The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-01-17

nie III give you nfckets tne Rtri
called to Mariska. as she stood with
49, rac and pencil by the edge OF
the circular walk around the fountain
And Mariskn took up the offer In
santIy.
Stubs eyed the proceedings With
alert suspicion, but as he managed to
edge about and get . look at the
sketch the girl was making Of Mari
sks. he approved. and from that first
day he had champloned the cause Of
the "Nickel Lady" as they al named
her.
J One evening be met her on Seconu;
avenue In the rain. There are degrees
IL social status about Stuyvesant
square that are quite M peculiar and
az rigidly drawn ss those around
Washington square. Along It's far west.
ern and northern boundaries Il is ex-
elusive and undemonstrative. but the
Ifrk itself on either side Is a flower
bed Of youngsters on summer days.
And they had their fnvorites besides
the "Nickel Lady" foremost Of all the
"white Doctor"
lie was young and always dressed
IN white. and when his ambulance
would swing across Second avenue he
never failed 90 wave In answer 10
stubs greeting and the rest OF the
bunch"
Therefore Stubs honored him and
tfNtA h.. ttNlaE.l Ixf hAaIgat..I
llgghIngly as the rain beat down upon
lt.. and before he could stop her.
had slipped across the street under
the very wheels of the huge gray mail
ear the first thing he thought of was
the "Whlte Doctor" He stuck by her
when the crowd gathered. and IL was
he. too. who got Bandy Moran and
Chick 10 carry her 10 the Sidewalk
where she lay stlll. and white.
When the ambulance swung around
the corner and the "Whitc Doctor
Jumped down. Stubs explained the sItu.
alton TO him briefly.
I'm her best friend around here"
he said lofilly. "Is she hurt much.
DocT"
Skillfully Rex Fuller knelt beside
the slender figure. making his exam
inatiOn. "Just shaken up and suffer-
Inc from shock. old man." he told
Stubs. "What's her name and whore
does she llye?"
Stubs scratched his head doubtfully.
He didn't know. Neither did Marsha.
nor Banty. nor any of the bunch"
hanging aronnd mournfully. She was
Just the "NIckel Lady" 30 they took
her mp 10 the hospital. and Stubs
made his arrangements with the doc
tor 70 visit her as her nearest
friend"
That night when she lay conscious
for the first time. Rex waited until
The nurse had gone down the ward.
before lac asked her the necessary
questions 10 AN In her card.
Her name was Phyllis Truax. she
told him. Alone In New York and un-
married. an artist by profession. That
was all, only when Stubs came TO visit.
she sent him after stationery so she
could write few letters. and he
noted they all required out OF town
postage.
You and me'ye got 10 stand by her.
Doe" he told Rex out In the corridor.
ana Hex agreed 10 do his part.
Three weeks she stayed there, the
hrst rest since she had come 20 the
cry, and every day up In the beauti-
ful roof solarium Rex sat with her.
according to his promise to Stubs. But
the day before she left she had an-
other visitor. He was very confident
when he first met her. hut she sat
With dropping lashes as he talked. and
hnhiiy she said something to him.
and after he had gone she smiled at
Iex somewhat anxiOusiy.
I'm "A perfect fraud. DOCTOR" she
said. "You won't care for me a bit
any more or Stubs or Mariska or any
BODY. fm not just stray artist
stranded In New York. I'm q regular
person with a home aud family and
plenty OF money. and I've just refused
half million more. I'm afraid I'm
spoiled for that sort of thing. You've
been 80 wonderful to me up here. !
think Ill be Q nurse"
You will not" he told her sternly.
ia the first place you're not strong
enough TO train. and Ia the second
promised Stubs to look after you. II
you had not known that I would, why
dld you send away the half million
chapT
stubs was on his way to visit her.
with two large strangely red carna-
tons he had managed to bargain for.
but when he caught sight Of the
White Doctor" bending over the
Nickel Lady" with unmistakable
proprietorship, he stopped and turned
ms back. Al least he knew when II
was time TO umpire the game over 10
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