Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-29
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| iWlnlhc, uuutoIt unu OIueT me BONN
milk and some Goals, and sail bC
able to get along by myself, as have
often done before and will often again
A few days VIII pull me round all
right without troubling any one"
Pm afraid II may be more serl'
Gus matter this time aaid the doctor
but have your own way for the pres
emit, I'll zee that you have some milk
and II | have spare rug or blanket III
send II swell to throw over you
Now, good-by, and see that you keen
yourself as warm and comfortable az
you can under the di6lcult circum-
stances you have chosen for yourself.
II ouehtn't to have listened to him,
he went on 10 himself as he walked
homo through the driving snow, which
had been falling thlclSly for some time;
but there's that old Ulundl rug Of
mine he can have tonight, 1t looks as
X he would need II badly"
The ensuing night proved keen and
frosty and Falconer's thoughts revert
ed more than once to the miserable
shelter In which he had left his patient
and the still more miserable shake
down on which the fever.strlcken
wretch was lying, At comparatively
carly hour the next morning he was
again at the door, waiting In some i'm
patience until II was again unclaimed
and unlocked, and revealed the solitary
Inmate shiyering and moaning in
agonies Of neuralgia. $50 this Ia the
result OF leaving you to your own de-
vices!" he exclaimed as he strobe In;
but come, there is no time TO be lost
now. Get on your clothes, and any
thing you want to take with you, and
! will have fly at the door In five
minutes. But sit down first and let
me give you hypodermic dose of
morphia TO quiet your pain. 10 there
any water in the house"
"You can get 1t at the tap, and here Is
a cup. But / tell you plainly, I'm not
going out Of this house. Do anything
you can for me without removing me,
and | will thank you and repay you
when / can. do thank you hundred
times for the rug you sent me last
night But go to infrmary or hospital
| will not; understand that clearly.
"Well, WE'LL" said the DOCTOR wish
Ing to humor him for the moment;
"lie down there and get under the rug
then. Hold out your arm. There,
you'll feel better in n minute. A deal
better" he muttered to himself as he
drove home full dose; at will be
easier to get him away So Now lie
still and keep yourself warm for half
an hour. have another case to see in
tho next street, and will be back here
in that time" So saying he walked
quickly to the door, from which he
withdrew the key and put It in his
pocket. II was several minutes walk
10 the nearest cab stand and nearly half
an hour had elapsed before he was
again at the door with n four-wheeler.
To his chagrin he found 1t fastened by
the chain, but with a powerful push Of
his shoulder he burst 1t open and en-
tered.
His patient was lying on the floor Of
tho front room on his face, having APP
succumbed to the influence Of |
The morphia as he was returning from
putting the chain on the door. "What
1 monomanlac" exclaimed tho doctor
IS he stopped to lift him. "IIallol
What have we here? those tumors
lgain?" In moment he had laid the
figure on the bed and was
la6tily undolng his clothing Under
he mans shirt, and next his skin was
astened a broad canvas belt, furnished
With six large leathern pouches widely
and bullying prominently.
'Ha! this explains the mystery! Va
nus cantabit indeed! What weight!
These are malignant tumors with q
Come, my friend, let go"
this to the patient, who was feebly
nd half unconsciously clutching at the
,elt as he withdrew it--"I must make
thorough examination Of these tu-
nors, since have discovered them at
asst"
Placing the belt on the floor-for
here was no table In the room-he un-
oosed the strap Of one Of the pouches
With fingers that trembled with excite
nent. A yellow CLEAN caught his eye
nd for a moment his hands shook so
iolently and uncontrollably that a
mall avalanche of gold coins rolled out
pom the bare boards with jlngllng
rash and spread over the floor. His
cad swan, flashes of fire seemed to
ance before his eyes, a thunderous
everberation filled his ears, and before
@ was able to control his own move
tents he was down on his knees wildly
lutching at the coins with both hands,
Trusting them into his pockets as fast
8 he could gather them up. Recov-
ring himself with a sense Of shame
nd amazement such as he had never
cit before, he was conscious of shud-
ering 80 violently that his teeth chat
BRED, and the gold dropped again and
gain from his fingers. For shame,
iichard Falconer!" he heard himself
aging aloud, "is this your contempt
,r filthy lucre, your boosted indiffer-
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