Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-08
NUMBER TWENTY-NINE

~ " ,fAhs W ssAH ANtANss
Tho vast mud-oolofed building ioomei
out Of the fog as the Doctors bfougham
drew up, with a jerk. under the pofiloo.
Against the dark lining Of the carriage the
st face Of a man inside was visible by the
light Of q portable lamp. II was the faos
Of "a man whose mind Il not NJ ease Their
wore Irritable folds NJ the corners ot the
mouth. q restless look 10 tue keen eyes.
even ~ they Travelled over the page he wns
reading Sir Kenneth ilrandon only shut
his book ~ be- stepped out and entered the
Mhltschapel hospital The doctor always
read NJ he drove about London from one
contulthtlon 10 another. II was his habit
" allow himself no leisure Tor Idle
thoughts.
Sir Kenneth Brandon was one Of the few
London doctors WHOSE names are familiar
abroad lie had made one big discovery.
he had done q great dcil u useful work.
and At ATTY be was already making iafra
Income. His recent knifhth0o'l was popu'
lar-not only among hi. patients. bat
among his professional brethren and bis
dinner were among the incest In town.
And yet many pcople-and who knowsi
perhaps Sir Kenneth hlmsslf-missed u
NNAAfHA ANAA'I - NNillaAl = MlNNNNE NNNN 49,
nj hll brliian, dinner table In wimpols
sircet Somstimcs-if ever h. had had
tins Ia think -pcrhaps the great physician
might have regretted the pretty. bad tenn.
pcred. foolish wife, whom he had teolded
and neglected In the old days, the CHILD
for she wa. little morr--who had finally
LEFT their dinRy suburban villa TOT good.
the girl he might have saved bcfofc u wa
too lato-for at fifst sho had lcit his hnusa
after one u their miserable. snfiid squab
blra, and had gDne hack to her father, aud
Il was only after humilihilnR scene with
her husband that She had nnaliy disap
p-arcd.
She had disappeared. anil she had never
come hack. The police had lesn unable
u IND trace of her. beyond that shc had
At iirt Rone 10 Spain with sons man wha
WINS unknown N him. After that all was
blank To all intents aud purpose. hi,
wife was ~ Que who Is dead. Yet the en-.
differing quarr,ls Of those Early years. III,
severity whom he should have been ienient:
his eafclossness when he ought Ia have
watched over thu foolish young lie that he
hal sworn 10 cherish aud pfotect-wer
facts which. though he seldom allowed
himself 20 think Of thom. had left their
trace written on the great physicians face
'"fFN 49, 80
statue Of the queen loonic,l chilly out OF
the vague half light, . lady wis already
waiting for him-a fair. high bred face
with something 81 tho look u student,
modsrnikrd BY slightly bored air. such ~
Il often heen In cultivated woman ~ the
world. lady Sihthorpe Wa widow NJ
leisure. and was Theoretically Interested
IN n variety OF question: She occasion.
ally wrot. a short article Tor one ~ the
monty reviews. preierrinE such topics rs
do not usually commend Themselves 10 the
mnrc teude' hearted seS, Tor shr by no
means posed A. a phllanthfopisi, and was
understood "a have views little Ia nd
vance oi thn.e Ut the lidtlsh mAtfun Just
now. Tor Instance. she was interested IN
thc hospital question. aud NJ dlnnrt
party tho night bciore sir kunn.th had
volunteered 10 explain tho intefnal work
Ing VI the "Mhitsrhapsl" The doctor
never missed an opportunity Of being use
iul 10 Lady si5thorpc. She was Just the
woman he would have Ask-d TO b. hi,
wife, II only
They met a. people meet who ara more
than Interested In zach other. For some
time past Lady Sibthofpr had known that
be liked her, and Tor SOME time past Ale
had almost made up her mind that she
might accept him, Hut there Wa no hurry,
they wefu both Of q certain a,u they 10th
had their occupations. their affairs Aud
now they turned up tho stone staircase 10.
fether on their way 10 the womcn's wards.
Lady sibthorpe paused Tor nn Instant a.
they passed the operating theAter Tue
doors were closed. Outside two poftsr.
were waiting with streiehet. Suddenly
The door was pushed aiaf, aud then thrrs
was vision uf anxious, Interested faces,
III up by strong glHfu VI ras, " Il nun..'s
back bending forward and OF a surgeon,
face blowing spray on 10 something that
was Invisible over all m intense silence,
broken only hy the hoaTse whispers oi tho
porien with the strclohef. wondering how
long they would have TO wait.
Lady slhlhorpc was not emotional, but
she slivered a little a. she passed o.
In the Catherine ward the my blue
eo'erlotei bed, ciiHced themselves In the /
gloom Of the long foom. Here and there
the freight lllumined the bland. nnemo.
tionAl features oi a nnrse under her smooth
hair aud white eap-the seGless feature. Of
awoman who has learned 10 wltuea. suf /
fering without a sign.
On seeing Sir Kenneth brandon Sister
Catherine, long uosed woman with bright
eyes hurried forward ~ superintendent u
tue ward
The doctor introduced the two women 10 !
each other, and for while Lady Sihlhorpc.
notebook Ia hand. was absorbed with sta. |
tlstlcs.
Now take me round % your patients.
hlr Kenneth, she said WHEN she had done.
Sister Catherine moved forward, a pro. |
fe,slonal look ON her bright face They |
stopped NJ every bed. Lady Slhtborpo |
asked questions In - business like way,
and Sir Kenneth. whose Hospital mannerd |
was proycrblal, addressed tho patient. in |
the SANE tone he would have employed 10 |
Aduehess. His way with women was one
Of the things for which he was Justly IA |
nous They had come 10 the end Of one |
line Of beds, and were now turning up the
Other side of the room
We hayca new patient there, Sir Ken.
meth, said the sister. "Numbrr twenty.
nine a hopeless case-the last stage Of
consumption, aggravated By wain aud
art They brought her in from one Of the
common lodging houses, Poor creature.
the was In a terrible state when she came y
"lndeedl' eJaculated the great phy.lclan
10 his sympathetic voice.
All thne approached the bed. The na.
Nehts back was turned 10 them, bat. a.
hels approached she tossed over and Law
'n hsE back. her weakly vicious lace. ul!h !