Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-11-05

| let that CO. There are company mat
| tiers | wish to discuss with you, and
this seems an opportune occasion"
The men regarded each other stead
| lily for moment
81 shall present your invitation, "
Mark concluded.
with my compliments" Quinby
| amended. "Er-Truitt, who is Mrs.
Whiting? The name is not familiar"
I'm sure you never heard of her.
She's a trained nurse-a very success
full one, l believe. I'll let you know
her answer"
They rose and Mark had the en-
viable distinction of marching with
jeremiah Quinby through the long
dining room, where by this time the
whisper of the great philanthropist' 8
presence had been happily confirmed.
WELL" said Mark grimly, when he
had found Kazia In their rooms, you
| played audience to good purpose.
| Quinby has just informed me, with ex.
clamation points, that you are charm
| ing woman, well poised woman. an
unusual woman"
She breathed sigh of relief. Then
he doesn't suspect?"
Hes so sure of the truth that he
| wouldn't believe his own testimony to
the contrary"
| What can we do?"
Exactly nothing but accept his in
| vi "a tfny 10 trox, oil in. hfc 10, DIFF 10
and trust to luck. Flattery and sub.
missiveness-he would call them har.
mony-are the way into Quinby's good
| gfaces."
But Quinby, when the journey had
| begun, made no reference to that party
in the woods. His engaging manners
never, said the envious, SO pro
nounced as in the presence of a pretty
woman-were displayed in their per.
lection. Even Marks fears we're
lulled.
At first the philanthropist gave him.
self almost wholly to Kazia. He showed
her the splendors of his car. from the
little kitchen. where her expert ad
miration brought a grin even to the
puGgy face of the Japanese cook. unto
the plaster cast of the ichthyosaurua
Quinbyi conspicuously placed at one
side of the library section.
''Truitt tells me. Mrs. Whiting, that
you are a nurse. A beautiful calling!
] A fitting sphere for woman--woman
! tender minister to suffering!"
"And 1t pays" Kazia smiled. better
than most woman's work"
But not enough. Have you ever
noticed that the most important serv.
ices are always the poorest paid.
| have often wished" Quinby sighed
that 1t lay In my power to give every
deserving man and woman the Just
reward earned by their service"
"Ah!" breathed Kazia, that would
be something to do"
Quinby bent a benignant smile on
Kazia. Mrs. Whiting, you must leave
me an address. As it happens, am
a trustee, and it may be, an influence
In the Todd hospital. Surely the pro-
| fession of healing offers a woman q
larger-and better paid-field than
mere individual nursing?'
ITO those who are fitted"
you are modest, of course. But
am sure I have not judged you toe
| generously"
| He led Kazia to big cushioned
chair at the observation end OF the
car, had the Jap bring magazines and
the latest novel.
| She Law back in the chair. smiling
her thanks up to him, as frankly as
if she had not suspected secret to
brazen out. The philanthropist smiled
back-and the light in his eyes, as
they swept the figure beneath them
was not philanthropy.
| His smile became quizzical. He
leaned over and patted her hand. "You
are plucky woman. my dear. have
a short memory-sometimes."
He went back to Mark.
"Truitt," he began, does your 70
covered health mean that you are go
ing back into harness?"
II don't know" Mark answered
shortly. He had witnessed the tableau
just described.
You must get back. You are needed
Have you kept track Of our labor sit
uation?"
mo"
Quinby sketched that situation, with
terseness of which Mark had moi
believed him capable.
CTo BE CoNTJNUED)