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Show BORROWED HUSBANDS MILDRED K.Y BARBOUR i i 3J1 CXXYI FOOUSU MOTHS, i ; That afternoon the nuro took Nan- ry to thi glassed-in sun parlor on f' ,' ! tho roof. Bha w,u wrapped up snugly I In i wheelchair with a oomfortable VjflB cushion behind her back and another llH &t her Hlppcred feet nLgfl (in tho w.-iv they stopped for a mo- mcnt to look In upon Connie, who HV wan sleeping peacefully. L9eB "She will mend rapidly now, tho B doctor says," whispered Connie's "Isn't ho wonderful"' Hft'Bj "So ev,.ryone 'fcm.i to think, and a pty Si iri.'. iepl(Pfl Nancy I tlents In wheelchairs in tho sun per il lor. ne or two were strolling around, I H leaning on the arm of a nurss The I nun shone warmly through tho glass B and the fragrant damp cent of H blooming plants In window boxes and H hanging baskets made the air ploas- H antly reminiscent of a consovartory H H The nurse wheeled Nartcy's chair to a shaded corner facing the river. H Across a stretch of dun-colored roofs H kj' it gleamed In the light. A great K white boat was steaming its way slow- B ly out to sea. Small tuff! busily plied B back and forth along the water front Kg v k'irl In a pink klmona and a be- j 1 ribboned boudoir cap lay wrapped In i 1 a steamer rug in a chair adjoining , I N. nicy's She was busily writing post. ! cards with a fountain pen borrowed from n young interns who sat ohat-1 tin;,' with another doctor on a bench yL nearby On the other side of Nancy, a woman slept In a deck chair With , 2gL W i frankly opened mouth ja'i Farther away a young man, wear-J I Ing a bandage around his forehead. KjH lay staring ahead with listless eyes. w9M Two pretty nurses were trying to en- EH tertain him. but he moved hl9 head Kfll impatiently, as If he wished to be K-'L r,f their presence M Once his glance encountered Nan- cys. With the camaradle of all suf ferers, Nancy smiled. Thereafter his eyes never left hei and tho two pretty nurses laughing ly abandoned him for another charge Nancy was not quite aware of how pretty she looked The sunlight turned her bright hair Into pure burnished bur-nished gold, and Its warm caresi j brought B translucent radiance to he' skin Dr. Langwell came up presently "I stopped at your room and found ! the bird had flown. How do you like it up here ' Pretty place, Isn't It?" "Lovely " Nancy's smile Included the young man with the listless eyes who promptly responded with a smile that was pathetically wistful The doctor noted the little lnci-. lnci-. dent, At your old trick of vamping, ah? Let mo tell you. young lady flirting la not allowed on the hospital grounds." ' But he looks so sad." protested Nancy 'If that's all that's needed to attract at-tract your Interest, I- mJght try looking look-ing like a lost pup myself " Nancy gavo him a demure glance "Too late!" He bent over her "Why too late'" She raised her eyes. 'You can't attrart what Is already yours." Komo Imp of perversity prompted her to say He made no reply, but he reached out and took her wrist In his ciasp as If he were feeling her pulse. In sllenoe they both stared out across tho river. Some queer psychic current seemed to communicate Itself from hi? hand to hers. There was a blinding awful moment mo-ment when she believed that she had roallv fallen In love with this man |