The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-06
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The next morning | was again
called on 9 case OF a woman dy-
ing after an operation for cancer.
II Il had hoped TO be FREQ to 500
i Harvey some way. as he said he
would be able 10 drive hia automo-
bile. and would come around and
pick me up. managed. however.
To call him up by telephone and
| tell him what | had done.
- am so sorry. he said. or
course. knew he was telephoning
from home. but there waa n tone
In hts voice that had never heard
before. and my heart turned cold.
Yes, I am feeling all right he
returned In answer to my question.
and. II don't see you soon. VIII
write
with this had TO be satisfied.
ana tho next day had a letter
from him.
'Thinga are going all wrong.
my darling he wrote. Mother has
a giri here whom she wants me
to marry--a girl with coolies OF
money. family name 10 which so.
ciety gets down on It's knees, and
a manner that would freeze the
brass knob off the front door.
Let me know whom you will
get off for an hour or two and We
will take a spin and talk over mat
terra
MY case was a very serious
one. and IL seemed to me that
would he very heartless TO leave
the poor. suffering soul 30 near the
Great Relief. so I did not find
moment to be with Harvey.
HE. of course. was very impn
tient and at last wrote me a letter,
saying that be was almost sure !
did not love him. lie told me how
hungry be was to see me. but the
evening pager chronicled the fact
that he us motoring with Miss
Balfe. who | was sure was the girl
his mother wanted him TO marry.
II tried 10 do my duty by my
patient. n dear woman who really
Interested me very much. one day
when tho paroxysm OF pain was
greatest, she said. You see. my
| dear, am afloat on the River
styx and don't seem to be able to
make a landing at either shore |
remembered the remark long after
ward, for I seemed to be afloat on
tho river OF III luck and could not
mako n decent landing at tho shore
| of tragedy or go back to the place
| started from--the shore OF love
and happiness.
"IIarvey's letters. however. were
all that I could ask. but then ]
learned how dependent he was on
his father.
"Harvey's father wanted him to
20 into his business. but HIS moth.
or wanted him TO marry this girl
and become a gentleman OF leisure.
Between them, poor Harvey was
having a pretty hard time OF II, en-
pecially as in his heart he was
loving me.
Yea, Mrs. Waverly," she con
tinued seeing my rather skeptical
smile. Il still think that I am the
woman that Harvey Peyton loves. :"
Then she stopped quickly. "Oh. !
did not intend to tell you his full
name" she said tremblingly ms |
recognized the name OF one OF the
richest and widest young men
about town.
"Naver mind, dear, won't tell
any one" I said soothingly. as |
realized that his father owned the
biggest department store and his
mother and sister were among
those who. while not really In the
| .,uarf uat wara Wnrkinp TOWARD
that end. could see how the mar
riage of the son and brother with
nurse would upset all their plans.
| II seemed TO me that | already
sighted n landing on the shore OF
/ tragedy for the frail bark of love
In which the boy and my little
nurse had embarked.
But my widest imagination
lcould not picture the terrible
catastrophe that was going To be