The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-03-27


had been looking at you for quttssa
minute or more before interrupted:
the course Of your thoughts. vow did
not even see me- s !.
But Nurse Fraser's inquiring spirit
was not destined to be satisfied, for a
voice in the room called loudly,
Nurse Joyse!"
Christabel at once arose, and an at
tendant came up to her. saying,
"Matron wants you at the telephone,
please"
Can you kindly come over here
aow?" asked the matron Of Lady Lees
Nurses, whose Office was in another
street; and Christabel assented,
though somewhat surprised at the re-
quest, for it was more usual for a
nurse to be sent OF to patient direct
from the club.
Nurse joyce said the matron.
vixen Christabel had presented her.
self, Il am going to offer you your
choice of two cases. One, q case of
senile decay, involves your going into
the country, and probably for months,
or even longer, for the patient can
never recover"
Into what part of the country.
matron?" asked Christabel
"Warwickshire," answered the 9th.
er.
1t was Christabe1's own county
the county in which her fathers vic
arage was situated. and she felt rather
pleased.
And the second case?" she asked.
rs here in London. Perhaps YOU
read in the papers of the motor smash
in which Sir John Sisterson was near
ly killed two weeks ago-his chauffeur
was killed?"
Yes, remember reading about it. "
"a nurse is required for Sir John
So far as can gather lie is barely
alive. as you might say, and he can't
get better. You may be needed for a
short time only" she added, suggest
lively. But Lady Sisterson called
here this morning. and asked me to-
select a specially good nurse who was
also a lady. and thought of you. It's
only fair to give you chance of the
other case, however. as 1t may suit
you better. You know who the Sister
sons are?"
Yes. Sir John is the man who in
vented the cement that is called after
hinl-'Sisterson's cement
He is enormously RICH" said the
matrcn. after nod. They say he is
one of the wealthiest men in the
world. Not that that has anything to
do with us, nurse. What do YOU say?
Which case will You take?"
Christabel made up her mind in a
moment. The second case would keep
her in London, and was not Norman
Forde in London?
Il shall go to Sir John Sisterson."
she replied. What is the address,"
''Hans Square-36. Hans Square,
Belgravia. Sir Johns brain, Lady Sis
terson said is affected, and he has 9TH.
er injuries. There is a male nurse
who takes the night duty; yours will
be the day duty only, and it should not
be very difficult. A surgeon, a Dr.
Reginald Flint, stops in the house
nearly all the time. Tt seems that Sir
John had two male nurses, but he
asked that they should be replaced
by women; your going is in the ma
ture of an experiment, Nurse Joyce.
Do you still wish to go?" asked the
matron. "The other case may be the
more desirable
Yes: I still wish to- co." said
Christabel
Thus, all unconscious Of the future.
without the slightest presentament of
what was to befall her, she made her
choice. At noon Nurse Joyce arrived
at sc Hans Square, and soon there be-
gan that great ordeal that was to test
and prove her through as strange a
series of incidents and adventures as
ever fell to the lot of woman.
(To Be Continued.)