The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-31
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BY F. A. Mitchell


"Who is it, pleasei"
Her father"
Hold the wire"
Then the person who had answered
the call notified the nurse, who went to
the telephone booth.
rs 1t you, sweetheart" asked a
mans voice.
Yes, dear"
II couldn't get through the morning
without calling you up and having a
word with you"
II hoped you would"
i've made arrangements to go In
with Dr. Clarke Emerson. the big sur
month from the start That will en-
able us to be married. You can leave
that COMPOUNDED hospital and stop ram
ming thermometers In persons mouths
and noting their heartbeats. All your
own heartbeats will belong to me-"
| I'm so glad"
| Miss Manners father kept her at the
telephone some twenty minutes. when
she resumed her duties. In the after
| noon she was assisting at an important
operation when there was another call
for her Mrs. Irwin, the matron, went
to the phone.
who is 1t wishes to speak with Miss
Manners she asked
"Her father"
"Oh, Mr.. Manners. your daughter is
assisting at critical operation Is 1t
anything Important"
"Oh, no. I'll call her up later. Good.
by" There was a click, then silence.
The matron thought the voice sounded
familiar to her. but she did not remem-
Der TO have seen Mr.. Manners.
The next day Miss Manners was call
ed up by her father twice, and both
times Mrs. Irwin was aware of the
fact She wondered what the nurses
father had to say TO her so often. At
the second call the matron went to the
telephone and asked
well, what is it,"
Miss Manners father recognized
Mrs Twins voice, though she did not
recognize his.
"Wil you kindly tell Miss Manners
that her uncle is dead?' was the reply.
I'm announce the fact to her imme
diately."
Thank you very much" Click.
For a week Miss Manners father
kept calling her up twice day or Of
tener The matron. feeling that the
nurses time should be devoted TO her
patients instead OF her father, found
his address In the telephone book and {
called him up one evening after din
ner
rs this Mr. Manners"
yes"
I'm the matron OF St Luke's hos .
pital. | trust you won't take II amiss T
IL suggest that you refrain from cali
ing up your daughter on the phone so
often. 1t keeps her from her duties"
Il have never called my daughter
on the phone in my life"
''You havent?'
No"
Mrs. Irwin was mystihed. She was
convinced that Mr. Manners was tell
ing the truth She said nothing. but
when a few hours later there was
call for Miss Manners she went 10 the
phone on an upper door and listened.
lis that you, Lucy, dearY
Yes, Phil"
The voice sounded more familiar to .
the matron than ever, and the name
Phil gave her clew Dr. Philip Auch-
multy, who upon graduating at a med
ical college had been house surgeon
at the hospital and had recently re-
signed. Mrs. Irwin mentally put one
and one together. and the result was
two: the doctor and the nurse In love
AFFAIR She listened to a conversation
which made her aged heart enyious,
and when Il was ended she called up
Dr. Auchmulty and asked him to come
10 the hospital. She wished TO see him
about one Of the nurses who had been
lillng. but was getting better. and the
DOCTORS opinion was wanted as 10
whether she had better be discharged
He called q little later. aud the matron
isked him into private parlor.
Doctor" she said. "the patient about Z
whom I WISH 10 CuuhhA you y Bliss Z
Manners. she's troubled with mania .
n running 20 the telephone several
ines q day to chat with Der father. !:
This takes up 50 much OF her time that
am thinking Of dlscharging her" =
The doctor WINGED. but kept a stu
PIPER lip III Misss Manners father !,
ais her up bow can she help mr. he !,
aid
ny refusing to 90 to the phone when
ie calls" =
what Refuse to answer to her
.wn father" :
Come cone doctori heard your
ast conversation on the phone with
fiss Mannerz Are you engaged 10 q
- Or married 70 herr
Married replied THE doctor after
ONE hesitation "Relng aware that /.
on would rot retain her ss 4 married
roman we coDciuded % keep or wed
inE secret an ! got settled IN my
Fufesslana
Then you s6rise your vife's as
hareeT"
= 90 Ten 70 10 Or Cinrke Euser.
at's aasissnnt 81nt think ! need
-outas rou % Keep Ms Auchmuity =
- $780,