South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-03
BY ANNT O'KFTFT.


caed. long. French window. Ted
Granville turned over and blinked
several times.
"Oh. another day OF this ne
I n.oaned as his eve roved along the
neat little rows or white cots which
smarked the only furnishing in this
barren little base hospital some
where in France"
For a moment his mind wandered
back home. IL surely would be
good 20 get back 20 the folks once
gain. Indeed. his mother and sis
ter would welcome him warmly.
They had no doubt read in the daily
. paper about the first skirmish, and
how he had stood his ground with
. the rest OF the fellows, receiving a
minor injury.
He pictured his homecoming with
joyous anticipation But somehow il
! wasn't quite complete Ted had no
sweetheart TO whom his return
would mean a great deal. The
trouble was. he had had too many
gfris all friends. as he had told ev-
er.-one. but not one sweetheart.
Fate was a funny thing. ne solilo-
quized gloomily 10 make him. Of all
me-. feel the need OF a sweetheart
Ted Granville the idol OF the col
iege town. Ted Granville. 10 whom
any girl back IN Brookhavea would
have laid down her heart at tis feet.
had he but asked for II. Ted had al
Ways taken two or three girls 70
every dance he attended.
A light tread AT the end Of the
ward attracted his attention and
drew him f~om his reverie.
Nurse Carter" he called softly
will you please bring me a glass Of
water2 I'm choked-really," he
went on. as the little ed-haired
nJrse eyed him mischievous'y and
shook her head in the negative.
You know, Mr.. GranvilIc-the
doctors orders-and that's why I'm
here"
There was something stimulating
about this Immaculate little person
something most attractive that
Ted had never noticed before. She
wasn't pretty She wasn't evcn good
looking. with her wide splash Of
soft brown freckles across her rath-
or retrousse nose But there was
soft look IN her light brown eyes
that made Ted forget his aching leg
for the moment and stare at her
bluntly.
'Oh. be a sport. he coaxed. Won't
you get me just a little drink OF wa
ter?"
I'm sorry. t Mr. Granville" she
corrected herself, you know 1 would
get it for you, don't you, IL I could. -"
Ted had never before noticed the
sweet accents OF this little American
girl and he turned slightly 10 get a
better view Of her.
VIII you come and read me some
OF the papers then-Miss Carter p"
Ted asked pleadingly. as she turned
% move away from the foot Of his
bed
''Well-if 7 have time" she
returned hesitatingly. You see I've
breakfast 10 serve TO all the other
patients before I can sit down. But
I'll try" she assured him. and
walked deftly down the aisle with a
swinging gait.
BY golly." Ted unused secretly as
nc watched her out OF sight. Il never
realized before what a nice little
thing she really is Why-there's "a
look in her face that I've never no
ticed Beforehand IL isn't beauty. She
doesn't even powder. And those
freckles' He smiled 20 himself
wnen he thought OF how his debu-
tante friends back home would scour
their milky compilations should ever
there appear any such disfguring
mmsrks as freckIes.
Several hours later Nurse Carter
passed down the aisle once again.
ard Ted reminded her OF his re-
q1est.
Just for few minutes any
how" he asked Il want you to sit
next me for while. will you
please?
When Ted had said il. he couldn't
believe himself He. Ted Granville
the idol besginE for the company OF
a girl who wasn't even popular OF
Ttetty
Nurse Garter carried over a pile OF
magazines and newspapers and seat
I'd herself on little patched. rickets
chair az Ted's bedside
tAf-i No. she ItIllsAT NeU when
she had opened 90 something he
thought would be interesting. IT
go on.
She had read but a little way Vhcr
Ted interrupted her apoIugeticaIIy
That's just like home all risht--
Just like that little town I hail from
And the college-sood Lord-if my
chums could see me laid up now
ia this sha PEI"
why don't know. Mr. Gran
Vile I think they too would all
make the sacrifice II they had to
There's Jack Cummings an3 Ned
Washburn and all the rest of the
senior men"
Good Lord. girle-why-why