The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-10-09

physical peace escaped him.
"She's just like the girl my boss al
ways tells me about, and the tears are
always hanging round the corners of
his eyes when he talks about her." he
| unused.
Better today, Jimmy?" asked Miss
Ashby next morning, as she placed the
thermometer in his mouth.
I'm not going to whine, nurse" but
his slight movement caused barely
perceptible twitching Of the mouth.
The nurse bent over him, her cool
hands bringing a wonderful peace.
"Say, nurse, you've got hair that
looks like gold in the sunlight, too,
haven't your
Jimmy's eyes glistened with the rec
objections of the mans description Of
the girl in his stories. "And eyes that
look like violets growing in the fields"
he continued.
"Oh, Jimmy, do hope you are not
getting worse"
The boy became serious at once.
"Sure not" he said reassuringly. I'm
lots better. I was only thinking about
girl somebody told me about once
I'm thinking about something else, too,
Miss Ashby. If I don't get to work
by Monday 1 lose my job. The boss
she-he sent woodland it's Saturday
now"
/ "That's ridiculous, Jimmy. Don't
worry about that"
"But you know, nurse, it's an awful
hard beginning to business career to
lose your job. wouldn't lose mine
for anything"
"You cannot possibly go to work by
that time, Jimmy. What is his ad-
dress? will go and see him N.Y.
SELF"
Jimmy's eyes frightened. "It's the
Cumberland building, room "a. He's
alone about four o'clock in the after
noon, and that's the time always ask
favors."
'"All right, Jimmy don't worry about
it any more. Good-by, and I will tell
you all about it tomorrow"
His blue eyes never left the grace
full figure as she left the ward
"She'sa Just sunshine and violets," he
said to himself, and his contented
brain was quiet.
The next morning as Miss Ashby
was making Jimmy's bed he thought
the violets shone brighter than ever in
her eyes.
cts all right, DEAR" she said. "The
boss says you may stay until you are
absolutely well. And, Jimmy" she
was not looking at the boy now-"you
did not tell me his name, but I found
that-that knew him very Well. he
did not understand about your fear of
losing your place. What did you mean,
dear?'
Jimmy hesitated moment, then
| said: II wanted to do something for
him, nurse. You see, he used to tell
! me story every day when he came
to bring me things, and every story
had girl in it. And one day I said
to him: That's just like Miss Ashby.'
What do you know about Miss Ash
by? he asked; and then told him you
was my morning nurse.
~ used to see her real often
once, Jimmy" he said to me after
while.
"'Not now?' I said. If you'd seen
her once, shouldn't think you'd ever
want to STOP
"1 didn't he said; she won't see
me-
"And then, Miss Ashby, liz to you.
He never told me I'd lose my job if I
wasn't there Monday. 1 kept think
ing about oil he had done for me, and
knew he wanted to see you badly !;
so lied to get you go see him again."
Thu. blue eyes closed; gentle lips
pressed the brow. In her voice was
the sweet tones of old.
Hes going to be my boss too, jim
N.Y." she whispered softly in his ear,
"and you are going to live with u.s.
Jimmy did not answer, but he knew
/ how violets glowed when life was in
them.
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