The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-02

II you wish to take the mat
ter before the student body, that
is your privilege. as you know.
Eut must warn you th;s- you
Will only add to the pain of the
experience. Further, you may
have charges brought against you,
II you wish. But you have adj
mitted everything.
1.-THE procedure is simply inevi-
table. In taking this step / ain
merely answering a trust put
upon me. Your further presence
is hurtful to the school. Whether
tell you this, or your fellow
students or the officers Of the in
stitution pass judgment is Of Sec
ondary importance. I can assure
you, in any case, 1t will be the
same"
WAS 1 of value before this be-
came known"
"You can answer that yourself
"And If these charges were not
brought to you, would still be of
valued"
what is the purpose of your
question:"
IT want to know If l may trans
fer to another hospital and fin
iSh--"
Miss Simonds passed her large,
capable hand across her forehead:
ION your transfer l should be
bound to state the reason for your
leaving"
Chickie swayed: Might not
some other reason be givenw
"Can you ask me, Miss Bryce,
to enter into an agreement to de-
ceive and misrepresent? l con-
slider it very wrong that you your
self did this in entering here"
"Oh, Miss Simonds-what else
could 1 do? Why should it be con-.
sidered truthful and noble to fas-
ten this thing on me? Why is it
righteous to prevent me from serv-
ing the right?"
1--WE have gone into all Of this.
There is no value in argument
since you cannot be convinced Of
your wrongdoing. :"
"Oh, yes--I am well convinced
Of that! But 1 am not convinced
Of any ones power to insist that,
once down. remain down"
She suddenly flung back her
head-suddenly made little
rush to the door.
She had an ida that she stag.
gered and kept looking at her
feet, holding her arms rigid to
her side. She passed nurses and
nodded, but didn't know to whom.
She had reached the end of the
world and wanted to plunge her.
self Wildly-anywhere-
She went like this for three
blocks along Twenty second street,
then she turned around with a
fright leaping in her throat. Had
any one seen her? They would
think her mad.
1t was a golden morning in
June-the street bland as song.
She. reached Mission and went
wandering along, stopping to
look in windows. She saw a bolt
OF blue ribbons-soft, faded blue
like Jennie's eyes. She hurried
from that window-oh, what
would they say-how would they
take it?
And Jonathan so proud of her.
Jonathan saying: What do you
thing of my girl-will she make
good nurse?"
Jonathan was not 10 know
Never! This secret she could keen.
She passed the 5 and 10 cent
store-entered. She stopped be-
fore a counter. Glass beads of
all colors were in little glasses.
Was Mary's little girl old enough
TO play with them? She bought
Dig ones and ball of pink
string to run them on.
She went around buying all
manner of nick-nacks-three big.
blue egg Cups-nice for break.
fast. Jennie would like them.
1t occurred to her tos bring
gifts to them. Jennie loved Law.
ender-two bungalow aprons of
lavender with the pockets and
all plped in black, with punches
OF roses here and there
And a silk shirt for Jonathan.
wouldn't no be the lord, though?
She bought white one, very
heavy. She paid SO for it. Put.
ting 1t under her arm, she came
near 10 crying.
She walked blocks beyond Fair
oaks. Then she took out her
vanity case, put on rouge-nnade
her lips as bright as cherriss.
And she came in to them laugh.
1ng-and tossed the packages
upon them. They were sitting at
lunch. She said: Howell. here
she Is! Amt this grand thought
Then there was "Why?' What,
and how can you be here2"
BY reason Of two feet and
ten toes, ole dears-rny vaca-
She threw her arms around
Jonathan-and pressed her head
againrt his rugged heart and all
her life seemed trembling from
her. But she said: "A surprise.
Johnny, darling-don't Won love
to be surprised? Set my place
all pretty DOW"
She ran into her room-gav.
SUNNY room-closed the door
braced her back and all her
strength against it.
CHAPTER LTX.
The Gift.
She heard Wilde shifting under
the door, and she opened it a
little. He walked cautiously
around her, licking her hands
where the fingers curled. Then
ne looked up with his proud.
trustful eyes and rubbed his head
along her arm.
And he saw that this was no
Jaunty timC-no merry lark that
brought her home. Bluff Jennie.
and Jonathan all right, but not
the dog. He licked her face and