Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-12-26
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER

Betty aunereu strictly TO routine uuty
He had hardly spoken to her for the
first three days, while the doctor had
arrived and they had managed to
cover the splendid links below the
Cranston cottage at least once day.
Finally Roland asked for the doctor
and was told by Miss Kellogg he had
gone horseback riding with the nurse.
The next morning Roland looked at
his nurse carefully from new angle.
I'm going to try few holes today"
he said CURLY. "We'll start about
ten."
Betty looked him over coolly herself,
as she handed tray OF breakfast
dishes out to the porter.
II have letters to write to catch the
northern mail" she replied. "rll tell
David to so with you"
"You played with Tom Allan. I
watched you" He glanced at her
quickly. He's going back Saturday.
Fine chap, isn't her
Everybody likes him." Betty agreed
impersonally, and went out with her
chin up. Yet she knew she liked him
in spite of his quick temper and peev-
ishness. The doctor had told her as
they strolled back over the links the
day before how he had taken one
honor after another at the front. and
of horrors even his mother did not
know he faced and conquered. Secret
ly she felt certain respect for his
record even while she rebelled against
his irritability.
"He was engaged to his cousin,
Nancy Derlngforth of New York. be-
fore he went over" Tom had added
at the last. "She threw him over while
he was in the hospital and married
Courtney Phelps, the broker. Made
Roland sort of cynical, | presume.
Cheer him up when I'm gone"
Roland watched them the night be-
fore the doctor left as they strolled
down through the pines from the hotel.
Then he called old David to him and
told him to get him up at five for n
turn on the links.
"We're going to change our gait,
Davey," he smiled. "We've got to give
Doc q run for his money"
Four weeks later there came the
telegram announcing the coming IT
Mrs. CranstOn. II startled them both.
Betty was In sport skirt and pOngre
silk waist after tramp Of six hours
up through the mountain trails. Ilo-
land looked at her qulzzlcally.
"She'll be here tonight Walt until
I tell her how you've trained me into
condition. You've refused to wait on
me, taken away all my medicine, dis
agreed with me In everything"
Betty laughed and gaZed past him
to the purple mountain ridge.
"Guess I'd better pack now. You
certainly don't need nurse any
more"
"Doc was right just needed
cheering up. guess" His voice was
low as he bent over, mrrklng deep de-
signs in the soft earth with his stick.
Hes fine old chap. isn't hr?"
splendid" Betty replied heartily.
He gave her quick sldel0ng glance,
and spoke suddenly in the short. UNI
compromising way he had.
"Look here. Betty, don't want 10
trespass on any other fellows prom'
Used land, and Pm dying 10 tell yon
something. Would Tom have right
to care II did,
I'm the doctors favOrlte nurse"
Betty answered teasingly. II don't
th'?k he'd care. Is It a complaint"
but. you see. we've been friends
for years back at Old Harvard and
well, you see, oh, hang IT, Betty, love
You and I've got to tell you so even II
you are engaged to Tom"
Betty turned to him swiftly and
knelt down on the big bOwIder he was
sitting on. She could not bear the
look in his eyes Of helpless renuncla-
ton.
"Pm not" she said softly. "He told
me that night to be good to you even
II had to marry you"