Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-10-26

Iatlmerq This is Mercy hospital No,
I'm only the night nurse in the emer-
gency room. Mr.. Latimer, your moth
er has Just wandered IN here. She had
lost her way, and her memory NO
she Il not hurt. Hound your name In |
her handbag on letter. You will |
come ct once? Yes, / think that Is
best. WhatG Oh, I have the letter;
there viii be no publicity"
About twenty minutes later a limou-
sine passed under the red brick arch
and Stanley Latimer jumped out. He
did not mince words at all; but Madge
caught the relief In his eyes and voice
when he saw her.
II am sure, Miss Laurence" ne
said as they went upstairs together,
shat need not tell you how grateful
/ am to you for sensing the whole
emergency in this case, My mother
has not been herself for several days
have been out Of the city on duty
with the National Guard, and she made
some very ill-advised investments with"
ont my consent. blame her broker
far more than do her, but between
them they lost thousands Of dollars,
and I'm afraid ! might have been rath.
er harsh with her when found 1t out. "
Madge looked at him gravely.
"Perhaps you did not realize that
she was in a very low state OF health
We have only made slight examina'
tion. There seems to be some organic
heart trouble. Don't you think there
are some things more important than
the mere loss OF thousands Of dollars
Mr.. Latimer2
Perhaps this was why, when he took
his mother away that night, Latimel
carried with him vivid memory. NJ
woman had ever said anything to hin
: ike that before. The following daJ
the superintendent called her to hi
. Office.
"We're very sorry to lose you, HIS
Laurence" he said, "but 1t appear
there was an emergency case last nigh
! which was not entered properly or re
ported to Doctor Akin. In fact 70
took II upon yourself both to admit tn
2 patient and to discharge her. You wi
! leave the star at the expiration Of you
! probation period"
: She went back to her desk, SONS
= what dazed, but still she felt that sh
y had done exactly the right thing. In
Y telephone rang about FIVE that afte
= noon. II was Mrs, Latimer's voice
= eager and pitifu!ly anxious. It soun'
J, ed-begging her to come at once an
= act as special companion at any pri'
- she might see at to ask. She WI
leaving with her son for an extendt
trip BY automobile through the mou
tains and he Joined her in the hol
that Miss Laurence might be able
join them. XII
It was several weeks later at lit
mountain inn In the Adirondack
Madge had just returned from b
daily hike, and Stanley Joined her
she stood on the wide veranda oy'
looking the sweep Of forest. She
not meet his eyes. Somehow she +
as though she could not trust hers
while she told him the determinati
N she had come to that afternoon. )
N wanted to give up the case, she So
M and 20 back to hospital duty. She lo1
IA Mrs. Latimer, but she felt she mi
M go.
VA "But why7" he insisted. "Oh,
M needn't answer. Do you consider
WI making love to you an insult? "
M not let me go away instead, II 1t
W that? Haven't ! asked you to ma
M me, and you've had the pleasure OF
EM fusing me several times"
VIII Tears filed her eyes in sudden ami
MM "Oh, I think you're horrid. Do
NN think care anything about your m
H@II ey? You treat me exactly as thong
as though you were sure coul'
8 help but say yes, because you are 9
: a prize In the matrimonial market
he laughed.
"Dear, you're all wrong. find
- mothers little coup In Wall ST.
cleaned us out, instead Of just sini
The a few thousand. I'm going bach
. OF work on q salary in my uncle's OF
lips Don't you want to try to teach
med how to live on 1t properly? Make
the your last emergency case"
ting Madge did not even answer as
rave smiled up at him. Somehow she
!, as glad that her days Of probation
lelp- really ended.
low Over the Fence.