The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-13
Runaway June
(Contin1ed from Yesterday

They all three laughed at that. ana
within Il 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 well as ornamental.
She came back from that round of
the wards rather thoughtfully. She
had seen so 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
In Mrs. Wizards room as June ap-
preached the door she heard voices.
among them Grin Cunningham'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.
81 guess III be laid up for week
or ten days" he stated. with a grin.
That's long time to be confined In
a 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 a
pleasant surprise" smiled Mrs. Wade
You have a visitor"
"Ohp' The sunshine left the rough
ly nodded face. but the grin was back
In a minute. Say. tell her the doctor
says I amt to be talked to long. And
can't one OF you nurses stay here to
make II strong?"
His grin was so confiding that the
head nurse grinned back at him. She
was a woman OF much experience.
"Of course you must not be talked
to very long" she agreed. And you
should have a nurse with you to take
care of you" She looked at June a
moment; then her eyes twinkled. Il
think I'll leave this one"
much obliged" And the man~turn-
ed his cheerful grin to June. who sat
down primly at the head of the bed.
The man sank back when the head
nurse left and looked as feeble as he
could. His nurse was smoothing the
pillows when the door opened, and
there came I'm large. heavy jawed
woman. with long ostrich feather or
her hat. half dozen cheap rings OIL
her fingers and two buttons hanging
loosely on her coat, one by a single
thread.
'Well. well. Joer' she said In a heavy
| voice. and she stared at June. .Didn't
I always tell you you'd get it?" She
bent over and kissed her husband as &
matter of propriety. Hurt you much? 2
Something fierce!' huskily murmur
ed Joe and half closed his eyes.
Tough Iuckr said the woman
You wouldn't take out that acciden
insurance | wanted you To. and now
suppose can starve."
"Oh, well. you amt done 1t yet!' OBJ
jected the man. his tone losing some o
its feebleness. Il guess you can &c
along till can get out ofthis. 1 Civ,
| you every cent | ever make"
''I guess that's lot" And the WON
an sat down with n thump.
Thirty dollars last week"
"And how much the week before?"
"Well, it was a rotten week" Ant
the man turned his eyes toward June
who looked steadfastly out OF the win
dow. There being no help from tina
quarter, he proceeded in helping him
self. You got enough to run you 10
ten days. You know you have. Com
on, Alice. be sociable."
"Oh, / can come ON ali right, and
can be sociable all right. but SUI
pose you don't get out of here in tie
days! Then what do l do? Starve.
guess. Say. how do you come TO be 1
private roomT' She looked at Jun
and shifted. 'And with privat
nurSeT'
The good sport that picked US u
put me here"
The woman surveyed the bare littl
room There were no curtains at th
windows, no upholstering, no softenin
graces or any kind on the white .enan
eled fittings. but liz had an immense 81
periority, the cause OF which she coul
not fathom. Ii was absolutely cleal
and she paid an unconscious tribute |
that phenomenon.
why. it's better than / got 1t 1
homer she complained. The ma
turned his head over and back agail
but he said nothing
Say" the woman went on. 1.-The Re
low that sDenf the money for this ROO