The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-02

and | were talking of him. And in,
deed. how can we help it, even if we
would. he is so patient and gentle and
acts more like some blessed spirit than
a fated sufferer" and the words OF
Mrs. Heath voiced the sentiments OF
the entire ward.
l rightfully claimed him a my own.
or did until she came, then-well. it
was different then. He was brought to
us in the ambulance from the frightful
railroad wreck which had cost so many
lives. His body. as it was all mangled
and torn, presented such an awful APP
pearance that it nearly made u adj
viSing physician shudder, so horrible
was it. or we house surgeons presumed
1t was the sight Of the bleeding body
that made DIR. Stanley cOnvulsively
tremble when he first looked at the
patient. Therefore we felt eXcusable
for shivering slightly.
He cannot recover remarked the
old physician. in unusual tones. when
he ~revives do all in your power for
him"
We all looked up in establishment at
him as he gave this order, for hone of
us had ever before heard him express
any feeling whatever for an uncon-
scious patient. We dared make no
comments. at least before him. so we
all gravely bowed and said we would
be delighted to do as he requested.
Then he turned to me with a panied
look upon his face as he said:
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case. lie is one whom | would have
carefully and attentively cared for
Again | bowed. and then as he left
the surgical ward, after the patient
had had his wounds dressed, | followed
him ont and asked for the patient 5
story. as | often had before.
But now the physician turned upon
me suddenly and there was a strange
light and. stranger still, a slight mois-
ture in his cold, gray eyes that could
not understand, as he replied sharply:
That is nothing to you, Dr. Stuart.
You will greatly oblige me by carrying
out nv orders" Then he hurried away
without so much as a glance behind
him.
/ am not excessively curious, but l
must confess that the old physicians
words aroused what little curiosity
there was IN me, and | vowed in secret
that | would learn what was meant by
them. As for the patient. / was doubly
pleased to have him in my direct care,
as had a better chance of learning the
mystery.
A peculiar character was DIR. Stanley.
He seemed t o have but two objects in
life that were worth living for-his
daughter first and his profession sec
ond In the latter he had gained such
a degree of eminence that the entire
city resounded with his name
OF his daughter, there was also some
thing strange about her. As a girl,
when l first knew her. she was a rad
ant and striking beauty. The belle OF
the exclusive social circles she moved
in, she was. with her superb figure and
exquisite grace. the un~attainable am
bition of many men of fame and wealth.
but there was always an icy reserve
about her that made her seem as dis
tant from the ordinary mortal as the
will-o-the-wisp is from the weary
treasure seeker. That "a she as a
maiden of eighteen; but there came
a change one day. 1 learned
what the cause was, but she suddenly
withdrew from society and seldom, #
ever, appeared upon the streets
Her faith er also appeared changed
The lines of firmness about his finely
chiseled mouth seemed deeper and more
act than before. and he seldom per-