El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26
The Diary Of A Bachelor
Pretty Nurse Gives Him a Hug and
Calls Him an Angel, Which
He Denies.
BY Max
: TRIED to simulate a chill and shake /

! III TRIED TO simulate a chill ana snake
out some new ailment when the
man from the hotel called a third
/ time to take my pretty nurse for a ride.
! but all the shaking was in vain. She
/ laughed at me and called me a baby,
and when I got cross, wanted to know,
[ with made up tears in her eyes, if I
wanted to stand between a poor girl
and her chances of happiness.
"Chance at happiness 1 hooted at
that If chance OF happiness means
a ride with a man with a Walrus mus
, tache and an expression like an eel
/ in Noah's Ark of a rig, then chances
Tor happiness are growing mighty
slim for the women.
III take you back to town with me-
I protested, and introduce you TO some
really big fish if you insist on a
marine love affair. Why do you want
TO waste your time on a sardine like
that?'
Perhaps" softly. 'ft isn't wasting
my time"
Well, then. you are wasting mine.
on, go, seeing that she looked
little hurt, but go out the back way.
I don't want to be shocked into a re-
lapse by seeing you IN any more of
your street clothes
But she started the front way. and
this time she wore dark red with
enough purple about her to remind me
of an amateur artists sunset.
L
that when We get back to town, Rich
ards, whose taste in dress IS excellent,
will take her around to the stores and
fit her out in soft grays and golden
browns, with all sorts of furs 10
match. I can't take her around in my
machine in her white uniform and an
nOunce in that way to the city and the
stock market that am in need OF lhe
attendance of a nurse, and would be
ashamed to exhibit her in her rainbow
garments
A Hard Life.
I'VE will keep her. SAID to Rich
ards, until she has had a nice long
rest A nurses life is a hard one, and
she has been. mighty patient with me
all these weeks"
'She is a good little girl" commented
the faithful Richards. Most girls in
her position would have set their caps
for you"
walked as far as the gate this
morning without any assistance, not
even that Of a cane, and tomorrow In |
tend to walk to the turn Of the little |
leafy path, where it seems to hesitate /
as If fearful of what is ahead, and then I
plunges bravely into the heart of the !
woods.
1 will take Manette with me. Before
my accident we explored all the woods |
a mile or two from the house, but never /
became acquainted with the pretty 1
little walks nearer home. That is NOT !
strange, however. A man knows all /
about the outside of his house all the !,
business Of it. when he IS well and |
strong It takes sickness to discover
for him that there are five roses in (
one bunch and three in the next, with |
two leaves in between, in the border
Of the wall paper Of his bedroom
Next day / walked as far as the turn
Of the path in the woods, Manette and |
the pup going with me. 1t seemed nice
to be alone with these TWO again
the first time in many, many weeks
Prayers For Him.
INV nraVerS for VOnF recOVorv" said I
who met US at the garden
gate on our return, have been ans
wered" She had prayer, sne said, every
night and morning since the accident
that I would get well and strong and
not be the cripple the doctors had
feared.
It made me feel good to think some
one is praying for me- No one ever
Jrays for a rich man. They pray in
church for the widows and the orphans,
or those who are suffering or desti-
ute, for those who go out to sea in
hips, and for the redemption of the
irunkard, but no one prays for the
'ich man.
He has disease worse than a fond
less for liquor. He began. too, with no
ipecial craving for that which became
lis curse. He thought he would make |
little money, and as wealth grew his
-ppetite grew with it The dollar
eased to be his slave and became his
master, but no one prayed for him
Tompkkins has the town house in |
'eadiness for US, but our departure
will be delayed for a few weeks longer
o crafty a wish expressed by Manette. I
'he said she would like to come up |
lere every summer. and the wish re-
ulted in my purchase of several hun I
lred acres adjoining Aliens home.
ave sent for an architect and we will
pend some time longer up here Dlan- !
ling for bungalow TO be built a few I
DDS from this place, near the pretty
urn in the woods I want IL near !
nough for Allen to be caretaker while !
We are away, and that we may enjoy
he old fashioned JOY of having neigh
'ors when We are here.
The Plan.
It will be built of logs, with huge
og beams in the ceiling. There VIII be |
onnecting rooms for Richards and
danette, and two or three guest rooms,
With rooms above for the maids
The pretty nurse is to spend a month |
very summer with US.
TT will do me good urged "to !
lave you here The constant danger
+ succumbing to your charms viii
make my blood circulate and keep me
'oung"
You might" eontemplatively. fall
"Of course I replied. there would
lways be that danger. but shall en-
oy it Sometimes the fishing and
uniting up here are not good and the
onstant association with you will !
urnish the sport I might otherwise
ack."
She laughed and turning quickly
oWard me, gave me little hug, calling
ne an angel
I'm not an angel" I erowIed. sGiu |
man, and for that reason you must :
ot do such things That's the cause
4 lots of trouble. You women for
'etting that we men are very live and
cry wicked, and treating US as if we