The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-08

discussion, MISS smith"
Dr. Smith she Interrupted.
answer must say that do not think medicine
have personal objection to No asculine ladies'"
Il was an exceedingly rude speech and he was
fs.iaiS SoNs eve s@Ps raised her ere s5s6TSW:
:;% -. e re. that Ssssp e:
women mssculins that would be consider
twas a neat iittle counter, and DR.. Ripley.
ike pinked iencer. bowed his acknowledge
ment. must go" said he. -.--
NOR, friendly conclusion, since we are to be
nsiEhbors." she remarked
He bowed again. and took sstep toward the
IL was . singular coincidence" she. con-
uuusd. that at the instant that you called
wa. reading your paper on 'Locomotor Ataxi@
Indeed" said he dryly.
II thought 4 was = very able monograph"
But the views which you attribute to Prof.
Pitrss Of Bordeaux have been repudiatsd By
"Ihavs his pamphlet of 1890" said DR.. Rip
=. Here i his pamphlet of 1891" She picked
have time to elanee your eye down this
DR. Ripley took II from her and shot rapidly
knocked the bottom out OF his own article.
%sa Tor The d0S WIN Z. .RSeSG IKE .Gs
from The groom he g1lnneed round ns and saw saw
II seemed to him that she was laughing
All day the memory Of thi. interview haunt.
out OF It She had shown herself to be his SUI
perior on hls own pet subject She had been
sesssd when he had been angry. And then.
strou. INTRUSION, 70 rsnkle IN his mind A
there il actual practice. with brass plate up
i psti.n. that Ss feafsd ri PSmpse e
tion, but he objected to this lowering
Sd, b bis mS a than Se 81: fGat
mobile face. too. He thought Of her humorous
eyes and q her strong; wsll,tu ,S chin l,
ts sr :SSS an oFas SS SSr but
But It was not long before he learned that
syen her competition was a thing TO De feared.
rooms, and. once there. they had been so Inn
pressed BY the firm ness OF her manner, and by
that il formed The core S' q their convsrsS:
were tangible proofs Of her powers upon tn
countryside; Farmer Eyton. whose callous
ulcer had been Spistyd ever his
ing fluid. and found. after three blasphsmous
Ing. Mrs. Croydcr. who had always regarded
ihs birth marx upon her second SdsEghtsr
a t third seipiHe Of raspb.rr1 tart Which she
Learned .sst: Yin ;hs h.iS p Two s s' 4
q month DR.. Verrinder Smith was known. and
In two months she was famous.
Occasionally DR.. Ripley met her a, he drove
cart, taking the rsins herself, with q little
tiger behind. When they, met he invariably
the, grim severity OF his face showed how for
NAL was the COURTESY. In fact. his dislike was
EaRidly deepening into abso ct detsstation;;
her which he permitted himself to give to
those, Of his patients who still remained
creaslng body. and every day his pride was
CALLED By the news OF some fresh detection.
folk with an almost superstitious belief In her
power. and from far and near they locked to
her consulting room.
But. what CALLED him most Of all was. when
she did something which he had pronounced
to be lmpraotlcable. For all his knowledge he
lacked nerve as an operator. and usually sent
ever. b.d nS wsaEnsss q the soTt and tSot
everything that came In her way; II was agony
little Alec Tarnsrs club foot. and Pishi At the
fringe OF the rumSr came z note from MS
%Sad 5. ~ eoSS s to act as
:r: Shs5 who could !, sst s.. me Place
not but admire the dexteTlty, with which the
ike foot so gently. and hsi the tiny tenotomy
knife 80 an artist holds MS pencil; one !.
Was ali over Without S stain upon the White
towel which lay beneath. He had never seen
.nythng more and he had the hen 81.
dislike OF her The operation spread her fame
still further at his expense. and selt.preserya-
tion wa, added to his other grounds for de-
And this very detestation it was which
@iDesrs nas ss 70 Is he wss Using from lis
lonely dins or. q groom came riding down from
Squire Faircastle's, the richest man In tn: dis
trict to say that his daughter had scalded her
hand. ana that medical help was needed on the
Instant The coachman had ridden for the
Squire who came as long as it were speedily.
Or. Ripley rushed from his surgery with the
ssssnee inso this ss n s.
pot even walt %, light. his lamps. but sprang
rattle. lie lived rather nearer to the Saulres
than she did; and was convinced that he could
get there well before her.
And so he would but for that whimsical ele-
ment Of chance, which will forever middle up
the affairs Of this world aud Gumfound the
his lights. or from his mind being full OF the
thoughts OF his rival he allowed too little by
hs sS In N mIty turn 1Poa f ne
frightened horse clattsred away into the dark;
the ditch into which he had been shot He
struck Q match. looked down at his groaning
com panion. and then. after the fashion OF
rough. strong men when they see what they
The Doctor raised himself little on his
elbow In the CLINT OF the match. He caught a
glimpse OF something white and sharp bris-
Ting through his troussr leg half way down
the shin.
Compound =, he grOaned. "Athres months
job" aud tainted.
When he came to himself the groom was
gone. for he had scudded OF to the, sauire's
house for help hut small page was holding a
gig lamp in front of his injured leg and a
woman. with an open case OF polished instru-
msnts cleaning in the yellow light. was deity
Sitting up his trouser with a crooked pair Of
scissors.
It's all right. Doctor" said she soothingly.
$ am SO sorry about 1t. You can have Dr;
Hllow me to help YOU to night. could hardly
believe my ayes when | saw you by the road"
The groom has gone for help" groaned the
sufferer.
When It comes We can move you into tho
gig. A little more light Johnl So! All. dear.
dear. We shall have liberation unless We re-
duea this before move you. Allow me to