Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-19
Propinquity's
Part
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Copyright. 19lS. by Mcclure Newspape,
Syndicate
D DOROTHY DOUGLAS

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@Oh, yes. shall be bravei" Her
tone was light. Her heart held tears.
Il shall wait for you-always." she
said, q smile as gay and brilliant NJ
II 1t played about happy lips.
"But-of course you will, grill
You're that kind Of stuff. And I'll
come back to you with chest full Of
medals and arms full Of love-" Her
head dropped on his khaki shoulder for
. moment while she almost gave way.
"Good-by," she whispered and pushed
him from her.
He held her for one more moment.
"Good-by. my GIRL" he said. swallow
Ing the lump that almost choked him.
Then he took his cap and strobe down
the garden path, closed the gate be-
hind him and was lost to her among
the shadows Of the trees.
June twisted her handkerchief to q
hard knot, bit her lips and kept her
eyes glued to the opening In the trees
where she had last seen him. Then,
slowly. she let the tears flow down her
cheeks, threw herself into the ham
mock and sobbed.
Capt. Teddy Blake was soon back
In his quarters with the knowledge In
bis own heart that this was the last
time he should see June for many a
day. That he would sail on tie fol-
lowing day or the next ut the latest
he was sure. It seemed very hard to
leave June; they had been 80 happy;
she was wonderfully lovely. But-he
would come back and claim her some
day. That she would not wait for
him, that he could fOrget-those were
impossible suggestions.
June answered the call of the Red
Cross for nurses. She felt In her first
detection and loneliness as IL she must
do something to help hasten the end Of
the war that had separated Teddy from
her. She was accepted and went into
hospital for training almost Mt once.
She became absorbed in the work, met
many new and interesting persons and
soon found herself quite cheerful
again. At night when she wrote her
letter to Captain Teddy she told him
Of her work, of the new faces, Of her
ambition to get "over there" and help.
and perhaps take care OF him. But
she did not weep; rather she grew
more and more proud Of having sent
her captain of 80 bravely. and con-
graduated herself for her own cheer
fitness.
"You're going to make q wonderful
nurse, Miss Prince" one Of the doc
tors told her after she had helped him
In some surgical dressing.
"Oh, am II" she exclaimed. II love
the work."
Doctor Buchanan watched the won
derful color flood her face at the COM
pliment he had paid her. He was thir-
ty-five and had been SO absorbed In his
profession that he had never taken
time to get married.
June worked more earnestly than
ever after that word of praise from
10 clever a surgeon as Doctor Bu-
ehanan. Also she now had the temer-
ity to smile at him when she passed
him In the corridors or he CHANGED
upon her In the wards. Heretofore
she had never noticed any of the doc
tors, some one having told her 1t was
better to attend strictly to the profess
si0nal side Of the work and not permit
herself to know the doctors socially.
Captain Teddy's letters were filed
with interesting stories Of jaunts here
and there, when he had time to him.
self. He spoke more than once of the
alacrity with which he was picking up
the French Language. A pretty French
girl, Jeanne de Mayer, whom he had
met ut canteen, was giving him les-
sons on every available occasion. Oh,
he would come back to June quite an
accomplished French student, and he
hoped she was not being too lonely.
The war dragged ON and June fin
fshed her training, grew even more
lovely, with more serious expression
In her eyes, forced there by the knowl-
edge she was gaining Of the suffering
In this world.
Instead of being sent to France.
Nurse June was sent to base hos
pital somewhere on Long Island to
take care Of the poor wounded soldiers
who were being brought home by
every boat. She had little time for let
| ter writing now. Her leisure hours,
many of them. were spent with Doctor
Buchanan, studying. always learning
more thoroughly the requirements Of q
good nurse. Without having become
aware Of 1t. she had become very fond
Of the able surgeon who had done 80
much for her throughout her training.
And she had not noticed that he
sought her out on every occasion.
Theirs was serious sort of compan.
ionship and they had been drawn to-
gether almost daily In their work.
Letters from Captain Teddy, now in
action. still referred to Jeanne. the lit.
tie French girl. He spoke rather cas-.
ually Of her-rather too casually, June
thought once or twice. but she seemed
not TO mind.
"Did you ever realize what dan
gcrous thing propinquity is7" she