Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-05
THE TRAINED
NURSES STORY
[Original.1 ]

ed nurse and never took but one case?
l will tell you. \ few days after re-
ceiying my diploma | was at the hos
pital from which had been gradual
ed. While there sudden call came
foi a nurse. None of the regular nurses
could be spared, but the inquirer was
Informed tl4..t Il recent sl;.uuitte No
hld Yet 1a take her first case was ready
to respond The parties We're obliged
to be satisfied with this, and | was Ell
Sa-ee
found my patient surrounded hy
every IuNurE 4 venerable lady re-
eeiyed he and told NE that her son
VAS to be i4grsed through a case of fe
yer. Upon going into the sick roem |
Saw a man apparently about forty
Y hose case had just been diagnosed as
enc OF typhoid. As WAS III uniform.
lad on!y 10 begin my Watch.
My patient never complained. no mat
Ter how he Suffered. and at the slight
est approach Of relief would make light
# his condition, Which. | knew we'll,
was veiY serious made several mis-
takes. one Of which was apparent To
the sufferer and resulted seriously to
him. Nevertheless he prevented the
doctor from knowing that was the
cause, sending me away when he next
called and explaining his condition in
his own way.
But this IS not the story. One night
when he VAS passing the crisis l step
ped into the hall. 1t was between |
and > O'Clock. | was surprised to find
ii.at the light always kept there was
not burning While l was wondering
ut this a bright light shone full in my
face. and I, masked man behind it
came toward me.. thought only of
my patient. who. the doctor had AS
s"red me. WAS lowering between life
and death and could bear no shock.
Two frights cannot occupy the mind at
the same moment. AT any rate. l
stepped forward to meet him, putting
my finger to my lips.
.''rheres a man near to death in that
ROOM Whispered.. painting. Go
downstairs. and I'll help yon all can"
The man motioned for me to 30
downstairs before him. then followed
me to the library below. When we
reached ii found the gas burning and
turning to the man, SAW him clutchin.
revolver. Which was pointed directly
at me-
Turn over the plate he said. "and
I'll git out, but warn you if You play
! any game you're a dead woman
Now the plate had always been TAX
on ut night to the room occupied by my
patient. | would have discontinued the
practice. but he would not permit. and
it was there now told the burglar
that. being stranger in the house, l
could only help him find it and began
a pretended search, when he stopped
me. telling ME that the silver was al
ways taken upstairs, and either I
should 60 and get 1t or he would seek
; for it In the sick room.
What could l do? l promised to 60
and get 1t for him while he watched
me from the landing What position.
was obliged to steal the plate, and II
the patient saw me he might believe
himself in the hands of thief. Never
theless went into the room leaving
the door open, as directed. to bring the
plate. My patient seemed to be in a
/ doze. opened the closet door in which
it was kept, keeping my eyes fixed on
the sleeper. II he was not rather In
coma than asleep. The plate was kept
in a large morocco covered box, and
I took it out and was midway between
the closet and the door when he opened
his eyes and looked straight at me.
That was the moment Of supreme ter
ror of my life.
"What are you doing?' he asked
feebly.
IL need few articles in this box"
said II will take them out downstairs
and bring it back
There must have been guilty look
on my face rather than frightened
one, for he looked at me with as severe
expression as his condition would ad-
NIT. then. with groan, turned his face
away There was nothing for me to do
but to carry the box to the burglar.