Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-04-14


He looked as helpless as child lying
there before the keen. searching eyes
| u the young physician Something
| a etranye sensation which DR.. Will
! did not stop to aualvze moved his
| heart a. he toachei the round white
arm AMI prepared 10 examine the III
urle..
COMPOUND fracture :" he mntterei.
| conciscIv Come here, Kate, ron
| Will have II assist me :.
Dear me- calculated tho nurse,
! bending over the slim. graceful form.
mes as delicate rs a girl. Look
Sec the blue veins in his ann Poor
Young chan. He has 10 suffer vet be
fore tla. al. will he we'll -
\ little later, his injuries attended
to, the strange patient was placed In
hol. He had recovered consciousness
and opened q pair Of great. dark. beat
/ tiful tves 10 meet Doctor Wills SYM
pathetic gaze.
"Whcre am II" faltAred the patient.
j -. the Orthopadic Hospital, sir
You nave broken vo'ar arm. and were
| brought here hv q cnh driver. You
ere perfectly safe here. Tell :.e ,ou:
name and where shall send for your
frien0s3'
Ny name, a slight hesitation, ''is
Halton Darke Halton Ny friends3
An. have none ] i went to the
J house ~ old trien they have gone
u Europe | have not been here long.
have no plas- 10 % to. But have
| money
.Dont trouble yourself, Mr.. Hall
ton. You are all right here. The
wards are full, and | have had You
placed III q private room.
Thank you, | am able TO pay Tor
it, You viii get me we'll as soon as
possible, Dr.. = with a slight in
.orrogation.
= am DR. William Walker, OF this
hospital ] snail DO all in my power
for You It IS nothing dangerous, MY
dear SIR; only You must have rest.
Now. will give you a slee;,ins potion,
aal hope to find YOU better in 1re
morning.
Iarhe Halton irank the sleeping
Gral1eht, and almost immediately fell
asleep.
br Will sat Watching the pale, beau
1llni .ace upon the pillow before him
w'th an odd sensation struggling un-
''er ms lett vest pocket
'WEat a spiritnelle face for a man
.. !. boy, rather. - lie exclaimed. q
,,cc.a-e was never so interested IN q
paticnt before III my life"
The next morning Parke Halton was
much better and as the days went by
grew rapi,ll,v stronger.
nT VIII spent more time IN ne roG m
ot his Interesting patient than ne had
ever been known TO do before. There
seemed some subtle attraction between
ti.e TIVE. and as time passed ii grew
and strengthened,
Il last Parhe was fully recovered
and IN q few days would be discharged
from the hospital.
One night Kate, the nurse. VA.
startled bv the sound OF faint sobbine
and stiAed weeping. which seemed I,
come from the end of the long corr
dor. nea" the sleeping oi d
VIII. Sic hestened softly to the spot
determined to know what was the mat
ter. This is what she saw:
ParAe Hal:on on his knees al the
door OF the doctor room, weeping
bitterly
Directly. the young man rose 10 hi
ieet and entered the room, for tn.
physician door was never locked. hu
alvavs ready for nasty summons j,
the 2ight.
II sreec1.ess amazement Kate 10
tired the Young patient steal softly Z
the bedside. aud, STOPPING, press
kiss upon tie brow OF the sleeping
physician; then, weeping bitterly
steal away once more
On. IN the corridor the nurse. sui
denly confronted the Young man
Ha.toa tell back with stuffed cry.
Explssn yourself, SIR began tn
nlrse l3l- conduc. Is rather II
usual
Cone 70 ny room, he sid. IN
hurried Whisper, 'sod ! will tel vol
al ! have confession 10 make
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