Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13

up right away. If l only had

up right away. If 1 only had a
Cant 1 help you, DOCTOR" Miss
Manners was very eager. Il have
seen an anesthetic given, and l could
hold things. couldn't 70
After a moments hesitancy he &C
cepted her aid.
1t was when the operation. during
which he had marveled at her help
fulness, was over that she showed Tor
the first time the signs of strain. lie
caught her as she staggered, and when
the momentary faintness was over
told her she had done splendidly.
I'm glad" she said. simply. Then,
as she withdrew from his supporting
arm, her eyes looked into his with
wonderfully touching humility, but
the, ere quickly drooped-in quiet
amusement, had he but known it
when his own showed warm admlra-
ton Miss Manners was an adept at
reading telltale signs. No one knew
better than she when young men were
impressed.
And the doctor was impressed. So
much so that as the days when 1ol-
lowed saw Miss Manners frequent
visitor at the settlement, impression
merged into admiration and admlra-
ton evolged into love. And all ne
had was the living he made as SUM
| doctor.
He smiled bitterly as he thought OF
avoid her and get the better OF mis-
placed affection. Succeeding so Drill
| liantly that on the evening "neh 81.
attended a concert at the settIemeh I
about his work and shyly concerned
that it was developing into o--erWofk'
as he escorted her home in her lmou-
sine he found himself telling her What
she had come to mean In ms me, anu
learned that his love was returned
In the first days of their engagement
he lived in a state Of supreme happiness.
1t was wonderful after an unusuaily
strenuous day to return 10 the Ddcheio ~
quarters and dream of the happiness III
store for them and plan for the future
He never had thought that plans are
ofttimes merely dreams until he woke up
one day to realize that MISS manners
only smiled gently when he spoke OF THESE
lofty plans of his invariably bringing TO
his notice the careers of their most emil
nent ply scians. dwelling for long mo-
ments on ambition ano exalted posi-
tons
ambition is a great thing" he would
always concede. but mine does not soar
toward an exalted position that's all. L
want to count, little girl, down here
where I've elected to cast my lot, and IN
going to put up fight to do So
Then. smiling inscrutably-or was IT
pityingly?-Miss Manners always changed
the subject.
Early in the summer she left with her
family for their country home, where the
wedding was to take place In the au-
| tumn.
Better throw up your work" her ia
| Their said to the doctor at the station,
] land join u.s.
| The bread and butter wagon might
! object" was the smiling rejoinder.
| "Pshaw. What's that?' Fathers voice
became suddenly confidential. Il like
you, boy. and I'm going to make mighty
| big settlement on daughter You don't
/ about the dollars D3nph-
/ ter and / have certain plans, too, that
you're going to hear about very short
ly, and
! The doctor welcomed the interruption
which came. His farewells were almost
In silence He walked home in dream
| even forgetting the letter she had handed
| him at parting that he was to answer
| that night without fail, she had told him.
His thoughts We're infinitely remote just
| then. He was very young and he was in
! love. and the money question had, some-
| how. remained in the background. He
| made q fair living, sufficient, with econ
! omy for two: but. evidently, 1t was sup
| posed that he would live on his wife's
| income.
| His wtfe's income. 1t didn't sound good
| to one who prided himself on high ideals
| He was frowning when he turned into the
| home street And when he entered his
| quarters instead of picking up the old
| corncob and dreaming over the rings of
| smoke as they curled upward he paced
| restIessly back and forth in the surgery
| Suddenly he thought Of her letter. He
| onened II forebodingly. 1t was as he had
| feared-the unfolding of the wonderful
plans Father was interested, so she
l wrote in a sanitarium for the fashion,
ables, and desired her doctor to be head
| physician. 1t would be very fine. she
i assured him. with a splendid salary and
/ his name would be known throughout the
l country 1t was very dear to him, of
course, to want tc devote his time to the