The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-07
. S SEok7 INFERNO TROUBLE 3
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could control, even by opening
them very wide.
or course people had not
really called her "Tranquility
even in her early school days at
Miss Brands Of Virginia, or later,
AFTER her mother and father had
died and Aunt Clara had taken
her from one Continental school
to another. g.. All that was be-
fore Tran knew that she would
have q living to earn with her
own hands.
But it was not until she entered
the training school 1T Saint Vim
cents that people really began to
canvass the delightful POSSIBLE
tie. for parody presented by her
given name.
One day, during her first few
weeks at the hospital, she was
taken with ! group Of other stu
dent nurses on demonstration
tour of some Of the less exciting
wards. The itinerary happened t"
lead thea past the open door OF
the emergency reception room at
the very moment when police
ambulance changed mp and stpo-
ped outside; and two uniformed
figures hurried in, supporting be
tween them a limp, bleeding man:
The rest OF Trans group passed
dcmurely on, hcrdcd by an older
nurse. But not Tran.
This that was happening III
emergency was the kind of thing
she had hoped she was coming to
the hospital to learn about. Yet
up to date she had not had an OPP
portunity to learn about much Of
anything except uneNcltln% mat
terS like the anatomy OF the en-
culatorV system. and how 10 make
bedS-and above all, how not TO
address ones SupcrlorS.
Among other thingS--aS Tran had
discovered after several diShcarl-
ching cXpelienccS--'probeS," as
the practitioners were vulgarly
called, did not make braSh Sug-
gestions to their bctterS unless
asked for them.
Now, as Tran stood entranced
with curiosity, some one els" came
along the corridor and halted out
side Of the door Of emergency.
CHANGING over his shoulder, Tran
saw Il tall, handsome man whose
spotlcsS white linen emphasized
his look Of glowing cleanliness
and vitality and sclf-confidcncc;
and whose arrogant nose and
deep-Sct blue eyes suggested Il
native impatience not too firmly
leaShed.
Trans heart missed a beat as
she recognized him. Only the day
before some one hail pointed DR..
Sargent out to her rs the most
brilliant surgeon - and the most
GoSh-awful man to work under
in the whole hospital. 1t WAS his
"gosh-awfulncSS" that had won
for him the nickname Of "Top
Sergeant, clipped for convcm-
fence to "Top Sarge"
TO make mistake when you
were helping him WAS as much a.
YOUR uniform WAS worth. To
be personally requested To assist
him at an operation was the
equivalent of IL royal command.
. That was the mark Tran had set
herself TO shoot at.
Now the dark. friendly young
inferno on duty in Emergency
glanced up from the figure the
Officers had placed on the table
and called, "Oh, DR.. Sargent,
please! If YOU have minute, I'd
appreciate some advice, sir
The tall whitehead figure went
into the room. After 4 haSty
glance up and down the corridor,
Tran rccklessly slid in after him.
The two men bent over, study
ing the angry red hole in the bare
patch the inferno had exposed on
the patients right shoulder. Tran,
fascinated beyond thought Of eau
ton, eaSed herself closer, until
her breath was almost upon the
backs of their necks.
''Pretty deep, shouldn't you
say. sir?" the inferno suggested
deferentially. al think I'll need
probe"
"A probe, by all means" Dr..
Sargent agreed.
Tran could hardly believe her
ears. "Probes," she had been told,
never got within Il mile of opera
tiOnS-much less to help with
them. Yet the emergency inferno
had undoubtedly said that a
probe" was needed; and the ter
rifying TOP Sarge" had agreed
with him. 1t seemed providen-
tiai that she was on the spot.
Tran cleared her throat so
sharply that they both jumped
and turned, frowning at her.
Perhaps" she said breathless-
ly, "perhaps-wouldn't | do? Pm
one-a probe" | mean," she hur-
ried on-as if her gray dress and
voluminous apron were not Suffi-
rem. But it was the word of truth
Therefore Caleb must utter it
though it would put him in
hopeless minority and invite the
anger Of his people almost to the
point of stoning Speak the truth
no matter what others may speak.
Be faithful in word, although an