The Omaha guide., 1933-11-25
CASE OF MISS
GRAY
Ey JANE OSBORN
tG By Mcclure Newspaper sy~ndicats.)
NM Servlce)

IN SPITE Of his twenty-eight yearA
: Doctor Morley looked very young;
~ 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 and
hest-liked doctors in Tilden. One OF
the older doctors had suggested IN
all seriousness that lie raise a nous
tacile. That would make him loo
oder and more professional. MOI
such a bad idea. thought Ted Morley.
until he suggested it to Hope Gray, the
girl in spoLess white linen who acted
as general assistant in his office.
Hope pursed her lips. looked critical
III al Ted's smooth face and a she
liked him better as he was. That set
lied the matter.
The only time that Ted really felt
tile need of an appearance OF greater
are vas when he was acting as chair
man of the committee Of student
nurses at the Tilden hospital. The
fact was, he was somewhat in "
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 pounced upon him.
Sorry to deta:n you,' she said. &C
cusingly. "But there's the case Of
Miss Gray. 1t was six months ago
the matter was first presented and we
have done nothing about II. 1t 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"
ITO 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 tile
chairman of the committee of their
educational fitness. | would suggest
that you send for the girl and have
her 20 to your Office where you can
mako whatever inquiries you want
She lives someN here in the country
a copy of the letter is included in this
memo"
A few moe remarks and Tee
Morley managed to get started. Dis
agreeable business that. He thrust
the letter in his pocket. hurried to
his car and back bv the shortest way
|, to his office. He was especially anx-
ious to arrive before Hope left for
the day. If he had tile courage. he
wanted to asked Hope to marry him.
He was quite equal to the ordeal be-
/ fore Miss Drury nahbed him--nGw he
felt timid.
Somehow his courage came hn-k 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 nook so there might he no inter
ruption in the important business he
had before him.
Then leaning over his desk and
looking eagerl, into her fair young
face he told her he wanted to marry
her. lie 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 a
riage to a girl Of whom he knew moth
ing.
TN not even a nurse" she said.
"They didn't think | knew enough
they wouldn't have me-"
Put after what | rave seen Of some
nurses" said Ted. I'm glad you new
err took hospital training. Then you
really did want to 60 into training7"
Ever since I was a 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. l said I
lived on a farm-so | do, in a way.
Father calls it an eGtate-but I go and
come in the bus. Well. I never went
to high school, just somehow man
aged to get a smatter here and there
from g~overnesses and tutors. / got
father to consent to my taking the
hospital training-but apparently they
didn't want me-so 7 saw your adver-
tisement-and you know the rest !
thought maybe I had better tell you
about it-because-"
Because then l would understand
why you didn't want to marry mel"
Hope put her two hands across the
desk and clasped one Of Ted'a or
course 1 want to marry you-how
could 1 help it,"
1t was not until late that night that
Ted remembered the memorandum
from Miss Drury that he had thrust
in his pocket. He glanced quickly
through the letter written six months
ago and at the end he saw the sig
nature. Hope Gray"
Hope arrived hetimes the next
m~orning-had insisted on working un-
til Ted found another helper. Ted
showed her the letter. at was all my