The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-10-17
Betty adhered strictly to rouune oury.


Betty adhered strictly to routIne ourv.
He he'd hardly spoken to her for the
nrst three days. while the doctor had
arrived and they had managed to
cover the splendid links below the
Cranston cottage at least once day.
FINALLY Roland asked for the doctor
ana was told by Miss Kellogg he had
gone horseback riding with the nurse.
me next morning Roland looked at
his nurse carefully from a new angle.
I'm going to try few holes today"
ne said CURLY. "Wen start about
ten."
Betty looked him over coolly herself.
MS she handed tray Of breakfast
dishes out to the porter.
Il have letters to write to catch the
northern MAIL" she replied. "Pll tell
David to 60 with you"
You played with Tom Allan. L
watched YOU" He glanced at her
quickly. Hes going back Saturday.
Fine chap, isn't her
Everybody likes him." Betty agreed
impersonally, and went out with her
chin up. Yet she knew she liked him
In spite of his quick temper and peev-
ishness. The doctor had told her as
they strolled back over the links the
day before how he had taken one
honor after another at the front, and
OF horrors even his mother did not
know he faced and conquered. Secret
ly she felt certain respect for his
record even while she rebelled against
his irritability.
HE was engaged to his cousin,
Nancy Deringforth Of New York, be-
fore he went over" Tom had added
at the last. "She threw him over while
he was In the hospital and married
Courtney Phelps, the broker. Made
Roland sort of cynical, presume.
Cheer him up when I'm gone"
Roland watched them the night be-
fore the doctor left as they strolled
down through the pines from the hotel.
Then he called old David to him and
told him to get him up at five for
turn on the links.
"We're going to change our gait,
Davey," he smiled. "We've got to give
Doc run for his money"
Four weeks later there came the
telegram announcing the coming Of
Mrs. Cranston. 1t startled them both.
Betty was In sport skirt and pongee
silk waist after tramp of six hours
up through the mountain trails. Ro-
land looked at her quizzically. ''7-',
"Shell be here tonight. Wait until
I tell her how you've trained me into
condition. You've refused to wait on
me, taken away all my medicine, dis
agreed with me ingeverything,"
. Betty, laughed and gazed past him.
to the purple mountain ridge.
Guess I'd better pack now. You
certainly don't need a nurse any
more"
"Doc was right. / just needed
cheering up. guess" His voice was
low as he bent over. marking deep de-
signs in the soft earth with his stick.
"He's fine old chap, isn't he?"
splendid" Betty replied heartily.
He gave her a quick sldelong glance,
and spoke suddenly in the short, I'M
compromising way he had.
'Look here, Betty, don't want to
trespass on any other fellows prom-
Used land, and I'm dying to tell You
something Would Tom have right |
to care If I did?''
I'm the doctors favorite nurse"
Betty answered teasingly. "I-I don't
think he'd care. Is 1t complaint?"
"But, you see, we've been friends
for years back at Old Harvard, and |
well, you see, oh, hang 1t, Betty, love
you and I've got to tell you so even II
you are engaged to Tom"
Betty turned to him swiftly and
knelt down on the big bowlder he was
sitting on. She could not bear the |
look. in his eyes Of helpless renuncia-
tiOn..
"I'm not" she said softly. "He told |
me that night to be good to you even |
II had to marry YOU"