The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-12-05


brcathcd easily and regularly. her
features retained thcirplacid expression,
and, At the moment when her suiferings
must have been the most agonizing,
saw her eyes close, a. Il in peaceful
sleep
Al the same instant the tremendous
force cxerted upon the knee produced
IT, natural effect. The ossitied joint
Welded, and. with sickcning noise
the indcscribable sound ~ the crunching
and gritting ~ the bones of living per-
son. sound 80 frightful that have
seen old surgeons, with sensiblities
hardened BY long experience. turn pale
at hearing 1.-THE crooked limb became
a straight a. it, mate.
Closely following this horrible sound,
| heard ringing peal II laughter.
The operating table, in the middle If
the pit Of the amphitheatcr, was lighted
from overhead. Directly above the Ia
bic shaft. five or six feet square, and
closely boarded on its four sides, led up
through the attic story Of the building
to skylighf IN the roof. The shaft was
80 deep and so narrow that its upper
oriiice was visible from no part Of the
room except limited space immediate
" around the table The laughter
which startled me seemed to come from
overhead. Ii heard By any other per-
son present, il was probably ascribed 10
an historical utierance on the part Of
the patient. | twas in q position IL know
better. InStinctively glanced upward,
in the direction in which the eyes Of
Mrs. Wilson had been So fixedly bent.
There, framed in quadrangle Of blue
SKY, saw the head and neck Of Miss
Borgier. The sash Of the skyli-ht had
been removed, 10 afford ventilation.
The Young woman was evidently lying
at full length upon the flat roof. She
commanded perfect view Of all that
was done upon the operating table. Her
face was flushed with eager interest, and
wore an expression Of innocent wonder,
not unmin.lcd with delight. She nodded
merrily to me when l looked mp, and
laid "A finger against her lips, a if 10
warn me 10 silence. Disguised, | with
drew my eyes hastily from hers. In
deed, after my experience Of the pre-
vious evening. did not care "a trust my
self-control under the influence Of her
gaze.
A. Or. Mack with his sharp scissors
cut the end of a linen bandage, he whis-
pered 10 me This j. without par
allel. not a sign If syncope. no trace ~
quietly into healthy sleep during an in
fiction q pam that would drive a strong
man mad
A. soon as released from my duties IN
the lecture room. ! made my way to the
roof Of the building. A. emerged
through the scuttle-way Miss Borgier
scrambled 10 her feet and advanced to
meet me without manifeSting the slight
est discomposure. Her face fairly
beaned with pleasure.
Wasn't il beautiful?r she asked with
a smile, extending her hand :. heard
the bones slowly grinding and crush
ing,--
did not take her hand. "Iow came
you hcrc?- | demanded, avoiding her
glance.
"Oh,- she said, with silyery laugh
-" | came early, about sunrise. The jan
itor left the door ajar and slipped ia
while he was in the cellar. All the
morning spent in the place where they
disseci; and when the students began
70 come in down stairs | escaped here
10 the roof "
:. Are yon aware, Miss Borgier,-
asked, very gravcly, s.that YOU have
committed serious indiscretion. and
must be gotten out Of the building a.
quickly and privately as possible?'
She did not appear 70 understand
VERY WELL" she said. 81 suppose
there j. nothing more 10 see. may a.
well go-
n l led her down through the garnet.
numbered with boxes and barrels Of I'M
articulated human bones; through the
medical library, unoccupicd at that
hour; by hack stairway into and
across the great vacant chemical lee
turc room through the anatomical cabi-
net, full Of objects appalling 10 the inn
agination Of her sex. l was silent and
she said nothing; bnt her eyes were
everywhere. drinking in the strange sur
roundings with an ayidity which could
feel without once looking at her. Finally
We came to a basement corridor, AT the
end If which door, not often used,
gave cgrcSs BY an alIayway to the street.
! II was through this door that subjects
for dissection were brought into tho
building. Itook bunch of KEYS from
my pocket and turned the lock. . Your
! way j. clear now,'' said.
To my immense establishment, Miss
Borgier, as we stood together M the end
} Of the dark corridor, threw both arms
around my neck and kissed me-
"Good by" she said, as she disap-
pcared through the half-opened door.
When l awokc the next morning, If.
ter sleeping for more than IS hours,
! found that | could not raise my head
! from the pillow without nausea. The
! symptoms were exactly like those which