The Irish standard., 1917-01-13

mer. Sne SlOWeU WIN prlUc Wnen her
lover put through difficult piece CT
work flushed and palpitated when she
heard his praises sung; grew to know,
by a sort Of intuition, when he was In
the house. She wore his ring on
fine chain around her neck, and grew
prettier every day.
X. had postponed his leaving until
fall. Sidney had been insistcnt, and
Harriet had topped the argument in
her businesslike way. "If you insist
on being an idiot and adopting the Ro.
scnfeld family" she said, "wait until
September. The season for boarders
doesn't begin until fall"
So X. waited for 1.-THE season." and
ate his heart out for Sidney in the in
terval.
Johnny Rosenfeld still lay in his
ward, inert from the waist down. X.
was his most frequent visitor. AS a
matter of fact, he was watching the
boy closely, at Max Wilson's request.
TELL me when I'm to do it." said VII
son. "and when the time comes. tor
Gods sake. stand by Inc. Come to the
operation. He's got so much confidence
that Ill help him that don't dare to
full"
Luckily for Sidney, her three months
service in the operating room kept her
and Carlotta apart. For Carlotta was
now not merely Jealous. She found
herself neglected, ignored. 1t ate her
like fever.
But She did not yet suspect an en-
gagement. 1t had been her theory that
Wilson would not marry easily-that,
In sense, lie would have to be CO.
creed int" marriage. She thought mere
~ that Sidney was playing game like
her own, with different weapons. So
she planned her battle, ignorant that
She had lost already.
Her method was simple enough. A
new inferno had come into the house,
and was going through the process of
learning that from Il senior ut the mctli-
cal school to Il half-bnked junior in
tcrne is II long step back. lie had to
endure the good-humorcd contempt of
the older men, the patronizing inStruc-
lions OF nurses us to rules.
Carlotta alone treated him with def
erence. His uneasy rounds in Carlotla'S
precinct took OH the state and form uf
staff visitations. She flattcrcd, caiocd,
looked UP to him.
After Il time it dawned on Wilson
that thi" junior cub was getting more
attention than himself; that, wherever
he Unopened to be, somewhere in the
olinE would be CarlOttn and the Lamb,
the latter cycling her with worship Her
Indifference had only piqued him. The
cnthroning of Il successor CALLED him.
Between them, the Lamb suffered
mightily--was subject to frequent
"baWlnS out as he termed 1t, in tho
operating room as he assisted the am
csthetst. lie took his troubles To Car
lOtta, who soothed him in the corridor
in plain sight of her quarry, of course
by putting sympathetic hand on
his sleeve.
Then, one day, Wilson was goadrd
to speech.
"Eor the love of heaven, Carloila,"
he said impatiently, stop making love
to that wretcheI boy. He wrigglcs like
IL worm il you look mt him."
II like him. He is thoroughly grnll-
inc. | respect him, and he respects
me-"
ITS rather Il silly game, you know.
Do you think don't understand"
"Pcrhnps you do. II don't really
care u lot about him, Max. But Eve
been downllcnrtcd. lie cheers me up
Her attraction for him was almost
gone--not quite. He felt rather sorry
for her.
"l'm sorry. Then you are not angry
with me?"
"Angry? No." She lifted her eyes
to his, ana for once she was not acting
II knew 1T would end, of course
have lost ia lover. expected that
But wanted to keep friend"
1t was the right note. why, after all
should he not be her friend? lie had
treated her cruelty, hideously. If she
still desired his friendship, there was
no disloyalty to Sidney in giving ii. Aud
Carlottn was very careful. Not one.
again did she allow him to see wlu! I,
in her eyes. She told him of her wor
rieS.
The Lamb was lowering near, hot
eyes on them both. 1t was no place tt
talk.
Sidney would be at lecture that
night. The evening doomed temptingIs
free.
Suppose you meet me at the Old cor
ner," he said carelessly, eyes on Til,
Lamb, who was forgetting that he wa!
only Junior inferno and was glarll;
fcrociously. EVEN run out into fin,
country and talk things over"
She dcmurred, with her heart beatn,
triumphantly.
"What's the use of going back t,
that? It's over, isn't it?''
Her objection made her determined
When ut last she had yielded, and h,
made his way down to the smokn,
room, 1t was with the feeling that ht
| had won Il victory