The Lamar register., 1920-02-04

some help. and guess my house
! dresses will fit you fairly we'll"
Aunt Marcia" in pitiful voice. all
the gay spirits flown away. 'is 1t real
Iy true? Can't | possibly sneak out
/ some way! oh. why did ! come" And
! after few moments uncontrolled
| sobbing. "Auntie. who is your doctor?
| Not by any chance Doctor Warner
! A faint hope sparkled In the lovely
brown eyes.
Aunt Marcia placidly seasoned the
soup. 81 never heard of the man. My
family physician u old Doctor Gree
lyI"
Pierrette stumbled upstairs to Aunt
Narcla's spare room and flung herself,
without regard to the crocheted bed
spread, across the bed. hopeless, sob
bling bit of humanity. The dream was
over: she had lost, and the beautiful
Elsbeth would win. Had not Clem
written: you had better hurry here,
because Elsbeth is making an awful
hit with Edgar. He's taking her ev-
erywhere and they're always dancing
together"
A miserable week dragged itself to
a close. The weather had been love
ly. Plerrette could imagine the de-
llghtful motor trips Edgar Warner and
Elsbeth were having, while she, in
Aunt Marcla's clumsy. slate-colored
house dress, carried up trays and
measured out medicine and what not
Old Doctor Greedy. stout and red
faced. puffed In and out of the house
once a day; that was the only break In
the dreary routine.
If Aunt Marcia felt sorry for her
niece, she certainly did not show 1t.
and Pierrette decided she was cold
hearted and unsympsthetic.
One morning, however, putting the
patients bed In order. Pierretts
stopped and listened. Surely. Doctor
Greely had q very light foot this morn
ing. not q wheexe out of him As he
climbed the stairs. Then an explain
ing voice. very deep but boyish: Misc
Grey. l hope l will do as q substitute;
Doctor Greeiy's asthma prevented his
coming: I'm Doctor Warneri"
His eyes opened very wide when he
saw who the nurse was. No wonder.
thought Pierrette, for what q sight shs
must be 10 Aunt Marcis's horrible
dress, a mile too big
Il heard that you were going to join
the Evsnses. Miss Melville" remarked
the young doctor politely. "how-"
My doing" said brisk voice. Aunt
Marcia stool in the doorway. Il
t-legrsphed for her. and of course. my
I'ierrett- came at once TO help take
care of these little people
II seemed to Pierrette that II Doctor
Warner had greeted her with careless
politeness there certainly was = dlf-
ferent tone In his voice when he left,
something of admiration and keen re-
spect.
The next day Doctor Warner asked
Aunt Marcia II she did not think the
nurse little pale. and that spin
through the park Just Whist she need
ed. After that Plerrette had u drive
every day with Doctor Warner. and
though Timothy and Pet were sitting
up the doctor often found IL necessary
to run In again In the evening.
'Good-by," said Pierrette few
weeks later when the quarantine was
lifted. You darling Aunt Marcia, I
must thank you for all my happiness.
Perhaps you've guessed, have you?
/ We're engaged. When | mentioned
Elsbeth TO Edgar. he said Beautiful,
stunning girls do not always do the
big. fine things In life that count and
he said that girl who would give
up q round Of gayety to nurse scar
latina was the right wife for him