Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-01-11

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CHAPTER W.-continGed.
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Msai. like jewels, require a setting.
A Scrk on a high stool. porting over a
ledger, Is not unimpressive, or a cook
aver her stove. But place the cook on
Che stool, porting oycr the ledger! Doe
tor Max, who had lived all his life on
the edge of Sidney's horizon, now, by
the simple changing of her point of
view. doomed large and magnificent.
Perhaps he knew 1t. Certainly he stood
very erect. Certainly, too, there was
Considerable manner in the way in
(which he asked Miss Harrison to go
Gut and close the door behind her.
Stlney'S heart, considering what was
happening to it. behaved very we'll.
~E0r goodness sake. Sidney" said
A}octor Max, here you are a young
Gady and I've never noticed itr
This. OF course. was not what he had
3uteaded to say, being staff and all
tl,at- But Sidney. yisihly palpitant,
WAS very pretty. much prettier than
The Harrison girl. beating n tattoo
with her heels III the next room.
Doctor Max. belonging to the class of
<aan who settles his tie every time he
aees aa attractive woman, thrust his
Sands into the pockets of his long
whit. coat and surveyed her qulzzt.
eaiiy.-
As"Dii Doctor Ed tell ysu3,".
"sdt down. He sSld something About
Che Easrita,, How's your mother and
Aunt Harriet?"
Very weil--ihat Is. mothers never
quite we'll" She was sitting forward
or her chair, her wide young eyes on
ftiHt. SIS that's your nurse from the
hospital heref"
ICES. But she's not my nurse. She's
q Substitute"
"TIe uniform Is so pretty" Poor
Sidney! with all the things she hat
lneGnt TO say about a life of service
a2Hd that. although she was young. sh,
was terribly In earnest.
at takes q lot Of plugging before on,
gets the uniform. Look here, Sidney
IT yon. nrc going to the hospital be-
cause OF the uniform, and with an
xdca Of soothing feyered brows and al
chat ~nonsenSt--"
She Interrupted him, deeply flushed
Indeed, no. She wanted 10 work. Sh,
<Sns young and strong, and surely
paie Of willing hands--,hat was absurt
AbouI the uniform. She had no sill,
ideas. There was so much to do il
1te word, and she wanted to help
Some people could give money. hut sh,
Scculdn't She could only offer service
And, partly through earnestness nm,
partly through excitement, she ende,
In . sort of nervo,t, sob, and, going Il
Nhe window, stood with her back /,
Min.
He Followed her, and, because the
were old neighbors, she did not resen
II when he put his hand on he
th0nIder.
Il don't know-of course, IL you fec
IKE that about IT," he said, "wcll Sc
what can be done. It's hard work. m
. good many times itseems futile. The
ole. you know, In spite Of nil we ca
0o. And there are many things thu
Are worse than DEATH"
His voice trailed of. When he Ia
etartei out in mis- profession, he Ia
mad some such ideal Of service as thI
Nfrf beside him. lie sighed Il little q
NE turned away.
It'll speak 10 the superintender
about you" he said. perhaps YOU
like INC to show YOU around adittlc."
~When? Today!"
He had meant IN a month. or a ycu,
II wSs quite q minute before he r,
billed:
Eyes. today. II you say. I'm opera,
eeng At four. How about three o'clock?
Then wen say Mt three" she saI
Sainhy, aud took an orderly and unlul
tscd departure.
Ghe vent X. u note at noon. viii, wo,
- Title mt Mrs. McIIce's TO put It II,
~ his plate
Dear Mr.. Lee Moync--f an 30 eyejtsd
enSs ltarslly write. Doctor Wlinoo ihr M,
mnnq. n g0INg TO taks me through ii,c ho,
oeaa tbls ailhrnoon. Wish me luck. 81.
4. read II, ana, perhaps becausa IN
4 WIS hot and his butter soft M
stiier '.mealers'' irritable with m
~, ~ ate little Or no luncheon. D,