The Coolidge examiner., 1932-05-20
CASE OF MISS
GRAY
By JANE OSBORN

busiest and best-liked doctors in Ill
den. One of the oldest doctors had
suggested in all seriousness that he
raise mustache. That would make
him look older and more protes-
sional. Not such a bad idea. thought
Ted Morley. until he suggested 1t
to Hope Gray, the girl in spotless
white linen who acted as general
assistant in his office. Hope purSed
her lips. looked critically at Ted's
smooth face and said she liked him
better as he was. That settled the
matter.
The only time that Ted really felt
the need of an appearance of great
er age was when he was acting as
chairman of the committee of stu
dent nurses at the Tilden hospital
The fact was. he was somewhat in
awe of Miss Drury, the middle
aged matron of the hospital. and on
leaving the hospital after visiting
the patient there. be had a strong
impulse to hurry past her private
office without giving her an oppor-
tunity to confer with him.
One summers day he was max
ing-or trying to make-one of his
hasty exits from the hospitaf when
Miss Drury pounced upon him.
Sorry to detain you she said.
accusingly. But there's the case
of Miss Gray. 1t was six months
ago the matter was first presented
and we have done nothing about It.
1t would be quite out of order for
me to go ahead with the matter my
self. A new class will be coming in
next month-we really ought to let
her know"
ITO be sure" said Ted Morley.
"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 com
mittee of their educational fitness.
would suggest that you send for
the girl and have her 20 TO your Of
fee where you can make whatever
inquiries you want. She lives some
where in the country-a copy of
the letter. is included in this memo. "
A few more remarks and Ted
Morley managed To get started.
Disagreeable business that. he
thrust the letter in his pocket, hur-
ried to his car and back by the
shortest way TO his office. He was
especially anxious TO arrive before
Hope left for the day. II he had
the courage. he wanted to ask Hope
to marry him. He was quite equal
to the ordeal before Miss Drury
nabbed him-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 &c
interruption In the important bust
ness 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 rejec-
ton then and there. Instead, look
ing rather confused, she told him
that it was rather rash for him to
propose marriage to a girl of whom
he knew nothing.
Pm not even a nurse" she said.
"They didn't think | knew enough
they wouldn't have me"
But after what l have seen of
some nurses" said Ted, "Pm glad
you never took hospital training
Then you really did want to go into
training"
Ever since | was little girl
that had been my ambition" said
Hope. You see my mother was
dead-and father had quite a Bit
of money. never spoke of that
before said | lived on a farm
so | do, in a way. Father calls il
an estate-but l 20 and come in the
bus. Well, | never went to high
school. just somehow managed to
get a smatter here and there from
governesses and tutors. | got fa-
ther to consent to my taking the
hospital training-but apparently
they didn't want me-so | saw your
dvertisement-and you know the
rest. l thought maybe had better
tell you about it-because-"
Because then would under
stand why you didn't want to marry
me?"
Hope put her two hands across
the desk and clasped one of Ted's
of course | want to marry you
how could | help it,"
1t was not until late that night
that Ted remembered the memoran
dun from Miss Drury that he had
thrust in his pocket. He glanced
quickly through the letter written
six months AGO and at the end be