The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-19

set-backs when you're doing so nicely. What did she say-dear?'' % You're very anxious" I replied,
 Miss Rathbun, did you come to me
 at the same time the doctor did? I | was too sick to notice.' Why, mo-" she said eyebng me | strangely. Doctor sent for me afterwards"
 How" I demanded. Why, my dear. an autom obile l came for me and brought me here. I take care of Dr. Normans cases. We | are-we have-wel. I suppose you l might call us engaged" simpered a I bit and added, progressively: He
 about it because most women like | an unmarried, unattached doctor.
 And, of course, he's only a few years | out of the hospital, and he needs pa
 to think his interests p1ssonal, 1t | would be wicked for me to try to get
 him to announce it-
 "Wait a minute. Miss Rathbun," I | interrupted. You have my good
 wishes. but I'm mot the least bit in | the world interested in you doctor. I don't want him to take any per- sona1 interest in me. I just want | him to get me well-to get me back on my feet again and that he seems determined not to do. Gan you tell | me why?"
 Her face crimsoned, and her voice shook as she replied:
 How can you say such a thing? Of course he wouldn't let you run 1 any unnecessary risks after having such a terrible throat and taking the l anti-toxin and all. But he isn't keep ing you in bed a day longer than is necessary. Don't you insinuate such such a thing about my Roger
 Aren't you exciting your patient a little ?" I asked coldly. It was clear to me that nothing
 was to be gained by cross-qu estioning
 Miss Rathbun. The thing to do was
 get in touch with Neal. On that I
 was determined. And couldn't count
 on Bertha. If she was aware of
 Lyon's ingratitude and disloyalty to
 his benefactors, naturally she'd grieve
 over 1t. Still she couldn't be expect
 ed to do any counter plotting against
 her husband. If. however, she didn't
 know, 1t would be foolish to warn
 her.
 I counted on testing my strength
 when Miss Rathbun went down to
 supper. Heretofore. I'd been help
 less, but now I felt I had vitality
 enough to slip out of bed and creep
 cautiously down to the telephone.
 Presently, however, Miss Rathbun
 made a discouraging announcement. My patient is so much stronger,
 that I'm going to let her sit up for supper and we'll have a nice little
 party together" said she. "Oh, then you'll have to let Bertha know" I began eagerly. Why don't you get me up now and then go down and tell her to bring up both trays?"
 Doctor told her." smiled Miss
 Rathbun. as if reading my thoughts.
 She resents any orders from me" If I'm strong enough, to sit up, 1 surely I'm strong enough to see my | sisters" I persisted. thinking it wise 1 to ignore the quarrel. with Bertha. Miss Rathbun stirred uneasily. l We'll see-tomorrow. Now, dear, | the thing to do is to get you up for
 the last rays of sunlight and all l. comfy before the tray comes" Hardly had this been accomrplishe ed | when Bertha and the waitress ap- peared carrying two large trays. As | mime was put down before me I notic- | ed a letter in unfamiliar handwrit- ing.
 | You shouldn't have brought that | up," commented Miss Rathbun, mak- l ing as if to seize my letter. l Miss Rathbun," I said quietly, | this letter is addressed to me- | I looked up at her with a smil, | and made no move to touch the lette | lying so close to me on the white tray | cover.
 | Miss Rathbun." said quietly
 please don't reprove Bertha fo l bringing me my mall. She takes he 1 directions from Mrs. Dalton, not iron l Dr. Norman. Since my sister per
 | mitted me to have my own nail-ad
 | dressed to mel hardly think it i wise for you to interfere Please giy,