Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-09-12
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my dear, you don't seem to me cut
out for Ted Bigland's wife. Not with
your education and all. AS l was
saying, if were you I'd go in for
massage when the time comes. You
get about bit and see people that
way; and your times more or less
your own"
Mary said: "I'll think it over. Mrs.
Welman spoke to me the other day.
She was very sweet about it. 1t was
Just exactly as you said it was. She
doesn't want me to go away just now.
She'd miss me, she said. But she told
me not to IVORY about the future, that
she meant to help me-"
Nurse Hopkins said obviously:
Lets hope she's put that down in
black and white! Sick people are
odd"
Mary asked: "Do you think Mrs.
Bishop really dislikes me-or is it on
ly my fancy?"
Nurse Hopkins considered a minute.
"She puts on sour face, must say.
She's one of those who don't like see
ing young people having agood time.
Thinks, perhaps, Mrs. Welman is bit
too fond of you, and resents it." She
laughed cheerfully. 81 shouldn't wor-
ry if were you, Mary, my dear. Just
open that paper bag, will you?
There's couple of doughnuts in it."
Your Aunt Had Second Stroke Last
Night. No Cause Immediate Anxiety
But Suggest You Should Come Down
If Possible.
LORD.
Immediately on receipt of the tel
egram Elinor had rung up Roddy,
and now they were in the train to-
gether bound for Hunterbury.
Elinor had not seen much of Roddy
in the week that had elapsed since
their visit. On the two brief occasions
when they had met, there had been an
odd kind of constraint between them.
Roddy had sent her flowers-a great
sheaf of long-stemmed roses. 1t was
unusual on his part. At dinner they
had had together, he had seemed
more attentive than usual, consulting
her preferences in food and drink, be-
ing unusually assiduous in helping
her on and off with her coat. A little,
Elinor thought, as though he were
playing a part in a play-the part of
the devoted fiance. -.
Then she had said to herself:
"Don't be an idiot. Nothing's wrong.
:. You imagine things! It's that
beastly, brooding, possessive mind of
yours"
Her manner to him had been per-
haps a shade more detached, more
aloof than usual.
Now, in this sudden emergency,
the constraint passed, they talked to-
gether naturally enough. Rody said:
"Poor old dear, and she was so well
when we saw her the other day."
Elinor said: 81 do mind so terribly
for her. I know how she hated being
i'll, anyway, and now I suppose she'll
bemore helpless still, and she'll simp-
ly loathe that! One does feel, Roddy,
that people ought to be set free-if
they themselves want it."
Rody said: 81 agree. It's the only
civilized thing to do. You put ami
mails out of their pain. I suppose you
don't do it with human beings simply
because, human nature being what it
is, people would get showed off for
their money by their fond relations
perhaps when they weren't really i'll
at ALL"
Elinor said thoughtfully: "It would
be in the doctors hands, of course"
"a doctor might be crook"
"You could trust a man like DR..
Lord"
Roddy said carelessly: eyes, he
seems straightforward enough. Nice
fellow"
DR.. Lord was leaning over the bed.
Nurse O'Brien lowered behind him.
He was trying, his forehead puckered,
to understand the slurred sounds COM
ing from his patients mouth. He
said: eyes, yes. Now, don't get ex-
cited. Take plenty of time. Just raise
this right hand a little when you
mean yes. There's something you're
worried about?"
He received the affirmatory sign.
Something urgent? Yes. Some
thing you want done? Some one sent
for? Miss Carlisle? And Mr.. Wei
man? They're on their way"
Again Mrs. Welman tried incoher-