Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-20

Sidney with philosophy to carry her
through her training. He told her that
certain responsibilities were hers, but
that she could not reform the world.
Broad charity, tenderness AID healing
were her province.
Help them all you can," he finished,
feeling inadequate and hopelessly dI,
dactic. "Cure them; send them out
with a smile; and-leave the rest to
the Almighty"
Sidney was resigned, but not con-
tent. Newly facing the evil of the
world, she was rampant reformer at
once. Only the arrival of Christine
and her fance saved his philosophy
from complete rout. He had tine for
a question between the ring of the
bell and Katie's deliberate progress
from the kitchen to the front door.
"How about the surgeon, young vii.
son? Do you ever see himr His tone
was carefully casual.
Almost every day. He stops at the
door Of the ward and speaks to me.
1t makes me quite distinguished for a
probationer. Usually, you know, the
staff never even see the probatloners."
"And-the glamour persistsY He
smiled down at her.
Il think he is very wonderful" said
Sidney valiantly.
Christine LorenZ, while not large,
seemed to fill the little room. Her
voice, which was frequent and pene.
trating her smile, which was wide and
showed very white teeth that were
trlfie large for beauty, her all-embrsc.
Ing good nature, dominated the entire
lower floor. X, who had met her be-
fore, retired into silence and q corner.
Young Howe smoked a cigarette in
the hall.
"You poor thing!" said Christine, r
and put her cheek against Sldney's.
"Why, you're positively thin! Palmer
gives you q month to tire of II all;
but said"
II take that back" Palmer spoke In.
dolently from the corridor. There 10
the look Of willing martyrdom in her
face"
Howe was a good-looking man, thin,
smooth-shaven, aggressively well
dressed. This Sunday afternoon, In
a cutaway coat and high hat, with an
English malacca stick, he was Just a
little out of the picture. The Street
said he was wild" and that to get
Into the Country club set Christine
was losing more than she was gaining.
Christine had stepped out on the bal
cony, and was speaking to X. Just In
side. T..
Its rather queer way to live, OF
course" she said. But Palmer is pau
per, practically. We are going to take
our meals at home for while. You see,
certain things that We want We can't
have II we take a bouse-a car, for In
stance. Wen need one for running
out to the Country club to dinner.
And we're getting the Resented boy
10 drive 1t. He's crazy about machin-
cry, and he'll come for practically moth
Ing"
X. had never known a married
couple to take two rooms and 60 TO
the brides mothers for meals in order
TO Keep car. He looked family
dazed. Also, certain sophlstries OF his
former world about a cheap chauffeur
being costly In the end rose in his
mind and were carefully suppressed.
You'll find a car a great comfort,
I'm sure" he said politely.
Christine considered X. rather dis
tinguished. She liked his grazing hair
and steady eyes, and insisted on con.
sidering his shabbiness a pose. She
was conscious that she made a pretty
picture In the French window, and
preened herself like a bright bird.
You'll come out with US now and
then. ! hope"
Thank you"
isn't II odd TO think that We are
going to be practically one family"
odd, but very pleasant"
He caught the fash Of ChristIne's
smile, and smiled back. Christine was
glad she had decided to take rooms,
glad that X. lived there. This thing
OF marriage belng the end Of all things
was absurd. A married woman should
have man friends; they kept her up.
She would take him TO the Country
club. The women would be mad to
know him. How clear-cut his profile
vast
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