The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1952-09-12

CHAPTER I-Kate Fuller, beautiful and
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 all
women doctors, and learns OF quarrel
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 u-Scott Kenyon is River
dale's most popular bachelor and a bril-
liant doctor. He dislikes women doctors
because he believes they will aot stick
to their work, but will marry and leave
after training. On the evening Kate ar
rives at Peoples, Scott goes home and
quarrels violently with his sister, Edith
over his prejudice.
CHAPTER III-Meanwhile at the hos
pital Kate again meets her friend. Dr.
Smith, who tries to explain Scotts 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-
pointment of a woman intern.
CHAPTER Tv-virginia Perry tells Kate
she is madly in love with Dudley Page,
coach at Riverdale Academy, and that
Virginia's brother, Leonard, is the aca-
emy's football star. Kate is worried over
her reception at the hospital, but forgets
it when she is invited to dinner at DR..
Smiths. 1t proves to be a memorable oc-
casion.
CHAPTER Vat. DR.. Smiths dinner
n q fy (ofn &c Nd
Lies he doesn't love Virginia He is using
the student nurse to keep her brother
on his football team. But more important
Kate meets DR.. Harry Blake, handsome
and married to an older woman. He
forces his attentions upon Kate.
CHAPTER VI-The dinner turns into
humiliating affair after Scott arrives
Kate had not known he was invited. And
he thought she planned it with the hos
tess, Mrs. Smith, in an attempt to get
into his good graces. By the time the
party is over Kate and Scott are enc
mics. And Or. Blake's wife, Grace, is
Jealous of Kate.
CHAPTER Vu-During the next few
days Kate becomes interested in Dickie
Bonardi, a child patient at the hospital
and tries to help him. He is DR.. Blake's
patient. While trying to get DR.. Blake to
take more interest in the case, he tries
to make love to her. Laura Dunlap, the
nurse, sees them. The first gossip starts
about Kate.
CHAPTER VTu-Kate, in an effort to
help Dickie, calls upon his parents and
recommends they consult Scott Kenyon.
Although she doesn't say so, Kate rea-
Lies tint DR.. Blake is incompetent and
knows nothing about child diseases.
CHAPTER N-A few days later Kate
attends a lecture Scott gives every week
to student nurses. She sees him after
wards and tells him Of Dickie's sickness
and her visit to his parents. She asks
his help. He tells her she is presumptious
and refuses to help her with the child.
CHAPTER x-During the following week
Kate is deeply troubled by the antagon-
ism displayed by others on the stan at
Peoples. Then, one day while Kate is at
tending Dickie, DR.. Blake arrives. Again
ne makes love to her and this time she
hhts him. DR.. Smith arrives and orders
Blake from the room. That evening
Blake tells his wife, Grace, that DR..
Smith and Kate are having an affair.
CHAPTER xI-Grace Blake, because of
her money. runs the academy and is on
the hospital boardh She is a friend of
Or; Smiths wife, Edith Kenyon, and Alice
Hal, wife OF the academy headmast er
Wnle the women are planning a charity
auction, Gracerepeats the gossip her nus
starts the rounds Of the community.
CHAPTER xII-By September the hos
pital rift and the gossip about Kate is
last approaching a climax. At the start
of football practice, Grace Blake de-
mands that Scott be removed as team
physician and her incompetent husband,
Harry. put in his place. George Han,
neadmaster at the Academy, objects but
is forced to comply.