The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-29
When 4 Girl
 MQrries
By ANN LESLIE.
CHAPTER CDXIVI

WOlO MISS HldIe llO move to help me. so staggered down the hall to the living room and sank upon the couch utterly exhausted. In a moment or two I'd be able to NeaPs apartment. But first I had to relax from the strain of my first outing and the disappointneiit due to the Illustration of my plan to go to Neal.
 After a moment Dr. Norman came striding into the living room. See ing me sunk in a heap on the couch, he turned and called in his most pro- fessional manner:
 Miss Rathbun, come here at once! Your patient needs you"
 'I don't!' I declared, sitting up abruptly, 'I need neither you nor Miss Rachbun, as I intimated on the drive, I hope I shall not have to say anything further to convey my meaning
 "Oh, I know we're dismissed all But it just happens that I've taken VOW of service known as the Hip picratic cath, so no matter how you feel about me I feel that I've a defi- before leave you.
 I heard the rustic of skirts while he was talking, and at this juncture Miss Rathbun slipped into the room. With a cold, impersonal look on her face she came over to me.
 'Is there anything l can do for YOU Mrs. Harrison, before I leave?' she asked.
 "who says you're 1eaving?" de- handed the doctor in a hectoring tone.
 The girl turned and stared straight at him with look of accusation on her face.
 Can you ask me that?" she de- manded in g. strangled voice-"Can you dream I'll stay after-what hap pened the early part of the after noon.''
 Miss Rathbun!" protested the doc tor; twill you try to regain your pro- fessional dignity, please? You have a patient here who needs your attention. You can hardly expect any doctor of any standing to recommend you for any other case if you permit your personal grievances. real or fancied, to interfere with the discharge of your duties"
 self together in order toS protest to this insolent man that l would not permit him to browbeat any woman in my presence. But Miss Rathbun was ahead of me. F'ingtnS back her head in Q superb gesture which brought out the hitherto unnoticed, but patent'y beautiful lines of her
 Roger, I've had enough of this professional business! Pm not sure that our attitude toward Mrs. Harri-
 ''waIt!" commanded. 'I know perfectly we'll what you mean. I've suspected it all along"
 Suspected what?' they cried all most in 0 breath.
 That quick duet of response c'inch- ed my suspicious and anger gave me strength.
 ''Suspected whose orders you were my brother I gloated accusingly. Suspected whose plan 1t was to keep me in an absurd quarantine cut off from everyone who might be loyal r1r-N An l1AfTN NOF- h bun to carry out your bidding Is bad enough, doctor. But for you to do what you've done is enough to dis bar you from the practice of medicine in this State"
 "stopl" commanded Miss Rathhun, making @ complete rght-about-face in a fury of loyalty to the man I was accusing. "You don't know what you are talking about. You must mt in- suit Roger like this. He's been do- ing the thing your own people asked of him. They suspected you'd go half crazy as you have done when you heard about vour brother. So they put us on our honor to keep all news of his accident from you. It's my needn't go off at a tangle like this and make wild accusations. You owe the doctor an apology"
 I was so astonished that could who'd greeted the doctor on his re- turn in cold accusing silence was now turning on me like a vengeful god dess because I ventured to reproach fragrant than his insolent snubbtng of her.
 There was a touch of hysteria clear even to my ears when I 1augher be- fore starting to reply. But now it was the doctor who forestalled me. Still keeping up the prefense of pure ly professional relations, which could well imagine galled Miss Rathoun al ar161 y0R hn the nurse grimly:
 "You're wrong, Miss Rathbun. It is you who owe Mrs. Harrison an apology. For the third time today you have forgotten professional dig nity The first time was when you resented having me treat my patient as I saw fit and give, her little drive in the fresh air. The second instance was when in your resentment at the reproof you forced me to give you, you didn't take charge of your pa tient when I brought her home to you. And now you have offended for the third time and beyond repara- ton. What Mrs. Harrison thinks of me doesn't matter. I've done my her room. She is quite exhausted D
 'I'u not go,'' I announced. I've dismissed you both and I'm taking no orders from man who shows that he
 ''What do you rnean?" demanded the doctor angrily. Then, pulling h htmself together. he smiled, and way ed it away. Poor child, you're worn out. Hysterical. You may dismiss me l all you like, but I'll not leave th>s | case until I see you safely esta b1ish- | ed in your own little white bed and resting quietly
 ''Tii not go,' cried on the verge | of tears You've kept me from Eo- 1 ing to my brother. But you can't keep me from telephoning to inquire how he is. I won't permit your plot
 "P1ease take her upstatrs,'' the doc tor commanded.
 Then, seeing Miss Rathbun make no move to obey, he stopped over and seized me in his arms as if I'd been a baby.
 you'd better not try any such methods. Roger said Miss Rathb1n in a voice which sounded very weary. Then she added suddenly as the doc tor strengthened up abrutply:
 'tThere's someone here to see Mrs. Harrison
 I looked up indifferently. There