Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-21

THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
A CHANGE OF MIND
A Low blue racer dashed along Main
By X. Eaeiie Everett

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street, turned the corner on two
wheels and sped toward the mountains.
] lust as two girls came out OF the
"Cloverdale Ice Cream Store"
My goodness gasped one. Jumping
backward, who in the wide world is
that"
| "Oh. that's lack u d" renlied tho other,
he always drives like that. He isn't
| afraid to do anything except 70 20
dauce-he's awfully scared OF girls"
why? shouldn't think he would
be.
The only girl he has anything TO DO
WIN Is nus sister NO one kno"s why.
Srs,'rI"it nlIeS away, JACK Was
,LfrLinEs ,s nons tme ns,', snoo'h ,urnpne' @
ava hns,. ,,,,ao,a, ,mu n,.,,n aS @ w r,,r'
ming when rash hans Twn tres
| biotv mn ara .ba car u,an1 oyar n, am
ha ankment nrecinl,ati,y Jack into a six.
| foot ditch,
Half an hour later Young man
| stroled along the turnpike humming a
sentimental tune under his breath Just
as he reached very sharp corner he
/ looked up and perceived the remains OF
a bright, blue racer.
| h-m he murmured Looks like
rs | wonder what tomfoolery he's
oeen up to. lie
low moan suddenly came to his
tarH tH'oush tne SUN AR. 'imolng
over lhe wrsrkase' ne peered over the
/ ,a,. ~ wy u''cm. 'oN a, tne oo''oI'
! "a Ia Ja.N' WY paie us W ldSe, ou' . ue-
,nioot: or 'o ,eo sI ISL I az W .,. uoI., s S
rrawIcd down i,in ~, di,ch Wi,h Sr Sir
/ arultv he car"fNli, Iif,oa Iact nd
| hoos,ed hin, nm fn Arm, around ,rhe
| rescuer next Set abo,l, reylyIn4 his
| friend. After a few moments Jacks
eyes opened
/ Hello Fred \ico day" no r..
| marked He tried Ia rise I'm, a cham
]
ana no sank hack relanainy in,n so
| consciousnsss Fred started 10 noc,,e
| him but Thought b.tter Of tho MA, ara
went out to The road to SEQ if anv ye-
hlcIe was in sieht.
Presently touring car appeared he
stopped the driver. explaining the situ-
alton. Between them they lifted tn,
injured man on to the broad seat in the
tonneau Driving slowly. they arrived
at the next town. where the owner of
the car drove TO hospital. In few
moments Jack was ensconCed in one OF
the rooms with doctor working ever
him.
verifying else uncomfortable swept
ever Jack The nurse. girl. TOO. prob
ably. but he might as well. get il over.
with difhcuity he turned his head in her
direction. and his shvness yanished Iil q
ice on hot dsy: for the face he Locked
into was that of "A woman old enough
to be his mother. In answer to his
! question she told him he had a counIe
/ Gf brolscn rihs and , very badlv strained
a,lsIe she added Thai be'd nrohabI, ha
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'"Ttr mr. IT. Me.NS ,,.
jar IIip' oN'u raP'uiE' Aiter ne hau
oeeh theie "'ch: 'ne drrlNal OF an
other seriously injured man TOOK away
his nurse. who was far more experienced
IN cases of such kinds than tho younger
nurses. So The case was turned over
TO certain Miss Betty Nj. a dark
eyed. darlI-haired sprite OF a girl
An hour later Jack stirred restlessly
as he dozed
"Is there ANYTHING vou.d likao" in.
oujrrd a r,o,ba-i,, ,,nI,a "
Jack came 10 himself with start.
Funny. Miss Il was never like that
before. He slowly opened one eye 10
investigate. when he received another
start For instead of his safe and sane
nurse was another. much yoaIneer--eyen
Younger than lack himself
Miss Betty SURVEYED her first patien,
IN a busIness-like manner. No she was
NOT going IN fail IN love with him Jus,
think how the girls would tease Bu,
he certainly did lock adorable with
those funny. scared gray ewes.
lis rs there there ANYTHING You'd W ike" sh,
rensated