"
"Does Douglas Bruce send you home in his car?"
"Oh no, not regular! This is extra! Work is over for to-day so we went to
the golf links; then he lets his man take me while he bathes and dresses
to go to his Joy Lady. Gee, I got to hurry or I'll make the car late; but
I can talk with you all you will. I can send the car back and walk or hop
a 'tricity-wagon."
"Which is a street car?" queried the nurse.
"Sure!" said Mickey.
"Well go hop it!" she laughed. "I can't spare more time now, but I won't
forget, Mickey; and if he comes I'll keep him till you get here, if I have
to chain him."
"You go to it!" cried Mickey. "And I'll begin praying that he comes soon,
and I'll just pray and pray so long and so hard, the Lord will send him
quick to get rid of being asked so constant. No I won't either! Well
wouldn't that rattle your slats?"
"What, Mickey?" asked the nurse.
"Why don't you _see?_" cried Mickey.
"No, I don't see," admitted the girl.
"Well I do!" said Mickey. "What would be square about that? Why that would
be asking the Lord to make maybe some other little girl so sick, the
Carrel man would be sent for, so I'd get my chance for Lily.
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