Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-24
By MAX.

~ gPT 20.--I tried to simulate a
~ chill and shake out some new
~ ailment when the man from the
hotel called a third time to take my
yrelty nurse for q ride, but all the
shaking was In vain. She laughed at
Ee and called me baby, and when
got cross wanted to know, with
mssa-wp tears in her eyes, II 1
wanted to stand between a poor girl
snd her chance at happiness.
Chance at happinessrs hooted at
Chat II chance at happiness" means
n ride with a man with walrus
ssstache and an expression like an
he, in a Noai1's Ark of a rig, then
finances for happiness are growing
x,izhty, slim for the women.
TIL take you back to town with
me" I protested, land introduce you
\, some really big f1sh II you insist
On = marine love affair. Why do you
want to waste your time on a sar-
sine like that?'
Perhaps" softly, ct isn't wasting
my time"
We'll, then, you are wasting mine.
,Ch. CO." seeing that she looked a
Attle hurt, but go out the back way
b don't want to be shocked into a
relapse by seeing you In any more
cf your street clothes"
But she started the front way, and
khls time she wore dark red with
enough purple about her to remind
,me Of an amateur artists sunset
have been planning with Richards
hhxt when we get back to town,
Richards. whose taste in dress is ex-
reli.nt, will take her around to the
stores and fit her out in soft grays
snd golden browns, with all sorts of
gvrs to match. I can't take her
around in my machine in her WHITE
uniform and announce in that way
10 the city and the stock market that
J am in need of the attendance of
nurse and I would be ashamed to ex-
tfbit her In her rainbow garments.
A HARD LIFE.
We will keep her" I said to Rich
ards, until SIZE has had nice long
rest. A nurses life is hard one
and she has been mighty patient with
me all these weeks"
She is good little girl" com
mented the faithful Richards. Most
girls in her position would have set
sheir caps for you"
started to say that that was just
what she tried to do. and remembered
to stop Just in time. Perhaps I have
3usl imagined it. A man is always
self-centred animal and is apt to
Imagine that thoughts of HIM con-
srol all around him.
This is particularly true Of bach
slur. I find myself suspecting matri-
monial designs in every woman
meet and am growing just as eau
Aous in my dealings with them as
tom cat is in crossing a strange back
bard
Sept. Eli walked as far as the
gate this morning without any as
distance, not even that of cane ana
Tomorrow intend TO walk to the turn
OF the little leafy path. where 1t
seems to hesitate as If fearful OF
what is ahead, and then plunges
bray.ly into the heart of the woods.
I will take Manette with me- Be-
fore my accident we explored all the
woods a mile or two from the house.
but never became acquainted with
the pretty little walks nearer home.
That is not strange, however. man
knows all about the outside of his
Ae0se, all the business to it. when he
10 we'll and strong. It takes sickness
DO discover for him that there are
hvs roses in ono bunch and three In
Rae next, with two leaves in between,
n the border of the wall paper Of
his bedroom.
sep< SCI walked as far as the
burn Of the path in the woods to-
Ray Manette and the pup going with
ne II seemed nice to be alone with
shese two again-the first time in
many, many weeks
PRAYERS FOR HIM.
My prayers for your recovery"
SSAa Richards, who met us at the