Visiting nurse

the long version

Blonde, little Hildred McNaughten would have said that she had but two interests in the world: care of her mother, who was frequently and mysteriously ill, and her work as a visiting nurse for a small Georgia Clinic, strenuous, demanding work which she loved. Mamie Taylor, a plain-spoken Georgian who was assistant at the clinic, however, would have added a third interest: it was obvious that the blue-eyed little nurse was head over heels in love with Randy Baird, tall sandy-haired director of the clinic, and that Dr. Randolph Baird, wholly engrossed in his profession, scarcely knew that Hildy existed. Injured on one of her calls into the Georgia back country, Hildred was rescued by Lucien Lanier, handsome, wealthy playboy. Largely because the little nurse was unimpressed with his wealth and position, Lanier, embittered by experiences with fortune-hunting women, became seriously interested in Hildred. And Hildy, hoping that her association with the well-known bachelor might arouse some interest in Randy Baird, found her sympathies more and more drawn to the lonely, neurotic young man. Becoming far more deeply involved with Lanier than she had ever planned, Hildred was forced to face the first real tragedy of her life before she could decide where her real future-and her happiness-lay.