Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-27
The Testing of
Julia Grant
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR
COPYRIGHT, 1919, bv the Public LEDGER Co.
Julia Tells the Man She Loves
the Truth
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A bird in the hand is worth two
In the bush, and after Dan Carson
discovered that Nancy Cromwell did
not want him he went back to Julia
Grant and asked her to take him back,
even though he had Tilted her. Julia,
who had tried to bury her troubles
in hospital work. felt that Dan needed
her, and for the second time she
promised to marry him. This time,
however, she insisted upon finishing
her hospital course, and all of Dams
persuasion could not shake her out
of it. Then an unexpected complica-
ton, in the shape of DR.. John Nor
vile, head surgeon, came into Julia's
life. She discovered that she loved
him, and that she had given her
= promise to another man and could not
break it.
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JULIA sat on the bed and considered
= after Grace Merritt had left her.
There was one thing certain. she could
not go down to Doctor Norville's office.
1t was impossible to face him again, to
face the possibility of the things he
might say, perilously dear things, that
might undermine what strength she
had. IL only she could get away from
the hospital, away from him; IL she
could be alone where she could think.
Flight seemed to be the only thing
possible. She wanted to get away that
night, and yet the brave thing to do
would be to 60 down to Doctor Nor
ville'- office and face matters as they
stood. To tell him quite frankly that
she could not love him.
Julia thought she had suffered when
Dan Carson had told her he loved some
ole hut hot xtyou
ing to what she was suffering now. She
had loved Dan Carson with the dreams
of her girlhood, she loved John Nor
vile with the trust Of her womanhood
and there was a difference.
She sat and fought her battle there
alone, and when it was all over she
had decided what she must do. She
would go down and tell Doctor Nor
vile that she did not love him, then
she would 60 to Miss Tully and make
arrangements to leave the hospital.
It was more than she could bear to
face the days that stretched ahead of
perhaps she could face life with a new
courage. She would make Dan Carson
happy if it killed her, and when she
had thrown off her new independence
he would be content at last. 1t was
that independence of hers that had made
him so restless and discontented.
Once having made up her mind,
Julia went directly to the office from
which she had fed precipitously only
a short time ago. She knocked and he
opened the door quickly, almost as il
he had been waiting for her to come.
She did not take the chair he held for
her, and she did not look at him. Hei
fingers were tightly laced together ant
she smoke quickly.
"You wanted to see me?"
He threw back his head and laughed
softly.
Wanted to see you, yes, think
did Julia"
"Oh. please, you mustn't" She turn
ed a little away from him. 81 came
down to tell you something"
~. "Yes?" His voice was emotionless
almost kindly.
"I, T." She began miserably, ant
stopped.
He went over to her and took hel
hands in his. There was not a trace
of the overmastering passion that hac
almost swept her off her feet before, il
his manner. He was trying to help her
"Listen to me, why, you're all un'
strung" she was trembling violently
His 4dness, his absolute unselfishnes
was more than she expected. She fel
weak desire to cry and she was fight