The Irish standard., 1916-12-02

careful as to asepsis, and looked like q
gorilla.
The day had been hard one. The
opcratiAS-rocm nurses We're tagged.
Two or three rrobatioEers had been
sent to help clean up, and a senior
nurse. Wilson'S eyes caught the nurses
eyes as she passed him.
"llere, too, Miss Harrison!" he said
sayly. "llave they set you on my trail?"
With the eyes of the room on her.
the girl answered primly:
I'm to be in your Office in the morn
inss, Doctor Wilson, and anywhere ]
am needed in the afternoons"
And Your vacation?"
Il shall take it when Miss Simpson
comes back"
Although he went on at once with
his conversation with the inferno. he
still heard the click of her heels about
the room. He had not lost the fact that
she had flushed when he spoke to her.
The mischief that was latent in him
came to the surface. When he had
rinsed his hands, he followed her car.
ryihg the towel to where she stood
talking to the superintendent of the
training school.
Thanks very much, Miss Gregg" he
said. Everything went off nicely"
lie was in a mngnanimous mood. he
smiled ut Miss Gregg, who was elderly
and gray, but visibly his creature.
1.-THE sponge list, DOCTOR"
He glanced over it, noting accurate.
~ sponges prepared, used, turned in.
But he missed no gesture of the girl
who stood beside Miss Gregg.
"All right" He returned the list.
"That was II mighty pretty probationary
l brought YOU yesterday"
Two small frowning lines appeared
between Miss Harrison's dark brows.
lie caught them, caught her somber
eyes too, and was amused and rather
stimulated.
"She is very young"
prefer EN- young" said Doctor
Max. "Willing to learn at that age.
You'll have to watch her, though. You'll
have all the internes buzzing around,
ncglecting business"
Miss Gregg rather fluttered. She
was divided between her dsapproval
OF intcrnes Mt all times and of young
practitioners generally, and her allie
glance to the brilliant surgeon whose
word was rapidly becoming law in tho
hospital. When an emergency of tho
clcaning-up called her away, doubt
still in her eyes, Wilson was left alone
with Miss Harrison.
"Tircd?" He adopted the gentle, al
most tender tone that made most wom- |
en- his slaves.
"A little. 1t 10 warm.s
"What are YOU going to do this eve.
ming? Any lrctures?"
Lectures are over for the summer
| shall 20 to prayers, and after that
to the roof for air" \
Cant YOU take II little ride tonight
and cool off? I'll have the car wherever
you say. A ride and some SUPPER
how does 1t sound? You could get |
away at Scvcn-" 4
'Niiss Gregg is coming!"
With an impressive face, the girl
turned away. The workers of the OPP
Grating room Surgcd between them.
But he was clever with the guile of
the pursuing male. Eyes of all on him,
he turned mt the door of the WARDROBE
room and spoke to her over the heads
of II dozen nurses.
"rhat patients address that had
forgotten, Miss Harrison, is the corr
ner Of the Park and Ellington avenue.'
"Thnnk YOU"
She played the game well, was quite
calm. He admired her GOODNESS. Ger.
tninly she was pretty. and certainly,
too, she was interested in him. He
went whistling into the wardrobe
room. AS he turned he caught the in
tcrne's eye, ard there PASSED betwecn
them II glnncc of complete comprehcn.
sion. The inferno grinned.
The room was not empty. His broth.
CIR was there, listening to the comments
of O'llarn, his friendly rival.
"GGOd work, boy!" said O'Hnra, and
clappcd hairy hand on his shoulder.
'"Thnt last case was wonder. I'm
proud of you, and your brother here
is indeccntly exalted. 1t was the Ed.
wnrdes method, wasn't it2 I saw it
done Mt his clinic in New York"
"Glad you liked it. Yes EdwardeE
was pal Of mine in Berlin. A great
surgeon, too, poor old chap!"
"Thcre aren't three men in the coun.
try with the nerve and the hand for it,
OHara went out. glowing with his
own magnanimity. Doctor Ed stood by
and waited while his brother got into
his clothes. He was rather silent,
There were many times when he
wished that their mother could have
lived to see how he had carried out
his promise to make q man of Max,
Sometimes he wondered what she
would think Of his own untidy methods
compared with Max's extravagant or.
der-of the bag, for instance, with the
dogs collar in 1t, and other things. Ou|
these occasions he always determined
to clear out the bag.
Il guess I'll be getting alonR,n he]
said. "Will you be home for dinner?"
Il think not. I'll-Tm going to run
out of town, and eat where it's COOL"