Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-10-30
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| "Mr. Quinby, SAID MaIA Nv
| coldly your tone! MY word
"Ahi" Quinby waved pacific hand
"If your word is passed. that Is enouGh
| am happy to believe 1t. Mrs WM..
ing seems charming woman. A Wa.
poised woman! AN unusual woman1
Very"
"You leave today?"
EYES,"
"Then. since I have your wore In
the matter. feel safe in inviting you
and Mrs. Whiting to share my car asl
far as Buffalo"
Mrs. Whiting may have pref
erence."
| Ouinby received this with the sur
prise of one whose invitations partaKe
of the peremptory quality OF royalty B.
ar hope she will not prefer stuHy
Pullman to my car. which mas Deen
praised. / should be deeply hurt ny
a refusal. In fact" Mark looked up
quickly, as though.-he had heard
warning crack! overhead. Il should
construe a refusal as evidence But
| let that go. There are company mat
tiers / wish to discuss with you, ana
this seems an opportune occasion.
The men regarded each other stead
lily for moment
st shall present your invitation"
Mark concluded.
with my compliments" Quinby
amended. 'JGr--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, / 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's
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 a charm
ing woman, well poised woman, an
unusual woman"
She breathed sigh Of relief. Then
he doesn't suspect"
ne . 6O SURE vi lilo lIuLu LhdC lO
wouldn't believe his own testimony to
the contrary"
What can we do?"
+ Exactly nothing but accept his In
vitation to travel in his car to Buffalo
and trust to luck. Flattery and sub
missiveness-he would call them har-
mony-are the way into Quinby's good
graces."
But Quinby, when the journey had
begun, made no reference to that party
in the woods. His engaging manners
never, said the eIvious, so pro-
nounced as In the presence of pretty
woman-were displayed in their per-
lection. Even Marks fears were
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 q grin even to the
pudgy face of the Japanese cook. unto
the plaster cast of the ichthyosaurus
| 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 sufferingl"
"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. I
have often wished" Quinby sighed.
that it 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 benignant smile on
Kazia. Mrs. Whiting, you must leave
me an address. AS 1t happens, / am
trustee, and 1t may be, an influence
in the Todd hospital Surely the pro-
fessivn OF healing offers a woman a
| larger-and a better paid-feld than
mere individual nursingr
ITO those who are fittad"
you are modest, of course. But I
am sure have not judged you too
| generously"
He led KaZia to a big cushioned
chair at the observation end Of the
car, had the Jap bring magazines and
the latest novel.
She lay back in the chair, smiling
her thanks up to him, as frankly az
II she had not suspected secret to
brazen out. The philanthropist smiled
back-and che light in his eyes, as
they swept the fgure beneath them,
was not philanthropy.
His smile became quizzical. He
leaned over and patted her hand you
are plucky woman, my dear. / have
short memory-sometimes."
He went back to Mark
"Truitt," de began, does your re-
covered health mean that you are go
ing back into, harness?"
Il 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
| nation 2"