The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-12
Continued from Friday)

fconsinued from F'riday)
Down the clean steps went DR.
Max that morning. a big man. Al
most as tall as * Le Moyne. eager
- life. strong and q bit reckless.
not fine. perhaps. but not evil He
Z had the same zest Of living as sid
uey. but with this difference--the
xjrl stood ready to give herself 70
4 lie. he knew that life would come
10 him. AlIdominasing male was
Dr. Max. that morning. as be drew
\. IN his gloves before stepping into
r ais car. II was after O'Clock n.
| Le Moyne had been an hour at his
6esk- The Mckee napkins lay ironed
n or1erly piles.
Nevertheless. DR.. Max was suffer
\ eng under sense OF defeat az he
rode down town. The night before.
~ had proposed 10 a girl and had
4 been rejected He was not in love
With the giri-she would have been
& 8 suitable wife. and a surgeon ought
Is be married.. IL gives people con
&rIence--but his pride was hurt. lie
allied the exact words of the re
kction-
-You are too good looking. Max
ohe had said "and that's the truth
Now that operations are as popular
~ fancy dancing and much less
5 bother. half the women know are
crazy about their surgeons. I'm too
fond Of my peace Of mind
but. good heavens, haven't you
sny confidence In me?" he had de
l.nnanded.
ssSoneswhatever. Max. dear" She
afi looked at him with level. under
handing eyes.
He put the disagrecablc recollec
Ion out Of his mind as he parked
liz car and made his way TO his OF
Ice. Here would be people who be
eved In him. from the middle-aged
Uurse in her prfm uniform to the
low Of patients sitting suffly around
the wails3of the waiting room. DIT
MAY. pausing in the hall outside the
door OF his private office. drew
long breath. This was the real thing
work and plenty of II, a chance 70
ehow the other men what he could
Al a battle to win, No bumanitar'
5 an was he, but fighter: each day
~ came to his office with the same
battle lust.
The office nurse had her back 70
him. When she turned. he faced an
3 agreeable surprise. Instead Of Miss
simpson, he faced young and at
4ractive girl, family familiar.
= eve tried to get you by tele-
bbone." she explained. II am from
are hospital. Miss simpsons father
dfed this morning. and she knew you
would have to have some one. ! was
just starting for my vacation 80 they
sent me-"
ePather a poor substitute for a
vacation" he commented.
She was a very pretty girl. He
had seen her before in the hospital,
but he had never really noticed how
attractive she was. Rather stun
ming she was, no thought. The com
bination of yellow hair and dark eyes
was unusual. He remembered. just
in time. to express regret at Miss
simpsons bereavement
II am Miss Harrison" explained
the substitute. and held out his long
white coat. The ceremony, purely
perfunctory with Miss Simpson on
duty. proved interesting, Miss Har.
rison, In spite OF her high heels, be.
ing small and the young surgeon
tall. When he was finally In the
coat che was rather flushed and pal.
plating.
"But knew your name. Of
!, course" lied DIR. Max. "And--Im
uTy about the vacation"
- inter- that came work. Miss Har
rIson was nimbIc and alert. but the
surgeon worked quickly and with few
wards. was impatient when she could
not find the things he called for.
even broke into restrained profanity
nov and then- She went . little pale