Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14

oSS0IEo0 - hln0s wa pfeclSeiy tue
course N able woman should con-
oh. weils h saA. smiling thank.
fully 81 the eliDpssy napkin she had
disentagled from the counterpana.
you 1ssSie with special train
.,, II xa, a., s..: . ns...:- - re-, re-.
either leg shifted q little?"
She had NO natural gift for these
nice adjustments Of weight and pose.
but she was Infinitely patient at ex-
pertinent and had learned to mako the
tiny changes Of his posture that
turned increasing torture to cornpars-
tive comfort
qu,1 wser ;a were y'u ,s ssrnr II h s... IN
Yes" she answered.
sursd her ces0fsrtably. III you can't
manage that. try Virginia, I always
~ f:thsr v.. nas,ish," she added.
An y:si Then yos are really not
7 fee. very Amsrirsn, M. Ing sinson."
But now that know. can see
you're not" he answered. thought
fully. You're not 30 hard - our
sirls-cestAtnly not % hard ~ our
nurses
IT'S not . soft l,fe-aurs,nr.- sh.
reminded him.
by jevs. It's not" he agreed. The
tn3.ks I've heard nurses laugh at-r'
shs shook her head. remembering.
heard two Of than laughing in the
maternity ward. Astualf|f vas q
poor Finnish WomAn-thsy LAUGHED
Il WIS furious-it WAS al new to
me.
-"'You step that this moment. or I'll
And then they laughed 1t me.
LII so-fn treak my trainlngl I'll
not stay herev screamed at them.
TO laugh e = wonsan--thet way .
I know. irs nks ms6scal students"
E; ; 70 s Ana y. 's sss.. toe sru
rule. arc the kinAset Of men. don't
YOU th1nkf'
She nodded
You hsew, Thaysr west On. half to
ssf. as'f sr :; h ,s9 4. s wGsss ed. it all
think les this way. Miss washburn.
Il you don't coaxssn up q bit and
laugh and make horrible foxes. you
couldn't stand it-y9u know. You'd
60 OF your head with it. all.
You have to grow an extra skin. II
=
you couldn't stand 'em, probably.
You've got TO choose between OBJ
scenfty and - insanity. more or
less. And, OF course. q healthy young
cub chooses obscenity. 1t would be
too ghastly-'
CHE flashed a deep look At him. and
her eyes were nearly black.
II see what you mean" she said
That must be it, Mr.. Thay-Nr. Hig-
ginson."
And. after all, the nurses can't be
too hard" he unused, for 40 per cent
OF 'em marry doctors-or is it 40 per
cent Of doctors that marry nurses?
A chum Of mine. In the old days, had
that all worked out: his statistics
were more reliable than his anatomy
poor old joe"
She smiled.
II suppose all your patients propose
to your ne suggested casually.
She inclined her pale head.
Usually she said: but don't
mind. It never makes any difference
'Wouldn't it. II I did@' said Thayer.
Sc never lifted her eyes from her
work, but her breasts rose quickly
and her wide nostrils diIated.
II think I'd rather you didn't" she
said. "ir you don't mind, Mr..
''Why not let it go at Thay~" he
asked. ut would save SO much time.
observation-disclosures takes SO
long" ,...,. .,.x.. 81. .,.r...a
but you're awfully childish. Nj
1r,f "a - 0ptk
or anything? It's nearly g.
"of course. you can do this any way
you iike." he said cheerfully. "tDo
you realize that / can wiggle my toes
and feel them?) And II you'd rather
I DIDN'T propose to you: OF &c course n...,i
who'd rather didn't. Only. les the
only way 1 know Of finding out
whether or not you'll marry me. Sup
pose we consider it done-shall We"
She sewed in silence: a little
orange dropped with plump from
"weilr' he urged patiently. 'rt's
Il wish you wouldn't" she begged.
.welI. didn't; did I: Take your
s ss ySniS, my dear sar1 girl although
there's no reason why you should pro-
pose to q woman, just because she
ha1Apens to be . nurse fand I've
known lots Of nurses and never
dreamed of proposing to one-hon-
estlyD surely there's no reason why
Be reasonable. It's not your nurse
ness-it's your, your you-ness"
You know nothing about me-" she
That's not quite true" he answered
i lteaa Il, this room with you for nearly
a month. And I'm not a fool. You're
an educated woman. obviously. and
YOU come Of good stock. So far az
I'm conoernsd, that's the principal
thing. And I happen to have fallen
in ~: With sss y .sia, ny happen to
n.ve fallen IN love with me-"
ehs cams TO the bed ana stood by
any "four-r think It 10 your Old god
father who is coming at g." she
"Jncle John-yes." he answered. Il
want him to meet you"
II have nufsed for him." she said.
Everybody knows Dr. John Wentworth.
Before he comes. MI. Hi.Einson. am
going to tel. 9 y9S 81 ~ 1u sh,n fcr dsy
or two: you won't mind Miss wehlen-
berg Tor . little while. I'm tired. ia
rather you didn't talk to me, now
ri come back. Thefe'n be no dir
ference IL you wish me. while you
stay here"
..If wish you--
"svvait," she said.
They looked straight at each other
and both were very pale.
capt. washburn was an English
officer." abe began. "I1e was a Surrey
man. nv mother was Danish dancer
Of the Royal opera Company at Copef1-
no vAn don't remember her at ALI
6ecausa she ran away Xhen I was q
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