The Washington herald., 1916-07-10

Its getting the bed wet" lifting off
the ice compress Get a bath towel
that's thicker. Oh-oh," writhing Gn-
der another attack They're growing
worse! Oh, why doesn't he Gomez"
at won't be long now-he's on the
way" putting comforting arr about
her.
"Oh, I can't stand this-I can'tl It's
appendicitis, l know it is"
Sitting on the bed, Warren made her
lean against him while he smoothed
her moist hair. But the pain was too
great. Even his encircling arms
could not soothe her. and she drew
,way with a feverish:
Cant you do something? Why
doesn't he come-why doesn't he
come"
He'll be here now in a few mo-
ments," Warren kept assuring her.
But there was an anguished half hour
before the clamorous bell announced
the doctors arrival.
With professional solicitude he bent
over the bed. A hurried examination,
thrust of hypodermic, and almost at
once the sharp pains succumbed to the
soothing influence of the morphine
oh, will | need a nurse?" Helen
caught their murfnured comments.
Doctor thinks we'd better have one
for few days." soothed Warren.
It's not appendicitis ?" excitedly. 81
won't have an operation ?"
That's what we want to avoid" paci-
fed the doctor. Now don't talk |
want you to try to sleep"
A nurse--a trained nurse Helen's
drugged thoughts were cropping with
the difficulties and expense. Would
there be enough clean linen? All nurses
were wastefully extravagant with tow
els and bedclothes.
They vguld have to send for Mrs.
OGrady-Dora could not do all the
washing. Where would the nurse
sleep? Oh, they were not fixed for
nurse or for sickness.
Aroused from her broodings. she
stared up at Warren with an anxious,
Has the doctor gone?'
No, he's 'phoned for a nurseries
waiting till she comes"
Yielding to the languor of the drug,
Helen lapsed into a drowsy stupor only
to be startled by another ring, alarming
ly loud in the early stiffness.
Warren stayed beside her; it was the
doctor who answered the door. Again
that low-voiced murmuring in the hall.
Miss Saunders'll be with you in
moment" the doctor returned to the
bedside.
Had the nurse gone into her dressing
room? Was it much disordered?
Helen tried to remember what she had
left lying about.
A rustic of skirts and the white
garbed nurse appeared. One apprais-
ing glance and with swift intuition
Helen knew she would not like her.
She was about thirty, tall, dark, with
a strongly assertive air. Glancing down
at Helen with a patronizing smile, she
gave her entire attention to the doctor.
They had stepped into the next room,
and again that maddening low-voiced
humble
''Ill be back about noon." in a slight
" louder tone Have those prescrip-
tiOns filled soon as the drug store opens.
| want her to have the first dose at
eight"
The doctor gone, Warren again took
up his post by the bed
as it appendicitis Helen chung to
his hand with feverish intensity will
there have to be an operationo Oh, tell
me what he said'
He thinks you'll be all right-if YOU
keep perfectly quiet Now I'm going
out for those prescriptions" glancing
at his watch.
"Oh, must you go?" clinging to him.
Cant you send a messenger
No, we want some other things-a
couple OF ice bags and absorbent cot
ton. | won't be long-the nurse is
right here"
With an unreasoning depression,
Helen heard the door close after him.
THE first thing we'll have some air.
in here" announced the nurse with dis
concerting briskness, as she threw up
the shades and opened both the win
dows
"Oh, leave the shades down." pro-