The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-03-29

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OF licnds let loose 10 riot and rejoice .
the misery of suffering human souls.
The rain came down IN wild gusts.
dashing itself impudcntly into tn,
faces of the few chance pedestrians.
aud forcing those obliged 20 be abroad
to turn resolutc faces homewarl.
Within the hospital dead silence
reigned. The patients were supposed
to he disposed ot for the night aud
lights were ont. except IN the wnr1-
where the sufferers were so danger.
ously Ill that the watchers by their
hed'ldes sat waiting with patient out
ward composure for tue approaching
end
Doctor Walker he WAS familiarly
knoNS throughout the institution NJ
Doctor VIII sat pouring over a
huge volume upon tue table before
hun and striving tu concentrate his
thoughts upon its contents But he
appeared 90 be out oi sorts he seemed
restless aud uneasy.
81 wonder what ali, me to.nigh.?''
hc exclaimed half aloud. closing the
book at last, and pushing il aside with
weary gesture. ''Somehos cannot
study or find interest ia my work.
Now, If | were like some of nv
nervous patients | would say that |
feel as If something were going TO hap
pen Bah what folly III strong man
To allow his nerves To so completely
affect his whole life. One must exert
will power and
"Ah' what. is i? niA 80. SPEAK to
me, Kate"
For there AT the half-open door OF
the office DR.. Wills quick glance hnd
detected one of the night nurses
pleasant faced, kindly-looking woman,
who had been long attached to the
hospital. She stepped To the threshold
aud threw open the door.
eyes, doctor; | wanted to tell Won
that there In new patient IN the re-
ceptIun room; young man who ha.
just been brought hero in II cab. Hi,
arm IL broken, | think. The driver
says the young man hailed the cnl
about An hour ago, on Green street
and said that he had broken his arm.
aud wished to be taken To friends al
the other end of the city. The driver
drove him to the street and number
designated, but there was no on,
there. The house WAS quite empty,
snd policeman near said that TIA,
family had gone to Europe. At thai
the young man uttered n cry OF disap
pOintment, which the cab driver saws
made his own heart ache and then hC
ree.ed unstcsdlly aud nearly fell tc
the ground. But the driver and tn,
policeman together placed him in th,
cab, aud he was brought here. ~ il
happened To be only few blocks
away
BY this time DIR. Will had followed
Kate into the reception room. where II
slight form IN II neat gray suit lay up
on sofa, quite unconscious.
The doctor dispatched the nurse for
his surgical instruments and soon had
removed the strangers coat and rolled
up the sleeves OF his snowy under.
garments, soft and fine. The face
upon the sofa pillow waS delicate and
refined face with perfect features
the long, dark eyclashcs sweeping the
white cheeks, the soft. dark hair curl.
ing slightly, pushed away from n
broad, low brow. The mterestin ing
patient did not appear to be more
than seventeen. No trace Of beard oI
mustache darkened the soft, fair skin.
He looked As helpless as child lying
there before the keen, searching eyes
Of the young physician. Something
a strange scnsatiul which DIR. vii
did not stop tu auu,yle moved his
heart as he touched the round white
arm and prepared to examine the in,
iuries.
compound fracture !" he muttered
concisely. Come here, Kate; you
will have to assist me"
Dear me eiuculatcd the nurse,
bending over the slim, graceful form,
hes ~ delicate as girl. Look
See the blue veins III his arm. Poor
young chap. He has to suffer yet be
fore that arm will be we'll
A little later, his injuries attended
to, the strange patient was placed il
bed. He had recovered consciousness.
and opened II pair of great, dark, beau
titul eyes to meet Doctor Wills sym
pathetic gaze
"Where am ~" faltered the patient
''in the Orthop@dic Hospital, sir
You nave broken your arm, and wer,
brought here by cab driver. Yo,
Gre perfectly sale here. Tell me you
name and where shall send for you
friends?"
'My name, a slight hesitation, "i