Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-30


requested, 10. there was no one await
ing him! Doctor Johnson reekoned on
the most yistuous- minded taking the
incident as an advertising dodge. and
hoped to draw contempt upon the
young doctors unprofessional subter-
fuge. A man would better be rocked
than laughed at up the community
sleeve, Ii took successful operation
or two to overcome the misadyenture
OF the pulpit call Then came a re-
bound. Following this came liberal in
uendo and Congregations, skillfuily
managed by Doctor Johnson. of Doc
tor Rowlandson's Partially for the
knife. his deficiency In fever treatment.
and again In child ailments. Then was
the time Lena waNed warm in her
heart and openly fought his battles
among her friends, and called him to
his face "a fake. Merit and moral
courage overeame the odds again. Doc
tor Rowlandson's first year was a bat-
tie. his second brush, his third VOC
tory.
In the meantime he and Lena were
forever at the game Of mutual elusive-
ness. Then were made some interests
ing entries in the diary
Dec 10Th. He will succeed, but ne
shall never know how greatly desire
it"
Dee cath. Franks Christmas re-
membrance was a photo of himself
signed a Scientific Abstraction, or as
you will Now that's vague
Jan. list. Resolved. That Frank Row
landson is the only man in the world
to whom l desire to stand forever Just
heart high.
OF course this confession stood on a
page alone, carefully sealed to it's VISA
Wis. and plainly posted on its back, "To
never be opened
In the beginning of his career he had
tried to tell her OF his love, and she
tilted up her chin and measured his
full stature with whitening scorn: Il
require more than six feet of clay, sir.
/ need an establishment and a husband
with reputation
Then for weeks she secretly agonized
over the possibility or her folly. She
was too brave to hamper him with mar
riage Success first, then a Wife" wise-
~ went down in the diary.
In these later days her moods were
as many as the points of chestnut
burr Philanthropy was one OF them.
Hearing that a seamstreSs who had
worked in former years for her mother
was in need and I'll in cheap lodging
house she arqed herself with huge
chunks q commisseratiou, some flow
ers and refreshments and sought to
locate the sufferer and minister to her
necessities. Climbing one long flight
of stairs, a second likewise assembled.
a third half done when at the landing.
in the turn, she stops and stands aside
to allow a most astounding procession
to descend. IN the gloomy stairway
she thought at first she was encoun-
tering in the flesh the natural freak
of a tw0-headed man, with phenomenal
abdominal protrusions. ianked by q
flying buttress Closer proximity re-
vealed a big man carrying sick wo-
man cozily and tenderly in his arms
down the stairs. Franks familiar
voice said: Beg pardon sorry to tres
pass on your right of way; only mo-
ment however" Down the stairs 10
waiting carriage he goes. She stands
and stares The roses are crushed,
the dainties fall from agitated hands,
and Lena Raymond's charity Is fore
stalled!
Memory Of the day she saw him drop
on his own lawn and eXclaim, III be
burned" after her patronizing assur-
ance of superior in development, was
so Unexpectedly hurled at him. rushed
over her as aggressiyely as Tigris In
undation She sat down on the land
ing. full Of pride in his achievements
ami success, and shame at her own
useless career, as she echoed his youth
full expletiye and laughed and cried
by turns.
During the weeks following she
kept him, fguratively on the grape
vine ewing; now high with hope, now
to the earth with a thud OF despair.
Then something happened. 1t was
trhe. apparently. but be that as 1t
may, it happened.
Lena went to the hospital 10 see her
would-be protege and found Frank ex-
aiming her heart with kaleidoscope.
Growing interested in the invention,
she asked to examine it's mechanism.
Presently, he replied In brusque
and preoccupied manner as he con-
tinued to write prescription. When
he finished he handed 1t TO the nurse,
and looking at her commandingly,
said Wen. come" AS II compelled,
she followed him into the consultation
parlor
Still standing. he adjusted the tubes to
her ears and placed the receiving plate
over his own heart. A flush Of surprise
mounted to her cheek, for the food of
life blood flowing through his heart
sounded like a waterfall over rocks, 50
exaggerated were the sounds by the in
strument "All my life. Lena. every
pulsauon Of my heart has been for you.
Decide now girl. his voice was tense.
shall be TO you henceforth seienti-
fc abstraction or your husband2"
Standing. still heart high TO the man,
she handed him the stethoscope and
placed the sound receiving plate over
her own heart. He listened but one
eager moment and then threw the In
strument 70 the other side II the room.
His boyhood and his manhood hopes
were tustileds The eventuation was
due tc the kaleidoscope. Every man
ought to nave one.