Show HER NEW CAREER by KITTY PAR ONS the mcclure newspaper deiv copyright by pe syndicate wh when en nina benson received word that her boy had been injured playing hockey she cancelled her first big concert engagement and then h hurried to the boarding school where he be lay ill II 11 at the station she was met by doc tor norwood who had been kindness and consideration itself and had helped her by his own cheerfulness to fight the battle that went on lay day and night to save her boy in tile the middle of the fourth night the boy called for his mother and the nurse was forced to call ca ll 11 her through the long hours that followed they sat beside him and when miss cross came back after a short rest nina had fallen asleep her hand in the boys hush whispered the doctor dont wake lier her no indeed I 1 snapped the nurse but ive stood as much of this as I 1 intend to from my future husband husbad id and I 1 wont have you sitting up all night with other women either eit hert I 1 A sick room Is hardly the place for a jealous quarrel gladys the doctor warned her and I 1 shall not ask you to apologize to mrs benson n now ow but I 1 th think I 1 n k you ou had better consider consloe r well before entering upon a marriage with a man ann you can trust so little nina was as only thirty two but she had find had a hard life of work and shifting for herself ever since her husband died ten years before she had plenty of pluck and grit but the strain of the last week had bad told on her when she came to she was holding the doctors hand and lying on a couch in her own room she recovered herself quickly and got ua up im sorry I 1 was so weak Is carl better doing famously well soon have him about gain if you dont take better care of yourself well have a new patient on our hands though oil oh im all right now and if the boys really better ill have to go home this week I 1 have an engagement to alii sing and it if all is well I 1 must keep it tills this t time ime 11 IY youre oure not fit to work yet its preposterous post erous no it doctor I 1 have to earn my living and im quite happy youve all been very kind to me too who be burst from the doctor then he recollected himself and added professionally drink this milk now and rest as much as you can for the next day or two so that you will be more fit for your journey need all your strength nina thanked him and when he had gone she thought a good deal about him everything continued to go well and in afew days nina left the school for new york doctor norton drove with her to the train about a mile from froin the station as they were rounding a corner a woman driving at a reckless rate of speed came towards them on the wrong side of the road to avoid a collision the doctor swung out to the right and his car turned turtle in a ditch which was hidden by a wass mass of underbrush nina was thrown clear but the man was caught under the car nina rushed rushe d to him and tried fried to pull ill him in out you must help me she called to the woman who had stopped her own car please hurry lie he way die if be is left hareli he reli t together they moved and dragged the doctor to the other car and drove to the hospital A bad break the doctors told her heri we cant tell much yet but it may be serious Is there anyone to come to him nina na n IL went at once to the phone and called calle d miss cross an and d begged her toa to come at once doctor norwood was very W 11 and might be left a cripple the nurses reply was short to tile the point 1 I am no longer engaged to doctor ive looked after sick people so long that I 1 dont think im going to bavry a cripple now goodby good by nin v ans as dumbfounded and dreaded dread ed carrying the bad news to the doe doctor t or but when they sent for her she ste steeled aled he herself ralf and went up to him im sorry I 1 made you miss your train he sighed looking at her gratefully did you telephone gladys yea ye but site she leav ejust now im so sorry you be I 1 under understood sto od perfectly wo we both made a mistake and the break has been coming for a long time he closed ills his eyes with n sharp gasp of pain can I 1 do anything asked nina soft boatly gently stroking the contracted hand yes yesa a great deal I 1 tell me please never leave me ine again oh what am I 1 saying I 1 forgot that I 1 may lay be a cripple L ale please a se go before I 1 forg dorcet C t myself Illy self again 1 1 I l want you to forget whatever happens T dont want to leave again I 1 knew it as you soon as we had the im dreadfully louela and no one eise re really a lly needs novy I 1 YOU wea me and |