Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-01-25

ton of one young man to the exclusion
Of others unless they were engaged.
But he could hardly say that
ooh, don't know. Those things get
in the air.
tits Johnny Rosenfeld," said SID
ney, with decision. Its horrible, the
way things get about. Because Joe
sent me a box of roses AS a matter
of fact, I'm not engaged, or going to
be, Mr.. LIE Moyne. I'm going into n
hospital to be a nurse"
lie MOyne said nothing. For just a
moment he closed his eyes. A man is
in rather bad way when, every time
he closes his eyes, ne sees the same
thing, especially if it is rather terrible.
When it gets to a point where he lies
awake at night and reads, for fear of
closing them
you're too young, aren't yOu"
Doctor Ed-One of the Wilson's
across the Streets going to help me
about that. His brother Max is a big
surgeon there. 1 expect you've heard
Of him. We're very proud of him in.
the Street.
lucky for K. LIE Moyne that the.
moon no longer shOne on the low, gray
doorstep, that Sidney's mind had trave
eled far away to shining floors and
rows of white beds. "Life-in the
raw" Doctor Ed had said that other
afternoon. Closer to her than the nos,
rital was life in the raw that night.
SO, even here, on this quiet street an
this distant city, there was TO be no
peace. Max Wilson just across the
way! Tit was irOnic. Was there no
place where a man could lose himself?
He would have to move on again, OF
course.
But that, it seemed, was just what
he could not 90. For:
II want to ask you something, and
I hope youth be quite frank" said Sid
ney.
Anything that I can do"
cts this. IF you are comfortable.
and-and like the room and all that,
wish you'd stay" She hurried on +: 'If
/ could feel that moUner had a de
pendable person like you in the house,
it would all be easier
Dependable! That stung.
''But-fOrgive my asking; Tn really
interested-can your mother manage?
You'll get practically no money during
your training"
I've Thought of that. A friend OF
mine, Christine Lorenz, is going to be
1n1, pf(aT FIIEs
she'll have nothing but what Palmer
makes. She'd like to have the parlor
and sitting room behind. They wouldn't
interfere with you at ALL" she added
hastily. 'Christine's father would
build a little balcony On the side for
them, sort Of porch, and they'd sit
there in the evenings
Behind Sidney's carefully practical
tone the nam read appeal. Never be-
fore had he realized how narrow the
girls world had been. The Street,
with but one dimension bounded ii!
III her perplexity she was appealing to
him who was practically a stranger.
And he knew then that he must do
the thing she asked. He, who had fed
Z.
on the Street, with i.s menace lust
ac~nss, he must live, that she might
work. In his world men had worked
that women might live in certain
places, certain ways. This girl was
going out to earn her living, and he
would stay to make it possible. But
no hint of all this was in his voice.
81 shall stay, of course" he said
gravely. "I-this is the nearest thing
to home that I've known for a long
tine. 1 want you to know that"
''You are very good to me-" said Sid
ney.
When she rose, r. LIE Moyne sprang
to his feet.
Anna had noticed that he always
rose when She entered his room-Mith