The Van Buren press., 1896-06-20
THE DOCT0Rs5 PERIL.
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peTieuoed individual every dag eitboas
a thoss9lst Of easil. Did aE9sodg ever
really leaow <aea mans aaa fcx ore
&fn in Che belief shat he newer lived.
4 Ne bsaaesf nan { eFer knew WA .
daeHors IFS Ber6isas had bern proven
81 four years 81 MAR and, all abe0t the
eeHHsgy side his soaFszs wss pro-
4eFb1ai. Ifs had been kn09a 10 risk
his life @iaE such bardiAoed shat is was
a question ~ 70 whether hsroism 81
feslq was apg.eraaose n his character.
Ys4 this hero had not only bad kaawI-
edge Of sears bus had fels Is himself
lie lad been literally zesp-d OUT u his
senses. and. worse than that. ths dan
ger was oHIg tse shadow Of a danger
ard had no real existence.
This j. She sale 81 fe A. he tod e t.
me- I'D was a good many years ago.
4 had cesft@ practice among ehe conn
Try people outside town and used to
drive nearly every day over the Foek
fokd that rims sosth into tbe river val
Ley. Foar rallies 0as il tse HARRISON
place. neat cottage, close n, the road.
~ large yard, where there was nsaca
sar8BBerg and many trees. The koase
had been vacant for Some time, and one
aag noticed ycopie moving IN They
were northern people. gentleman and
his wife. Ills health Wa< detieaee. and
Ise had come 70 try our m1Icier climate
She WAS slight, frafl. saany.aafred
I1tfIe woman, very g0aag and giri.like.
4 saw them often after they had
settled down. They evidently loved the
open air. aha seemingly spent the whole
aag o8tside the house have often
seen her working @ita garden tools
among tfss shfabbcrg while he looked
on. Ieanfng gfp0n his cane. Again :
would sec sheTa At lunch or tea apon The
GALLERY Or under the trees. They were
d pheasant sight. for love to see has-
band and wife 50 ane0nseiously fond Of
saef other.
Several months wore along and the
pIater drew near at hand. With It's
approach there came spell 81 misere
Ably cold. wet weather. Good weather
for q doctors practice, but very dis
turning 70 his convenience. 1he gen
aineIg sick are more numerous and
then there - a vast increase IN those
who think they are sick, which amounts
10 the same thing IN tie wear and tear
OF medical man.
zone raw night I had Just returned,
fired and sleepy, from far visit 10 an
sxasperatlng old woman, hoping
might lie III peace for the rest Of The
night, when my hopes were shattered
by ring at the door. I opened and
found negro standing sl3ivering in
TIE dfizzle.
WELL I said, as he stood dumb and
uumoved, whats the matter7 Who Ia
fieltT
Ross he answered, finding his
voice, You is wanted out 70 Mistah
WiHanses right away. He's been
tacls'n down bad. and de nissus sont
me- to cit you TO come quick as sou kim
'Wimans7 / don't know him
Where does he liver
Why. dsy is de new folks what's
took de ole Hanson place ON de rock
road. Me an my ole woman been a.
working fur EN- since deg fast come
II knew then where and by whom !
whs wanted, I reused my own servant,
had my gig brought around. and in
very few moments the negro and ! were
on our why. The trip did not take more
than halt on hour. as the good, firm,
macadamized road was unaffected by
Ike weather. II was well after midnight
when ne reached the Hanson cottage.
The negro toek charge II my horse and
vehicle, leading II around 70 the stable
~ the rear aud telling me 10 go right
pp 10 the front door and ring the bell,
which I did There was mn immediate
noise 0f some ono inside hnrrying IN
response. The door opened. There
stood The little sgnny-haired woman,
her face al drawn with the cruel marks
Of anxiety aud distress. She spoke
rapidly 10 me in q nervous half whisper
as took of my bat and Rrent cont in
The hgll.
"tDoctor, began 10 fenr you were
netercominz. lam so uneasy about my
husband. Come. follow me vt once
"sshe led the way along hall aud into
large bedroom. ~ the center was q
solid. heavy eaken table. and over OF
posits the door bed In which lay sotIe
one. iny patient, evidently. His face
,shs turned 10 the wall. aud one hard
my motionless outside the bedclothes
upon the counterpaue. lie seemed 10
be asleep, Ills peculiar quiet did not
impress me NJ The moment Bringing
chair close 20 the bedside, I laid my
medicine case on the HooraDd proceeded
20 malse an examination The little
woman stood close by, holding lamp
40 40 70 assist with its light.
4 felt for The pulse. The hand and
wrist were aa cold as ice. There was
no pulse. | hurricdly passed my hand
bencHib the covers To- find II there was
any besft notion. There was none.
tufDed the head toward me. The jaws
bnd fallen; the eyes were wide open,
iiked IN the awful stare of death The
nan was corpse. Surprised aud
shocked out Of my ordinary professional
bearing, ! exclaimed.
Madam. ! am too late Your huss
band ia dead lie must have died four
or dve hours ago, ~ ie sery strange
that sou should not have known his con
dil0nf
She turned hastily and set the lamp
pp6a the table Then, going around 30
as lo place the heavy iructurc between
us. She faced me. leaning forward with