New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-30

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greeting, until he had gone over the
record. Then: 1--WE can't talk here.
| want to talk to you, X"
He led the way into the corridor. 1t
was very dim. Far away was the night
nurses desk, with its lamp, It's %annunci-
ator, its pile of records. The passage
floor reflected the light on slistenins
boards.
II have been thinking until | am al
most crazy, X. And now | know how
it happened. 1t was joe
"The principal thing Is, not how 1t
happened, but that he Is going to get
well, Sidney"
She stood looking down, twisting her
ring around her finger.
us Joe in any dangerT'
ave are going to get him away to-
night. He wants to 60 to Cuba. He'll
get off safely, think"
"We are going to get him away !
You are, you mean. You shoulder all
our troubles, H., as If they were your
own"
"I?" lie n genuinely surprised.
"Oh, | see. You mean-but my part in
getting Joe off is practically nothing.
As n matter of fact, Schwitter has put
up the money. My total capital in the
world, after paying for the machine
today, is wen dollars"
"You, of course said she. "YOu
find Max and save him-don't look like
that. You did, didn't you? And you
get Joe away, borrowing money to send
him."
He looked uncomfortable, almost
guilty.
"When I look back and remember
how all these months I've been talk
ing about service, and you said moth
ing mt all, and all the time you were
living what | preuched-I'm so
ashamed, X"
He would not allow that. 1t dis
tresSed him. She saw that, and tried
to smile.
"Whrn does Joe go?"
"Tonight, Fin to take him across the
country TO the railroad. l vas
dcring-"
"NeS?"
"Td better explain first. Then If you
are willing TO send him Il line, | think
it would help. He SAW Il girl in white
in the car and thought it was you, of
course. Carlotta was taken i'll. And
upstairs to Il Dom"
"Do you believe that, K.?
II do. He saw Max coming out and
misunderstood. He fired at him then"
ale did it for me. | feel very guilty,
H., as If it all comes back to me. I'll
write to him, Of course. Poor Joel"
He watched her go down the hall to-
ward the night nurses desk. Then he
went back into the quiet room.
He stood by the bedside, looking
down. Wilson was breathing quietly;
his color was coming up, MS he rallied
from the shock. In KS mind now was
just one thonght-to bring him through
for Sidney, and then to 90 away. He
might follow Joe to Cuba. There were
chances there. He could do sanitation
work, or he might try the canal.
The Street would 90 on working out
It's own salvation. He would have to
think of something for the Itosenfelds.
And he was worried about Christine.
But there again, perhaps, it would be
better if he Vent away. Christine's
story would have to work itself out.
Ills hands We're tied. "Id better get
away from here" he told himself say
ngely.
Someone entered the room. He
thought it was Sidney and turned with
the light in his eyes that was only for
her. 1t was Carlotta.
She was not in uniform. She wore a
dark skirt and white waist and her
high heels tapped us she crossed the
room. She came directly to him.
ale is better, isn't he?"
"Hc Is rallying. OF course it will be
II day or two before we are quite sure"
She stood looking down at Wilson'S
quiet figure.
Il guess you know I've been crazy
about him." she said quietly. "Well,
that's all over. He never really cared
for me. | played his game and lost.
I've been expelled from the school,"
Quite suddenly she dropped or her
knees beside the bed, and put her
cheek close to the sleeping mans hand.
When after n moment she rose, she
was controlled again, calm, very white.
She turned toward the door. But X.