The midland journal., 1915-08-13
WRONG NUMBER 50
Al Messengers Mistake Made a
Lasting Change in the Life
of Nurse Ewing.
Rv Leslie cooMRs.

AouG SGT III uOk kOO1u aS MIS-. Dill .
boarding house, sorting over the bas-
ket of freshly laundered uniforms,
aprons and caps. She was packing a
suitcase ready for any emergency
call and she had just completed her
task and shut away. the extra gar
ments in her bureau drawers when
there came tap at the door.
Come in.' said Sylvia.
It was Martha, the maid.
Please, Miss Ewing, there's a man
downstairs says he's come for you
to go out to Windberrya lady has
been taken suddenly. He's got car
down at the door"
She handed Sylvia card and went
away.
Sylvia glanced at it. It bore the
name Of Richard Waring and scrib-
bled underneath in pencil were few
words: my mother has been suddenly
stricken. Can you come at once?
Adolph will bring you in the car"
Sylvia did not know Richard War
ing-she had never heard of him, but
she supposed it was one of Doctor
Dorman's cases. She was surprised that
the call had not come through the
customary channel. the Doctors of
fee.
But there was no time for specula-
tion. A handsome limousine waited
at the curb, and Sylvia donned her
white uniform. slipped on a topcoat,.
snatched up her suitcase and, with a
hurried word to Mrs. Bill, went out
and was assisted into the car by
trim looking chauffeur. In another
moment they were spinning along the
fine road toward Windberry, charm
ing suburb.
She was not prepared for the i'm
posing house-a long, rambling pile
of stone broken into many gables and
with score of red tiled chimneys.
The footman was waiting in the
lower hall. He opened door and
aEnounced-"BIiss Young!"
A man came forward to meet her.
There was blank surprise in his keen.
clear face, but he quickly masked it
and held out his hand.
II am very glad to see you, Miss
er-Young?"
Ewing" corrected Sylvia 81 re-
ceived your card, Mr.. Warings"
She gave him the card Adolph had
presented and he thrust it into his
pocket
81 suppose It Is one Of Doctor Dor
mans cases ?p
"Ah-no; Doctor Laidlaw is our ply
sician. Will you come to my mothers
room now, Miss Ewing?"
Mrs. Waring had suffered slight
stroke of paralysis; her speech was
not affected, but one arm and hand
were numb and helpless.
She opened her eyes when Sylvia
came to her bedside; and her eyes
widened and the same look Of sur
prise that the nurse had noted in tile
sons gaze was here.
'aThis is Miss Ewing, mother" said
Waring. She has come to take care
Of you. The doctor has just tele-
phoned that he is on the way to pay
you another visit" He stopped over
and kissed the pale, lined face on the
pillow and tiptoed out OF the room.
The maid who had been sitting with
her mistress gave the nurse the paper
with the doctors directions and left
Sylvia alone with her patient
Mrs. Warnings dark eyes followed
the graceful movements of the new
nurse. One could read disappoint-
ment in her cold glance, and some be-
wilderment. At last she spoke:
why did you conner"
Sylvia turned surprised face to
her.
Because was sent for--to take
care of you" she added. with her best
smile.
"You won't do" said the patient
coldly.
I'm, sorry you don't like me-" fall
tered Sylvia, taken aback.
II Hike you well enough-but you're
too prettyl"
Sylyia's hands flew up to her hot
cheeks. Her eyes flashed and then
she remembered that perhaps her pa
tient was not entirely responsible for
her utterances.
So she made no answer, but went
about her duties, and when Doctor
Laidlaw arrived he found the sick
woman reposing comfortably.
Sylvia had met him once or twice
In the course of her hospital practice
and she knew him for very able ply
sician. He greeted her pleasantly and
she thought she detected a gleam of
amusamaut In HIS fwinkling glance
Sylvia followed him to the door as
he was going. She was perplexed.
She related what the sick woman had
said to her. blnshing as she repeated
the doubtful compliment. 1T will dis
turb her to have me here" she added.
Il hardly think so-wem try 1t out.
anyway" he said cheerfully as he went
downstairs.
AS the days passed by Mrs. Waring
M--L 4 a.. -.