The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-28
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In Z VICE HlllCW A1G-44A-S
Of rolling lawns and cloudless DIG
sky above distant treetops. 4 nurse
came into the room and crossed
the thick blue carpet sounolessIy'
She captured the ~ in q capable
hand.
The girl On the bed said softly
Let him 60, Bsldie. He has SUCH
pretty green wings.
$50 we're awske," Nurse Balo-
win said c~heerfully. And what
costume shall we put on this AFTER
noon?" H..
She opened a closet door 50 that
ut could look at the bed jackets
that hung N a row on scented vel
vet hangers.
Yit shook her head. None OF
hose" she said. The new set
Mrs. sembler brought ne day be-
fore yesterday"
The nurse lifted a CONNECTION Of
cobwebby chiffon and lace from
he drawer. There was another
zift from the same shop. It came
while you were asleep. Wen have
a look at it in a few minutes.
She put Kit on her chalse lounge
and gave her a mirror.
The blue veins showed beneath
the translucent skin Of her brow,
put the contours Of her cheeks and
chin we're rounding out.
The nurse laid a pale pink blan-
ket over Kits knees and placed a
long silver box on them.
Kits fingers fingered over the
strings, over the tissue that en-
folded q taffeta house coat. She
read the card that accompanied
it:
Wear this tomorrow, dear. I'm
coming to take you for your first
outing in my car. The Semblers
are all so happy that this day has
arrived" Gertrude Sembler had
written.
isn't she just lovely to your"
the nurse said, hanging up the
house coat. "She treats you Just
like a daughter. OF course they're
all nice TO you
Yes" Kit said.
She put Mrs. Sernbler's card In a
carved box. In another compart-
ment there were four cards from
Vance. The cards that arrived each
Sunday with the flowers he'd sent
since she had been there. Vance
himself never had come. She was
not allowed many visitors, and she
had not had the courage to ask
Fran if Vance had wanted TO come
The nurse, still occupied hang
ing the coat in the closet, said,
Tomorrow we go out for a little
10y ride. And n week from today
we 60 home-good as new. l sup
pose we won't be sorry"
Kits pensive gaze Travelled slow
" around the peaceful room. She
said, "Perhaps l shall be sorry to
leave. I like it her where it's
peaceful and strange l mean
where it's different from other
places where one might have asso-
Citations. What date will it be a
week from today?"
THE Fourth Of July, dearie!
Won't that be a lovely day to cele-
orate your new Independence"
The Fourth of July.
Another Fourth. There was a
girl sitting on the steps OF an old
church in the lengthening twilight,
telling d man she'd do anything he
asked. But that vas not the girl
twisting a blanket soft as a baby's
hair. That girl had been lost some
where in a journey through a dark
valley. There was a timelessness
In that valley and it made a single
year ago seem remote.
Kits head dropped. She said, Il
wish that I could always be like
this-betWeen yesterdays and to-
morroWs."
The nurse looked at her anxious
ly and turned back the overs on
the bed. Il think we'll have a little
nap before dinner. Mr.. Sembler is
coming to see us tonight and we
don't want to be all tired out"
Kit slept easily, falling off into
the light sleep Of convalescence.
She woke suddenly some time later
and found that she was trembling.
She wasn't quite awake as the
aWareness Of her trembling fright
ened her; she remembered her
dream. She felt the weight of her
subconscious depression. She had
dreamed that she was alone in her
apartment and she couldn't get
out. none could get in to her.
The summer twilight came INTO
the room through the windows and
the girl fastened her gaze on the
reassuring view, clinging TO the
movement of her present security.
Someone moved in the doorway.
She turned and saw that it was
Jerry.
jerry" she cried out to him.
He came to her swiftly, putting
his arms around her. She trembled
in his arms. He smoothed her hair
tenderly. ITS all right, darling.
Whatever is the matter, I'll make
it right"
1t seemed TO her then, with her
head against his strong young
shoulder, that Jerry could make
anything right. She chung to him.
The nurse ratified the china on
the tray in her hand. so, we have
company" she said ~cheerily, pre-
tending not to see them draw apart