Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-17

Waring, why you did not send for this
Miss Young?"
Waring regarded her thoughtfully.
Then a rueful smile overspread his
face
ITO tell you the truth, Miss Ewing.
l did send for her!"
why didn't she respond to your
CALI"
"Ill be hanged if 1 know! There,
l. it's out, and perhaps you'll help me
clear up the mystery I sent Adolph
after Miss Young and he came back
with you! supposed she had sent
you as a substitute spoke to DR..
Laidlaw and he complimented your
work, but he alo said that Miss
Young was idle. Then put Adolph
through the third degree-he declares
that he went to 33 Cypress street"
Number 33 Cyclamen street," in
terrupted Sylvia.
"Cyclamen street? Then he made
a mistake in the street and the sim
ilarity of the Thanksgiving and
Young-added to his confusion. Our
telephone was out Of order that ~lay,
and l did not call her by that means.
am sure it was happy mistake for
u.s." He bowed courteously.
II am afraid your mother does MT
think So" SAL Sylvia. Under the
circumstances feel that l ought to
yield my place to Miss Young. 1t is
really her case"
please do not make any change;
mother Is whimsical and-I wonder If
I may tell you the real reason why she
prefers Miss Young?"
Sylvia caught her breath She wish.
ed he would not look at her in that
peculiar manner. 1t made her heart
flutter uncomfortable.
"Pray be frank with me, Mr. War
ing she managed to say.
With the long, curling lashes
against the pink OF her cheeks, the
becoming white of her uniform, with
it's dainty cap perched on her red
brown hair, Sylvia was indeed charm
| ing.
"My mother is woman of preju-
dicies,' he began, land when her
brother, in his late middle age, sue
cumbed to the charms of really noble
woman of your profession, my mother
became very angry, and from that
date she denounced all trained nurses
as-you will pardon me, am sure
sirens! She believed them to be de-
signing, and with grown son to pro-
tect from their wiles she uttered
decree that If sickness required a
trained nurse in her house it must be
one Of such homely appearance that
II would be quite out of danger" He
laughed ruefully, and Sylvia was fore
ed to join in.
$50 mother made a business Of
searching for a thoroughly reliable
nurse, whom she might call in when
sickness should overtake our family,
and she finally discovered poor Miss
Young, who is plain and middle aged
and devoted to the memory Of long
deceased lover. She is faithful soul
and we are fond of her So you see
your coming here was to my mother
IA menace!"
How absurd" cried Sylvia. But
now l am convinced that my presence
here could only worry her, and you
must promise me you will send for
Miss Young at once"
Sylvia flashed through the door ana
vanished up the stair.
An hour later Miss Young appeared,
tall, raw-boned, strong visaged,
woman Of kindly heart and skilled IN
her profession. Sylvia babe good-by
to Mrs Warning with some relief. TO
her surprise the invalid pulled her
face down close to her pillow.
"You are going, Miss Ewing she
whispered, "but feel sure that you
will come back some day. I've watch
ed you long time and Richard has
confessed to me and If fate has or.
dained that he is to marry a trained
nurse I'd rather it were you than any
one else in the world"