The evening world., 1914-03-05

'"unS ''aseu anu ne said
oh. I'm glad, I thought you'd
never come. Doc
Say. her voice was QuarreIsome.
do you think I've nuthtn' to do but
wait al the beck and call Of you
wops?"
The boy. for he was only TINT,
looked surprise and resentment AT
the epithet. but he was too weak 10
waste hts strength IN useless words
She raised his arm bound In its
groaned.
Keep s'ill. you caif."
lie shut his teeth hard and the
sweat OF agony stood out on his
pallid face n she twisted and pulled
ana probed with clumsy, drunken
fingers.
"Neli!" she called thickly.
The woman was watc hing from tho
doorwoy.
Get the hypodermic and III give
him shot OF hop. then I'm g"in' to
bed. Lamb can look after him when
he comes. I'm not goin' to monkey
with him now"
But. Doc" the boy protested,
In there yet. and piece Of my shirt.
The boys pulled out some. but they
couldn't reach the rest. Amt You
goin' 70 clean out the hole or some
thing? I'm scarf OF blood -puisonin',
Doc. for I've seen how u works." he
pleaded.
Ills protcs, angered her.
God! but you're wiss with your
talk of blood poisonin'. You buns
from the Ditch give mo more trouble
and do moro kickin' than all my
private patients put together. What
do you want for a dollar a MONTH"
ehe sneered-"a special nurse? A
shot In the arm will shift your mouth
Till morning anyhow"
She showed up the sleeve Ut his
night clothes on the good arm aud
gripped his wrist then she jabbed
the needle viciously.
She lunged down the corridor and
Nell Beecroft stood looking after with
II curious expression OF derision and
contempt upon her hard face.
DIR. Harpe threw herself upon the
bod In one OF the private rooms and
soon her loud breathing told Nell Bee-
croft that she was In the h ,avy sleep
Of drink The nurse opened the door
and stood by the bedside looking down
upon her as she lay dressed AS she
had come from ths dance, on the out
Niue " tuc CoutItcTphue. Oue DdTe
arm was thrown over her head. the
othe. was hanging Imply over thu
edge Of the bed. her loose hair was
snarled mass upon tho pillow and her
open mouth gave her face IN empty.
sOdden look that was bestial.
There was no color In the east.
only = growing light which made DIR.
Harpe look ashen and haEgard when
she crawled from the he'd and looked
at herself In q square Of glass on the
wall.
You sure don't look like q spring
chicken In the cold. gray dawn
Harpe." she said aloud a. she made
wry face and ran out her tongue.
you. That mixed stun does knock 4
fellows stomach out and no mistake.
Moses! look fierce." goa
Her head ached DULY. her mouth
and throat felt parched. and yet
withal she had a feeling Of content
ment the reason for which did not
Immediately penetrate her dull con-
sciousness. She realised only that
some agreeable happening had left
her with a sensation OF warmth about
her heart.
As she fumbled on the fioor for
hairpins. yawning sleepily until her
jaws cracked. she wondered what 1t
WAS. She stopped In the midst Of
twisting her loose hair and her face
lighted In sudden recollection. Ogden
Van Lennop! All. that was IT, She
remembered now. She had broken
down his prejudice: she had partially
won him over: sbe had been the
hit" Of the evening: further con-
quests were In sight and within easy
reach II she played her carda right
And Essie Tisdaie--her long upper
lip stretched In its mirthlesa smile
she would not have her feelings this
morning for gOodly sum.
III" tnnught Of Van i.ennop accelc-
rated her movU'nents. IN" must Get
back TO the hotel before Crowhsart
was astir. for II might he her ill-luck
10 bump into Van Lennop starting
on ono OF his early morning rider.
her 10 her present plight.
Tho closeness OF the lily -ventiiatei
hospital. with It's odors OF disinfec-
tants and sickness. nauseated her
slightly as she opsaed the door and
stopped into the hallway. She fPowned
q. the delirious muttertngs VI 4 ty-
ph0id patient at the end OF the cor
ridor. for II reminded her OF threat
ening epidemic In one OF the camps.
The sharper means Of Billy Duncan.
whose inhamed and swollen arm vas
wrtnEing from him calculations OF
pain. recalled vaguely to her mind
something Of the incident OF the niSht
before.
Hearing her step, he called aloud
AZ she passed the door:
Wont somebody give me "a drink;
Please. please give me a drink! I'm
choked."
Nell will be up directiy." she an
swered over her shoulder. There was
no time to lose. for the day was COM
ing fast.
She lifted her torn and trailing
nounce and pulled her cloak about
her bare shoulders as she opened the
street door. The air felt good upon
her hot forehead and she breathed
deep Of II. The cast was pink now,
hut the town was stili ~ silent as the
grave save for the sound OF escaping
steam from the early morning train,
Happening to glance toward the sta
tlon. something In tho appearance Of
= man carrying "a suitcase across the
cinJers attracted her attention and
caused her In slacken her pace. N
looked like Ogden Van Lennop. II
was Ogden Van Lennop. lie was
leaving. What did II mean? Her air
L.. 4 L.. y. ~ III. l.