Evening star., 1934-08-27
CHAPTER XIV.

n n AIDA was specializing a post
M operative case the next
V morning, when Johnnie
4 i Casey came in to have look
at the patient. 20. K" he
said, after a cursory glance at the
chart. "Oh, boy, what wouldn't I give
to be able to lie in bed and Snooze this
morning ike that fellow"
Were you on call last night?"
MAZDA asked sympathetically.
mo, worse than that. was out on
a party"
MAZDA did not comment, and
Johnnie continued to lean against the
bed as if he were too lacking in energy
to move.
You'll never guess where went" 1"
he boasted. "Oh, darn it, here comes
Halverson. When are you Off"
Ten to 1870"
Meet me at Lieb's and I'll tell you
about it."
One reason for the popularity Of
Lieb's was its location. Being in the
same block as the hospital, the nurses
could go there in uniform. 1t WIS
said that a mere civilian wandered in
one day by mistake, and the snatches
of talk heard from the absorbed
nurses and internes who we're refresh
ing themselves with ice cream were so
CORY that the startled customer fled
without buying anything.
Bring me a double lime" ordered
Johnnie as he joined Mazda in a
booth Don't you want to hear about
the social whirl from one who knows?"
"Sure, go ahead" she said good
naturedly. She had been receiving
Johnnie's condolences from childhood,
and she knew from the signs that he
wanted to strut a little.
You remember that cute little girl
who used to come to the ward to see
her chauffeur? I thought she was
great, and you may have noticed that
I was trying hard to promote myself.
Well, take a good look at me. The
boy who made good. She called up
and asked me to a party. Oh, boy,
what a place! Her people have a
mansion, no less They must be some
bodies. Just to show you what class
this party was, they had champagne
flowing like water"
did you see any one you knew
there?"
Eyes, Stan was there. Say, he
made me sore. Tried to high hat
me-"
"Oh, Stan thinks he has to keep us
working classes in our places. He
tried to high hat me, too, but he'll
grow up some day I'm afraid the
poor kid has some hard knocks
coming"
Hell get some from me If he
doesn't look out. Gee, it was funny
to see him play up to Norine's mother
and father. You would have thought
he wanted a job"
"You call her Norine? Fast work,
Johnnie"
Sure I call her Norine. Say,
had a brain wave after I saw the
family shack. think I'll marry that
girl"
Mazda giggled.
"I always figured" Johnnie con-
tinued, that a young doctor was a
fool to marry until he had been prac-
ticing five years, and I've got another
year as interene, then want to spend
a year as resident before I even start
practicing. But it would solve the
problem nicely if marry rich wife,
especially one with social connections
I know that is what Gillespie is
planning to do. Trust that bird to
think things out to his own advan-
tage."
You are perfectly cold-blooded
about it, aren't you? You wouldn't
think of marrying Norine if she were
poor!"
"I couldn't, you dumbbell. How
could I support wife on $25 a
month";"
johnnie, you are big fraud. You
are not as hard boiled as you try to
be. saw you fall hard for that girl
from the first"
Johnnie grinned sheepishly. you're
right, as usual, Mazda. I'm just
cuckoo about Norine, and keep try
ing to justify it to myself. know I