Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-19
HER MONEY
BY CAROLYN BEECHER

che marry before she is thirty-five She
falls in love with handsome young DR..
Peter Graham and marrles him without
telling him about the condition in the
will Eventually he hears gOsslps dis
cussing it and assumes she married him
TO get possession of the fortune. lie
becomes cool and she assumes he mar
ried her for her money. She becomes
very Jealous of her husbands kindly
attentions to Mrs. Ruth Williams, a
wealthy patient and also of the nurse
in his office Mabel Howard Althea
meets Kenneth Moore and his gaiety
attracts her-Now go on with the
story.
CHAPTER XLVI
"a -ISS BUNDY, the nurse who had taken
NE Mabel Towards place for time was
Il ' Il a busting sort OF woman who while
capable as far as her duties went was very
different from quiet, refined Miss Howard.
Peter rather wondered at Althea's evil
dent liking for her society-he had found
them talking in the hall or reception room
on several occasions. But he made no re-
mark glad that Althea could be interested
in anyone in the house.
Miss Bundy had told her of Mrs. Will
liams' visits to the hospital at great length,
"She seems to like Dr. Grahams patients
best and spends most of her time with them.
She's awful good to them, too, even if she
has stuck up ways, and brings them all
sorts of good things to eat and books and
toys. l amt got no use for her myself or
any Of them rich ladies who make a habit
of running to hospitals-most of them to
see the doctors, not the patients
Doesn't she bring anything to the chill
dren the other doctors look after?" Althea
asked.
"Perhaps-sometimes. But she always
seems interested in DR.. Peters patients.
That's what call him in the hospital.
| 'Ijr. Peter"
Does she call him DR.. Peter, too?" Althea
blushed as she asked the question, blushed
for shame at questioning a mere nurse.
yes, she's always called him that" Miss
Bundy looked keenly at Althea. Like all
go8sips she was suspicious and not with
out a certain shrewdness. She decided
Althea was jealous, and of Mrs. Williams.
ut doesn't seem very dignified to me-
Althea replied, trying to keep her dignity
and at the same time crafty her curiosity.
You see the children all love your hus-
band, and it is easy for them to say DR..
Peter so l suppose others got in the habit
from hearing it," Miss Bundy explained.
At another time:
HAS Mrs. Williams been at the hospital
lately?" Althea' asked.
"Oh yes! she comes most every day.
Didn't tell you? She is with that Howard
child a good deal. Sends the sister out to
walk and takes her place. That Miss How
ard has nice place here. l would like
SUCH place myself. She been with Won
IonS?' Miss Bundy was now the curious
one.
Sometime, yes. DR.. Graham considers,
her very efficient"
But you don't like herr" Tho nnrso,a
tones were informing
Not particularly scarcely know her.
however; never talk with her Is her sister
better?"
"Yes-at least the doctor thinks So She's
pretty SICK yet but [ heard him tell her
mother over the telephone he thought now
she would pull through She's pretty ltlle
thing; looks like her sister"
while Miss Bundy talked her schemirg
hran was at work. Mrs Graham did NOT
like Miss Howard. Perhaps if she were clever.
tried to please this doctors wife she might
retain the place 1t would be such relief
and she determined to stay if possible She
was Older, more experienced than Miss How
ard There was no reason why, if she played
her cards well, she shouldn't stay on
Real1zing Mrs Graham's interest in Mrs.
Williams she made her the topic Of converse.
ton often, and always with the feeling that
AIthea while jealous of her was pleased to
nave her talk about her
AS consequence Althea was now con.
Fersant with much that went on in the hos
pltal and upon much of it she put her own
construction. When Miss Bundy told of Mrs
Williams sitting with little Doris, of Peters
Visit at such times, Althea, told herself it
not Kindness, love pity for the sick child
that brought her made her take Miss How
ards place, but the chance it gave her to be
practically alone with Peter. sick child
would be no hinderance to their confidence
AS is the case in every walk of life, in
every profession, there are good and bad
nurses. Miss Bundy was soured considered
herself unapprecacd when she saw Younger
women outstrip her. That their better educa.
ton, their misunderstanding she totally
Iacked-Was the cause, she was too ignorant
to know. 1t was Lartiaity, nothing else, and
she often limited that their youth made them
attractive to the doctors who cared more for
their own pleasure than for their patients
AIthea sometimes felt guilty as she eagerly
listened to all this disparagng talk Of the
physicians Miss Bundy had known, yet she
could not bring herself to stop her, perhaps
offend her, and so shut off the source of her
information
When Peter, annoyed by something that hal
happened in his absence, spoke disparagingly
of her, Althea took up the cudgels on her be.
half and quite astonished him by her defense
Of the nurse.
she may not be an ornament to an Of
flee but ! did not know that was what
nurse was intended to be-" she said heatedJy
put she is an experienced woman one who is
perfectly capable of looking after your inter.
ests And at the same time is agreeable to
me-"
Il am glad you find her interesting but as
an office nurse she isn't at all competent. If
she were she would not make such stupid mis-
takes"