The Snowflake herald. [volume] (Snowflake, Ariz.) 1913-1969, 1916-12-15
A Blind
COurtShip
A Story of Nursing In
the Worlds War
By ETHEL HOLMES

| prOnclent IN department Miss Van
Worst had been born with silver
spoon in her mouth" and it was prob.
able that she would in time feed from
a golden one, for her father was rich
and getting richer every day
One of Miss Medburys academical
staff was young Englishman, grad
uate Of Cambridge university. who
taught one of the higher branches He
was S1ngularly handsome, British
blond, with blue eyes to match his very
light hair. Miss Medbury had hesitat-
ed III engaging him. for it seemed like
~ that he would turn the heads of the
young ladies. and she had done so only
after exacting a promise from him that
on no account would he be aught ex-
rept man of stone to any inmate of
her school.
How Miss Van Worst became aware
Of this pledge does not matter. She
certainly encountered no difficulty in
learning of it, For 1t was whispered
among the pupils No one could tell
how the secret got out and no one
cared but there was not girl in the
academy who did nor have desire TO
induce the handsome teacher to break
his promise. A number Of them tried
but none succeeded One Of them Wop
he EngliShman'S love. but. true to his
word. he d, stained from cOnfessing it.
that is. so long IT'S he was teacher in
the school and the girl a pupil.
Ii was Miss Van Worst who made
this conquest and when she left the
school she was much perturbed at not
having received the slightest sign of
her success But the man she had IN
knowingly conquered resigned his 20
sition at the time she finished her
education. and moi long after she re
ceived note from him stating that
he was about 10 leave for England
and could not fOrbear before lea wing
from avowing his love for her He
further stated that be was without
fortune TO match hers and would not
consider ii honorable for him to at
tempt to win her without her fathers
consent. since be was not In a posi-
ton TO ask that consent.
He made no mention of the pledge
he had given Miss Medbury, but Aileen.
being aware of il. admired him all the
more for having kept it and for hav-
ing refrained from mentioning it, She
knew that a marriage with man who
had no fortune would have been unfor
tunate for him and considered his ao-
ton in not becoming a sutton for her
hand wise But being in love. she
would have thrown wisdom 10 the
winds had she been given an OppOr-
unity to do SO
She had not been given such OppOr
lunity and the Englishman had sailed
away with her heart leaving her no
rlew to his destination Indeed. all
she knew Of him was that his name
was Arthur cambridge. for while at
Miss Medbury's school he had confined
himself TO teaching and had given no
hint whatever as to who he was or
what cccasioned his being in America.
Many girl had sought to extract
the in fOrmatiOn from him. but bad
failed
Miss Van Worst in due time made
her appearance in society and was
the success of the season in which she
stepped from girlhood into young
ladyhood. Nevertheless society did
not seem to satisfy her When the
great European war broke out she was
one of the first of American women
prominent socially to go abroad to do
hospital work. She established hos
pital of her own in France near the
junction Of the French and British
lines There she received wounded
officers and soldiers from any army
and they were attended to by corps
of nurses gathered for the purpose,
Miss Van Worst established her hos
pital about the time the Germans be-
can their attacks on Verdun. During
these efforts the hospital was filled
with wounded French officers and SOL
diers Then portion of the French
line was taken by the British. ana
since there was always some lighting
on the British front the places OF the
FronCn WOunueO RTduudHy pcNOlhAAio
vacant. they were taken by English
men.
One evening an English officer was
led into Miss Van VOrst's institution
whose eyes were handaged Aileen
saw him and caught at door post for
support She had recognized her for
mer teacher at Miss Medbury's school
He was evidently uninjured except in
the eyes. but the dreadful fear came TO
her that be had joined the ranks OF
those who would never see again.
Major Bainbridge by Aliens order.
was given a room by himself. Not be-
ing able to see he was not aware OF
this attention shown him. nor did he
know that he had fallen under the care
Of his pupil of several years before
Alleen took care not to speak in his
hearing. for she had reasons why she
did not wish to be known 10 him. As
soon as she could secure the attention
of surgeon she sent him to the