The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-26
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The evening paper says there's a
girl going to be married on your
street
Really. oh. I think ! know. A
friend OF mine Is going TO be married.
Was the name Lorenz7"
The girls name was Lorenx =
1sdon't remember the mans name. !"
She is going to marry a Mr..
Il said sidney. hriskly. snow.
how DO you feel. More comfy
Fine. I suppose you'll be going
20 that wedding
III ever get time 10 have a dress
made. Ill surely go"
Toward six o'clock the next morn
Ing. the night nurse was making out
her reports on one record. which
said at the top. Grace Irving. age
49, and an address which. to the
Initiated told all her story. the night
nurse wrote:
did not sleep AZ nil during night.
Pace set and eyes staring. but com.
plains Of no pain. Refused milk at
ii and three"
Cariotta Harrison. back from her
vacation. reported for duty the next
morning. and was assigned TO f
ward. which was Sidncy-. She gave
sidney a curt little nod. and pro
cceied 10 change the entire routine
With the thoroness OF Central
American revolutionary agent sid
ney. who had yet to learn that with
some people authority can only as
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confuscd. Mt sea. half rcsentfui.
Once she venturcd a protest.
-rve been taught TO do II that
Wny. Miss Harrison. II my method
q wrong. show me what you want.
and I'll do my best"
: 81 am not responsible for what
you have been taught. And you will
not speak back when you are spoken
TO-"
small as the incident was. II
marked a change In sidney's position
in the ward. She got the worst on.
duty Of the day. or none. Small hui
Mutations were hers; late meals. dis
agreeable duties. endless and often
un eccssary tasks. Even Miss
Grange. now reduced TO second place.
demonstrated with her senior.
II think q certain amount Of Sc
verify is good for a probationer." she
said. but you are brutal. Miss Har-
Yison."
"she's stupid"
"she's not at all stupid. she's go
ing 20 be one Of the best nurses In
the house"
Report me. then. Tell the Head
I'm abusing Dir. Wilson's pet proba-
TONER: that I don't always say
please when ! ask her to change a
bed or take a temperature"
Miss Grange was not lacking In
keenness. She did not go 10 the
Head. which IN unethicai under any
circumstances; but gradually there
spread thru the training school a
story that Carlotta Harrison was
Jealous OF the new Page girl. DR..
Wilson's protege. Things were still
highly unpleasant In the ward. but
they grew much better when Sidney
was of duty. She was asked 10 join
a small class that was studying
French at night. As ignorant Of the
cause Of her popularity as Of the
reason Of her persecution. she went
steadily on her way.
And she was gaining every day.
Her mind was forming. She was
learning to think for herself. For
the first time, she was facing
problems and demanding an answer.
why must there b Grace Irvings
in the world? why must the healthy
babies OF the obstetric ward 20 out
70 the slums and come back. in
months or years. crippled for the
great fight by the handicap OF their
environment. rickety. tuberculous.
twisted? Why need the huge mills
feed the hospitals daily with Injured
men?
And there were other things that
she thought Of. Every night. on her
knees In the nurses parlor at pray.
ers. she promised. II she were ac-
cepted as "A nurse. to try never to
regard her patients as cases"
never to become calloused, never TO
allow the cleanliness and routine OF
her ward to delay a cup OF water TO
the thirsty, or her arms 20 sick
child.
On the whole, the world was good.
she found. And. OF all the good
things In II, the best was service.
True, there were hot days and rest.
less nights. weary feet. and now and