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T is not too much to say that
I Kzrte Greniic-ill was supremely
happy. She had reasons m be.
Though only 1). probationer at the
Norfolk City Ilorxpitiii, she had been
appointed in niszht duty with the
personal friend of Dr. I‘ii'l(IiC0"g(JIii(-‘I
t.1iI.
. .i ted impatiently for
her IiiIIBtA’,PIitlI birthday, when she
could eliter the liospitztl and PK-
change the Iiulmlrurn experiences
o1‘the old life for the unknown
mysteries of the new.
Ilurlng her i-‘Ii-‘vi-n Weeks’ stay at
the hospital the unknown niysieries
IIBAI promptly ri-,.iniw>d themselves.
'2 into duties quite as omnlnoruiliu-e in
( their way as tlioui-, of which she
(’ had becorne so tired at llllllli’. She
had IIWI In Inuk(- beds and then
make them over umiln. She had had
to scmh a basin four and live times.
altlrnu,-;lr aiier the iirst scnibhing
she had consul:-rwl the utensil to he
perfectly clean. Over and over she
merely trying to hnish a task in the
allotted time.
Yet in spite of chapped hands.
swollen feet and aching bank, in
spite of irnqiient corrections and
scant ‘praise, Kate never wavered
in Mr dt-tr-nninatiun tn becmlie :1.
real nurse, il only the hospital aui
thorities would mp her. ’ ’
And now a grout honor had come
to her. Out of zweim-.riw= [Il"0i)il<
tloners, she had liven selected for
night duty on a clue in the influ-
enza wing of the iiospital. That In
itself was honor enou::h. But when
she was told that the patient was
Mr. Smnton, the personal friend
of llr, Einiioott, she Inuzht oil a
‘ . h the 1'3]! oif the x
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the hull, then pmilte after it the
WIIOIQ‘ Ii‘IIl.’tII of tho corridor.
“Yew, Miss l‘rioP, I will do my
host," till? repliwl cllilliiy.
' I’rim- lI0liI‘P1I the girl's
heiizhti-nml Color untl perleived
her illlpprttsswil exultntlon.
“Miss (‘irt>Iriieid," she said ill
her II vi-,, abrupt tone, “this
is your (:IIdli(;k‘w)lllII‘ clmnee to
prove that the time we have
spent in trying in oorrP(’t some
of your lweclless ways has not heen
spent in vain. "
“llut I have trim]-I have tIiP(I 50
har " Ialtorvd Kute. ller desire fur
cap snau-hing and pralwiliil was gone
I know," Miss Prlt? intel‘>
posevl, “but in this hospital work it is
not trying lmrrl that t-aunts but try-
ing Rlrrl'e.'<.Vflllly. '-
Kate u'as silenL
“With so many nurses in France,"
Miss I'rice went on, “and with the
hospital filling: up with influenza pa-
tients. you probationers VIII!!!’ be trusted
to do some of the work. "
“But I want you to trust me. I'll
Iuiiow dim-tinns exuvtiy as you give
them," Kare proiiiiml; her blue eyes
looked as-riouuly nto time of the super-
lntemlont of nimws.
The stem lines in Elias I"r‘loe's fiwe
relaxed a little. “Very well. " she said.
“Take your hours oil now and get as
much slvop us you t‘:llI. You will go
on llllly nt rm-n in-wk mniiziir. "
Katy went at onm to her mom and
tried to slowp, lint the liunll-Ir she tried
the more “'iiII‘>ll“':IiIt' she felt. Finally
she sat up and drew her writing pad
into her lap.
“P9IllIl]i.‘1 II I ti rim 2!. note hnIlIP,"
slw tlmllizhf. “it will quiet my mind a
bit. "
So she began to write a law lines to
her mother, IPIIIIIK her the (amt good
fortune that hill! lwinlifn her.
“All the girls like in work with
e‘ i
we
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY IN THE YEAR
iiri>.icAii Liriti‘
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nuvoa Iv rut.->4 r-. cot:-mu
SHE HAD LEFT THE Book or THE
SUN ROOM OPEN, so near As SHE
AFPROACKED SM: COULD LOOK DIRECTLY INTO ‘ms ROOM
I P ROBATIONER
Dr. Endimtt," her pen ran on.
“ Not that he is easy on the
nurses-not a bit (II it: but he is
an [air to thenhso straiglitlorward
with everyone. You can imarzine
how anxious I am that every-
thing should go rhzht an my first
private case. Now I must try to go to sleep
again: so gonrlday, and dearest lure from your
daughter. Kate."
Katie lay down this time; her mind's eye
traveled oxer a new set of pictures. She saw
the little whitehouse beside the Norfolk River,
with her mother sewing by the sunny western
window. and the twins scamperlmz in from
school. Ilow peaceful it all seemed! Then she
fell sound asleep, with one arm thrown up over
her unruly mass of brown hair.
er room-
mate, Margaret Whoaton, bursting into the
room three hours later.
Kntp sat up, blinking in a bewildered way.
“ I)a wake . ’ l" cried llarimret,
giving her a little simke. “I have u lot of news
for you. Miss I‘rioe has put .‘lr. Stanton into
the sun room at the and or the corridor. Ills
temperature went so high that he was delirious
and disturbed the others in the ward. lie kept
shouting every little while for some one to help
hlin kill a bunch nl llernmns. Did you know.
Kale, that he was shall EIi0(‘I(PiI last year?"
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“Xn," Kate answered as she
hnstily drosswl. " Do you think
“in Prim will trust me to take
care of him now that his temperaa
mm is N4) liiizhrand way oer there
in the sun morn?"
“Oi (ruurae she will. I saw the
directions she just wrote for you on the l>ed<
side chart. You are not to leave Iilr. Si.'i.nix)n
alone one nvcuml. She Illl(IE‘l’S(‘0l'Pd those words
in two diiTervnt ]ri:ll‘v3.l. "
“But why should I leave the poor man
alone? Did she think I'd choose this time to go
to the nloi'i1's'r"'
Iilarlzan-t inuizlrr-<l. “ You're such a dear,
Karel Every min or us admits Miss Price was
right in picking you hmt for prints: duly, even
if you have klI01'l(l‘1I over everything In the
hospital that unsu’t rmllwl iiovi n. " ‘
Quietly Kuto nniimi nr-mss the yard, under
the arinpiinr ll’PI‘:g to the mar entrance or the
hospital. The plum always I(lM’ili)ltP(I her in
the PI’!-‘llillil. Sim loyal to sue the Ivrighily
liirhird t‘llll‘l1H('(‘, with its outlylnl: olllces, the
lomz mrrixlors nirv-u-lilm; uvuly into mysterious
shadows. The little desks viiilr their sliadod
lamps, plnml at rv-gulnr intervals against the
walls of the corridors, new points of contact
between the Ilillt-rout l-nnuvlu-a oi‘ this null’-
Velons syaimn oi pntirntx nurses and doctors.
By force oi contrast, the nutwuul quiet of the
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i Mi ACT
KATE GREN FIELD
JANUARY 8, I920
COMPAN ON
.‘.‘ii‘i i0“i"‘iifTii‘
YEARLY Si‘bSCi?lPl'l0N ‘Z50 ‘ FIVE CEWS A COPY
place enipliasiu-d the inward meni-
ing Iile ol the hospital at night.
“ waited a minute to speak to
you," said Ilr. Endlmtt, so close to
her ear that she jumped. hr. Endl-
mtt seemed not to notice the start
but led the way to the sun room.
where, muttering a jargon of un>
intelligible words. his friend and
patient lay.
“I have just given him his quiet-
lniz medicine. " said tie doctor.
“You will see by the chart that it
must be repeated at midnight. He
seems quiet enough now, but don't
leave him alone, If you want any
thing, ring the hell and the ward
nurse will luring it to you. Good
niizht."
With a kindly nod and smile Dr.
Endicoit was gone, and Kate was
leit alone with her charge.
The early hours of the night
passed quickly enough for her as
she did the countless little things
that would relieve her patient. She,
noiiwd that his incessant muttering
I)6?($lll& quieter for a few minutes
after she had slipped a oooL fresh
pillow under his head, or cliunged
the iced compress on his throbbing
(I-iilpies. Like a child, he would
mouth as ohcdiently as if he had
not the previous second urged her
to dig that German out [min under
the bed
“’<'.rangr how ln"ipIPrs.-< the sinongp
est people are when they are sicli l"
mused Kate as she raniz the bell
lur the ward nurse to bring her a
little more cracked ice.
he ward nurse brought the ice
and then, with a glance at the chart.
ampp:><l a minute to look at Iilr.
snnmn. who had stopped his mut-
d aw-med almost asleep.
“Goodl ills taniperamre is nom-
down, isn't it? " she said.
“Don't rim; the hell, it you can
help it, Ills: Greniield, for the next
lilteen or twenty minutes. We have
had to send two nurses nil Ihe floor
to help in an erneryzency upstairs.
and now I am sink to help
inure that kidney man; it will
take three or tour of us to move
him on the (lrawshN=L"
Kale ahvently rulIdt’d Ba<enL
She drnpptd into the chair a
moment to write her nnleson the
hedside chart. ller lzlnnce M1 on her
usiuh. Midnight! Time for the second
powder. She had not ihoujzht that it
was so late. She started to dissolve the
powder in a little water. then lilitived
that there was no water in the room.
She rang the helL No answer. With
a start she i"E'ilieIlli’l'-‘l’V’<‘I that the ward
nurse had told her not tn ring for a
few minutes.
Kate went to the door to we whether
hy chance a nurse were pzusinez through
the corridor, but no one was in sight.
She giilIi(‘Pd at the lied. Ilr. Stanton
was quietly sleeping. Ills chest rose
and fell in peaceful rhythm.
Kate hesitated a moment. She had
been mid not to leave the [mtient alone.
On the other hand, she had been told
to give him 1 powder at midnight.
What should she do? She hook it swond
look at the sleeping patient and darted
into the hall. Down its length she sped
and out to the little service room,where
she quickly tilled her glass with water.
In her hurry her hand a
edrze of a shelf, and the glass fell
a crash into the how] heneath
truck on the
with
"mini an unbelievahle rack-et for one
small glass to makel" she grmned as
she tried to gather up the pieces.
She was slow at it, for they were
wet and slippery, but at last she started
l-at-k with a fresh glass of water. She
had left the door of the sun room open.
so that BS she appruaclied she could
look directly into the roon
l.
There was no head on the pillow.
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