The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-08-27
BY NANCY BRENT.
Copyrighted. 1907. by E. C. PARCELS.


on the sands there, with beautiful
clothes and no worry over the fact that
was eating up five dollar bill during
the day and sleeping away another five
at night"
Money doesn't give me everything"
he grumbled MY owning a few mill
lions didn't keep me from having this
to go to Palm Beach and look after
meY he asked suddenly, looking in
tently at the handsome face bending
over him.
She gave him a startled glance, and
the bay rum splashed down his fore
head and ran perilously near his eyes.
You will not be sick enough to re-
quire a nurse" she said quietly.
But would like to have you look
after me. You have way about you
that is restful, and / think it would
be fine to have some one as capable
and as comforting always at hand.
Suppose you marry me and go with
mep'
She set the bottle on the table and
looked at him In establishment "Tm
afraid you still have some fever" she
said, reaching for the little thermome-
ter.
IT don't think it is sign of fever to
recognize a good thing and want it.
The proposition has its good points for
both of us. l would have a wife that
would be proud Of, and you could
certainly roll in chair at Palm Beach
and not worry about the hotel bills"
But Is that the greatest happiness
that can come to a man or a woman?
You have had more experience than I.
You are about forty-fve, I should
think, and l am twenty-eight have
always looked forward to-loving the
man / married" She leaned her ell
bow on the table, and her violet eyes
were large and serious as those of q
child that considers problem too deep
for it.
1--WE never given much thought to
love as a romance" he said, pushing
the Counterpart from his neck and
leaving his arms free. But l think a
nice, comfortable friendship would be
far more satisfactory"
IT suppose it is, as you say, comfort
able to stay on the level plane, but
don't people who make such marriages
fail to reach the heights that women
In their hearts always long for2 l
have always imagined that on the
heights the air was more glorif1ed."
1nan I'M Of
been readfh& novels. Take my word
for it that a nice, comfortable exist
ence is the only sane life and that only
young and hysterical fools ever reach
the heights that you are describing.
and then they don't stay there long
They tumble back to earth quick
enough. 1 hope you'll get that out
of your head and come with me to-
morrow"
II couldn't do that, anyway" she
said decidedly IT'S almost part
Of the ethics Of our profession that
we don't accept offers Of marriage
from our convalescent patients"
do you think because I've had
pneumonia 1t has necessarily left my
mind weak?" he demanded.
mo, l don't think that, and l &C.
knowledge that your offer has its
temptations. Let me think 1t over
while you are gone. I'm leaving in an
hour and am to take weeks rest
myself I must be saying goodby
now" looking hastily at her watch. Il
hope you will. soon be strong and well,
and 1 viii think over your plan while
you are gone"
Once in her room she went to her
to celebrate the beginning Of her
weeks holiday she had promised to go
with John Martin to the theater. There
was a tap at the door, and one Of the
nurses looked in.
Seems to me you are doing the So
ciety act with a vengeance tonight
Here's a big box of violets for you.
thought you said it was a mere news
paper man you were going WITH"
Mary Ryland opened the box, flush
a pleasure on her face.
"Oh, but he's q dear! He always
thinks Of the little things that please"
When she pinned on her hat, she
looked in the mirror at the violets,
fresh and sweet against the soft gray
Of her gown.
IF I promise to marry him when he
comes back from Palm Beach, can
have violets every day If want
them," was the thought that ran
through her mind, but it was a hazy,
indefinite way, mixed with an idea
that to buy violets herself would not
give her so much pleasure as to have
some one think to buy them for her.
"You are a vigorous bit Of the out
side world" she said when she met
Martin in the reception room, and they
started for the car.
"And you are the best bit of this
world and a promise Of the next" he
said, catching the end of her chiffon
scarf that was falling from her Shout
der and throwing 1t carefully around
her throat "My dear child, you take
care of everybody on earth except
yourself. It's spring, Of course, but
the air is so chilly you ought to keep
that lace stuff on your chest covered"
She laughed happily, walking beside
him with light. springy steps.
"You treat me as If / were an ire
sponsible child that needed watching"
"As for watching you, always do
that You must have known for
months that I'd like nothing better
than taking care of you always. There
wouldn't be much luxury to offer you;
there would be plenty of love. But
want you to have everything. Yester-
day chased all over town for story
that the chief wanted, and was lucky
enough to get it exclusively. The old
man said 1t was worth five hundred
to the paper. and he nearly knocked
the breath out of me by handing me a
check. The very first thing I thought
Of, little girl when got calm enough
to think was that that Ave hundred