The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-12
Daily Short Story
STOLEN:
A PROBATlONER.

Miss Bond turned from the t~ie-
phone with flushed cheeks p com.
pressed lips a. The inferno entered
the duty room.
Cheer up" he admonished her
Eayly That is no face for a nurse
70 wear on duty
For answer Miss Bond slumped into
the chair az the table and drew the
diet list to~ ard her.
That kidney case got a rheuma.
usm tray Al O she said wryly.
and. OF course. I'm to blame
More 10 o. R5ued than blamed
The prObstionsr. OF course.
snapped Miss Bond 1t gets worse
and worse. You may b. glad YOU are
leaving tomorrow wish I we're
Tut. TUT" chuckled the doctor.
io1 have only another month
she sighed. And n they innict any
more probes on me I shall b. a can.
didate for Ward C"
Take some aspiring. advised the
doctor. What's the matter With this
one"
Nothing. returned Miss Bond.
shortly. she just doesn't know how.
and she never will know how Came
from some little town where her PEG.
pie are well-to-do. and had some sen.
timentAl notions about nursing. from
which. ] think. she Is recovering. ANY.
way. n Is too pretty. Sons fool IA
terne will be running OF With her be.
fore h month L. out"
All OF the pretty ones don't run
away the hrst month. chaned the doc.
tor.
IT'S no use. Or. Rand" retorted
Miss Bond. Il don't want TO be in a
good humor to-day. aud ! won't am
COINS on duty now. and ! ave an ap-
pointment with my dentist. So you
zee how hopeless Il is
The doctor held out his hand
Then Coodby." he said. L sha'n't be
on in h morning. and | shall prob.
ABLY not see you again. I am sailing
tor Europe Thursday to take a post.
Lucky dog commented Miss
Bond. not TO have TO worry about
finances, like the others.
NJ the door she turned back. ny
the way h said. the probAtioner is
from your home town. Perhaps. she
added mischieyously. she can tell YOU
news OF that girl you were so interest.
ed in last summer
The doctor flushed. and. for a mo.
ment a look OF such misery came into
his eyes hat her heart ached She
came back a step or two.
I'm sorry she said. Il didn't know
II was as bad as that"
some one told her things-and
she wouldn't believe me he said. mis-.
erably.
A white-uniformed special nurse
came in. looking for the iodine: and
the second nurse began to make ready
the dressing tray.
What solution. doctor" she asked.
pertunctorily. and left or 10 answer
the telephone.
she turned 20 him breathIessiy.
Il have IN igf tho nrok.tF.,.. a,
that dressing with YOU. doctor" she
said. I'm sorry. hav. 10 get ready
for an accident case"
III manage" he said. absently
send n tray up 10 No. 10"
lie strolled out into the hall and
made his way up the ward Once he
stopped short. and his heart stopped
beating for a moment. as a slim figure
IN blue. with shining hair. flashed oui
| OF one door and in a. another AZ tbc
Tar end Of the corridor. But he shook
ms head and went on. No. II couldn 4
Dc, Then he knocked al the door of
n gaTrulous old lady who was his
patient. ~
What ails you?" asked the old ladv
the moment he stepped into the room.
NOTHING. returned the doctor ami.
"sho,' aid the old lady. Il know
She laid her skinny f~orennrer
asalnst her nose In a gesture OF deep
4 know" she said. You are in
What makes you think so?" par.
"Sho'. said the old lady. Come.
now what is the trouble?"
. The youDd doctors lips came TO
Eether in a straight line.