The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-03-19


her face cleared 1t was as If the sun
had popped out on rainy day. Yes,
| can! Mrs. Wade is on duty this
morning. For a minute l thought it
was Miss Simmons"
Isn't she nicer and June's round
eyes SOftened sympathetically.
She's an old cat" The pretty nurse
was very vehement about it. MRS.
Wade's a dear, though" and, hurrying
away, she brought the dear" right
back.
Mrs. Wade was d smiling woman
smiling lips, smiling eyes, and It seem
ed as If her hair smiled-but she was
dubious about the uniform,
1T would be radical infraction of
the rules" she declared, with an alb
surd attempt at severity, "but Wen
ask DR.. Remert not to tell"
They all three laughed at that, and
within q few minutes June was IN
stiff white uniform, with a prim little
cap on her head, and was walking Sc
dately into Mrs. Wizards room. She
paused on the threshold. Gilbert Blye
was there! As he caught sight Of her
June saw the glow OF admiration leap
into his black eyes. She half turned to
go In her embarrassment, but Mrs. VII
lard stopped her.
Come here, you pretty thing" she
called, and as June shyly came to the
bedside Mrs. Willard laughed, and
Blye Joined her.
DR.. Remert came in and expressed
his profound establishment at how
grown up June looked in a uniform
and tweaked the pink ear lobe which
peeped from beneath the trim little
cap. The head nurse and the nurse
with the pink cheeks and the phenom-
enally thin nurse crowded in to ad-
mire June; then DR.. Remert scattered
them SO that Mrs. Willard should have
some rest before her next bandaging,
and he took June with him for a
round of the wards. He gave her a
thermometer to carry SO she should
look useful as we'll as ornamental.
She came back from that round Of
the wards rather thoughtfulIy. She
had seen 50 much pain and sorrow and
suffering, wan children and wan moth
ers and wan men who should have
been strong, and in the light Of all
their woes her own problem seemed
foolish and Insignificant
la Mrs. Wizards room as June ap-
preached the door she heard voices.
among them Grin Cunniugham's. She
turned away and went across the hall
to the room where the injured chauf-
feur lay. He was in considerable
pain. the pretty nurse said, but he lay
there smiling, with great cheerfulness
upon his roughly nodded .countenance.
Il guess III be laid up for a week
or ten days" he stated. with grin.
That's long time to be confined In
Il narrow little ROOM" sympathized
June
The head nurse brought her bit of
sunshine into the room.
How are you feeling?" she asked
Bully"
Then you can probably stand
pleasant surprise" smiled Mrs. Wade
You have visitor"
OH The sunshine left the rough
~ nodded face. but the grin was back
In a minute. Say, tell her the doctor
says | ain'r TO be talked to long. And
can't one of you nurses stay here to
make II strong"
His grin was so coniding that the
head nurse grinned back at him. She
was woman of much experience.
"Of course you must not DO talked
to very long" she agreed And you
should have a nurse with you 10 take
care OF you" She looked at June a
moment then her eyes twinkled. II
think III leave this one"
"Much Obliged - Aud the man turn.