The Coolidge examiner., 1937-12-09

it. She had come just as she was,
except to stop long enough at her
room to snatch her cloak.
Greg had given the order to the
driver to go around the streets that
were nearby to the hospital, and
as they drove he looked down at the
nurse and found her weeping softly.
Look here, now" he protested,
''you mustn't feel that way. 1t GER
tainly wasn't your fault"
"Oh, but l can't help feeling it
was" she said, brushing away the
tears.
But let's forget that now. Let's
find Miss McLaren first. We can
make it up to her. Where do you
think she would go first?"
"Oh. I don't know" said Miss
Gowen.
do you think she would go to
her old boarding place and try to
get her things first?" asked Greg.
mo, I don't think she would"
said Nurse Gowen. II think she
would hunt a job the first thing"
"There!" said Greg soothingly,
don't blame yourself. How would
she go about getting job as early
as half past eight? Most places
aren't open that early, are they?"
well, not many. But there are
employment Offices"
Then let's go to the agencies in
this region. She couldn't have
walked far. She was too weak"
So they visited every agency in
the neighborhood, but found no trace
Of Margaret.
well, perhaps we'd better try her
old boarding place now" said Greg.
II don't think she'll go back there
till she has a job" said the nurse
again. She's very proud, and she
told me how disagreeable that old
landlady was. But, of course. it
wouldn't hurt to try"
So they drove to Rodman street
and interviewed the human dread
naught again.
Miss McLaren was to have left
the hospital today" said Greg po-
litely, 'I am wondering il she has
returned here yet or has gone to
some friends house. have a mes
sage for her"
mo, she amt here" said the old
woman, looking him sharply over.
and then taking in the white-capped
nurse in the taxi HAS she got
Job yet? I don't want her back un-
less she has a job. can't stand
waiting fer my money"
Miss McLaren has a job" said
Greg firmly, but I don't think she
intends to return here to stay"
"H'm!" said the old woman sour
ly, Il suppose you put her up to
that!"
''I think Miss McLaren will prob
ably come or send for her things
very soon," said Greg, ignoring her
insinuation and speaking with far
more confidence than he felt.
They drove away into the SUM-
shine of the day that was to have
been so very pleasant for them all,
filled with trouble and perplexity.
Have you any other sugges-
tions?" asked Greg, looking at her
with the expression of little boy
who had lost his best treasure and
didn't know where to hunt next.
did you tell her the address OF
the place we were going this morn
ing to look at rooms?"
why, yes, l did!" said Nurse
Gowen, hope springing into her eyes
again. II told her all about it. She
asked what part of the city it was in.
and / gave her the name Of the
woman and told her what rooms she
had"
well, shall we try your friend?"
said Greg.
So they drove to the house where
Nurse Gowen's friend lived and saw
the pleasant double parlors that
might be had for an office, and
went upstairs to the big back bed
sitting room, with bath adjoining,
that might be had for his secretary,
and Greg said he would take them
on the spot. The board was to be-
gin the day his secretary arrived.