Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-20
OF INTEREST TO THE WOMEN
Il GIRL AND 4 MAN
A New and Vital Romance of City Life
by Virginia Terhue Van Re Water

another job come from were you
to give yours up? And who the
dickens would support you?"
A Trained Nurse
She was silenced for a mInuve.
while she, appreciated the force of
Lucy should have a trained nurse.
She must have the best that could
expense? Where was the money
to come from for all this? 1t was
hard enough to pay Jenn;e's wages
and help with the rent. and buy
, the supplies for the small house
hold.
II suppose you are worrying
about the cost of the tning. aren't
your" DR.. Martin broke In upon
her musings. We'll = it can't be
helped, and 1t wont be for long.
Surely your aunt has little some.
thing laid aside against her old
age-hasn't she?"
| Pride for her aunt, pride on her
own account, kept Agnes from telling
him Of the pitiful state of the family
exchequer.
Never mind about the cost" she
us?"
Surely. She will come this after
noon."
And Jennie? Shall let her go?"
Certainly not! Have her come
every day as she has been doing.
A nurse Is not a machine - and she
must take her rest and her hours off.
Jennie will have to be with Miss Nor
| ley at such times - except when you
are at home. Moreover, a nurse Is
not supposed to do any housework be-
yond caring for the patients room"
II see," murmured Agnes.
| She saw OnlV too nlainlV that Sh q
was facing a problem that we'll
nigh baff1ed her. But she would not
confess 1t to the physician who
stood eyeing her so keenIy.
Here is a prescription I want to
have filed" DR.. Martin went on.
You can take it out yourself, or
stay with the patient while Jennie
takes it out for you. But get 1t at
once. / may not be able to secure
the nurse I want before late in the
afternoon. You can spend the rest
of the day at home-can't you?
mean. don't you suppose you can be
spared from the office just for this
afternoon? What do you think about
t?"
She Telephones
Perhaps can," she said. But
would rather make sure by tele-
phoning and asking permission. 1
will do this at once, If you think
best"
the physician agreed. sYour % 'r aunt
will sleep for the next hour or two
and she is safe for that little while
with Jennie"
Agnes feared to make a nuisance
of herself by going upstairs to use
her neighbor's telephone too often,
so now she went to the drug store
taking the prescription with her
and called up the office, asking for Mr..
cambridge.
AS soon as he heard her voice he
inquired how her aunt was.
More comfortable just now"
Agnes told him. But she has been
and still is very Ill. I was going to
ask you if
She hesitated, disliking to make
request that seemed suddenly
very bold to her.
"If you can be spared for the
rest of the day." Hasbrook Balm
bridge finished the sentence for her.
Surely you can. Valuable as you
are here. we will get along with
out you somehow. Remember, II
you come down to-day you will be
disobeying my orders. I wish I
Thank you!" she murmured.
His kind tone shook her self con-
troll. But there's nothing you can
do"
IT can, at all events, think of you
and hope for the best" he assured
her.
Again she thanked him, then
hung up the receiver and went
back home.
She was glad that Miss Lucy
called upon her for numerous atten-
tions for the next few hours, for
these left her little time to think,
and she knew there was a question
she must soon answer for herself 1t
was the question as to where the
money was coming from to meet all
these new expenses.
Ito Be Continued).