The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-18

eating much yesterday. / was wor-
ried, and I just sat down there a
little while to rest. I had no idea
would collapse like that. I sup
pose I'm rather run down I've
been working hard"
Yes" said Greg sympathetical-
ly, II can see you would. And it's
perhaps good thing you did col
lapse just when you did. I'm GER.
tainly glad was on hand to see you
fall"
But say" he suddenly caught
himself and looked at the nurse.
lam l talking too much? Are you
sure / don't tire you. Miss McLar-
en-? wouldn't want you to have a
setback from my coming n"
''Oh, no." said the invalid quickly.
I'm glad you came. Perhaps you
can fix things up for me right away
so l can leave. Since you brought
me here you ought to know how to
cut some Of the red tape that seems
to hinder my leaving"
"Why, sure!" he said reassuring-
ly. I'm see what can be done, but
l don't believe anybody will be will
ing you should leave right away.
You see, you really need few days
rest after such an experience"
But l musti" said the girl firmly.
It's absolutely imperative that
60 out and see about job at once.
/ was to have met man early this
morning, and it is really necessary
that l keep my appointment"
Look here, little friend" he said
earnestly. 1--WE really couldn't let
you go out and hunt job today"
'Oh, but please" interrupted the
girl earnestly, 'you don't under
stand. cannot afford to stay here" /"
well, now there you are mis-
taken, Miss McLaren." Greg spoke
gladly, confidently. This isn't a
regular private room and it won't
cost you a cent. This room is me-
mortal room to my mother. And
the nurse goes along with it. Isn't
that right, Miss Gowen?"
''It certainly is" said the nurse
brightly.
Margaret McLaren lay there look
ing from one to the other of them,
and then suddenly her great eyes
filed with tears.
"Oh," she said with a quiver of
her lips, II never heard Of having
rooms like this for nothing, but it s
heavenly. wonderful" Her lips
trembled. Il hope some day there
may be a way that l can do some
thing for somebody like this. But
now listen, please-wonderful as all
this is. and much as l would love
to stay here and just rest" the
white lids quivered shut for Just an
instant over the big. dark eyes, Il
just can't! I've got to get back to
work. There are reasons why"
she paused.
you needn't try to explain" he
said pityingly, ''you have a right
to keep your reasons to yourself. )"
"You are kind" she said gently.
''but-you aren't really even an ac-
quaintance. you know. l mean-of
course you've been wonderfully
friendly. but you are really a stran-
ger. You don't know thing about
me-"
You'd be surprised" grinned
Greg suddenly, ''how much / know.
One can't spend nearly "a hours
thinking about a person and trying
to find her friends without turning
up quite a gool deal about her"
"You were trying to find my
friends? But haven't any friends
about here"
$50 l discovered" said Greg.
But you see I was thinking there
might be a mother somewhere
worrying and 1 thought l ought to
do my best to find her."
mo-" she said with a hint of
tears in her voice, my mother and
father died when I was child.
have a grandfather and grandmoth-
er but they are away off in Yer
mont"
YES" said Greg. II found that
out, too. / don't know as should.
but l did. I was going to ask your
pardon for that before we get
through. But you see / kept think