Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-07-31

undoubtedly bore him stiff with stories of her work she would reproach him with neglect of his duties to the suf- fering Johnnie was too poor to be charitable and too deeply engrossed at the moment with his own troubles to care anything whatever about the masses" And she was a "miss." That meant that she wore thick glasses and probably kept cats.
 A ringing laugh from the cramped hallway interrupted these reflections; then a moment later Doctor Alvarado was introducing O'Reilly to young woman so completely out of the pic ture. so utterly the opposite of his preconceived notions, that he was mo- mentarily at a loss. Johnnie found himself looking into pair of frank gray eyes, and felt his hand seized by firm, almost masculine grasp. Miss Evans, according to his first dazzling impression, was about the most fetch ing creature he had ever seen and about the last person by whom any young man could be bored. The girl and she was a girl-had brought into the room an electric vitality, breez- ness hard to describe. Altogether she was such vision of healthy, unaffect- ed and smartly gotten-up young wom- anhood that O'Reilly could only stam- mer his acknowledgment of the intro duction, inwardly berating himself for his awkwardness.
 Alvarado placed an affectionate hand upon Miss Evans shoulder. | "O'Reilly, this girl has done more for Cuba than any of us. She has spent small fortune for medical supplies" said he.
 "Those poor men must live on qui- nine," the girl exclaimed Anyone who can bear to take the stuff ought to have all he wants. I've d perfect passion for giving pills"
 O'Reilly liked this girl. He had liked her the instant she favored him with her friendly smile, and so, trusting 1 fatuOusly to his masculine powers of observation, he tried to analyze her. He could not guess her age, for an ex- pensive ladies' tailor can baffle the most discriminating eye. Certainly, however, she was not old-he had an idea that she would tell him her exact age If he asked her. While he could not call her beautiful, she was some thing immensely better-she was alive, human, interesting, and interested The fact that she did not take her mission" over-seriously proved that 1 she was also sensible beyond most woman Voc fhot rine Evans was perfectly sensible, unspoiled young person, who showed the admirable effects of clean living and clean thinking coupled with a nor nal, sturdy constitution. O'Reilly told himself that here was a girl who could pour tea, nurse a sick man, or throw a baseball.
 | And she was as good as her promise. l She did not interrupt when, during dinner, Alvarado led Johnnie to talk about his latest experience In Cuba, but. on the contrary, her unflagging in- terest induced O'Reilly to address his talk more often to her than to the doc tor. He soon discovered that she un- | derstOOd the Cuban situation as we'll | as or better than he, and that her sym pathies were keen. She was genuinely moved by the gallant struggle of the Cuban people, and when the dinner was over she exploded a surprise which left both men speeches..
 'This settles 1t with me-" she an- nounced. I'm going right to the insur- rectos with you"
 with mep O'Reilly could not con- ceal his lack of enthusiasm. "I don't know that the junta will take me-"
 "They will if I ask them. You say the rebels have no hospitals. no nurses"
 we do the best we can. with our equipment"
 "Well, I'll supply better equipment. and I'll handle 1t myself. I'm in ear nest. You sha'n't stop me-
 The physician stirred uneasily. "It's utterly absurd" he expostulated. "Some women might do it, but you're not the sort. You are-pardon me-a most attractive young person. You'd be thrown among rough men,"
 "Mr. O'Reilly will look out for me. But, for that matter. I can take care of myself. Oh, it's of no use trying to discourage me. always have my own way; I'm completely spoiled"
 Your family will never consent" O'Reilly ventured; whereupon Miss Evans laughed.
 ''I haven't such thing. I'm alone and unincumbered. No girl was ever so fortunate. But wait-l1l settle this whole thing in minute." She quilted the table, ran to Alvarado's telephone. and called a number.
 "Shes after EnriQuez." groaned the physician. He's weak; he can't re-