The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-06-22
Eric Tells Reatha of His Professional Plans

ne. Miss Dgeai In doing this Tor
Ylf1ose r. rot allowing myself
% % used .o- roi1ng ~ A harsh
sound a3s dfts 'et this time.
"A ~ moa'.s ago. the poor
pes7 re ores taey usually term
r.e .ef. formed an ASSOCIATIONS. a
eitf asso atom 20 fSht for better
lsiGs conditions asolnd The Co
lun.hia ds'yifr They honored ne
W ras.r- re their leader You're
10 Goat. hesrd 0. L.ncola Hos
p.ta,e
Fsa'aa nodded.
TIER. .ye sery likely heard
tna' 'ne fouicst hole this side
o, haee- Women bring children
ln', fae norld r conditions thai
wolf be 100 irhlman FOR the low
ct ANNA We have here in Bel
mont >egso physicians They
are Itrr tasy give their services
fee N ~ tae time We tried on a
number ~ OCCASIONS 10 talk 10 the
governor and other Officials o,
ho'a cl'v AID tate Nothing va
done ahp' -Re conditions existing
IN our ;~s ~ town Er.c's voice
vas hf,fr Then some one told
me- aho-' pr Wade We all know
hat he ag inauerre with the gov
error. I found out 100. that his
CHIEF surgeons were leaving his
stan a. Belmont II Is we'll known
among The doctors ~ tho medical
f professor that Dr. wade is ONLY
mediocre IN surgery. He's fairly
{ 2oOl practitioner hut much better
as AZ executive for the hospital.
1 However. DR. Wade Is proud Il
irks him 10 have 10 give credit 70
o'hcrs for the splendid things heinz
done al the hospital. WooGring is
also proud individual. so Is Pitt
mar and believe N taking their
bows when they accomplished any
thing worth while went 10 see
Dr. Wade. tod him what we
were trying n do He became Ia
tcrcsted on the condition that I
would work a Belmont have
had some special training IN GER
lain diseases, well We bargained
! would work az belmont in OK
change for his Influence with the
governor for Improvement OF coa-
ditions around Columbia district
Eric ended his talk quietly. leaned
back in his seat "a r relieved 10
tell his troubles 10 someone.
Reaiha looked ~ him. his strong
brown face was turned away from
her.
Il think you're tho finest. the
most unsclhsh y I've ever met
Your people must love YOU very
much. They can't help il. know
Reatha wanted 10 tell him that
ne things that had happened AZ the
hospital. things that now seemed
petty compared with the hiencss OF
the task Eric was trying TO do
II wanted 20 tell YOU about the
times YOU had been sligh'cd doctor.
And about a number Of things that
seem Of no importance now that
YOU have given your reasons for
accepting those sliehte I'll fell
better now that know I'm so
glad YOU told me. III he PRAYING
for your success
Thank you AS long as you
think we'll Of me. can stand the
sights OF the others"
For two hours they talked. some
times IN the car and when the
moon dipped down behind the dark
clouds they walked around fhe
park, taking the spots that we're
dark A bench stood near a large
tree It offered a little nook that
seemed made for such as they.
High green shrubbery hid the
bench from passers by. There was
so much they wanted 10 say yet the
time passed swiftly. When they
parted that night thcv each swore
10 themselves that they would not
meet like this again Reaiha was
thinking Of Fries future and Eric
OF hers. Suppose someone saw
them AS they stood there saying
goodby. Reatha's hands for a mo-
: mcnt rested in his. without real
ling n. he gave II tender pres
sure. It was tense moment for
them. both knowing that II was
volcanoes edge upon which they
stood. Any moment might ind them
struggling desperately IN the
depths of hopeless love. Rest that
they fight 10 kill this feeling now