Evening star., 1923-12-30
Does the Modern Girl
AlsOuys KnoyU Her
Own Mind?

enormous gray void came swooping
aown upon Patty.
'sit down. yoa fool, and slidep'
Raeburn called.
She followed him from one to the
other as he made his first exaFnina-
lions; followed him, for she did not
dare to be alone; followed him with
Averted eyes for she dared not look
at what he touched. He said things
to her; things that at first she cIung
to.
1.-TWO hours before we can get help
mo roads across the rnArsh-ths six
train--Iaeky 1 brought supplies for
the hospitaI-ether. spiInts. gause-'
She knew now that he was turning
over that first strange human huddie.
The engineers dead, poor feiiowi"
and then, You jampedT' to the sec
ond one, you're the fireman2"
yes, but got 1t! Look. my legs
Broken and torn. To think I went
through the Argonne to hAve-Doc-
tor. won't lose my leg. viii I?'
SURE not! That's nothing-clean
break! Wen have that all fixed up
In no time, my boy. I've got spiInts
and bandages with me-"
He approached the groansng,
bloody line that the conductor had
rescued. Lucky, too, you're with
mem Raeburn was now saying to
Patty. "fll need you. Take Of those
gloves and your hat and veil. Well.
conductor. you ala a good Job getting
ieix out OF the car with that broken
arm"
The conductor apparently under
stood, bat he aid not speak. His
glazed eyes vaguely followed Rae
burns movements. One by one. Rae
burn looked over the six. who lay
silent or nnoaned IN Increasing agony.
Patty kept her face turned the other
way.
60 back to the car. Miss Dade, and
get me some water from the tahk!"
DR.. Raeburn ordered next in his
crisp tone OF command, handing her
a metal drinking cup. "and don't spill
it,"
Patty obeyed.
|, He ran to the foot or the embank-
ment; brought down some of his bags
and cases; ran swiftly back. When
One showed a file of ether cans; an
other. plump pounds of sterilized
gauze; a third. a collection of splints.
In a small leather case she recog-
nized a single object-a' morphine
needle. She felt, rather than saw,
that he filled this. using the water
she had brought him. Raeburn worked
swiftly with skilled expeftness and
ealmness. laying things where they
would rest easiest to his hand. All
the time he was saying. "Jusf one
moment more, my boy" only a
little while. madam. your case is
painful but not serious" you're all
right, my man, nothing broken"
Soaking in her gray ndmbness,
Patty was conscious. nevertheless. of
"a prickling. scarlet terror that
parehed her tongue and wrought
growing weakness in the hinges of
her knees. 1t seemed to her that she
had been there ages and yet her rea-
son, still mechanically funetioning.
told her that not fifteen minutes had
passed since that fret crash. Two
hours! If she could oniy get at the
morphine.
rNow, Miss Dade,'' Dr. Raeburn
said. "I'n have to aek you to hold
this teurniauet."
"I can't Patty whispered, II
can't, And then at the look in his
face she broke into whimpers. II
can't. can't stand the sight of
blood, and yeu know it." And then,
81 won't, tell you. won't I won't!
/ WON'T. I'm going to faint.'
But she did not faint. For before
her weakness had melted in a pre-
liminary swaying. DR.. Raeburn
reached out and slapped her In the
face.
It was not a gentle slap: 1t brought
the blood in a. purple flooding Up to
his very fingers. But with IL came
to Patty 50 elood-red. bloodsblind a
sense OF outrage that her mind clear.
ed. Instinctiveiy she swung at him.
DR.. Raebarn eide stepped neatly
enough ana swung back with a blow
on the shoulder that ratified her
teeth. He followed this with another.
Choking. Patty abandoned technique.
struck wildly. His answer was to
seize her by the shoulders and shake
her till hat. veiL hafrpins flew.
NOV will you hold that tourni-
oBets" he demanded. s'or have I got