Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-23

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ing? Read this story and decide these
problems for yourselves.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
T UCY determined to give her sister
La real talking to, but when the time
came she accomplished very little. Juila
Just looked at her and laughed.
81 don't think you're. treating ban
Mt all fair" Lucy famed.
'Im sorry. dear. a..
'You mean YOU won't marry him!
mo. | don't mean | won't marry
him. but / want to finish my training
at the hospital -.
''Thats all you think of these days,
Lucy tainted "Your hospital train
Ing Why don't you ever think OF other
pcopleT'
why, Lucy, why do you speak that
way" ,,..
"Because I'm sorry for Dan. He's
nwfully unhappy"
81 was awfully unhappy, too, Lucy
not SO long ago.
3, 80. | know you were, dear: forgive
me for nasging you. / did it because
ISwant you and Dan to be happy;
Quick tears stood in Lucy eyes she
looked like a sorry child.
The two girls kissed and Julia went
back to the. hospital. but both knew
that nothing had been settled. Julla
lnew. too. that Lucy's sympathies We're
with Dan. She suspected that l,ah
had enlisted Lucy to speak in MS DI
half and that fact annoyed her. II
was question to be decided between
them. and she felt that Dan had broken
faith with her to speak of 1t to Lucy.
Dams action had accomplished TWO
things. 1t had opened up a bond OF
sympathy between himself and Lucy
and It had made Julia's trust i'll him
waver. o1I
Julia had grown to love the. smell
of tho hospital; it had n clean antiseptlc
odor. She thought of the hospital as
great palace of healing any dreau q
that she might have once telt OIL
parted. She was off duty for the nignt,
but ms she passed Miss Tully's door, the
superintendent spoke to her; ~ ,.
"NJiss Grant, Doctor Norvllle mas
been looking for you. We need you
for an emergency case. .o
Julia nodded. "I'll get ready immc-
diately," And she hurried up to her
room and into hcr white uniform. Wheh
she returned to Miss Tully S once, Doc.
tcr Noryille was there and he swung
around and looked at her with that ap-
nro;sing glance that told her nothing
Of his feelings. .1ro,,.o
onarotnJ but things aren't quite right.
We're short of nurses, or shouIoi
call on you. .4 roo,,,
Julia went up to the private room
and slipped in. A night light was purh-
ing dimly, and on the narrow ped tos tny
slim figure. some one touene" ene DOC nr
4 on the arm, and she turheu W see
tor Norville. n,o,,oh
They were to watch this case through
che night together. and Julia thrilled
at the thought. How wonderful 10 leel
that he. the great surgeon, win ms
nervous. clever fingers, had dohe w nne
work that she must watch so careluiiy
1t was her first private case win nun
and she was keyed up in every nerve
tThc sordid little scene with Lucy slip
ned out of her mind Her own private
affairs seemed very far away.
care you tiredE' :.
In the dim light Julia felt his eyes
upon her and the question was per
sonal one.
She shook her head.
"Cive me YOUR hand" The tone
was command.
He lifted the hand that hung at her
side and took her pulse in silence. Julla
could feel the hammering of her heart
II seemed as though he must hear It,
be stood so close to her. She tought
sensation of weakness that was al
most overpowering. and it seemed that
aeons of time had PASSED when ne
finally released her. They stood a mo mo
mpnt in silence, and then he left ab =
ruptly and Julia sank into chair by
the bed. 1t was a strange place tor
the feelings that were surging through
her-fcelings that were utterly unac
conntable. The close touch OF hls mn =,
gers on her wrist. the note of command
in his voice. the knowledge that III e. lnr