The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-05-24

to her. Then Cousin Nat, kinder than
the rest, had kept her at school until
she was eighteen, and had even loaned
her Of his slender means that she
might study medicine.
Since her graduation she had had A
hard struggle, but nov the money was
coming, slowly but surely. to pay
Cousin Mats loan. Another year and
she would be free from debt. But six
months before she had gone into Bar
gers book and stationery store to
look for a medical book. They had
called the manager, a young fellow
with a pleasant n and gray-blue
eyes with a smile in them. She had
loved Lansing Willis every moment
since, and OH the day he left the vio-
lets. the gray-blue eyes had told her
things that gl;ded the week.
Once Lance had told her his widow
cd sister ard her little girl kept house,
in a fiat for him. the sister who had
married his hest friend. who had died
soon after the marriage. leaving his
wife penniless.
Drue had often pictured the gentle
widod and Lance's beautiful home
life, and a little wistful wonder crept
into her dreams. Would her coming
On the day after Lansing left the
city a handsome young woman in n
lavender silk gown and d big hat with
two great, dropping willow plumes
came into Drue's office. She led a lit
tie girl Of five. whose black eyes were
heavy with pain.
My name is Mrs. Phillip Meade"
the woman said. My little girl fell
yesterday morning, and she fretted so
much all Yesterday and last night I
thought I'd better see az doctor. I
know Dr.. Oldham is a children's spe-
c!alist, but his charges are enormous,
and some one said YOU might not
charge me much for an examination.
Please Just sec what's the matter with
Charlotte and get her into shape. then
I'll go to n of the free dispen-
When Druc had made the little suf-
ferer. who had a broken collar bone,
more comfortable she told her mother
to bring her again the following day.
that her charges would be moderate.
and. she further suggested that, seems
the beautiful clothes that Mrs. Meade
wore. no free ~dispensary would take
the child.
Mrs. Meade's innocent looking gray
blue eyes filed. II live with my
brother she explained with quivering
lips: he supports and dresses mo ac-
cording to his means. but he simply
won't pay ANYTHING for a doctor.
Sometimes I've suffered weeks She
broke out: then went on: Charlotte
is my st~epchild-no kin to him-and,
oh. / wouldn't dare to bring her to a
doctor if he weren't away from
home"
Drue's heart neat resentfully. What
kind of a man was this who was will
ing to let a ON and a little child
suffer rather than pay A doctors bill?
I'll bring her back tomorrow
Mrs. Meade said when she loft. but,
oh, I know he will be terribly angry
when he finds it out"
That evening when Drue tried to
read the face of the young woman
kept coming between her eyes and
the printed pages. Where had She
seen eyes of that color and a contour
of face like that?
The e day Mrs. Meade brought
the little patient again. but when
three days passed and she had not
seen her, Drue resolved to go to the
house.
She found the fiat in which Mrs.
Meade lived well furnished, spacious.
pleasant. But when she entered the
child's bedroom the house Of jasper
and pearl Drue had built for her fu-
dwelling Of love turned to a
hut. On the dressing table
stood a photograph Of Lansing willis.