The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-29
The Nurses Story

By TEMPLE BAILEY

She sat up in bed How can /
help" she asked. feyerishIy
You must kiss him three times in
the morning and every time you must
say i love you.
And then viii he be just the same
she asked as he used to be when
he wasn't hiding anything from me?
He VIII be just the same
In little while she was asleep ana
there was the faintest shadow OF a
smile on her lips
Then | went to look for ner nus
band and found MIN sitting in front
OF a dying fire In the library
sat down opposite MIN ana asked
abruptly What are you keeping from
herr"
For a moment he stared AT me. ana
then he said. somewhat haughtiiy.
why should | tell YOU"
Because | am here to help cure
your wife. and cannot cure her until
/ know the truth"
He gripped the arms OF his CHAIR
with tense fingers Il haven't told
soul" he said. but every one Will
know. presently. | am q ruined man
You mean that you have lost your
money
Yes
Go to her tomorrow morning and
tell her" said
And Kill her? She has never
known what It was to live without
luxury And when the truth comes
out, shant have cent"
You have youth and strength"
said
lie drew a long breath, As il he
squared his shoulders to meet the
future
And you have love" continued
/ But YOU won't have love long unless
you tell your wife the truth
The next morning my patient vas
awake early DO you think 1t Will
really break the charm II | kiss him
three tines" was the first question
she asked as / bent over the bed.
Surely And now while am comb
ing your hair will tell you a story
She had wonderful hair, tar and
ripping. like ripe wheat in a -he'd
when the wind blows over 1t put
it up for her in soft purs and tied a
ribbon around it OF palest pink. and
while worked talked
Once upon a time" | satd. there
vas prince who married lovely
yV, IN NJ
ways lived in a beautiful castle ana
The prince took her to another castle
just as beautiful And the princess
had everything that heart could
wish"
oh. you mean me-" she breathed
and her eyes were shining; tell me
some more. nurse"
And one day the prince learned
that wicked wizard had put charm
on him. and that he would have to
leave the beautiful castle and go and
live In little little hut. way back IN
the woods. and that he would have &c
work until his hands were hard and
his back was bent And 50 he didn
dare tell the princess, because he
ru. " il he told her she would want
~ GU too ana She would have tc
,oar sh,bhv clothes and sweep the
ut,Ie bYt and nren,re The plain food
and ra.hans her lovely hands would
GA, b,rd and nor slender shoulders
would also bend With the burdens So
rho rrfnca kepr silent about the spell
tbat was tn come upon him. and tho
,rir,sss graw iealorrs ard said 10 her
self He doesn't love me any more
Sbe CLAIMED Nor hands Just az
s,id If"
YES And she wondered n the
nrinca loved any one else. and she
wondered and wondered until she tell
sick and-ond the prince looking at
nor thought his heart would break.
hut stm n, didn't dare to tell her
qbont the hint IN the forest
had finished tyins the mink rih
hons and she reached IN and caught
INV hands in hers Nurse. nurse
sha qasrea was that all-ob was
lhat "i 1""' az as" Just ''"' MS ~"