The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-12-29

IA night closed id Alison grew
worse She was evidently suffering
frigRt1jIiy. Il shall notleaye her an
Instant tonight" Said Brooks to
Lady Aiiton, who stood with scared,
white face at the bedside. 81 cannot
tell what may happen" he added at
the door, having persuaded his host
ess to teke an hour or two's rest.
She might succumb now-from the
shock-os she might live for years.
shall give her strong opiate to-
night she must have Sleep"
THANK heaven for one thing, said
Lady Minten "and that Is that you
afe here in the house. Think If we
had been obliged to rely on the local
practitioner 1t is simply a mercy
that you are here!"
"a mercy!1 repeated the Doctor
grayely. eyes; perhaps it Isl"
When the day rlawned the house
was all astir: Swiftly moving figures
hurried up and down Stairs; and the
Doetor; meeting Lady Minton in the
cold, gray light, DIT the door, of the
sick room, took her hand and led her
away:
"Allis6n is gone; he whispered:
"She pissed away last night without
pain: | was with her; she died in my
arms"
Poor darling! 1t is merciful re-
lease sobbed the kind-hearted wom-
an.
eyes, a merciful release" repeated
Brooke, pressing his hostess hand.
Next day Lady Minton went with
d sinking heart to the Doctors door:
He had locked himself iii ever since
Alison's death, and had refused all
food on the plea that he wished to
sleep; but she found him sitting
dressed at his writing table, having
obviously never been to bed. Some
medical books and sheets of manu-
script lay about, he seemed to be
writing.
81 am so panied to speak of any
thing connected with this awful af-
fair, but you know there are the u.s.
ual formalities to be observed. Poor
Alison had no near relations living,
SO we must arrange all the last sad
Offices. Here is the Registrars
certificate. Will you, as you were
her only medical attendant, fill in
the-cause of death.
"The cause of death!' cried Brooke,
rising from his chair, "f-I-cannot
say-howshould KNOW he shouted.
throwing up his hands.
The tiext instant he was lying In q
senseless heap on the floor.
Six months after, the following
paragraph appeared in an evening
paper:
"a HERO OF THE HosPITAL.-Once
more one of our most eminent ply
sicians has proved that heroism is
not confined to the winners of the
Victoria Cross. 1t is with the deep
est regret that we record the untime-
ly death of DR.. Duncan Brooke OF
Grosvenor street, physician to the
Whitechapel Hospital. 1t appears
that an impatient-a boy of eleven
years of age was suffering from
acute diphtheria. The physicians
agreed that there was chance of
saving the child's life ifthe operation
of tracheotomy could be successfully
performed. 1t will be remembered
that in this operation the putrid and
poisonous matter has to be sucked
by the operator through q tube. In
spite of the opposition of the other
doctors, DR.. Brooke insisted on per-
forming the operation, which was
highly successful, the boy being now
nearly convalescent. DR.. Brooke
(who, it appears, received a severe
shock some six months ago.
wes taken i'll shortly afterward, and
expired this morning in the hospital.
Deceased was widely known and high
ly respected.-[E. Hepworth Dick
son, in the Woman's World.