The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18
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sell, and ! suppose encouraged by Graccs tolerance
began to whistle boldly her high treble bubbling
blithey forth. The tune she chose Love NC
and the World Is Mine" Suddenly she stopped
Through the walls came answering whistle, 1uii
clear, basso, and the tune it carried was ! Love
You, Adore YOU from the "Serenade' The little
ladyS eyes twnkled with mischief. Teasing, leas-
ing. Was Only Teasing You" came from her hps
"Arrah Go Way and Stop Your Teasing was the
wlistlcd response By this time the girl was getting
50 cxcted that Grace firmly put stop to the concert
but not before she had had chance to bring out
I'm Tired, So Very Tired. and received the reply
rip Van Ninklc Was Lucky Man.
Then the girl went to sleep Tor Grace had prom
scd to find ont all about this unknown. typically
twentieth century serenadcr. That night just before
Light out they heard softly through the walls
Goodnight. ladies And she managed to keep her
eyes and her mouth open long enough to answer
Goodnight Sweet Dreams God bless thee every
where The bugle for taps his final reply.
Next morning the "Revee' announced his lord
ships awakening, and my lady being evidently in
spircd started. "Hafk, Hark! rhc Lark His ma
ture refused accept anything so classic early in
the morning and, going back to school days he gave
her "Nc Meet Again in Gadncss.' But the spell was
still upon her, and Il Drcamt [ Dwelt in Marble
Halls from The Bohemian Girl" was her next con
tribuion to this musical conversation Dreaming.
Dreaming Talking in Your Sleep, his prosaic
shot
So they kept it up off and all day. He sent her
over some flowers. while he whistled lis the Last
Rose OF Summer And her thanks were impert-
nently worded You can fool some OF the people all
OF the time But she sent him book, and he was
gracious enough to whistle, Every Little Bit added
to What You've Got Makes Little Bit More One
day he started, You're the Only Girl in tho World
for Me and she was quick enough TO catch the
spirit and back went Just Because Its YOU" When
We Are Married broke from him. and she went him
one better again with ~Iloneymoouing.
For week this hospital antiphony kept up, opera.
grand and comic, popular songs. symphonies. ballads,
every kind Of music being called upon to contribute
its share Then day their respective nurses an
nounccd that they would be able to so out on the
porch Each one asked whether the other going,
too By this time the had become interested,
and so they managed to put the two chairs side by
side and by introducing the whstlcrs, assist them to
a more normal mode OF conversation As they met
understand that their lips involuntariy puekered.
Now, wonder if it was really from the whistng
habit or in anticipation ofwel something else that
lips are made for.
At any rate these two patients were together
whenever possible. 1t was curious, Grace tells me,
how eager they both to get out on the porch,
and how loah to come in. The nurses how the
wind was blowing and believe they gave it an extra
puff themselves The man and the girl left the hos
pital on the same day About four months later
their respective nurses received cards announcing
the engagement. and they celebrated together their
roles as substitute Cupids.
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We have had melodrama and romance, and now
would You have bit of simple tragedy, \ young
girl with spinal meningitis was put under my
care She was II years old. not II years young
mind you. for she had never known anything but
responsibilities Her mother weak and helpless
and prolific Her father ignorant. shiftlcss and
lazy She was the oldest of six living children and
had always had 10 look after the house and take
OF the family Now she its chief support Since
she was II years old she had worked in a nccktic