The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-29


ishing It's MONDAY feast when Miss
Hortensia Price appeared. Miss
Hortensia Price Was straight and
tall. with Fornbre black eyes and
thin. serious lips. The children
we're greatly In awe OF the dlgnl'
fled nurse.
Il shall send you three cases
from my ward At half.past two
o'clock this afternoon"
AN right" was the cordial an
swer from Miss Lucy. We shall
be glad 20 welcome them 10 our
littlo family"
High Price IN awful solemn to-
day whispered Maggie o'Donnell
10 Ethel Jones. as the door shut
, High PrlceT" repeated Ethel. In
a pcrplcxed voice
Ssh" hreathed the other She's
High Price. and Miss Lucy's Low
Price. cause she's 80 high and
mighty and tall and everything.
and Miss Lncy's kind o. short and
little and 20 darling. and they amt
I any relation either. I'm glad they
! amt" she added decidedly. \
wouldn't have Miss Lacy related TO
her for anything"
"Oh. no." returned Ethel. com
prehendlngiy.
Tho three cases" which appear
ed in tho convairncent ward prompt.
iy ai tho hour named. proved 10 be
two girls and a boy Brida Mac
Carihy. Isabel Smith and Moses
cohn. Polly did her share 10 roui-
Ing the cylden, fears OF the small
strangers. their wide. anxious eyes
showing tha; they dreaded what
might lie ahead OF them in these
unknown quarters.
How shall ever get along with
on, herr" sighed the young nurse.
as she watched Polly Hitting about.
comforting restless little patients,
hushlng. with her ready tact. quar-
relsome tongues. and winning ey-
cry heart BY her gentle. loving
ways
oh. the ward would be lonely in
deed without Polly May, None
realized this snore than Miss Lucy.
unless ~ were DR.. Dudley. the
CHEEKY house physician. whom all
the children adored
As the day set for Polly'H COINS
came nearer. the mourning OF the
small conyaiesccnis increased. un-
81 tho ward would have been in
continual tears II IL had no, been
for Polly herself She was gayer
than ever.
I Tho children never guessed that
Z this was almost na much to help
I herself over the hard place as TO
[ cheer them. Even Miss Lucy
I couldn't quite understand Il all
I HIT DR.. Dudley knew, he had seen
I her face when she had been told
that she was soon TO go.
II was not strange that Polly
should dread parting from the poo
pie with whom she had been so
happy. for no mother or father or
F. pleasant home WAS waiting for her
only Aunt Jane. in the cramped
dinEy llttlo tcncment-Aunt Jane
and her six unruly girls and boys
II wonder how often your Aunt
Jane1l lot you come and sec us.
P'r'aps she won't let you come at
all--oh. my n she don't. maybe
well never sec you again" OK.
'clained Elsie the last evening Of
Polly's stay.
Nonsense. Elsie" broke IN Miss
Lucy. "Of why. Polly"
For tho little girl had been brought
suddenly face 90 face with an awful
possibility. She was sobbinc on
the foot OF Elsie's bed.
4 low rap on the door sent Miss
Lucy thithcr. and Polly heard Or.
Dudley speak her name. A new
terror took instant possession of
her heart. Tho Doctor had come
TO take her home
She did not stop to reason. Drop.
ping 10 the floor. she crept softly
under the cot. from there to the
next and the next Her course was
straight to the door thru which the
physician had entered. and by the
time he was halfway across the
room she had wriggled herself clear
OF the last cot, and was over the
sill and In the corridor. the twi
light aiding her escape.
ReRaning her feet. she darted
noiselessly down the long hall. At
the head OF the stairs she paused
on the floor below was n small
Rlcove where she might hide Max
ing sure no one was in sight. she
sped down, but as she reached the
lower step she turned TO see DIR.
Dudley at the head of the flight.
"Oh. here YOU are" exclaimed
the physician. i've been looking
for you. thought you would like
to take ride up TO Warringford
shall be back before your bed.
time. and Miss Lucy says-why.
Thistledownl what Is the natter"
The .reyulslon had been too
great, and, leaning against the
Doctors arm. Polly was softly sob.
bling.
The physician sat down on the
stairs, and drew the fair little
head ~ mis- shoulder. In n min.
ute nc knew It all. IA he lis.
tened, his eyes grew grave and
tender. for in the broken little
confession he comprohended the
child's unspolIon adherence of the
life She had left behind when she
had como to the hospital five
months before.
81 wouldn't worry about going
back 20 Aunt James," he said
= brightly. You NAV be sure