The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-10-17


competent young woman doctor, arrives
at Peoples Hospital in Riverdale to begin
her internship. She meets DR.. Scott Ken
yon. who has a bitter dislike for ali
between Scott and DR.. Benjamin Smith.
head OF the hospital and an old friend
who secured her appointment at Peoples
She also meets DR.. Albert Warren, resi-
dent physician, and Nurse Laura Dunlap
Both Of them resent her being at Peo-
PIES.
CHAPTER H-Scott Kenyon is River
dale's most popular bachelor and a brill
liant doctor. He dislikes women doctors
because he believes they will cot stick
to TO-. their work, but win marry and leave
rives at Peoples. Scott goes home and
quarrels violently with his sister, Edith.
over his prejudice.
CHAPTER 1u-Meanwhile, at the hos
pital Kate again meets her friend, Dr.
Smith, who tries to explain Scott's dislike
for women doctors and why he had tried
to stop her appointment to Peoples. Kate,
however, can not forget his rudeness
when she first arrived Later, Kate meets
her roommate, Virginia Perry, a student
nurse. From her Kate learns the hospital
Is diveded into two camps, over the ap-
polntment OF woman intern.
CHAPTER W-virginia Perry tells Kate
she is madly in love with Dudley Page,
coach at Riverdale Academy, and that
Vrginia's brother, Leonard, is the aca-
emy's football star. Kate is worried over
ner reception at the hospital, but forgets
II when she is invited to dinner at DR..
smiths. 1t proves to be a memorable oc-
casion.
CHAPTER Vat. Dr.. Smiths dinner
party; Kate meets Dudley Page and 1ea-
Lies he doesn't love Virginia. He is using
on his football team. But more important
Kate meets Dr.. Harry Blake, handsome
ana married to an older woman. He
forces his attentions upon Kate.
CHAPTER vI-The dinner turns into O
Illuminating affair after Scott arrives
Kate had not known he was invited. And
ne thought she planned it with the hos
se, Mrs. Smith. IN an attempt to get
mo ms good graeeS BY the time the
mics. And DR.. Blake's wife, Grace Il
jealous Of Kate. ="
CHAPTER vu-Durine the nex. few
days Kate becomes interested in Dickie
Bonardi, child patient at the hospital
ana tries to help him. He is DR.. BIake's
patient. While trying to get DR.. Blake to
lake more interest in the case, he tries
70 make love to her. Laura Dunlap. the
about Kate. ~ '' sO0''p S'aF'S
CHAPTER vm-Kate. in an ero-t e.
help Dickie, calls upon his parents and
recommends they consult Scott KENYON
AItnougn she doesn't say so. Kate req"
mes INT Dr.. Blake is incompetent ana
knows nothing about child diseases.
CHAPTER IX-A few days later RatA
attenos a lecture Scott gives every veek
war S:uc 0nI t nurses; She sees him after
snd ana tens him Of Dickie's sickness
ms help. He tells her she is presumntionS
@"o refuses to help her with the child
CHAPTER x-Durins the foIlowtne ,,..,.
Kate Is deeply troubled BY the antsoonN
Ism 9lsp!ayed by others on the stafS az
eopteS' linen, one day while Kate js az.
seno1ng Dickie, Dr.. Blake arrives. Aoetn
ne makes love to her and this time -
s sI MIN. DR.. Smith arrives and orda-s
Siaks rom the room. That evening
snsits te1s his wife, Grace, that Dr.
''a ana Kate are having an affair.
&c ChAPIER N-Grace Blake. because n,
tS money. runs the academy and is ~, ~,
me IN S HOsspital boardn She is q friend Of
81, 0mItnS Wne. Edith Kenyon. and 4nce
H Ha!i wife Of the academy headmastsTre
s WILLIE the women are planning a charitv
ssuctlon, Gracerepeats the 0ossiu her hrsy
oand invented. That bit Of eossin thar
- the rounds Of the community.
CHATTER XII-By September the hos.
pital rift and the gossip about Kata :.
.Sst approaching climax At the start
mands that Scott be removed as team
physician and her incompetent husbsnd
nary put in his place. George Han
neadmaster at the Academy, objects b,t
Is forced to comply. '" OU'
CHAPTER xm-Because Dr sr.h,.
vile is In the hospital, Kate goes to har
olo 1riend's home and cooks him a din
ner. While they are eating sonaeo,a
throws a rock through the dining room
WINDOW to which is attached a crude
ana insulting note. Kate knows some
5nng must be done If she is to stay at
CHAPTER xIV-That evening Virginia
Perry's brother. Leonard, comes to Kate's
window and tells her he knows that Dud-
ley Page is not in love with his sister.
Just after he leaves, Laura Dunlap in
vaoes Rates room demanding to know
VINO the man is she overheard talking
to Kate. Thus more gossip is added to
fhe flame against aKte.
CHAPTER XV-The wife of the resi-
dent physician. Albert Warren, gives birth
to son. While Scott is out of the hos
pital the child begins to choke and Kate
performs an emergency tracheotomy.
Scott hears about it and attempts to
thank her and wants to become friends.
Kate refuses his friendship. She tells him
she plans to leave Peoples because of
the gossip.
CHAPTER xVT-on the day of the big
football game at the academy Grace
Blake tells her husband, Harry, now team
physician, about Leonard who has been
hurt in the practice. She asks him not
to let the boy play and he agrees.