The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-05
THE NURSES STORY

/ But you won't have love long unless
| you tell your wife the TRUTH
you think
| Il know" ] said firmly. SHE loves
I you too nuch not to susrect that you
/ are hiding something from her. She
| fancies that you have lost your love
for her--aaa-ii- LIS killing her .
| He began TO defend himself eagerly.
| But Ii would kin her to know the
| truth. Why. she's always had every
| tS',~ she wanted. How can ask
| her to share noverty--shed better
| die
| ] saw then to what pass things
| had come with him.
! She In going to i've" said, "be-
| cause you are going to believe her
| something better than you think her
| now. She knows that YOU have been
| worried--that you have shut her out
f, Is 1t any wonder that she has broken
! down under the strain Of doubt
| The next morning my patient was
| awake early. DO you think II will
really break the charm II l kiss him
! three tines" was the first question
/ she asked as / bent over the bed.
Surely. And now whiie am
combing your hair will tell you q
story
She had wonderful hair, fair and
| ripping. like ripe wheat In a field
when the wind blows over II. / put
| II up for her in soft puifs and tied
d ribbon around II OF palest pink,
and while l worked l talked.
once upon a time" said. there
was prince who married lovely
| princess Now the princess had al
ways lived in a beautiful castle and
| the prince took her to another castle
| Just as beautiful. And the princess
had Aparyfhinv
| wish
"Oh. you mean me-" she brcathed.
! and her eyes were shining; tell me
some more. nurse"
And one day the prince learned
that n wicked wizard had put
charm on him. and that he woald
have to leave the beautiful castle and
! 90 and live In little. little hut, Nay
| back In the woods. and that he would
have TO work until his hands wera
hard and his back was bent. And so
! ne didn't dare tell the princess, be-
! cause he knew II he told her sho
| would want to go. too, ana she would
| have TO wear shabby clothes. and
| sweep the little hut. and prepare
| the plain food. and perhaps her love-
| ly hands would get hard and her
| slender shoulders would also bend
| with the burdens. 80 the prince
I
| to come upon him. and the princess
grew jealous, and said to herself,
| He doesn't love me any more"
| She clapped her hands. Just as
| said it7'
Yes. And she wondered n this
| prince loved any one else, and size
wondered and wondered until she fell
sick. and-and the prince. looking at
her. thought his heart would break.
but still he didn't dare to tell her
about the hut In the forest
! had finished tying the pink rib
bons and she reached up and caught
she gasped. was that all--oh. was
| that ali--that he had just lost his old
money!"
And when told her the truth she
cried In my arms. Then she sat up
| and made me put on her pretuese
pink kimono. and she walked weakly
from the bed to big chair IN tho
window. And when ne came in she
held out her hand to him.
"Oh,'' she cried. I'm going to get
strong right away--and then welt 20
and live in the hut In tho forest"
He looked at her with pux1Ied eyes
until l said. Il told her q fairy tale
about the prince who had to take the
princess away from the beautiful cax-
tle."
His arms were about her and /
heard her say as / went out Of the
room, You must kiss me three
times"
And that night DR.. Hearn said In
. satisfied way. I'VE shant need you
much longer here. nurse. told you
II needed a woman with Imagination
to take this case