23/48 "The doctors said it was the most remarkable case of the kind on record," continued he proudly. "That was what led me into the medical line. You don't seem to have your boarding house picked." "I was going to look in the papers." "That's dangerous--especially for a young lady. Some of them boarding houses--well, they're no better'n they ought to be." "I don't suppose you know of any ?" "My aunt keeps one. And she's got a vacancy, it being summer." "I'm afraid it'd be too expensive for me," said Susan, to feel her way. |