Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-04
DAILY NOVELETTE,
THE CONFUSING JACKS
IoCToR GRAYsoN came on dut,
BY Dorothy NJ. Tracy


- tired and wan looking. The bous,
doctor at the hospital had been called
on during the night to perform an
operation on an emergency case and
thus it came about that Robert Grayson
was not his jovial self. Coming sud
denly to the turn in the corridor he
spied Ruth Turner, the sweetest nurse
so the doctor thought, but sorrow filled
his heart as he saw one of tho young
surgeons, DIR. John Stewart, or Doctor
Jack as he was popularity called, en-
gagged with Miss Turner is serious con =
versation. When the couph saw Doctor
Grayson approaching conversation i'm
mediately ceased. Doctor Robert felt
assured Doctor "Jack" was whisper
ing love tales to Ruth.
Some weeks later Doctor Grayson
was filling ont record of a patients
illness and in destroying a few pieces
Of waste paper bis eye caught a note
thrown carelessly into the basket. 1t
read:
Dear Ruth-Your sweet note came
this morning and its contents have made
me exceedingly happy. We will select
the ring tomorrow. Love, JACK.
This was evidence. Ruth was en-
gagged to Doctor Stewart. "Well,"
thought Doctor Grayson, my term Of
service ends here next week, and I will
pass out of her life forever" He felt
the need of rest and decided to go to
the country before establishing himself.
He selected the little town of Fernson,
and registered at the Fernson Inn. He
had been enjoying the beautiful view
from the broad piazza of the Jpn and
listening to the ''town topics" and
feeling generally much rested at the
end of his first week when suddenly he
began to wake up the fact that some ex-
ctement was astir. Presently an excited
man rushed up to him and said, DAre
you the doctor?" He said, Eyes, What
can I do for you?" The man continued,
There's little fellow been run over
by an auto and has had his leg broken.
Doctor Harkins is making his calls on
the back road and you are the only one
we can find. So hurry, doctor" Doctor
Grayson hurried to the little lads home
and found much distracted mother.
When Doctor Robert made his ex-
animation of the injured little fellow
he found his leg to have a compound
fracture, which meant very careful
surgery.
After constant care with her son.
Mrs. Welton, who was frail little
news one morning, "Well, doctor, my
cousin is coming out to make me a
visit, and she loves Ted so much and
has such wonderful tact with children
that the strain on me will be greatly
lessened." THAT is fine," said the
doctor. "Now you must try and escape
for a few days complete rest" When
the doctor called two days later he could
hear laughter and CHEEKY voices, and oh
the voice, whose was it? Mrs. Welton
greeted the doctor and said. Doctor.
but she proceeded no further. when
the doctor exclaimed Ruth" How
pleased Ted was when he exclaimed.
"Say, Ruth, you know my doctor?"
The weeks sped by and Robert Grayson
made more calls at the Welton home
than we're necessary, professionally,
when one day Ruth said. do you in
tend to settle in this delightful spot?"
Yes" answered the doctor. 81 have
HdHS anu cNO
prospects ahead. but what of you? Will
you continue in your present course or
marry?" Me! marry. laughed Ruth.
Charming asks me-" Ruth" said
Doctor Grayson quietly. may ! ask
you a rather impert tinent question p
"Certainly," said Ruth. Then said
Robert. "arr you not engaged to Doctor
Stewart?" Certainly not said Ruth.
II am not interested in married men.
and Doctor Stewart was married about
month ago" Now. Ruth said
Robert. ~ have a confession to make, ="
and he told her the story of the note.
''Oh you foolish of men. That note
vas from Jacqueline Bates: whom we
always call Jack. and the ring was Tor
dear baby girl, whose mother went
to school with Jack and me-
Nothing more was said as as Robert be TT
later the little baby daughter was named
.Iacqueline.
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