Disaster Nurse — Peggy O'More

Mina Anne's days were spent in strange conflict. As a nurse, she was desperately needed by dozens of the poor, sick and helpless. As a woman, she was drawn to brilliant young attorney Paul Parker, who wanted to marry her--but who also violently disapproved of the job she was doing...

MINA ANNE WAS TROUBLED.

She had loved Paul ever since the accident that had brought him to Cutler Hospital.

But -- one thought turned her days into torment.

How could she love a man and still despise his outlook on life? How could she marry a man who so violently disapproved of the job she was doing?

As public health nurse, Mina Anne Richards' chief job was to cater to the illnesses of transient migrant workers afflicted by lack of proper water, sanitation, food and housing. The problem was a particularly knotty one because of the attitude of much of the Northwest community, who were glad to employ cheap labor but had no concern for the well-being of the workers who were eager, in fact, to see them depart once the work was done.

Louis Marquam, assistant county health officer, did his best but, like Mina Anne, was constantly hampered by lack of understanding and political pressure. And one of the most disapproving of the dedication of Mina Anne and Dr. Marquam was the nurse's finace, a status-conscious young man of fairly rigid social standards.