Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-03-02
A Blind
COurtship
A Story of Nursing In
the Worlds War
By ETHEL HOLMES

AZ Miss NIedbury's finishing school in
New York Miss Aileen Van Worst re-
ceived those touches which were to en-
able her to enter fashionable society
proficient In department. Miss Van,
Worst had been born with a silver
spoon In her mouth" and 1t was prob
able that she would in time feed from
a golden one, for her father was rich
and getting richer every day.
One Of Miss Medbury's academical
star was young Engllshman, a grad
uate Of Cambridge university, who
taught one Of the higher branches. He
was singularly handsome, British
blond, with blue eyes to match his very
light hair. Miss Medbury had hesitat-
ed In engaging him, for 1t seemed like
ly that he would turn the heads of the
young ladies', and she had done so only
after exacting promise from him that
on no account would he be aught ex-
cept a man of stone to any inmate Of
her school.
How Miss Van Worst became aware
Of this pledge does not matter. She
certainly encountered no difficulty In
learning OF 1t, for It was whispered
among the pupils No one could tell
how the secret got out, and no one
cared. but there was not a girl In the
academy who did not have a desire to
induce the handsome teacher to break
his promise. A number Of them tried,
but none succeeded. One Of them won
the Englishman's love; but, true to his
word, he abstained from confessing 1t
that is. so long as he was teacher in
the school and the girl pupil.
1t was Miss Van Worst who made
this conquest. and when she left the
school she was much perturbed at not
having received the slightest sign Of
her success But the man she had I'M
knowingly conquered resigned his po-
sition at the time she finished her
education. and not long after she re-
ceived a note from him stating that
he was about to leave for England
and could not forbear before leaving
from avowing his love for her, He
further stated that he was without a
fortune to match hers and would not
consider 1t honorable for him to at
tempt to win her without her fathers
consent, since he was not in posi-
tion to ask that consent.
He made no mention OF the pledge
he had given Miss Medbury, but Aileen,
being aware OF 1t, admired him all the
more for having kept It and for hav-
ing refrained from mentioning II. She
knew that n marriage with man who
had no fortune would have been unfOr-
tunate for him and considered his ac-
ton in not becoming sutton for her
hand wise. But being In love, she
would have thrown wisdom to the
winds had she been given an oppor-
tunity to do so.
She had not been given such oppor-
tunity. and the Englishman had sailed
away with her heart, leaving her no
clew to his destination. Indeed, all
she knew OF him was that his name
was Arthur cambridge, for while at
Miss Medbury's school he had confined
himself to teaching and had given no
hint whatever as to who he was or
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hosn,,aI norL sha oste bI,sbed a hos.
n,,ar ., no. cum In France near the
innc,,on n, tho Franch and pritisb
lines There she received wounded
of,cars ana soId,ars from anv army.
ana tbev wara attended 10 Inv n CORDS
n, nurses gathered for the purpose.
Miss Van Worst established her hos.
initial about the time the Germans be-
oan their attocka on Verdup. During
those efforts the boapital was filed
with wounded French officers and sol
dIers Tben n norton of tho French
limo was taken nv the British. and
sInce there was alwaya some fighting
ON the british front the places Of the
Frencb wonnded gradually becominR
vacant thew were taken by English