The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-30

ton KNOW.
"Only thirty That's not old enough
to develop any full-sized crouch, now
Is it,"
NO"
She was uneasy and wanted to get
away. The head nurse was likely to
discover that she was talking to one
of the doctors in the hall and she
would be reprimanded.
Doctor Breen understood. "Never
mind about Miss Lownes, I'll fix this
up with her. l want to ask you some
thing more. If ever I'm sick or hurt,
will you nurse me?"
''Yes, Doctor Breen." Kathleen's
gray eyes We're losing some of their
fear.
Then things began to happen very
fast The ambulance bell sounded in
the courtyard below and the nurses
and orderlies seemed to be everywhere
at once.
Doctor Breen had hurried away and
Kathleen went back to her patients
in X ward wondering what it was all
about.
/ W nat IL II /. SlIC dShSd iAtCAliC
as the elevator passed her floor slow
I " with new burden of men on
| stretchers.
! Explosion in the Blue Diamond
mills" came the answer.
In an hour Miss Lownes came in.
you are to go to room twenty-five on
the mems floor" she said Jelly. "Some
| of the doctors went TO the scene of the
accident and a wall fell. Doctor Breen
was hurt"
Doctor Breen hurt , Kathleen CROPPED
her way blindly TO the stairs. She had
i promised, and she. would GO. liJa
He was unconscious and did not
know her, however. Kathleen helped
with bandages and spints, the doctors
!. and two nurses working silently and
quickly. But there was other work
to do-terrible work; and they were
needed elsewhere. SO Kathleen was
, left alone with her patient for a
, while.
, He slept all the first day. The night
, brought a fever and the next day de-
lirum. He began to talk.
Pretty, Just the prettiest thing
YOU ever saw, but she scares like a
little gray mouse. She's sweet
Sweet.' he went on. Gray eyes, long
: lashes and skin like alike tearose.
lie was quiet for while; then sudden
! II, kathleen. little Kathleen, don't be
afraid. I'm only thirty
The little nurse started and famed
red. Could he be talking about her
: He was getting very restless and ex
l. cited. Il want her Get me Kathleen
0 Kathleen." he called.
t Finally she said quietly, laying {
q cool hand on his, Here's Kathleen be
1t side YOU"
It kiss me. dear. Kiss me, Kath
leen." He caught her two hands ant
t. pulled her down. After all, it wa
II only to humor a sick man, and sh
is was too tired to care much what hap
IS pened. SO her lips touched his chez
lp lightly.
TO ''Miss Star1ing!"
ic 1t was Miss Lownes' voice. Katf
leen looked up quickly but fearlessl!
There was another woman with til
head nurse, a richly dressed woman c
j middle age, whose resemblance to tn
man on the bed identified her as hi
;, mother.
:. kathleen !" called the sick man.
'You may go, Miss Startling Their
is little to say You are dismissed
- That's all, l believe"
~ And then something in the timid Ii
e tie mouse of nurse broke loose.
"You are condemning me unhear'
ai Miss Lownes. and it isn't fair. 70
- are taking advantage of sick man
Ell whim 70 get me out of the way b
W cousa you've never liked me. But b
ne fore I GO" the little head with i
en- crown of chestnut hair went up vel
r. high and the gray eyes flashed.
ld- want 10 tell you something. I'm
ai, Starting and my mother was a Bri
au ron. Neither a Brixton nor a Sta
ling ever did anything dishonorabl
NV grandfather is John Rigby Bri
ton, who built this hospital and e
rm lowed if. | wonder what he'll thin
ON And my father. DR.. Amos Startling,
ian the best known American surgeon
led the French army now" proudly.
Jay Miss Lownes was aghast. NJ
err Rreen too astonished to speak. TIL
voice spoke quietly from the b,
lis I've heard everything and | can or
divine what's wrong, but | want mo-
wv er to know that Kathleen is going
marry me. Aren't you, Kathleen"
u.s. Eyes" answered the little nur
r,s turning toward him happily. Tn,
was no fear now. 9TH do anything
his you only get WE'LL"
,l-o (Copyright 1916. by the Mcclure News
'hN per Syndicate.)