The Red Cloud chief., 1898-10-07

ed him by thcarm and ehrieked out:
mo, doctor. no! anything rather than
that! would sooner die ON tho floor!
| won't 20, l tell you! IL you can't
do me any good here. Just leave ne
alone: but go to innrmary or hospital.
l won't. or have a nurse fussing about
me either. Two fought through Gs bad
as this before without any help. and
will again. CO.," he fairly yelled In
his excitement; go and leave mo 10
get through IL without your hclr."
"Oho!' muttered the doctor to him
self. 80 it will he the asylum instead
of the inflrmary. Don't agitatc your
self. my friend" he continued TO his
patient; "if you prefer misery to COM
fort, and sickness to health, that's your
affair. I'm not going to force any
kindness on you. You shall stay here;
| can't pass any harshor sentence on
you than that. Now will you he good
enough to strip to the waist. II let
me overhaul you thoroughly. You
haven't had malarlal fever so long as
you say without enlarged spleen or
liver, Ill be bound
The man sulkily took OF his coat
and waistcoat. Don't ask me to strip
any further, doctor. It's too cold; anu.
To, confess the truth, l haven't had my
clothes off for weeks, aud I'm ashamed
you should see them"
"All the more reason for taking
them off now" said the doctor. Man.
how can you endure It? 1t 10 enough
to breed "a fever In itself! on with
them!' and he caught hold of him to
help him to remove them. But the
other wrigglcd from his grasp, n
planted himself in a corner Of the
room, with his hands clutching his
waist as far round IA he could reach.
Don't be such n bowling fool" said
the doctor. with as much good nature
rs no could command under the cir
cumstances. Listen to me, my friend.
You have contracted liver and enlarged
spleen at this moment, or I'm very
much mistaken. But you have worse
than that. l felt something when
caught hold of you a moment ago, and
I'm afraid it's a malignant tumor OF
the most serious kind. AS I i've" he
went on, stepping close to him, and
passing his hand round the waist, In
spite of efforts to prevent him, II can
make out more than one even through
your clothes. Come. come! BE n lit
tie more reasonable. Let me get you
to bed and examine you properly
You're not fit to he on your feet ut thi!
moment. Come, my poor fellow. don
play the fool any longer. If you do
l shall have to conclude YOU a mad
man, and take measures accordingly
Don't force INC to that"
, We'll, doctor, l give In then. Jus
step into the other room while I un
/, dress, please, and I'll call when your
r to come IN"
The doctor raised his eyebrows 9
3 this modest request, but thought |
! best to humor him, and went into tn
I outer room, closing the door behln'
: him. AS he did SO, he heard the Ike.
3 turned In the lock IN the other side. Il
: another minute. however. 1t was turn
, ed again, and a few seconds later h
! heard the voice Of his patient: Com
4 In now. DOCTOR" Entering, he founl
l him on a ragged mattress that lay Of
the floor, covered with q dirty blanke
4 and the coat and trousers he had beel
wearing. Kneeling down beside him
he proceeded to examine him in regu
4 lar professional fashion, but to hi
. amazement he entirely failed to detec
e any sign Of the tumors he had bee
confident he felt through his patient
: clothes. The mans emaclation wa
extreme, and had any such abnorma
n swelling been present 1t could net hav
escaped his observation But Their
l was none and Falconer was Obliged
admit to himself that his first diaG
5 nosls was incorrect. He could find n
trace of the hard knotty swellings h
n had been so sure he felt beneath tn
clothes. There was enough, howeve
to warrant a grave view Of the cas-
h and he exertod all his eloquence 10 pei
suade the patient to consent to /
taken to the infrnary, but withol
effect.
o (To be C~ontinued.)