Mary Lee the Red Cross Girl

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ought, and they now decided that these last days fittingly capped the climax. For the girls, this last week brought the important-but up to now, neglected-

help to that of anyone else. The girl also was able to help Mrs. Cameron whose responsibilities as matron and hostess were great. Ruth, too, usually independent, welcomed her help. As for Letty, full of the excitement of

had nothing to do with either of the two important events. And, strangel

importance. There was little opportunity to see his fiancee who was enmeshed in numberles

ice, only three days before the wedding. She had been surprised to find that

soon," she apologized after greetings had been

y. On the contrary, he seemed to indicate that he h

ewart on the presumption that I could be fairly useful to her and because, so I thought, of the oppo

, lo and behold, I find her without any time for me and the kind of help I can give her, she doesn't need. So you

art, "I wondered if you would not know someone who perhaps would be

whistled in

. What made you think of that, when there are so many

ver feel content to live on their bounty and I shall o

knew that Mary Lee would be mortified if he should suggest that he employ her, for that would make it seem as if she were bidding for

n able assistant part time. Of course, with the training

the demands of employers, the subject was changed and the conversation changed to Aunt Madge. The girl tried hard to give the doctor an idea of how busy his fiancee was, the many things that n

she departed after thanking

uld use Mary Lee's services after school hours and Saturday mornings. But he

ately called her up

y to learn. It will be good experience and of great help to you later, when you enter training school. T

he told him so. It had been more than she had expected. The only

d the welcome assurance from her that study hours we

le usefulness to him. Mary Lee did not know that Dr. Anderson had given a full account of her sense of responsibility and likable qualities and

ed to say, but Dr. And

etimes think that her mother did not name her Lee after a loyal Indian, as she would have us believe

shall find her very pleasant and agreeable. I shall also be sure