted against the light, and It had
Se r. deep in thought At last she ventuFed
.Where did you say this patient live.!"
.sSo sn'n 70 re repeat eat the the question T.asd nef when sas sud.
near that she could feel his breath. She
. hot hush spreading over her face.
II did not q hs .aiA, slowly. turning
ssssa 20 / his s. nsri sSou ~ sic y1 mot s ssy b s g, 9:
plight that 1 may plead with you once more.
There Is no patient except myself, I'M no
0ear."
For q moment the girl felt herself giving
way. her resolve slipping down, yet ehe
made one desperate attempt at q rally.
"How dare you bring me out here on such
. pretense. DIR. Attwoodf"
Isabel" he whispered, for his arms were
love met"
Her poor. tired head sank upon his shout
Ger. and their lips. after long months Of
oeparat1on, met.
\ Yea. I love you, Hale" she murmured.
md the 0eepy Old horse enjoyed It, too.
Tor he had Q chance for q little nap.