The Washington times., 1922-12-21
/ STORY OF !
BY Maria Luttrell

n LOOK Of dismay spread
over the pretty face OF An
abel Darrow as she lis
tened to her husbands crisp words
oysr the telephone.
hut Tom. dear" she expostu-
lated. ''it's quite out OF the ques.
tion. I simply can't keep the Of.
flee for you today. When my
maid IL III or goes away for some
reason. never ask you to help
me out. Yes. Of course. do make
you take me to a reStaurant for
meals. but mean-mean--What
that? I'll have to keep the office?
That's absurd. I'm planning
to play bridge at the club this
afternoon and Katie Lockett and
] are going to shop this morning
and have lunch downtown. She's
here now waiting for me to dress.
Well. OF all the stupid things that
could happen-.Yes-I suppose /
will. That's true-it's the first
time you've asked me to do any.
thing. In half an hour? I'll be
ready"
She turned from the telephone
to the stylish young woman who
was impatiently pacing the room.
Isn't that just like Tom? The
silly! Asking me to keep his old
office and talk to sick people all
day. He knows I'm Temperament
tai and get upset easily. I'll prob
ably have q nervous headache and
have to 80 to bed to pay for It,"
II wouldn't Co." suggested Katie
Lockett. Hang a sign on his
office door and let's scamper to
sec the Fall styles"
The doctors wife considered for
q minute. Then she shook her
head. II don't want you to get
the impression that Tom bosses
me. He doesn't. But he IL al
ways right about things. And he
simply never asks q favor of me,
20 IN have to Accommodate him
this one time. 49,
His office girl was called home
few minutes ago. and he's 30.
ing out Of town to operate, and
can't leave an irresponsible party
there when patients are coming.
In due time Tom himself drove
the car to the door for her. He
offered no apology because he
had asked her to give UP her
pleasure for the day to attend to
the business of his office. He
cautioned her to be friendly with
everyone and suggested that she
allow the patients to do most Of
the talking. You might patron
ise them. dear. without realizing
LOOKING THINGS OVER.
So II happsned that she was
already beginning to feel tenn.
permental when she put the key
he had given her in the lock and
invited the two or three patients
waiting outside his door to come
in. She was almost brusque when
she told them that he had been
called out - town.
When they left she began to
look around her. Tho office was
undoubtedly IN need Of q thor.
oush cleaning. The rug on the
waiting.room foor was 90 worn
that she tripped in the ragged
edge Of It. Her conscience stirred
painfully at sight Of IL. She had
lately bought two handsome rugs
for her upstairs sitting room.
Dinsy. yellow curtains hung
st the Window and the pillows on
the couch must have had the
same covers since he had opened
his Offices there. She peered into
the linen ciost. Operating gowns,
sheets, pillow cases and towels
were IN . jumbled mass, His
operating rooms were immacu.
lately clean. He kept q man 70
sss 10 them but the waiting room
had obviously been neglected.
ghs pinned sheet around her
styiish frock and proceeded 10
dust, and straightsn the firni-
tur6 Suddenly an idea popped
into her head. she went to the