The Washington herald., 1922-06-02
Continued from Yesterday.

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Jane stood confronting the rosy
checked nurse in pale indignation.
why should 1 leave? why?"
Doctors orders" nonchalantly
replied the girl as she arranged
some flowers in . vase on the
dresser.
The flowers. where did they
come from?" Traverse asked to in
terrupt the scene. The nurse smiled
sweetly upon him.
"One of the other patients gave
them to me-and i thought
"Awfully nice of your he said
gratefully. Il was wondering who
would be sending me flowers"
Jane turned about in a fiery flare.
Who would sends you flowers?
I'm sure / would had / known THAI
you intended to stay here weeks
and weeks It's no wonder though.
If you are to be so well taken care
of-so nicely entertained"
Janet he protested.
Il don't care. don't care. even IL
she is a nurse. Can't / stay here?
Can't you have rest and quiet-if
I'm here?"
1T doesn't look that way, does
it?" the nurse referred with exas-
perating coolness.
well. you shall not order me
out! III"
You'll come over here and sit
down and come to your senses,
Traverse directed.
The nurse gave a final shove to
put the visitors chair through the
door.
I'm very sorry. sir. but I shall
leave you and report to the head
nurse. 1. cannot risk my patients
lives for the sake of the foolish
visitors who AS for the flowers
I'm sorry, / just thought 1t would
cheer up the room and-and-"
Then she broke down in tears.
'Tf people knew how hard it was
to be a nurse-what we have to
stand day and night. going through
life and death for the sake of our
patients idle women would't come
here making trouble accusing me
o."
Hush, Hushw Traverse inter-
posed NO one has been accusing
you of anything I'm sure Miss
Richards sees that you are right.
and I'm sure she will tell you so.
Apologize, won't you. Jane?"
Jane stood dumb.
Sne nad done IL again. Sne nad
made a scene. Her lack of poise
had again jeopardized the comfort
and happiness-perhaps even the
life of the man she loved above
everything in the world.
Love. Was love only a curse d?
Was the demon of jealousy ever to
haunt her happiness:
I'm sorry-terribly sorry. I didn't
understand" Jane said simply.
That's my girl" Traverse smiled
indulgently. And now, Miss Nurse,
will you go and ask my doctor
whether l may go to my own we'd
ding tomorrow, or not?'
The girl smiled. I'm afraid from
what I've heard. it will be not. but
il you're superstitious about post
poning it-why not be married in
the hospitaI?"
Traverse laughed. That would be
darned romantic. wouldn't it?"
Jane stood transfixed at the
thought. II wasn't her idea. She
wanted a church wedding. She had
planned to wear her mothers old
lace wedding veil. the wedding gown
had long been arranged in white
satin fashion to mark her solemn
: march up the aisle. Would she sac
rifice all this to marry Norman in
a stuffy old hospital-full of odors
of ether and warming Cruel?
I'll be the maid Of honor. and
you can have-more flowers" the
nurse said wittily.
1T would be-gruesome," Jane OBJ
jected.
Traverse let a cloud pass over
his face. Even the nurse saw his
disappointment. Was Jane. after all
material?
''Oh. very well. il you'd rather do
the lock step up the heavenly aisle
I'll take my sentence the way you
say" he grumbled.
Jane was nervous-upset after the
scene. She knew that she was not
herself-but her tongue loosened as
by some maIign influence. She could
not quite forgive the nurse for be-
ing so pretty-so gcod-humored
She complained
We've had so much trouble-sC
many disappointn1ents-I guess we
can stand one more postponement
Besides. the idea of getting married
in a hospital. for the amusemen,
or a lot of nurses and doctors. is
not-well-not my itNa, So there
Pardon me-" the nurse said. ant