Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-12-05
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| they're supposed to be aiming at the
bridges. Remember that night they
! hit the chapel? A big chunk of the
conice landed on a balcony in Mar
lowe Court, and that's a whole block
away"
Nurse Andrews said she would never
forget that night.
Haven't heard a sound for a long
time" she added. We'll. must look
into the mems ward now and stop
those soldiers. There's four of them
start game Of nap the minute my
backs turned. And they're taking ad-
vantage smoking all night. I'm going
to stop that now, too
They set down their cups and moved
to the door. yes, do" said Nurse
Hanky The air in there is suffocat-
ing. Here comes Mrs. Sham again.
That makes the fourth time to my
knowledge since the raid started. She's
worse than Mrs. Bergman"
well, thank goodness she's well
enough to look after herself" said
Nurse Andrews. "Ta-ta, see you anon"
Mrs. Sham, who had thought the
nurses safely in their service room
had the presence of mind not to dodge
back when they appeared in the door
way; otherwise they would surely have
suspected her of something more than
| appeared on the surface.
Nurse Hanky moving down the ward
had caught Mrs. Ambrose getting out
of bed on her spindly and very shaky
pins, and in the act of reaching for
her neighbours water Jug.
Nov you must get right back" she
said, "or you'll fall and hurt yourself.
Here, I'll give you a hand. You're a
very naughty girl, you know. I'll have
to smack your bottom If you're not
careful"
Mrs. Ambrose began to whimper.
She had been fairly caught and had
no defense but tears.
"1t's morning now, and I'm going to
let you have half a glass Of water.
Won't that be nice? But you must sip
1t very slowly, not gulp it down. Just
let me tuck you in, and then I'll fetch
you some fresh. Aren't you glad it's
morning? am, can tell you"
Nurse, it's an angel you are! I've
an angel straight from heaven"
Dear me. only wish I was" said
Nurse Hanky. "Hark listen - there
goes the All Clear!"
"Oh, glory bel" shrieked Mrs Am
brose.
"Sh-sh-youn wake poor little Ivy"
Mrs. Sham had lit her match, but
this was the last flag in the crumpled
packet, and she regarded it doubtful
ly. Had she better save it until after
breakfast? She wouldn't get any more
until this evening, when her husband
stopped in on his way home from work
There-the All Clear was sounding.
A bit overdue, wasn't it2 Well, after
all, one flag was hardly better than
nothing. No sense in saving it. Any
way, she was going to have a tub
bath and sleep all day. and thank
goodness before this week was out
she'd be home, where she could smoke
as much and whenever she pleased.
The match was almost down to her
fingers now, but she managed to get
a light from it.
Miss Vesey also heard the All Clear
and to her it was clarion call
Throughout the long night she had
not moved or uttered a sound, but now
her head lifted little and her eyes
dilated
Its the victory" she cried aloud
"Oh, it's the victory! Now We can all
go ashore!"
Nurse Hanky came running, slop-
ping the water she was bringing to
Mrs Ambrose. She set the glass down
on Miss Vesey's locker and bent over
her.
What did you say, dear? Is there
something you want?"
Miss Vesey made no reply.
A moment later Nurse Hanky tip
toed out of the cubicle and drew the
curtain to screen it; then she went
over and ascertaining that Mrs
Parkes was sleeping comfortably. drew
the curtain OF her cubicle. also On
no account must Mrs. Parkes be dis
turbed by what had happened across
the way.
Meeting Nurse Andrews in the cor
rider, she motioned with sidewise in
clination of her hand.
shes gone, poor thing"
"When?"
! "Just this minute. She called out
said something that sounded like vic
tory but couldn't understand what
it was, and when I got there she was
gone"
II wonder she lasted so long. Well,
one can't be sorry. 1t was certainly a
happy release, if ever there was one"
| Nurse Hanky peered at her watch.
I'D better telephone down for the
porters to take her out. It's almost
time to start the washings, and those
boys will be here to bring them back
from the corridors any minute now
Oh, told Mrs. Ambrose she
could have some WATERFALL a glass
I'll take it to her." said Nurse An
drews.
(The End