South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-25

Well how is my little patient to
dav2" asked the big kindly surgeon
going into room "a. sweet peas this
morning They must be en- Offering
from Don Frazier. lie seems TO
fancy more delicate flowers than Jim
Condor / will come 20 know the
characteristics Of those boys pretty
well n you stay In the hospital much
longer"
You are right about the Covers"
laughed jeanette. who had been
taken 20 81. Luke's hospital for DR..
Thomas Mcmillan % use the Lorenz
method Of blOodless surgery on her
left foot. Il had been broken in a
wild leap for a ball in a holly con-
tested tennis match Don always
selects small. dainty flowers while
nothing tempts Jim except gorgeous
blossoms like American Beauties or
ehrysanthemums. You are a very
close observer"
Dr. Mcmillan sat down beside the
wheel chair "In seven more DAYS we
will take of this plaster cast and you
can walk again. Il has been q days
since we fixed you up. hasn't it?"
Yes, and 7 am much more CRATE
ful than you viii ever know" said
jeanette seriously. IF II had not
been for your successful operation T
would have been a cripple I think
that YOU are very wonderful"
Like ali really great men DR. Nc
MILAN was modest. His pleasant
blond face turned very red. You
must not fatter an old man. They
are easily spoiled"
"I don't think that YOU are very
old" argued Jeanette.
Just twice as old as you are, Miss
Twenty-One. How does your story
come On2 Did you take my advice
and lay the scene in a hospital >"
Yes agreed the young aspirant
for literary honors. land I put Don
and Jim ia the story. Both are
heroes. I simply cannot make one Of
them a villain / wrote "a thousand
words Yesterday after you left
famous surgeon like you operated on
the heroine. who resent les me. only
I made her nose much lOnger-mine
IS tip tilted. YOU see. II is a fairly
good story as far as il goes, bat II
lacks the necessary element of sur
prise. As I said before. I cannot
make a villain out Of Jim. and il
would be a shame 10 cast dear old
Don IN an unpleasant role He is just
one OF those sweet. harmless fellows
who makes everybody happy because
ne is around"
Il see that Don, 10y virtue OF that
basket OF sweet peas, is one inning
ahead TO-DAY"
"Oh. no, jim is just as dear" she
corrected him. land every bit az
thoughtful. "She opened a box of
candy and held its inviting contents
toward him"
One Of the Whitehead interues
tapped. then came into the room.
They have brought a bad fracture
case in. DIR. Mcmillan, and want
you 10 operate on the man. II was
am automobile spill. think The girl
with him was not hurt very much,
Just shaken up The mans people
are down stairs. Seem pretty wrought
up over the accident A chorus girl
iov ride. apparently" jeanette heard
him odd when he and the doctor had
stepped just outside her door
Perhaps 7 know the man." Jean
cite said 10 her special nurse. Run
along down 20 the office and find out
who ne u.s."
When the nurse came back she
brought startling news and Jeanette
fell to writing feverishly on her
story. She could make one OF her
chara cters a villain. after all
When Doctor Mcmillan dropped In
as usual for a little chat after supper
ne found his bright. cheerful little
patient OF "a with her head down on
the able beside the window. She
had suffered her frst great disil-
lusionment and the knowledge hurt
with keen pain she had never felt
before I'm all her happy. sheltered
life. She had believed. with simple
childish faith, in everybody. and now
the bottom had dropped out OF her
world
Doctor Mcmillan laid his broad
hand on her shoulder. Somebody
has told you-about Don! am
sorry / gave express orders"
'Don't-don't blame anybody but
he" came mufhed voice Il heard
what the inferno told you. and sent
my nurse 20 find out all about It, Il
thought that I might write a little
tale about a rich young fellow and
a silly chorus girl and I wanted the
news for copy. OF course didn't