The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-10-03
Nurse Helen
BY IZ0LA FORESTER
Copyright, 1Qga. by Ruby Douglas

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he had been waiting for 1t to come Off,
ON a tip from the union secretary. And
IT had all come true. The very night
that Barker had landed from Pitts
burg they had prepared his reception
In memory of tho speeches ho had
made before the coal harons. He had
n,-,,u ruiuncss, barKcr nau. lie had
daIlIed and parleyed and dincd and
hohnohbed and, ns Murray said. play
ed the fool generally, ana the wine of
II all had made him hcady, and this
while thousands Of strikers waited on
his word and their children and wives
waited fer daily bread
II was not wise OF Barker. Even
Derrick could see that, and Derrick
wns merely reporter for what Murray
called the pink sheet" So the night
that Barker returned to make his eN-
planatory address III Central hall Dcr-
rick wis ON hand to see the fun. II9
saw 1t. Not only that, but he was
right down III the middle of II. and
when the boys made n dash for Barker
rs he tried 10 glide out the back Win
dow he went With them, not knowing
exactly Why, but crazy with the sight
OF the running fox, like the rest of the
hounds
They caught him outside of Muir
rays, and those who could not get
their hands ON him began to throw
things. Some of the things went
astrny, and when the melee was clear
ed and Barker Ind been thrown up by
the tide Into an ambulance Derrick,
the "plnli sheet" reporter. was beside
him with battered Uranium and n
family rlotous SENSE of victory, as he
dropped into uneonsciousness, Of hay
lug got "beat' on the other papers.
hut the .beat never came out, be
cause for days the pink sheet re-
porter lay up Mt Bellevue, and the
world spun round him in gray circles
like Il view of the fifth heaven. Then
gradually out of the ClrCling graynesa
he distinguished one shape that came
and went with more tangibility than
the other dreams. And one morning
he opened his eyes and saw two real
objects clearly, without the gray film.
They were Nurse Helen ana Barker.
Barker lay II couple of beds away
from him. lie could see the face ON
the pillow. The redness had left It,,
and some of tho unctuous mlldness.
The outline Of the profile looked harsh
aud almost forclblc against the white
pillow. Aud he was asleep.
Derrick glanced UP mt the nurse. She
WAS dressing the wound on his head
swiftly, deftly, easily, lmpersonally. A
ward surgeon IN white came by, stop.
ped and bent forward TO examine tho
wound.
"lIc can leave tomorrow" he said
briefly aud went on.
And suddenly Derrick changed his
mind. lilo did not want to leave. He
wanted TO stay there forever and let
this girl In gray and white pat him
mud wrap him UP and ease him. Then
he thought of Barker.
rs he badly hurtf' he asked.
Tie nurse looked startled for an IN
slant. AT least her eyes lost their I'm
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