The evening world., 1914-03-04

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since y,u started In to make the dss-
ert bloom like the rose.'"
Her covert snecr did not escape
MIN. but he made no sign.
She went on
IT'S M easy graft: It's done every
where. and I KIN " it'il work here
like n breeze"
Graft was q raw word and symes's
face hardened slightly. but he waited
to hear her out.
You're putting a big force OF men
on the ditch. I understand. How
many?'
About fve hundred"
Give me a medical contract
10 that was IL? His eyes nc up with
understanding. She wanted to make
money-through him? Her tone aad
attitude were not exactly that OF .
person asking a favor. A faint smtls
OF derision curved his lips. She sew
u and added
I'll give you a rake-off."
He resented both the words and her
tone. but she only laughed at the
frown which appeared for . moment.
You're out for the stuf,' aren't
your" she demanded. well, 20 am J."
He regarded her silently. Had she
always been no coarse Of speech. he
wondered. or for some reason he
could not divine was she merely
throwing OF restraint? brushing the
ashes from his cigar with deliherA-
ton. he Inquired noh-committally--
Just what In your schemeT'
IT'S simple enough and customary.
Take q dollar n month out of your
employees wages for medical services
and Ill look after them and put up
some kind OF Jimcrow hospital In
case they get too had to lie in the
unk-house on the works. I can run
cook and look after them and you BET
the grub won't founder EN-. WHY.
there's nothin' 10 Il. Mr.. Symes--I
can run the Joint. give you two bltS
out OF every dollar. and stu make
money"
Symes scarcely heard what ne
snid for looking AZ her face. Until
abe thrust her sordid views upon BIN
he had not realized that he enter
tained for the medical profession ANY
deeper respect than for any otNer
class Of persons engaged In earning
n livelihood. but now he remembered
that the best physicians he had
known had seemed to look upon their
life-wOrk as conservation OF Them
selves 10 humanity and the most Flip
pant among them. M men. had always
u dignity apart from themselves whrr
they became the physician. and he
knew, too. that M . class they were
Jealous Of the good name OF their
profession and sensitive to q degree
where anything affected It's honor.
Tho viewpoint now presented wns
new 10 him and sufliclsnly tnterest-
ing to investigate further; besades II
shed now light upon the, womaas
character. ......t.
hut snpposing the mon. ob3ect to
such Q deduction" he said tentative
climate AID the camps are sanitary,
..But there will b. dangerous work."
she ufepd. I've bssn oyer thu
ground ana I know. Thsre.il no
tunnel, dots OF rock- work, planting.
and, IN CONSEQUENCE. accidents"
'srhat would be my chief objection
to giving you the contract"
what do you mean3"
q Ills SMILE was ironical - ne An.
swered-
you are not q surgeon"
Hell! ! can plaster 'em up some
symss stared. R's sxprsssiof.
quickly brought hor to realisation
Of the mistake into which her angry
vehemsncs had led her and she col.
orcd to the roots Of her hair.
your Conscience u reasouring." no
said dryly q the end Of An uncom-
Portable pause. But tell me."-Aer
cNllousness aroused his curiosity-
would you, admittedly without %.
perience or practical surgical knowi'
edge, be willing to shoulder the -.
sponsibihties which would come 70
you In such . position7"
Il told you" she answered Soetih:
10 AAnnAhAHs II
can do the trick and ret away WftA
Il. You needn't b afraid Of me- m
do the best can"
"But supposins the best you Gaa'
isn't enoughf Surprising through, N.
experience or ignorance 700 bouneofs
Enthusiastically. paipably bla>1sS wAas
"Wsn," she shrugged her sheullsr.
sof course. II ] acted. OF JAILED t.
act, In violation OF oil recogM1oe
methods of procedure. and with fetAa
results. they might make me- treuole.
nut you can bet" she Anished With
saved many . poor auachrs hide"
"Quackf"
"Oh. they may have diplomat \
diploma doesn't mean % much In
these days OF cheap medical colleges
where they grind 'eIn out By the hun-
dreds; you need only know where 70
70 and have the price"
do you mean to tell me-" he -.
manded. "that there are madieQk
schools where you can buy . diplOm1T
Where anybody can get through" :
She laughed at his amazement.
"A qlix-compend and good *
DRY win put = farmland or q sheep
herder through II he can read and
write: he doesn't have to have q high
sehool education" She inquired jocu.
lnrly. appearing TO ind enjoyment IN
shocking him: you've seen me tlstsd
rival. haven't you-LGnh the nee
NJ ID. that pulled In here the other day.
Ills wife looks like q horse with .
straw bonnet on. and he ought to bs
jailed on sight II there's anything IN
Lambroso's theories. Have you 40
ticed him?
"He laid brick until he was thirty
fve." she added nonchAiantly. i've
thought some Of taking him in with
mo on this contract. for some mon.
working mon especially. are deviiish
prejudiced against women doctors"