New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-26
But That Was Month Ago,
He Says, and She Is
Much Better Now.
TWO NURSES WITH
HER CONSTANTLY
To Humor Worlds Richest
Woman They Are Disguised
as SeamStreSSeS.

The dry batteries which operate the
door bell az 2 West Ninetieth Street-a
modest dwelling Of shabby brownstone
and faded brick. that gives no outward
evidence Of being the home Of the rich
esq woman in the world-were pretty
we'll out Of current by bedtime last
night.
During the day and evening the bell
had been kept ringing almost continu-
ogs'v by a stream Of callers, each of
whom had the same question to ask:
Glow is Mrs. Green?'
Although Mrs. Green"-Hetty Green,
Of the great gold reserve-had been i'll
for more than q month, the newspapers
heretofore had been content to keep
deck on her condition over the tele-
pbone The sudden solicitude which
sent so many reporters 20 the house
followed a report that the patient was
dying.
Despite her critical condition, ran the
report. Hetty Green had suppressed a
proiect 70 bring two trained nurses
into the house, for trained nurses cost
in the neighbcrhood Of $50 a week, be-
sides ,heiI board.
Nurses There Anyway.
With an inexperienced and inexpen
sve immigrant CIR, at her bedside
s,.l quoting the report, the patient
had lost consciousness. Two days
later she opened her eyes, to see q
strange face beside her, and that night
there was still another stranger keep
ing watch.
The sickroom Of Mrs. Green was said
20 be her front parlor office The
stroke had come IS she sat At her desk,
according 20 the story, and the physl-
clans had thought II advisable not 10
move her.
Inouirers were met at the door by a
specialized young woman who said she
vas Mrs. Green's secretary. Some she
told that Mrs. Green was net in the
house. To others she admitted that
she was. and 10 yet another she made
the further admission that 1T might
have been q stroke
There was mystery concerning the
whereabouts OF Colonel Edward II. X.
Green. her son. The secretary insisted
he was not u home. But the maid IN
the colonel's own house-No. (Which
aiparentlv is connected with that Of
his mother by passage, SAID he was
!1
You can't see him. though" she
added. Hes debating some letters
and is going 10 be very busy all day"
is il true Mrs. Green is dying
81 don't see how il can be-" answered
the maid "She was out in the. automo-
ble d few days ago.
Ruse Worked Two Ways.
Late IN the afternoon Colonel Green
eeme out Of his house and got into q
t,x;cab. The machine had stood there
f0r half hour by which time the last
o. The reporters was out OF sight. IL
was q double barrelled ruse, and the
colonel found himself surrounded be-
fore the machine could get under way.
"It isn't true that my mother IS
diving" he said. "She had slight
Stroke about a month ago, and since
then has had 20 be moved about IN. a
wheel chair. She does not sleep IN the
Office. but comes into my house every
night A few days ago she was out IN
the motor and caught d cold, so we are
taking good care OF her
as she still able TO manage her own
affairs o"
"Wen. you'd think So" laughed the
colonel. III YOU ever heard her put me
over the jumps for the way l some
tines handle business matters. She
scoids and says she made a mistake IN
the way she brought me up-or else ia
make a better job Of it, OF course my
mother is aging - she's elghty-tnree'
Won know-snd / shouldn't be surprised
i some have noticed a change IN her
appearance.
Colonel Green admitted there we're
two trained nurses in the house IN
Disguise"
They don't wear their uniforms, and
mother thinks they're seamstresses,
he explained. IF she knew they were
nurses she might worry herself into a
really dangerous condition. That's all
there is 20 that