, 1923-05-17

fair when children are healthy and
everything is done to prevent compli-
cations"
Sally let u a little scream and Nell
put a warm, strong arm about her.
please send a nurse at once, Bob"
Sally said. 1.-TWO II you think they
need 1t. Nell want to go home this
afternoon and"
The doctor shook his head In his
most professional manner Tn afraid
she'll have to be quarantined. And
so long as you must both stay here I
see no need of nurses-at least so
long as the twins are no worse than
they are now"
but she simply has to get home"
protested Sally. "She's going to a
dance with Kenneth at the Country
club"
Don't think Of that" protested
Nell unselfishly. you know / love to
nurse-I took a short course in home
nursing in boarding school-and you
know I've had it. so l won't be run
ming any risk. I'll just telephone Ken
meth. He'll understand"
I'm afraid he'll have to-" said the
doctor. But, by the way" he went
on. II think I'd better telephone for
you. I'll have to have you two girls
quarantined off the lower floor, so
that Tom can go and come. He's
frightfully busy in the office. He can
sleep In one of the rooms downstairs,
and that maid of yours goes home
nights anyway. She can cook for him
and pass cooked food up the back
stairs. OF course you must sterilize
all dishes before you send them down
again. I'll leave directions for the
proper disinfectant solution you must
use and then leave orders at the drug
store for drugs and prescriptions"
But won't l be able to telephone
at allf" asked Nell. just a little
alarmed.
The doctor shook his head.
Then please explain so Kenneth
will understand and tell him of course
I want him to take some other girl In
my place and not to worry about me.
Tell him I've had it-and-"
Goodness sakes," said Sally, look
ing annoyed. Don't you suppose
Doctor Bob has anything to do but to
be a go-between for you and Ken
meth? Come, we'd better get the twins
In their cribs"
Tn so sorry" said Nell. II oughtn't
to nave thought of myself" She took
n Of the twins in her arms tenderly
and began unfastening the little boots.
Sally followed the doctor to the door
and remained there In whispered con-
versation while Nell got the two twins
into their cribs.
Kenneth Yates was serving his legal
apprenticeship in Tom Leonard's law
office. and that night when Tom re-
turned Nell rushed to the back stairs
and began calling through the closed
passage.
She asked whether Kenneth under
stood.
81 don't think he had much time to
think of girls and Dances" said Tom.
Compilations have set In in that
Titus Inheritance case and some one
had to pike right out to California to
look up some records there and make
some Investigations. OF course Ken
meth was the man to go-he may have
to be gone a month or more. He"
But can't / write to him?"
Not till quarantine is off," said
Tom.
Tell him I must speak TO him."
said Nell, shaking her bobbed locks in
dlgnantly at the top Of the stairs.
Tell him to come around before he
starts and I'll talk to him out Of one
Of the back windows. I'm sure that
wouldn't do any harm"
Kenneth arrived at seven the next
morning. He was planning to leave
on the eight o'clock train. He stood
at the back OF the house and threw a
harmless little stone against the win
dow pane that Tom had designated as
Nell's.
Nell hadn't expected him so early.
She had sat beside the twins till mid
night, though they slumbered peace
fully in their little cribs. And she
was deep in slumber when the sum-
mons came. II must be confessed that
her bobbed locks we're done up in
dozens Of little curling kids and when
she appeared at the window she wore
an enormous blanket bathrobe.
Say, isn't II the llmit?" shouted
Kenneth.
tits Just dreadful" agreed Nell.
II wanted to finish the sentence I
began. I couldn't whit till / saw you
again. I think you are the most ador-
able girl In the worlo. Nell. will you
marry meT'
"oh, yes. Kenneth" assured Nell.
Kenneth, I'm so relieved-I couldn't
have waited much longer.'
just then there was n merry peal
OF laughter and then n loud chuckle.
More feminine laughter followed and
then n chorus Of masculine outlaws.
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