The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-28


Ramm reached her side-not the
poised, f1ippant Chickie that at 10
had SO whetted Jake with her in
| difference.
1t surprised her to find that he
danced-that he was even easy and
he had a very simple, boyish man
ner. He said: II haven't met you
in the hospital, have II"
She colored, then with an impish
laugh: eyes. You did me an honor
one day. You bumped into me"
The. humorous flicker lighted his
eyes: All, no-you mean you
bumped into me-"
'Yes-that's the way it was. But
You were the one to beg pardon"
II am that way"
She felt him looking down at her
and blushed. IT saw you do that
blood TRANSMISSION the other day."
He asked, humbly: "How was it?
All right"
Raising her head swiftly she
found his eyes laughing at her, and
this nut her at her ease. She lifted
a shoulder flippantly. 1T seemed
magical, and l guess you know it"
Then he began asking her ques-
tions? Was it the first she had
seen? How long was she in train
ing? Did she like it2 Finally he
said: Have you known Jake long?"
"YeS-abOut five years"
Strange we haven't met. I was
in Vienna about four years, but I've
been back nearly two.
I've been away-quite a while
more than a year. I've just re-
turned, you see"
He was now looking at her closely.
His face was lean, yet she thought
! it handsome and very winning. He
said: you gave up business for
this? Why?"
Her cheeks stained brightly and
she gave an uneasy, nervous laugh.
ooh, you see, I'm a very conceited
person, DR.. Ramm. wanted to feel
Of great and noble use in the world.
And you don't get that nice, uplift-
ing satisfaction hammering a type
writer :"
Inwardly she wondered: Ibid he
hear of me, I wonder? Why is he
looking at me so sharply? OF course
he didn't" And she talked very
quickly and in light, amusing
strain. She saw several seniors
watching her-then she caught Miss
Albertas eyes, and said hastily: us
it according to Hoyle for me to be
dancing with you?"
"Why not?'
miss Alberta is watching me.
I'm really only here to pass the
sandwiches. Perhaps I shouldn't
have danced"
1.-THE dancing is done. Don't you
like Miss Alberta? Has she made
things hard for your"
"I don't know whether I made
them hard for hers or she made
them mean for me, or perhaps. 1t
was the beds fault"
He laughed: "You won't have
much to do with her when you're
further along
IF I get along"
Il believe you will
Chickie said humbly: do you
really? I think it means moro to
me to succeed than any other girl
in the whole hospital. 1t really
doesn
He glanced at her glowing eyes.
her lips parted in fervor. He said
quietly: Does it? Well have to
see that you get along, then"
She was suddenly overweight,
feeling the blood sweeping up to her
temples. She shut her eyes.
They danced together again. DR..
Ramm talked with Jake while Chick
lie passed the sandwiches.
Nellie Andrews, the senior who
bad a big, warm heart, whispered
to Chickie: Watch your step, you
little fool prob! What do you mean
bagging the two handsomess fellows
on the fioor?"
Chickie said: "He just happened
to be friend of Mr.. Munson's."
Tell it to Sweeney-he has cauli-
flower ears!'
And Jake, when he was leaving,
pressed her hands, whispering:
"See here, Helena-stay on your
knees-mind you now"
She was excited and couldn't
sleep that night. The next morning
Miss Alberta lectured on the Ideals
of Nurse" She. sandwiched this
talk in between her notes. She
said the probationer should learn
n cir,ly how aooticp, {p bay carxyica
giving; that she would never succeed
until this was accomplished. Then
she said:
Some Of the probatIoncrs have
the faculty Of pushing themselves
into the linelight. They haven't in
telligence enough to realize that their
place is in the wings and not on the
stage. There are several, unfortu-
nately, of this type in the present
class. I wonder if they realize that
a doctor may laugh with a flapper
| but he works with a nurse. The two
are never found in the same unit
Chickie took this as direct speech
made for her enlightenment. Her
cheeks were blazing. She wondered
Fif every one in the class was observ-
| ing.
A few days after this. by, the
purest accident, she was coming
across the street from the store at
the same time David Ramm was en-.
tering the building. He bowed to
her, then he said: IT saw Jake last
night" There were a few other
desultory remarks. They walked into
the corridor together,
That afternoon Miss Alberta sent
| for her. She said: Miss Bryce, q