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THENEW RULE oros.1y, 'bat .b. was til w Ise 81.11 ..
• snam•L eokteDY.
' p .pular DDM in the elude e.reeYsew-
moot. She was rather disgusted with
nursing altogether, and was Inclined to
give it up, finches it harder and lees eon -
genial work than she had anticipated.
The directors, governor and matron of And, besides, the boepital cap was nn -
Se. L.turui Hospital had uuauiinously becoming to her. But she gut un well
promulgateoi a new law—s wine and sal with Mrs Saunders—some of the others
utary enaotmeut, it may be, but one 4.1 said she tudidl to the matron -so she
terrible impel—uawely, that every slaye3 on
ceras who biome "engaged" to a stud. Ploy' • Chester. in hospital parlance
out or demur connected with the howl. Sister P!:iebe, was on the contrary, s
tel should forthwith be dismissed. universal favorite. She was the Lest
There had been • good deal of love- ',reseal nurse in the place, so the doc-
makiug within the walls of St. Lvsarua tors liked her. She had a pretty face—
Then usually is where young men •nd which the cep Sister Evelyn found .o
maidens hare frequent occasio.s to meet trying suited to perfection—and • neat ringtoo.
each uthor : and even hardened and bier", so the students and resident sur- "May I ask when this engageoent be-
''Iteally,'said Har egton, "I can
hardly say. I think ! have ; but --may
1 ask you the day o,f Ibe month T'
"What do you mean i"' asked the gov-
ernor. "Are you exact 1"
"1 hope out. 1 assure you the infor-
mation 1 &.s for is essential to my aa-
ewertng your question."
"It is the 20th .d May."
"Then -1 am ang-zed."
"To Mies Chaster 1" The governor
alluded to Suter I'h.rbs ; but he was
vary old fashioned, and could not tea
y'aire the habit of calliug the nurses S:••
tier This or That. tie spoke of them as
he would of any other young ladier.
"To Miss Chester, ' repeated Hat -
avowed celibates who could resit the Reoo. admired her. She had a winning
fasauations of the tuveliest girl in Eur- satile, • nothing voice, and a ouueleas
stip, .0 the patients adored her. There
opo when she was attired according to
the dictates of fashion, and was bent up- was a general feeling of deep regret when
on nothing but her own aususewent, suc-
cumbed
it nits whispered that Phoebe was tirtittg
to a pretty "sister" dressed in a
dainty cap and simple gown,and engaged
in tending the suffering. Several mar-
rows' had thus been arranged ; and Mrs
Saunders, the matron, who, being a wid-
ow herself, considered the marriage of
sayotlket t botdinatee"mastain-nary--
like"—she was food of this phrase, hav-
ing invented it—felt it to be her duty to
urge upon the governor tho fitness of
pressing upon the directors the necessay
of patting a stop to all manner of court-
ship or flirtation.
"Tbe aro sunt of sentimental n.u.enw
that goes on in the hospital is positively
scandalous," she said. "Tea sure it isn't
gars 1'
"Certainly. It began today."
"Today !" repeated rho governor in
some surpnse—"Perhaps, Mn Saun-
ders, we have been unduly prompt.
with Dr. Harington, and that there was Doubtless, Dr. Herrington and Mow
gnestiuu of all inquiry into the matter, Chester would have announced their en -
with a view to ascertaining if any en- gagewent in proper form, and have vol.
gegeinent existed between them. entered their resignations."
"It can't be true," a iclaimed Sister "I had no intention of rsii;ning," n-
Fanuy. "1'bonbe has strays been as
-.aioe sepossible to everybody ; but ahs
never took special notice of any of the
ducture. It i. only that spiteful cat's
jealousy, because she is in Dr. Harriog-
ton's ward, rod he never looks at her."
;The "spiteful tat" was Sister Evelyn.)
"taut," said the probationer who had
hinted at the accusation, •'Dr, Harring-
ton is so pleasant and so handsome, that
even Sister l'hrebe might he—different
my fault ; I de, all I can to prevent it, to him And I did ss them on the
and yet it goes on."
Mrs Saunders did barbell no
than justice. if any man in the place
could look on • nurse with positive aver-
sion, it was not her fault. She wished
her nurses to be, she said, "neat, but
tot attractive." The bee itching fringe
was strictly tabooed ; and since it had
come into fashion. the wearing of the
hear shat, adopted by several nurses, as
btiog the simplest possible coiffure, had
met with her entire disapproval. l'n-
fortunately, she ecoid not disfigure the
Doss or eyes of her "sisters," or she
would certainly have done it.
She was held in unmitigated awe and
modified esteem. The .merest hint of
her proximity was enough to make the
most sentimental coups find pressing or -
dinar together, and--"
"Well -what 1 Was there anything
looked like flirting 1"
"I don't know if you would call it so"
—for Sister Fanny was known to be
broadly tolerant in the matter of civil-
ity, and did not apply the titie of Boding
to any but extreme cases. ''I don't
know if you would call it so ; but Sister
Phoebe was talking to him eery hurried-
ly and earnestly, and he looked very
much pleased. Of course, I saw them
lung before I heard their voices ; but as
I came nearer the landir g where they
were, she gave him her hand and said :
'Good bye—I suppose I must ray 'doc-
tor' still, as we are is the hospital ; but
on Sunday 1'11 all you Walter."
"What did homy to that '"
cupation at opposite ends of the c rridor 1 "He stooped and—kissed her hand.
ee;lord in•which they had met ; sod it •t -i"g "Phoebe, you are the cleverest
great trial to her that, owing to as well as the dearest and prettiest little
Vigo
a heavy dame, of ample pet- woman in the world . She shook her
e on, who could not exactly dart into a
< ward like a sunbeam, she had never been
an absolute eye -witness to any "no se -
. ens," as she calkd it She knew
that lore making w.. going ost
round her ; she felt it in the air ;
and yet she was never able to lay
her finger on a tangible instance of it.
Therefore, until her brain enynlved the
bright idea of turnsug betrothed rene-
gades out of doors, she was very unhap
py. Now. • calm sense. of triumph
brightened her usually austereaudfrown-
ing brow
head at that, and withdrew her hand.
She was going away when he asked her
'What about yourself r Site sluiled,and
touched the third Cnger of the right hand.
'I must nut war a ring,' she said ; 'but
it is ahiuing on my soul's hand as bright
and firm as ever.' It did seem funny to
hear Sister Phoebe, who always toughest
love -making, make such a sentimental
speech as that.
"Ye., it is unlike her. It almost
makes one think there is something be-
tween them. But I hope not. It would
be terrible dull if Phoebe went ; she a1 -
The new regulation provoked some ire- ways manages to make one see the bright
side of things."
"Can't you do anything, Sister Fan-
ny r
"I will warn her to be careful. But
Oahe is really in love, it is sure to be-
tray itself ; and she is too hononr-
.Me to deny the truth, if she rally is
eugaged."
The warning came ton late to are
Phoebe, for some such interview as the
probationer had witnessed had been wit-
nessed by Suter Evelyn, who had im-
mediately reported it to the matron. quarrel, If von had been enraged to g
die fail. I would not be without it in
)firs Saunders, the"Mother Superior," Or. Harrington ler two years he meat my hoods." Mn T Moil, Weidman,
si
u this must ummaternal of matrons lik- f have been engaged to you for the same Owl
ed to be entitled, went forth to invests- ! time."
dignation amongst most of the nurser.
Sister Fanny, it:detd, said she didn't
care ; she didn't want to get engaged to
anybody, and the new rile did not for-
bid ow'. being --well, pleasant to--peo-
pk. Sister Evelyn declared that she
thought it jest sod necessary ('the go -
Ings -on were shameful,' she aid); and
sister Pbrbe remarked, with her bright-
est, merriest stile, that it would not
effect beg one bit. But all the others
were wroth, sod one probationer bunt
int, teen, and threatened to leave the
hospital without awaiting the contingent
dismismL
"You needn't be so frightened," said
Suter Evelyn. "You're not likely to be �-
sent sway on account of your getting es. view with Phoebe, unsatisfactory, save 1 new light began to dawn upon her.
gaged. There won't be any occasion for that she elicited the awful fact that she 1 "Bat I am not engaged to Dr. Harting-
' " was engaged. She obstinately refuaed I ton."
"Perhaps not„ observed Placebo in a to tell the name of her lover.
musing tone ; "bat 1 think Sister Eve- "Not that yo -Jr silenoe matters," said
Age s the most likely cf any of as to es Mrs Saunders ; "every one knows that
even the suspicion of flirting.' it is Dr. Harrington you have been go
Sister Evelyn glared at the speaker, ing on with. Both you and he will
who looked as unconscious as possible. have to see the governor t oeaorrow about
"It's a veep h•pele• s ," .he said,
with • little sigh. "I sus segued to
my amnia Jak, lila Throes'. son.
Uncle Thrups doesn't approve of the
match, because I am poor and have to
work for way living. Jock hos guns out
to Ri . Janeiro, because he is likely to
get on beetter then ; and as awn as his
income is large enough to justify our
marrying, he is going to send fur me
That's alt. I would williugly have told
Motltar Superior all about it, if she
had asked me as • friend ; but 1 do nut
feel bound to confide my pour Mille ro-
mance to people whom 1 know to be
unaympetbetio. It isn't In any way op-
posed to the rules of the hospital.''
"No, Du ; of course not, ' snawered the
gnvernor, good - oat uredly. "And though
I am sure we shall be sorry to part with
you, when your Jack claims you, 1 hope
for your oke that it won't be long.—
Now, go away to your work both of you,
and and next time you are not break-
ing • rule, don't behave as if you were. '
PhsLbe and Harrington left the room.
Sirs. Saunders remained.
"Well, they've gut the best of it," said
the governor, chuckling a little at the
marked the youno doctor. matron's evident discomfiture. "Your
"Bat the law"--- _ __ sp— I mean informant --has been too
"The law dues not affect me." hasty in jumping to conclusions She
The governor was about to rebuke must have a better authenticated case
severely this indifference to the roles
and regulations, when Mrs Saunders in-
terpceed. "1 don't want to cast any
doubt un Dr. Harrtngton's truthfulness,
she observed acidly ; "bet Sister Phurbe
confessed to her er.,tagemeot yesterday,
which does nut exactly corroborate his
statement."
"It certainly dos net."
"I think," said the matron, "that Mr
Harrington is concealing the truth in or-
der to hide bis dtsubedidnca with regard
to the new law."
"Dear, dear ; that is eery shocking 1"
said the goverucr ; gutting bewildered at
the new accusation ; while Dr. Herring -
next time."
"My opinion is," said Slrs. Saunders
not deigning to answer these rem arks,
"that any promise of marriage should
entail dismissal from the hospital, oven
though both the contracting parties do
n -,t belong to its stat."
"I don't know how that would work,"
replied her companion. "Y..0 see, if the
inteut to commit matrimony be criminal.
the commission ed -41- must be much
worse, and would certainly deserve a
punishment nu less severe, which would
entail every one of the honorary eurgcons,
and myself, and even you, being turned
out of our comfortable berths, and throw n
ton bowed, and expressed his obligation out on the world, which I at least should
to Mrs Saunders for the high esteem In cotsaider iucorvenient. I think, on
the contrary, that the wiser plan would
be to rescind the new rule."
And the new rule was rescinded, or
was at least allowed 1.. fall into honored
desuetude. Walter Harrington loft the
which she held him.
The matron turned her back on him
and said to the governor : "You had ,
better question Sister Phoebe. Yoe will
at least get the truth from her. Girls
are too proud of being eugaged to deny hospital, and married his Elsie won after
it the little misunderstanding recorded
The governor turned to Phorhe, pie- above ; but Sister Pbse'» brightened the
pared to act the part of stern upholder of wards of St. Lazarus' with her presence
authority ; but her face looked au meek- for a year longer, When, however, she
ly bewitching, tisat his heart softened left to become the wife of Jack Thorpe,
within hid ; and he remembered that no one expressed more satisfaction than
Mrs. Sanoders, though I fear this was
from anything but good wilt toward the
bride.
he had daughters of his own, who liked
to have lovers as much as any other
Ifirl'•
"Well, well, Miss Chester, this is very
sad,'' Le began rather vagueiy. "Of
course it is quite natural and right, and
Well Testes.
"I was nearly dead with cholera mor -
hos, olio bottle of Extract of Wild Straw -
no one could expect you to remain un- berry cored me, and at another time I
married all your life ; but law is law,and was so tad with summer complaint that
I though I would nut get over it, when
must be obeyed. Otherwise, I would two bottled cured me." iNrs E A.kett,
2
suggest —and even as it is, perhaps--" Peel. Out.
He was actually about to propos mak-
ing an exception in Phoebe's favor, when The dilemma of a young man who has
be felt Mrs :Saunders' cold hard eyeshard of young bearing ta farm on ch reesis nonerof
freezing him to the bone. He coughed, owb,ch are named or in any other way can
dropped his preamble, and proceeded to be identified, should teach those who
catechise, though in an apologetic and plant orchards to have the trees properly
paternal tone, which the matron disap- labeled. The young man in question,
writing on en agricultural journal for
proved I. "Naw, do you mind telling .i,me method by which he can name
me, my dear, how long you have bees these varieties, is told that the most ter -
engaged i" lain way of identification would be to
P1t.-be blushed n little and then look- order from an accurate and reliable
ed down, but answered quite clearly ; 'A such nunesortryussn,as have
rthproved nr southbeat, in simtrees ilof
ar
long time—nearly two years." regions, and wait tell they bear, for non-
' But Dr. Harrington says his engage- parison with those he has.
ment began o my today."
"Yes ; that is quite true,"
"But, my dear girl, it takes two peo-
ple to make an engagement as well as a
Iads.peaaabar.
"I leave used Dr Fowler's Extract of
Wild Strawberry for summer complaints,
and have given it to my friends. It
to the matter. She had • short inter- "Oh, 1 see Pooet» smiled as if a
"Why, he said yon were."
"Excuse me, I did not." said Harring-
ton. "1 am eneaged to Mia Chester—
not to Miss Platelet Chester, whom I
should have called Sister Ph" Se, as ev-
ery one in the hospital does ; but to her
Between the two there existed that eon- this matter." Then she dtsmteseJ tM amain, 'Miss Elsie Chester. 111r Thorpe,
Portable spite, breaking out iitto Deer- ntwee. Elsie's uncle and next of kin, would not
aional passages of arms, which is the Phoebe went out with her head meek• e,osnt to her promising to marry man
very salt of life to women who lead a ly tent, as if she was thinking of the who had his fortune to make ; and as
monotonous existence. At least it WAS awfulness of her impending doom ; but she was a ward in Chancery, there cloud
the salt of life to Phoebe. Perhaps 11 s4 when she had closed the door, she tossed bee no tie -between us till she came of
other did not enjoy it so much, her, as a I, it up with • saucy smile and executed • I at;e and was free to act for herself. This
rule, she got the worst of these amour.I mast "un-nuroelike" pirouette. Then is her twenty-first birthlay, and I may
ters of wits. She had at first hated Sis-
ter Phoebe on principle, because she was
pretty ; but these little battle,, in whisk
she was so often worsted, had made Roel
regard her with a detestation beveled; dimity 1--eeribbled • note 1•o Dr. Har- in telling me all she says and dose --mad
what she felt for any other good-looking , rtngton• This ohs intrusted to the sen- to ms two days ago that Elsie has de -
gill p
gi l the lane. Ike probationer in his ward, who gave it I tiered her intention of accepting me if I
who ware it to him next morning almost 1 jo,rity. She would receive my propose'
Anne Odes, an came from
unapt-
she produced from the pocket of her •p- mow look upon myself as her future hoa-
r,* a pencil and note book, sod there, band ; for, though there has been no
within three yards of the condemning , communication between ea 1 ,r a yelp.
smlron—each was her unparalleled au Suter Pt:..•'» --who has bean very kind
she
Rioter Evelyn had began life aa as
Mary tit the nio- probationer in hie ward. ' offered mime!! atter else a -
e reached her r
sa d f .om.
nom i ander Soler Bvel yn's eyes. this morning. i e:; eco her reply, while
caned part of the "great unexplored East
End." it war mid that she had brought That day, the own culprits were ar I I think I may assume will be fasneail•t
,d before the governor, Mn seen. by the afternoon poet.
some me oriental habits of thoughtreigned w in Pit eSe as aoeuser. 11TH. Adanson braked indignant a! this
Mt this was mattes& of opin- den ..comps T g
and speech ;Walter Harrington, who exchanged a explanation. If it were not disoourteowa,
ion. What u esrlafw u thee, when .he
joieed a sensing sisterhood and gars op ears.. el amused o tnfldwneo with the one might ay thst she sniffed at it, as
luster as she es' . in, was iM lint !o be dubious of its seeursey ; bet Harrington
her tmlraauae, .b. threw her ueromaulio I I caught sight of a gleam of sympathetic l
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