The Parker post., 1914-04-04

delight, and she found that the old
lady began to take a certain grim
pleasure in watching her nurse ENJOY
the sights that she never even saw.
Tell me what you're looking at,
she would say, closing her own eyes,
and Nan would sit by the car window
describing everything she saw that
appealed to her.
You've got ideas and sense of
beauty too said Miss Livingston,
tersely, and you're the first nurse |
ever had that was human being.
You can go on to the islands with me
if you like
They were in Los Angeles now, at a
wonderful hotel set in a great garden
OF palms and roses, with the sea
breaking on the. shore below. Nan suit
across the green lawns down to the
path along the shore. 1t was nearly
eleven, She would have full hour
to walk and rest before luncheon. Miss
Livingston expected her lawyer at
noon. She was forever changing her
host of relatives. Before sailing
for Hawaii, she had decided to make
a new WILL and cut off a reprehensible
niece who had eloped with a chauffeur
recently.
1t was all part of the new comedy
OF life to Nan. She hoped with all her
heart the little niece would be happy.
And even while she hurried along the
path, she thought of her, and of how
Miss Livingston had probably never
known a real throb of love in all her
pinched, starved, luxurious life, SO how
could she ever sympathize with one
who threw away chance at for
tune for it's precious gifts She would
leave most of her money now to a
nephew who had been somewhat of a
scapegrace, she told Nan, and had
been shut out of her favor for some
time.
An automobile rolled up the broad
drive under the palms Nan glanced
towards it, and stopped dead short.
The machine stopped also, and Hal
Thurber sprang out. hat off, hand out
stretched to her
DO you remember me, nurse?'
Remember him! She could feel the
hot color mount her cheeks as he
held her hands close in his. The car
went on without him. In the wonder
of the moment, Nan did not even
realize that he intended staying with
her, walking with her, until she found
they had gone far along the shore,
and it was noon. He had told her so
much of himself, and of how the acci-
dent had jolted him out of a careless,
happy -go-lucky sort of existence.
But l must hurry back now," said
Nan. Il am nurse to a Miss Livings-
ton"
Il know, of course. My aunt said
Hal
Your aunt? Oh. dear!"
'Why?
Because" she hesitated Because
hate to have you get her money
when the little runaway bride needs
it,
DO your" he smiled down at her
Then l tell you what to do. Aunt al
ways cuts us off when we marry
against her wishes. never amounted
to anything in my life until you wax
ened me out of dream of inferno
with your dear arms around me"
You were delirious,' said Nan, try
ing to keep her voice steady. Her
chin was held high, her eyes met his
fearlessly
Il was not, pardon me, but | know
And you kissed me. Aunt has been
writing to me for several weeks, and
telling me Of her delightful new nurse,
Nan Gleason. Don't you suppose
found out your name before you left?
Don't you suppose l made old Carruth-
ers, the head surgeon, send you out
here with Aunt Lydia? brought my
mother with me also, to make peace
for me. She has gone up now to talk
to aunt about us. When the lawyer
gets there she needn't change the will
a bit, simply leave it as it, and let the
poor little cousin get it,
But, Mr.. Thurber," Nan faltered,
trying to draw away her hands, Il
don't see why you did all this
Don't you. Nan. Look up at me.
Did you forget me? Did you?"
She shook her head, without meeting
his eyes
He lifted both her hands to his lips.
Dear, can't kiss you here on the
beach, but you will please consider
yourself kissed, and my promised
wife"
And Istook a three-year course Just
for one case," Nan said later, when
they strolled back to the hotel
Two" he corrected. Aunt is bet
ter. but am the chronic one''
Copyright, 1913, by the Mcclure News
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