New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-22
IV.-Continued.

alien. like jewels. require , setting.
4 clerk on a high stool. porting over Il
ledger. is no unimprcssivr, or i cook
oyer her stove. But place the cook on
the stool. porting over the ledger. Doe
Tor Max. who had lived all his life on
the edge of Sidney's horizon. nov by
the simple changing of her point of
view, doomed large and magnificent.
Perhaps he knew it. Certainly he stood
very erect. Certainly. too, ther" was
considerable manner in the way in
which he asked Miss Harrison II go
on, and close the door behind her.
Sidney's heart, considering what was
happening to it, behaved very we'll.
"Fur goodness sake. Sidney said
Doctor Max. 'herc You are ! young
lady and I've never noticed II"
This, OF course, was not what he had
intended TO say. being staff and all
that, But Sidney, viSibly pa!pItant,
WIS very pretty, much p|rrttlrr han
The Harrison girl, beating : tatt"o
with her heels in the next room.
DnctOr Max, belonging 10 the class Of
nul who settles his tie every t.me he
sees IN attractive woman, thrust his
hands into the pockets Of his long
white coat and surveyed h"r %lpiZzi-
c,lly
"nid Doctor Ed tell Nou?'
"Sit down. lie said soInethtu- about
fh,. hospital. lIOW'S your mDthrr ana
aunt I%Iarriet?"
. "N'ry wcll-that is. n"th"r', 'l"vrr
quite we'll" She was sitting forward
On Irr chair, her wide young hyrS on
him is that's your nurse tc"n the
hospital hcre?"
"rcs, But she's ma MY uur,,. Shes
:, substitute"
'Fir uniform is 50 pretty l'""r
Sidney with all The things >n" had
mranl TO say about a lie If service,
aud ilat. although She was young She
WIS Drrribly in earnest
IN takes Il lot of plugging betor" one
gets The uniform. Look here, Sidney /;
il yun are going to the hospital be
,nuSr of the uniform, and with any
idea II soothing feycrcd brow, and all
tirit nunSenSe-"
She interrupted him, deeply flushed
Indeed, no. She wanted to work. She
vas Young and strong, and surely II
,uir pf willing handS-that was lh>lrd
Hhoui the uniform. She had 40 silly
ideas. There was 50 much - 'lo in
the world, and she wanted tn help.
Some people could give money but >h"
couldn't, She could only offer service.
and, partly through rarncSturs> and
partly through excitement. she ended
in = sort of nervous sob. aud going 10
the window, stood with her back to
him
lie followed her. and, br,aII~' they
it when he put his hand n her
shout Ter.
Il luni EnoW-of course, II You feel
iikr 'nHt about H." he said. we'll see
what aln he done It's hard work. and
y good many times it seems futile. They
die. YOU know. in spite If lll wa can
Ia aud there are many 'llugS that
ire worse than death
Ills voice trailcd of. When he had
started ont in mis- profession. he had
.irl itrsidc him. lie sighed little as
he iurnril away.
"in speak to the superintendent
alurl you" he said. Perhaps you'd
IKE me to show you around / little"
"Whrn? Today"
lie had meant ia n month, Dr a ear
n Wa, quite Il minute before he re-
piled
"YcS, today, if you say I'm operat-
ing IT N How about three o'clock?"
Then well say at three" she said
calmly, and took an orderly aud unflur-
rirh departure.
q. She sent X. a note at noon, with word
10 Tllie at Mrs. McKee's 10 put it I'M
der his plate:
Dear AIR. lie Moyne-I am 50 excited /
car hardly write. Doctor Wilson. the sur
geon. IS going TO take me through the hos
pital this afternoon. Wish me luck.-Sid-
ney Page.
X. read it. and, perhaps because the
day was hot and his butter soft and
the uther 'mealers" irritable with the
heat, he ate little or no luncheon. Be-
fore he went out into the sun, he read
tho note again. To his jealous eyes
cr,ne q vision of that excursion to the
hospital. Sidney, all vibrant eager
ness, luminous of eye. quick Of bosom;
and Wilson. sa%rdonically smiling.
amused and interested in spite Of him
self. He drew q long breath. and thrust
the note into his pocket.
As he went down the Street, VIII
sons car anne around the corner. lie
Aosne moved quietly into the shadow