The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-12-21
CHAPTER iV.-Continued.

Men. like jewels, require Il setting.
\ clerk on high stool. poring over Il
icdrer, is not unlmpreSSive. or a cook
over her stove. But place the cook on
Fhe stool poring over the ledger. Doe
:or Max. who had lived all his life on
The edge Of SdnryS horizon. now, by
he simple changing of her point OF
view. loomed large and mngniticent.
Perhaps he knew it. Certainly he stood
very erect. Certainly too. there was
considerable manner in the way in
whicl he asked Miss Harrison to 60
aUt and close the door behind her.
S!dncy'S heart, considering what was
Aarpening 10 it. behaved very we'll.
"for goodness sake. Sidney" said
0"c,or Max, there YOU are a young
."dy ana I've never noticed it,
THIS. OF course. was not what he had
ln.'nded to say, being staff and ail
hat. But Sidney, visibly pulpitant,
was very pretty. much prettier than
ne Harrison girl. beating tnttoo
1i'h her heels in the next room.
Doctor Max. belonging to the class Of
man who settles his tie every time he
secs an attractive woman. thrust his
hanCS into the pockets OF his long
white coat and surveyed her quizzi-
ally
"l!G Doctor Ed tell you?"
''S:; down. He said something about
!hc hospital. Hcw's your mother and
Aun: Harriet"
'N'-y well--thai is mothers never
lu.i" Well. She was sitting forward
en- !i"E chair. her wide young eyes on
HIN. rs thu,-i> your nurse from the
hospital hcre:
YES. Bu, she's NO, my nurse. She's
y Substitute"
-" uniform is )" pretty" Poor
S!unty: With all the things she had
m."Nt I" say ab"u, life of servic.,
hn1 that although she WAS young, sh.
WAS terribly in earnest.
Il; cakes lot Of plugging before on.
gers IN" uniform. Look here. Sidney
Il You are going 10 the hospital be.
"a">' o! IN" uniform, and with any
iG'a o: soothing frvcrrd brnwS and all
th:.. nuNScnSc---"
She interrupted him. deeply flushed.
inh'"4 10. She wanted to work. Sh,
was Young and strong. and surely n
t'a'' ~ Willing hNndS-thut was absurd
shout Tie uniform. She had no silly
loe"S, There was So much to do In
VIC world. and She wanted to help.
som" people could give money, but she
ron!ohi She could only offer service.
-hhG lartly through earneStness and
AhF'!! through excitement, she ended
IN I; sort of nervous sob, and, going tu
'he ".NI"w. stood with her back to
hm.
Ne followed her. and. because thcy
were old neighborS. she did not resent
- when he put his hand on her
shoulder.
doht know-of course, If you feel
!ht That about it," he said. "we'l see
"hat can he done. It's hard work, and
e""d many times it seems futile. They
Me' YOU know. in spite Of nll we car
60 And there are many things thnt
ar" worse than death"
ms voice trailcd off. When he hnt
started out in mis- profession, he hat
hhc some such ideal of service az thi
f'Fi beside him. He sighed Il little a.
ne turned away.
III speak to the superintendent
about YOU" he said. perhaps YOU,
'ike me to show you around a little"
When? Today?"
nc had meant IN q month, or q yea
II was quite minute before he RI
piled:
Yes. today, II you say. I'm opera
Ing at four. How about three o'clock
Then Wen say at three" she sal
calmly, and took an orderly and untlu
ried departure.
She sent X. note at noon, with wOl
70 Tinie at Mrs. McKee's to put. 1t VI
der his plate:
Dear Mr.. lie Moynel-T am so excited
can hardly write. Doctor Wilson, the su
sson, IL going to take me through the ho
pital this afternoon. Wish mo luck. Isl
ney Page. N q 4.
X. read 1t, and, perhaps because Il