Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-22
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There, the kettles singing. I'll wet
the tea as soon as it comes to the
boil"
The tea was made and poured, hot
and strong. The two nurses sat with
it in Nurse O'Brien's room next door
to Mrs. Welman's bedroom.
"Mr. Welman and Miss Carlisle are
coming down." said Nurse O'Brien
There was telegram came this
morning"
"There, now, DEAR" said Nurse
Hopkins. 81 thought the old lady was
looking excited about something. It's
some time since they've been down.
isn't it?"
ut must be two months and over.
Such a nice young gentleman, Mr..
Welman. But very proud-looking."
Nurse Hopkins said: 81 saw her pic
ture in the Taller the other day
with a friend at Newmarket"
Nurse O'Brien said: "She's very
we'll known in society, isn't she? And
always has such lovely clothes. Do
you think she's really good-looking,
Nurse?"
Nurse Hopkins said: Difficult to
tell what these girls really look like
under their makeup! In my opinion,
she hasn't got anything like the looks
Mary Garrard has!"
Nurse O'Brien pursed her lips and
put her head on one side. "You may
be right now. But Mary hasn't got
the style!"
Nurse Hopkins said sententiously:
"Fine feathers make fine BIRDS"
Another cup of tea, Nurse?"
"Thank you, Nurse. I don't mind
if I do" Over their steaming cups
the women drew a little closer to-
gether. Nurse O'Brien said: can odd
thing happened last night. I went
in at two o'clock to settle my dear
comfortably, as always do and she
was lying there awake. But she must
have been dreaming, for as soon as
l got into the room she said, The
photograph. l must have the photo
graph
$50 I said, why of course, Mrs.
Welman. But wouldn't you rather
wait till morning?' And she said, No.
I want to look at it nowl' So said,
We'll, where is this photograph? Is
is the one of Mr.. Roderick, you're
meaning?' And she said, 'Roder-ick?
No. Lewis. And she began to strug-
gle, and I went to lift her and she
got out her keys from the little box
beside her bed and told me to unlock
the second drawer of the tallboy, and
there, sure enough, was big photo
graph in a silver frame. Such hand
some man. And Lewis written across
the corner. Old-fashioned, of course,
must have been taken many years ago.
I took it to her and she held it there,
staring at it a long time. And she
just murmured, Lewis-Lewis.' Then
she sighed and gave it to me and told
me to put it back. And, would you
believe it, when I turned around a.
gain she'd gone off as sweetly as a
child"
Nurse Hopkins said: "Was it her
husband, do you think?"
Nurse O'Brien said: at was not!
For this morning I asked Mrs. Bish-
op, careless-like, what was the late
Mr.. Welman's first name, and it was
Henry, she told mel"
The two women exchanged glances.
Nurse Hopkins had long nose, and
the end of it quivered a little with
pleasurable emotions. She said
thoughtfully: 'Lewis-Lewis. I Won
der, now. I don't recall the name
anywhere round these parts"
cit would be many years ago, DEAR"
the other reminded her.
eyes, and, of course, I've only been
here a couple of years. I wonder,
now"
Nurse O'Brien said: "A kerry hand
some man. Looked as though he
might be cavalry officer!"
Nurse Hopkins slipped her tea. She
said: "That's very interesting"
Nurse O'Brien said Economically:
maybe they were boy and girl to-
gether and a cruel father separated
them. :"
Nurse Hopkins said with a deep!
sigh: perhaps he was killed in the
war.
When Nurse Hopkins, pleasantly
stimulated by tea and romantic spec
ulation, finally left the house, Mary
Garrard ran out of the door to over
take her.
ooh, Nurse, may I walk down to
the village with you?"