Hyder weekly herald., 1932-07-16
CASE OF MISS
 GRAY
By JANE OSBORN
co by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
 (WNU SerVice)

IN SPITE of his twenty-eight years, Doctor Morley looked very young; in spite of his youthful appearance and the fact that he had been prac- ticIng medicine only two or three years, he was one of the busiest ana best-liked doctors in Tilden. One 0f the older doctors had suggested In all seriousness that he raise a mous- tache. That would make him LOOK older and more professional. Not such bad idea, thought Ted Morley, until he suggested it to Hope Gray, the girl In spotless white linen who acted as general assistant in his office Hope pursed her lips, looked critical ly at Ted's smooth face and said she liked him better as he was. That set tied the matter.
 The only time that Ted really felt the need of an appearance of greater age was when he was acting as chair man of the committee of student nurses at the Tilden hospital. The fact was, he was somewhat in awe of Miss Drury, the middle-aged ma tron of the hospital. and on leaving the hospital after visiting his patients there, he had a strong impulse to hurry past her private office without giving her an opportunity to confer with him.
 One summers day he was making or trying to make-one of his nasty exits from the hospital when MISS Drury bounced upon him.
 Sorry to detain you," she said. ae- cusingly But there's the case or Miss Gray. It was six months ago the matter was first presented and we have done nothing about it. It would be quite out of order for me to go ahead with the matter myself. A new class will be coming in next month we really ought to let her know
 ''To be sure," said Ted Morley, and said something about having intended to get in touch with the girl, and something more about having been ex- tremely busy.
 "You see she applied for appoint ment in the training school. She has no high-school diploma-and in such cases candidates have to satisfy the chairman of the committee of their educational fitness. l would suggest that you send for the girl and have her go to your office where you can make whatever inquiries you want. She lives somewhere In the country a CODY of the letter is included in this memo"
 A few more remarks and Ted Morley managed to get started. Dis agreeable business that. He thrust the letter in his pocket. hurried to his car and back by the shortest way to his office. He was especially anx- ious to arrive before Hope left for the day. If he had the courage. he wanted to asked Hope to marry him. He was quite equal to the ordeal be- fore Miss Drury nabbed hlm--now he felt timid.
 Somehow his courage came back as he entered his office and saw Hope sitting there at his desk with her pretty fair head bent over one of his medical magazines.
 They sat opposite each other with the broad fiat desk between them and Ted took the telephone receiver from its hook so there might be no inter ruption in the important business he had before him.
 Then leaning over his desk and looking eagerly into her fair young face he told her he wanted to marry her. He waited-half expecting Hope would present a final rejection then and there. Instead, looking rather confused, she told him that 1t was rather rash for him to propose mar riage to a girl of whom he knew noth ing.
 I'm not even a nurse," she said "They didn't think I knew enough they wouldn't have me"
 "Hut after what have seen of som' nurses" said Ted, "I'm glad you nev CT took hospital training. Then yo' really did want to go into training?
 "Ever since was a little girl tha had been my ambition" said Hope "You see my mother was dead-an, father had quite bit of money. never spoke of that before. l said lived on a farn-so do, in way Father calls it an estate-but go an' come in the bus. We'll. never wen to high school, just somehow man aged to get a smatter here and ther from governesses and tutors. l go father to consent to my taking tn hospital training-but apparently the didn't want me-so I saw your adveI