Evening journal., 1900-01-18
SIMPLY BRAIN TROUBLE.
RATHER DIFFICULT CASE.

weeks but the hospital force ran
short this morning, and there was
readiness and pluck in the look that
met his doubtful glance at her.
There's a rather difficult case as
slgne6 to No. 20; do you think
I'll Try hard" with enthusiasm.
Very well. There's brain trouble.
Keep him amused. If you get afraid,
ring"
She went to No. 20 jubilant, yet in
trepidation, too. Brain trouble" Poor
fellowl The patient was looking from
a window. He turned and took n
quick step or two toward her, wnere-
upon Nurse Bella backed and get
white
Il called In to see DIR. James, whe
is M old friend Of mine,p he said,
when she continued silent; "but if he
doesn't hurry" glancing at his watch,
Il shall not watt
Poor thing murmured Nurse Bel
Ia under her breath; che doesn't know
that he IS a prisoner and to him gen.
tly with beautiful compassion in her
eyes. she said, Il came toto amuse
YOU"
WHY, that's awfully good of you
looking much rs if she had succeeded
in her purpose, "but 1t may get you in
trouble, don't you think, with the
head nurse, or the doctor?"
''rhe doctor knows"
ooh. does he? WELL" looking rather
puzzled, 'let me give you a chair"
"a place like this is so associated
with groans and mustard plasters that
| should be getting a pain somewhere,
by now, if you hadn't come"
"Oh, you win soon have no pain mt
all. The doctors are so good, and they
have giyel you such pretty rooms. It
| is not all the patients who have cozy
| parlor looking out on the park. We
VIII all try, and / am sure" with a
sweet earnestness, "that you win soon
be we'll"
The patient stared an instant, then
broke into a low laugh. a very pleas
ant laugh and becoming.
Il see" he said, you take me for
n patientT
There" thought Nurse Bella, "how
silly that was of mel OF course he
doesn't know, poor, dear thing, that
anything is wrong with him." And TO
him she said hurriedly, with a smile
that entreated forgiveness, 4 did not
mean that. Why, you look as if you
had never" brightly, never been III"
That's right" with a genial nod.
Il never have Good thing for the
nurses, isn't itT'
why" looking startled.
Il might growl, you know. Pains
an awful thing. Why, I've seen a
man 90 wild over racking headache;
go Wild
''How terriblel Would you like,
would it help. if We're to rub it,"
cts very good of you" coloring
some, "but I wasn't speaking of my
head. You see, mine is as right as a
trivet"
Here the door opened, and the pa
tent started eagerly toward 1t, but
Nurse Bella was too quick for him
There was a glimpse Of a man with
a tray Of tiny glasses, then in a sec.
ond Nurse Bella held one and the door
was shut
by Jove," said the patient softly.
and stood looking at her. She was u
bit nervous and brcathless. She came
toward him with great earnestness.
'Will you drink this, please?'
"See here" and a storm threatened
In the patients eye "I've explained
to you that there's nothing the mat
ter with me-"
"Xou must firmly, but with white
lips, "or 1 must ring for help"
"Ring| eagerly. Where's the bellY'
But she was standing in front Of the
bell and, after hesitating an instant,
be again made for the door. There
was no time for ceremony. Nurse Bel
Ia spilled the whole contents of the
glass over his vest in her rush to in
tercept him, and very dangerous, in.
decd the patient looked until he
caught her eye. Through all her ter
ror Nurse Bella felt a thrill Of pro-
fcssional pride at sight Of this swift
change.
u beg your pardon" he said very
gently. II would not have frightened
you so for anything. See I'll stand
here backing meekly toward the
wall, perfectly stin while you ring
and
But there was hurried step outside
and DR.. James's voice said:
There's n mistake somewhere"
"Ah," assented the patient dryly
$50 ii seems to me-"
The doctor came in on his remarks
and began to laugh.
"NIy dear Miss Bella" he said, ''let
me introduce my young friend, Or.
Haliston. He is-by some absurd blum
der-in his RIGHT mind"
"If you win forgive me for fright
ening you" said DR.. Haliston. cross
ing eagerly to his nurses side, sand
fa'-e the case under further considera.
tion"-.which she did.-Buffalo Elk
press.
Janpan's Growth.
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