New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
HEROIC TREATMENT.
From The Sketch

" To t- quite frank
He paused abruptly. He vas actually blush
ing; but the faint tinse faded quickly from his
cheeks and left them unusually paliid.
''Yes?' said Lieutenant Winston, encouras-
ingly and quite urblushingly-
"Oh, don't know stammered the other man
Are you really serious? II so. you must be
pardon me for saying so-either the most heart
less beggar I ever met OF the most aosuTl-5
sensitive"
In other words. knave OF 4 bhthering IDIOT
-eh Metford old chap?" said Winston cheerily-
Exactly, I hope it is only case Of tenn
porary insanity
DIR Metford was one OF the abIest Of the
Younger physicians in the West End Of Lon
don: but being also one OF the most stupidly
modest Of clever men. his professional income
barely suffced TO pay the rental Of his rooms
in Gowor-st- Some day he may discover THAI
il is possible 20 be Overm1dest and that IN
ward self-depreciation leads to penUry. and then
he VIII remove to HarIey-st. and begin 20 make
progress toward affiuence-
Winston did not fail to observe the tinge Of
color on the Doctors face, nor its quick dis
appearance: but he gave no sign of recognition
Never before had he seen his old college chUn
look half so handsome as when that feetlng
show of rosy color tinted the mans cheeks nor
half so pathetically glum as when IT vanished
she saved my life. 1 think you VIII admit
that Doctor? How many women would have
taken the risks that she took? Would any
other woman in the world have sacrificed her
self she did,"
ANY number of them declared the Doctor
sententfousIy. although fitting smile upon his
face said None of them. bless her.
Your medical men are utterly heartIess
eynics" protested Winston. shrusgfng mis- broad
| shoulders.
Utterly" admitted MetfOrd. Now. 7 am
unromantic as to attribute your recovery chiefly
to your castiron constitution a rattIing good
physician-must sound my own trumpet if YOU
won't blow it for me-and Old Nick's merctfuI
consideration Your cup OF iniquity is not yet
quite brimful your liver and all the rest OF you,
including your heart, sound a bell"
Il know we'll what 1 eve you, MetfOTd. old
Chaplr said the cunvaIescent in a grateful tone,
and with an afectiOnate grasp OF the biceps OF
the doctors nearest arm You don't appear
to be aware of it, but you're long way the
cleverest medicine in London head and
shoulders above all the rest OF EN-. II you
weren't such a eOnfoundedIy modest beast
''SkittIest' interjected his physician. in much
confusion You can't think how I hate that
kind of TALK
Nevertheless, mean it, old chap. Just you
think the matter over seriously! Well to pro-
ceed; my sister Jess says that Miss Wethered
who, by the way. comes OF toIerabIy good
stock-was very different from the ordinary
professional nurse, and that, during those weeks
when my very valuable life hung on a slender
thread she absolutely sacrificed herself 10 save
me- My recovery, Jess says. is due entirely
to her devotion. Not very complimentary to
you, eh?"
Mrs. Trevelyan is mOdeSty and every other
grace personided!" declared DR.. Metfori. SO
far as 1 could see. she sacrificed herself al
most, if not quite, as masntfcently as-as the
the paid nurset"
BE that as it may" persisted Winston II
have chatted the matter over very seriously
with my sister. and she says. inprirnis that
Mary Wethered is. barring the wings an angel.
secondly, that the said angel without wings
would make jewel of wife, and thirdly and
most troublesOmely, that I shall be the most
ungrateful beast on earth and the stupidest old
duffer if L don't straightway let the lady know
L think so. Unfortunately as 7 protested TO my
sister, and have admitted to you. I can't hon
estly say that 1 am the least bit in love with
Miss Wethered. 1 like her very much you
know, and all that sort Of thing-possibIy more
than l like any other girl of my acquaintance
and 1 have reason to believe that she is not
entirely Indifferent to ME. and that if I only
The doctors lips curved scornfuIIy fnvof,In-
tarlly. and glow of color that was hardly a
blush suffused his face.
And lass DIr-