The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-18

ing maybe you had somebody who
would worry about you"
why. how could you possibly find
that out?" said the girl IN wonder.
Well" said Greg. giving her one
Of his pleasant boyish grins. you
see, it was this way. After I got
back to my hotel l walked over to
that bench where you were sitting
when you fell. You see, just got
back to this town yesterday after
ten years out West. and it happens
that park used to be meadow when
/ was here before, where I used to
go with my mother sometimes to
pick violets. So when I went back
and sat down awhile and got to
thinking about you, wondering who
you were and if somebody was wor-
rying about you, and then my foot
touched something in the grass and
picked it up and it was a pocket
book. I wondered if it could be
yours and looked at it. There wasn't
anything in it but handkerchief
and a letter"
The girl suddenly sat up in bed, a
kind of fright in her eyes.
"Oh. you didn't telegraph to
Grandmother, did your"
II couldn't" said Greg. There
wasn't any name signed but Grand
mother, and there wasn't any ad-
dress. Even the postmark was
blurred so all l could get was Yer
mont"
"Oh! I'm so thankful" said the
girl. dropping back on her pillows.
Il wouldn't have Grandmother know
for anything"
$50 am l." grinned Greg. ''if you
feel that way about it"
The nurse came quietly and
brought her glass of orange juice.
Am 1 staying too long?" asked
Greg, springing to his feet and look.
ing apprehensively at the nurse.
mo, you're being good for her."
said the nurse. 1T was just time
she had this. that's all. She's going
to be fine in a day or so now"
But really" said the girl as she
drained the glass and handed it
back to the nurse, i've just got to
look up a job tonight and be ready
to go to work Monday morning. I'm
so sorry to disappoint you two.
you've been so kind. But it's an
absolute necessity"
"Yes?" said Greg. dropping back
into his chair again. II was COM
ing to that job. Tell me about it."
II had an advertisement that
sounded hopeful" she said after an
instant's hesitation, lifting truthful
eyes to his face. II wasn't surs
about it, Of course. But l had no
trouble in getting my first job last
fall. But the head of the firm died
and the business went into the hands
of receiver. Then this last job
l had to leave. The man was-well
Just impossiblel He was very Of
fensive. l couldn't stand it. had
to leave without my pay. which
made things very hard. And-I
wouldn't feel like going back for a
reference"
Now, Miss McLaren. suppose
you just put this thing out of your
mind and rest quietly here. I'll
guarantee to get you a good job by
Monday. or as soon after as the doc
tor thinks it's safe for you to &c
back to work"
"Oh, I'll take anything. at first.
l must. of course"
NO" said Greg, ''you won't.
You've got to have good salary.
Yu can't live on anything
Now. you go to sleep again and
get really rested. I'll be seeing you
again tomorrow. Now don't you
worry. I've killed a bear and
rattlesnake and fought wild steers.
There's just one more thing in that
line I'd like to do and that is beat up
the last fellow you worked for, and
1 will yet if he ever gets in my
way. But meantime I'll land job
for you the first of next week. Now
don't you fret another worry. Good
night"
He took her slim little hand in his
briefly, shyly and then left, with
wave of the hand to the nurse. and
a smile like sunshine.
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