Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-22

kind, giving me all that expensive
schooling. / do feel now that I ought
to be starting to earn my own living
l ought to be training for something.
Nurse Hopkins nodded sympathet.
ically.
"It's such waste of everything il
l don't. I've tried TOTO explain what
l feel to Mrs. Welman, butts diff.
ficult-she doesn't seem to under.
stand. She keeps saying there's plen'
ty of time"
Nurse Hopkins said: "She's a sick
woman, remember
Mary flushed a contrite flush.
ooh, know. I suppose I oughtn't
to bother her. But it is worrying
and Fathers $3.50 beastly about it!
Keeps jibing at me for being a fine
lady. But indeed I don't want to sit
about doing nothing!"
81 know you DON'T"
"The trouble is that training of
any kind is nearly always expensive.
I know German pretty we'll now, and
l might do something with that. But
I think really I want to be hospital
nurse. l do like nursing and sick
people"
Nurse Hopkins said automatically:
you've got to be as strong as a
horse, remember!"
81 am strong! And I really do like
nursing. Mothers sister, the one in
New Zealand, was nurse. So it's in
my blood, you see."
what about massage?" suggested
Nurse Hopkins. "Or Norland? You're
fond of children. There's good money
to be made in massage"
Mary said doubtfully: cts expen-
sive to train for it, isn't it? I hop
ed-but of course that's very greedy
of me-she's done so much for me al
ready"
"Mrs. Welman, you mean? Non
sense. In my opinion, she owes you
that. She's given you a slap-up edu-
cation, but not the kind that leads to
anything much. You don't want to
teach?"
"1'm not clever enough"
Nurse Hopkins said: "There's
brains and brains! If you take my
advice, Mary, you'll be patient for the
present. In my opinion, as I said
Mrs. Welman owes it to you to help
you get start at making our living.
And I've no doubt she means to do it.
But the truth of the matter is, she's
got fond of you, and she doesn't want
to lose you"
Mary said: ooh" She drew in her
breath with little gasp. "Do you
really think that's it,"
II haven't the least doubt of it!
There she is, poor old lady, more or
less helpless, paralyzed one side and
nothing and nobody much to amuse her
1t means lot to her to have a fresh,
pretty young thing like you about the
house. You've very nice way with
on in sickroom."
Mary said softly: eff you really think
so-that makes me feel better
Dear Mrs Welman, I'm very, very fond
of her! She's been so good to me al
ways. I'd do anything for her!"
Nurse Hopkins said dryly: "Then
the best thing you can do is to sta
where GU are and stop worrying! It
won't be for long,"
Mary said, "Do you mean p"
Her eyes looked wide and frightened.
The District Nurse nodded: "She's
rallied wonderfully, but it won't be
for long. There will be a second
stroke and then a third. I know the
way of it only too we'll. You be pa
tient, my dear. If you keep the old
lady's last days happy and occupied,
that's better deed than many. The
time for the other will come"
Mary said: you're very kind"
Nurse Hopkins said: Here's your
father coming out from the lodge
and not to pass the time of day pleas
antly, I should say!"
They were just nearing the big iron
gates. On the steps of the lodge an
elderly man with a bent back was
painfully hobbling down.
Nurse Hopkins said cheerfully:
Woodworking, Mr.. Gerard"
Ephriam Gerard said crustily:
"Ahw
Every nice weather." said Nurse
Hopkins.
Old Gerard said Grossly: MAY be
for you. 'Tisn't for me. My lum-
bago's been at me something cruel"
Nurse Hopkins said cheerfully:
"That was the wet spell last week,
I expect. This hot dry weather will
soon clear that away"