Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-03-30

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building with mad shrieks, Ikea score
of fiends let loose to riot and rejoice IN
the misery of suffering human souls.
The rain came down in wild gusts,
dashing itself impudently into the
faces of the few chance pedestrians,
and forcing those obliged to be abroad
to turn resolute faces homeward.
Within the hospital dead silence
reigned. The patients we're supposed
to be disposed of for the night, and
lights were out, except in the wards
where the sufferers were so danger
Ously i'll that the watchers by their
bedsides sat waiting with patient out
ward composure for the approaching
end.
Doctor Walker he was familiarly
known throughout the institution as
doctor Will"-sat pouring over
huge volume upon the table before
him and striving to concentrate his
thoughts upon its contents. But he
spDesred to be out of sorts; he seemed
restless and uneasy.
81 wonder what ails me tonight?
he exclaimed half aloud, closing the
book at last, and pushing it aside with
weary gesture. Somehow cannot
study or find interest in my work
Now. if / were like some of my
nervous patients 1 would say that
feel as if something we're going to hap
pen! Ball what folly in a strong maj
to allow his nerves to so completed.
affect his whole life. One must exer
will power and
"Ah what is it? Did you speak t.
me, Kate"
For there at the half-open door o
the Office DR.. Wills quick glance hat
detected one of the night nurses
pleasant faced, kindly-looking woman
who had been long attached to the
hospital. She stepped to the threshold
and threw open the door.
Eyes, doctor; wanted to tell yo
that there is a new patient in the re
ception room; young man who ma
lust been brought here in a cab. Hi
arm is broken, | think. The drive
SAYS the young man hailed the ca
about an hour ago, on Green street
and said that he had broken his arm
and wished to be taken to friends a
the other end of the city. The drive
drove him to the street and numbe
designated, but there was no on
there. The. house was quite empty
and policeman near said thai tn
family had gone to Europe. At tina
The young man uttered cry Of disar
pointment, which the cab driver say
made his own heart ache; and then b
rseled unsteadily and nearly fell t
the ground But the driver and th
policeman together placed him in tn
cab, and he was brought here, as
happened to be only few block
away"
By this time Dr. Will had followe
Kate into the reception room, where
"sllg ght form in neat gray suit lay up
on a sofa, quite unconscious.
The doctor dispatched the nurse TO
his surgical instruments and soon ha
removed the strangers coat and rolle
uD the sleeves of his snowy under
garments. soft and fine. The fac
upon the sofa pillow was delicate an
refined; face with perfect features
the long, dark eyelashes sweeping tn
white cheeks, the soft, dark hair curl
ing slightly, pushed away from
broad, low brow The interestin
patient did not appear to be NOR
than seventeen. No trace of beard o
mustache darkened the soft, fair skin
He looked as helpless as child lyin
there before the keen, searching eye
of the young physician. Somethin
"A strange sensation which DR.. Wi
did not stop to analyze-moved hi
heart as he touched the round whit
arm and prepared to examine the il
juries.
Compound fracture !" he muttered