The heat grew almost intolerable, but the delicate girl went on her way as if made of iron. Dr. Mishell looked her over with a nod of approval.
"A woman of sense," he said, in speaking of her to Kenneth Hastings.
The physician came again in three days, only to find many new cases. Esther Bright's task was becoming enormous.
"Can you do it?" the physician had asked. And quietly she had answered:
"I can do it as long as anyone needs my care."
Again the physician nodded approvingly, and muttered:
"Some women do have some sense."
When this second visit drew to a close, he looked sharply at Esther, and said in a crusty tone:
"You are working too hard."
She protested.