The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-04-19
was about 2 inches long. Hippolyte
shuddered and turned aside his head.
Entrefort, whom nothing escaped,

shuddered and turned aside his head.
Entrefort, whom nothing escaped,
said:
"Steady, Hippolyte! Watch"
Quickly was the skin peeled back
to the limit of the incisions. This
was eXcruciatingly painful. Arnold
groaned, and his hands became moist
and cold. Down went the knife into
the flesh, and blood flowed freely.
DIR. Rowell sponged it off.
The swift knife went again ut
work. Arnold's marvellous nerve
was breaking down. He clutched
my hands with unconscious strength.
His eyes danced. His mind was
weakening. Almost in a moment
the flesh had been cut away and re.
moved down to the bones, which
were exposcd-two ribs and the ster.
mum. a few quick cuts cleared the
blade of the weapon between the
guard and the rids.
"'ro work, Hippolyte-be quickl''
He had evidently been coached
With slender, long fingered hands
which trembled at first, he selected
certain tools with nice precision
made some quick measurements ot
the weapon and of the cleared space
around it, and began to adjust the
parts OF II queer little machine.
"What-, Arnold started to
say, but deeper pallor settled or
his face, his hands relaxed, his voice
was huslled, and his eyes closed.
"Thank God!'' exclaimed Entire
fort; he has tainted. lie can't stor
us now. Quick, Hippolytc!"
The machinist attached the queer
little machine to the weapon, grasp
cd the handle with his left hand and
with his right began aseries of short
sharp. quick motions backward and
forward.
Hurry, Hippolyte!" crie'l Entire
tort.
1.-The metal is very hard"
Does it cut?"
81 can't see for the blood"
In u moment more something
snapped, Hippolytc startc,l-he was
very nervous. He removed the
little machine.
at is very hard, he said; it breaks
the saws
He adjusted another saw and went
to work. In IL little while he picked
up the handle of the stlictco and laid
it on the table. lie had cut it off,
| 1.., yintr 4 In lIn. L., ;,n,;.l,
Good, llippolite!" exclaimed
Entrcfort. Almost in IL minute tine
bright end OF the cut metal was clos.
c,l from view by the skin flaps. and
these sewed together and the blood
wiped away.
Arnold returned to consciousness
and glanced down ut his breast. lie
looked puzzled.
where is the tl,ing?" he asked.
"IIerc is part OF it," exclaimed
Entretort, holding up the handle.
"And the blade"
SIS an irrcmovable part of your
internal machinery"
Arnold was silent.
at had to be cut off," resumed
Entrctort, "not only because it
would he troublesome and an unlc.
sirablc ornament, but also because
it was necessary to remove any pos
sibility OF withdrawing it,
Arnold said nothing.
Here is prescription" said
Entrefort: "tnke. the medicine us
directed for the next ten years, with
out fail"
"Wliat for? l see it contains
muriatic acid"
81 may explain ten ycurs from
now"
"If live"
"Ifyou live"
Arnold pulled me down to him and
whispered: Tell her to hyat once" +"
Noble, generous boy!
It
thought | recognized thin, pale,
bright face among the passengers
who were leaving an Australian
steamer which had just arrived at
San Francisco.
CDR. Entrefort!' [ called.
"Ah!" he said, pcering up into my
face; 81 know you now, butyou have
changed. You remember ! was call
ell away Immediately after perform
cd that crazy operation on your
friend, and have spent the interven-
ing seven years in India. China, ST.
berii,, the South Scasantl God knows
where not. | am glad to set foot on
my native soil again, for | am tired.
But wasn't that the most absurd,
llarc-brnincd experiment that tried
on your friend! dropped all that
kind of nonsense long ago. Poor
fellow he bore it so brlvcly! Did he
suffer much? How long did le live?
A weck?'
Seven years"
"What!" exclaimed Entrefort,
startled.
"lIe is alive now, and in this city"
The manstaggcrcd. "lnclrdible!"
he said.
"It is true; you shall see him."
'Tell me about him." hca,lded, ca-
gcrly, his eyes glittcring with the pe-
culinr light which | noticed OH the
night of the operation.
Well, thcrhangcin him is shocking.
Imagine Il young daredevil OF ii i,
who had no greater fear of danger
and death than OF IL cold, nursing
his life with pitiful tenderness, fear.
ful that ut any moment something
may happen to break the hold of his
norta on the stiletto blade, n con-
tirme'l hypocondriac, pecvish, mel
nncholy, unhappy in the extreme.
He keeps himself confined us closely
as possible, avoiding all excitement
and exercise for fear they will pro-
ducc disastrous results, and reads
not othingexciting. Theconstant dan
ger has worn out the last shred of
his manhood and left him a pitiful
wreck. Can anything be done for
him."
"Possilly. Lets find him. All,
there comes my wife to meet me!
She arrived on the other steamer"
recognized her instantly, and was
overcome with lstonishlncnt.
Charming won,an," said Entire
fort, "and you'll like her. We were
married four years ago at Bombay.
She belongs to n noble Italian fami-
ly and has Travelled ngreat deal"
Then hcintroduced Ills. Tony un-
speakablc relief she recognized neith-