Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-06-22
Making
A Match
1t Was Done on Prac.
teal Principle.
BY ELINOR MARSH

was especially fearful that he would
i'll, and Ills mother was obliged tD send
for nurse to attend him. The young
woman WAS comedy, and Mrs. Wyn-
koop was troubled.
doctor said Mrs Wynkoop when
DIR. Sloane WAS about to leave after u
visit of her son, "how ia lie this morn
iny?"
THE fever has not yet left him. and
he Is still very weak. BY the by. Mrs
WynEoop. there is Il warming | desire
to give YOU. know that you are par,
tlcular as to whom your son shall
marry. My experience is that sick
man attended by IL nurse, seeing no one
else. having every need slutiiied by
her, is lial!le to fall in love With her.
lave had many Il patient who has
married his nurse. sometimes may
say usually against HE wishes of his
family"
"rli;lnl you for the hint. doctor. Miss
Wadswulyh is Il very pretty girl. but
not one whom | would choose for Il
dnn.hteiin law. | shall attend To the
NATTER
I'm that case would do SO at once.
CohvalvSceilce is the period Ut danger"
Tie do'.tor departed. and Mrs. Wyil-
koop gave herself up tn thought. The
wife she desired for her son was Il
young woman of common sense aud
Very practical She WAS not beautiful
Indeed. she Was considered homcly--
but what she lacked i'm beauty she
Wwcef. the young lady referred to.
had never met Bob Wynkoop. and he
was unconscious of her existence.
Bob's mother had considered bringing
them Together hut had thus far taken
no steps to effect that purpose. The
DOCTORS warning had given her an
idea. She called on Miss Tweed and
said to her:
My dear. i am aware that YOU have
no fortune and that you are looking for
Il position. have one in view for
you.''
what is it. Mrs. Wynkoop?"
"'The wife of my son Robert"
Good glacious!"
II am practical woman and so
are you. l wish my son to marry and
| don't wish him to marry doll
wish his wife to be II woman of good
hard horse sense. Ten tn one unless
manage to- make Il match for him
nSt inc n Ia,
for himself he'll fall into the hands Of
some little fool or some designing wo-
man who will make life hot for him"
but will your son permit you to
choose for him?"
Not by amy means. | have plan.
2 He is recovering from an illness and
about to enter the collvnlescent stage.
The doctor has told me that men pa
tents are prone to fall in love with
their niirses. | Intend to discharge the
nurse who has been attending him
aud desire YOU To take her place"
Miss Tweed. being II young woman
of marked equanimity, was not rs much
taken ahact at this proposal as was
to have been expected. She made no
immediate reply to the proposition. but
seemed to be turning it over In her
mind. Mrs. Wynkoop went on:
Robert ! will say-being his mother
should not say it's a very estimable
devoted To his business and sincerely
believe would make any good woman
an excellent husband. He has hum
drcd thousand dollars in his own right
and will inherit a hundred Thousand
dollars from me.
Miss Tweed after further consideru-
tion said:
Mrs Wynkoop. what you are saying
Is very complimentary to me. This Is
virtually n proposition to pay me two
hundred thousand dollars for-what?''
''lsor YOUR character, common sense
and such other qualities as will con-
spire to make IL good wife, and the
price is altogether inadequate"
One morning Bob Wynlioop found
himself lying in he'd With that scnsa-
tion of relief which comes with the
dawn of convalcscclIce. He had been
too i'll to notice his nurse, and now
was the first time that he had any
idea of her appearances The only thing
he noticed about her was that she had
no pretense to beauty. Seeing him
looking AT her with something akin to
interest. which Indicated that lie was
better tlian he had BEEN she went to
him. 2aZcd down upon him symm-
thetically. laid her soft hand on his
forehead. then took his wrist between
her thumb and fingers. Having made
II note of his condition, she said:
would you like some nourismneLt?'
"Yes.''
What do you think would taste
good!"
"A slice of rare rodst beef"
II fear that would he too hearty for
you just now. Shall it be cereal with
cream. soft boiled egg or Il baked
potato:'
"All three"
Miss Tweed left the room and re-
turned with cup of bouillon.
A week passed. One morning when
bright sun shone in through the Will
dows Bob had had his breakfast and
with his head raised on pillows was
about to pernse the morning paper.