Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-12

TIME ambulance gong rang noisily on the midnight
air. The horses clattered wildly up the asphalted
- driveway, the white coated intern leaped from
his seat and in three minutes the form of an uncon-
rested the slop1ng table IN the opera
ting room of the hospital.
"Laudanum poisoning, was the curt verdict OF
the unsympathetic doctor.
The stomach pump and half-hour of rough 4
handling revived her. The sister superior, stand II
shall 1 put her to bed?" ia
He shook his head. "She must be kept -
awake until six o'clock. If she goes to sleep
before then, she'll wake in another world
The superior perpexed. Every
in the house is employed. We might
give you Michael, the doorman.'
The doctor was skeptical He'd be asleep
in an hour. She'd die before morning
The momentary silence was broken by
voice from the corridor. I'll take the case
Sister.
All ewes turned in the direction of the sound 1t
came from little nun who had overheard the con-
versation She made appealing picture standing
there framed by the low doorway. The firm red lips
parted in smile of compassion The dark blue
eyes might have been pucked from the vault of Heaven
The delicate and aristocratc She was as fair
and bit of Dresden china.
The superior spoke. why Child you're off duty
for the night You should have stopped hours ago."
She smiled sweetly. Someone must look after the
poor girl.
The doctor scrutnized the young sister in medita-
tive way; then he turned to the elder How long
has she been at work."
"Since the rising hour, four o'clock this morning
He spoke in his brusk professional way. Its out OF
the questionable couldn't stand the strain.
The superior shrugged her shoulders whmsically.
ave can't let the unfortunate creature die
The little sister spoke with determination, the color
flushing her cheeks and forehead Il won't let her die
I'll take the easel!
ND SO it to pass that she began the long night
The hospital occupied city block, and the cross
shaped corridors presented almost interminable
length of smoothly polished surface. The only way of
keeping the patient awake by walking her con-
stanty up and down the Railways. The fragile little SIS
ter suddenly seemed to be endowed with superhuman
strength She grasped the of the girl without any
prelimnaries and began the weary journey.
They presented striking contrast, the quiet self
reliant regieuse and the weak, respondent woman of
the world; the in subdued, self efacing attire, the
other in loud, gaudy costume which Knocked her mis-
cry. The first round made with difficulty. The
patient in half comatose condition. She stag
gered from side to side, her knees bent beneath her
weight; but her guide and monitor went forward
utely, and presently the victim mechanically accom-
odated her gait to that of her protector Once round
the Corridors twice, four times and until it
impossible to keep further count.
The time between midnight and one o'clock in the
morning was like day and night. The minutes were
eaden heeled and the brave little sister weary and
sleepy indeed As the clock struck one, the sister
perior appeared with black coffee. The little drank
a cup gratefully and her charge took with sulen
reluctance.
The superior fingered sympathetcally. I'm sorry
/ let YOU undertake this task
ripping laugh was the answer. Sister, you talk
that way, you'll make me lazy and selfish
The other looked grave. 1.-The call bell is at the end