The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-21
The Unprofessiona Remedy.

The operation promised to be quite sue
cessfui, viewed as an operation simply.
and yet the great surgeon 6ii net look
entirely satisfied as he removed his op-
Grating garments and made ready TO de
pa1t The eyes of The nuIss wao rad
waited uron him CLEANED with pTofts-
sionad satisfaction as they regarded tn
work OF the morning, but they grew
troubled as they fe.l upon the patti 1T.
Size bent over and laid her ear against
the faiatly beating heart.
She is sinking, Doctor" she said. The
great SPECIALIST turned back from tae
door h vas just passing through and
came up TO the bedside. TIE young sur
geon who had ben a.%lDg him, ami
who had modestIy stepped aside as the
patient was brought into the operating
room and PREF Jared fir the anestnet+c
which he was to administer, became as
pale as his operating apron. The pa
tient. who had borne the operation and
the journey from the operating table
back to her room admirably. looked Up
al them suddenly with eyes sim dim ana
unsee:ng vita weakness and languor.
Then sch laosed back into unconscious
IS. and the g. eat surgeon shook his
head gravely-
"She must be stimulated quickly" he
told the assistant, land sch mLst b. re-
minded OF the highest pos ibie incentive
TO I've which you can think of as soon
as she becomes conscious. This collapse
is rather remarkable CONSIDERING how
well she bore the operation and that shs
is not of an extremely nervous tempera-
ment Revive her and see that she
wishes to live, just as quickly as pcssi-
ble.'
"she has no incentive to live" the
nurse told the younger surgeon, as the
great man hastened of 10 the wal Ing
appointment which he could defr m
longer; "she told me this morning that
she is all aloha in the world: that see
would be rather clad to die than ether
wise. and she only consented to undergo
the operation at all because she corsid-
ers It the duty of everyone TO mako
re sonable efforts to prolons If h
hinted at an unhappy love affair" sh7
concluded as they worked over the "a
tent together land said that VIII n III
accident which necessitated this oper1-
ton happened she had hoped that II was
ali over with her, young as she IL
The young surgeon made no reply, and
the nurse, fearing that he thought her
forward or unprofessionai. blu he'd scar
let as she Mt over thu patient. Sae
was a pretty woman herself, and still in
her first youth. though neither 50
young nor so beaut full as the mo ion ess
girl on the bed bat the young surgeon
had no eyes for the blush which his ST
lence had called forth. His face wcs a
pale as hers was rosy, am the han
which lifted the unconscious head of tn
patient SO that the nurse might admin
lister some brandy and water trembled.
When the eyelids of the fainting woman
began to flicker a little he moved 50 thar
the eyes they shaded should fall upon
no one but the nurse. Standing in this
position the patient saw him 10 more
than sch had done when he stood behind
har at the head Of the operating table,
holding the cone By means Of which he
was administering the ether. But the
young surgeon could see her perfectly,
and he scrutinized the delicate. b'oodless
face with a care and degree OF at
tention not entirely due to pTofes ional
interest.
What do you mean by fainting. Mis-
Stanley?' exclaimed the nurse, IN h
cheerisst, most professional accents. as
the wide eyes opened fully. I'D mt yol
know that every time you faint it W ak
ems you little. and that you've got to
grow stronger, instead of weaker, If you
want to live?''
Il doa't want 10 live, not really"
whispered hack the patient, weakly; Il
don't care whether I i've or not. I sup
pose I've set to try 20 get tetter be-
cause il seems TO be my duty. but I'm
100 tired to feel like trying. What have
I got 10 live for?" she, finished. 10 her
self, the faint Voice trailing off iato a
scarcely audible murmur.
The young Surgeon Stepped out from
behind tha~bed haad and took firm hold
of the little pati nts hands.
Tive for me, Margare'," he I'D, In
tepsely. Il was fool 10 be jealous OF
you - doubt your love and go dness,
even for a second. I haven't k own
happy or a peaceful moment since we
parted I thought my heart won break
when I learned that you had b en- run
over and so nearly killed. and it almost
STOPPED b atjng when you were carried
in this morning. Forgive me. Mar9aret
and i've for my sake. Wen prove how
good and happy lie can be together
yet
The nurse had slipped out of the room
for a moment, and they were q"ite
alone He stopped and kissed her lips.
The littlep atient was sill too near II
the mysterious realms of unconscious
ness TO be astonished al anything q at
happened and she took the happiness e
gods provided in such unexpected fash
ion quite simply. When the nurse re-
turned she was sleeping like a baby, one
frail little hand clasped In that OF the
young surgeon, and when the great sur
geon stopped at her bedside the net
morning her eyes were already bright
with the hope of returning health. IL no
more.
What's this 1 hear about your ia Mt
ing Yesterday" he cried, in CHEEKY pro-
fessionaI reproof Don't you know that
such unreasonable conduct retards your
recovery. my dear young lady and don't
you want to get we'll quickly?"
Indeed I 90. Doctor came the Htt'e
patients instantaneous reply. I've s
much 10 live for.'
And the nurse. although she maintain
ed q discreet professional impassivity Of
attitude and facial expression, found #
difficult to reDress a sympathetic smile.