The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-27
THE SURRENDER OF
DR.. ROGERS.
Tom Palmer Hated "Hen Needless"
and by "a Stroke of Luck Won
Mary Over to His View of the Cues
ton.

mary ONer 10 Ills view oA THO ~ues-
ton.
By Helen Tyson.
Mary Rogers, NJ. D., was alone In her
apartments in the Endicott Building.
once hours were over for that day, and
she was glad to close her Office for the
night and seek comfort in her cosy little
sitting room. The night was too I'M
pleasant to go out for the pleasure of it,
and the doctor was tired and lonely. She
was tall, 1.-the, active young woman,
of pleasing presence, and plenty OF de-
termination in her character to carry her
through. Many people thought the young
doctor very handsome and wondered why
she did not marry.
Three years ago she had graduated
with high honors from one OF the pest
medical schools in the state. she nad
heen very successful in building up
nractice. AS a child, she had lived IN
this very city, had played, grown up
',,,,b snd loved Tom Palmer. Tom ana
che attended the high school together
Later both passed the entrance eXainl-
nations of the medical school and became
members of the same class. During the
freshman wear Tom had proved per
sistent wooer, as well as an APT stuuS'
1sarv,s love was already his, ana togethsr
tbav MANNED their career. Durhe 'neii
third wear their engagement was
nounced, and plans were nlaue
wedding, which was to take plaSe
r. end Of their senior year. AS dlsnp-
ca senior Mary had developed new
-. 40 what she was pleased to cali
~. ne work. She attended the rego-
- meetings of the Womens Meulcdl
S,'o;esv and became an active meIhpet
80 tbat body. Tom began to reel tha'
~ 1,ae heing left OUT in the colo ana re-
,strsted Mary told him that she mao
Itre.work before her, a duty she owed
10 her profession, and that she mus re-
main celibate Wifehood wouio seilou 10y
Interfere with her life work, her uues. -
nos sorry for Tom, but the engagement
must be broken, -. Nt.r,,
Ta,,, nlead his cause nobly. but Mary
rar,ained obdurate. She told him that
she stil loved him, but that II was MUIR
noole to sacrifice love 20 duty tnan "
CRAFTY their own selfish Wlsnes III .ie
NATTER She would like 10 have Tom LOT
n friend; might even need MIN 10 nelp
her in the furtherance or her great siue
gle to benefit humanity; but marriage was
out ~ the question. Tom had 40 give up
full fight. He tried to meet Mary on heI
own terms. and they seemed good friends
no never broached the subject again
Down deep in his innermoss self ne utter
ed maledictious against the hen medlcs
who had SO spoiled his dreams OF conJugal
happiness. - ...,.
When they graduated DR.. Rogers took
apartments in the great brick Endlcott
building and hung her gilded shingle upon
It's dull, red wall. DIR. Palmer took lodg-
ines lust out of the center of the town
They met frequently, and Tom seemed re-
signed TO his fate. At least, that was
what DR.. Rogers thought
Now, as she sat in her cosy little room,
DR.. Rogers felt very lonely. She wished
that Tom, the good cd Tom, would
come in for an evenings chat. She never
saw the old Tom now; II was always the
professional Tom, the DR.. Palmer that
She met now. Something within her hum
sered for the old Tom OF the good old
DAYS. DR.. Rogers became retrospective
Looking back over the three years which
had passed since she hung out her shin
gle. she thought that they had passed
very quickly She enjoyed her profession
Down In the Sums they looked upon her
as a good angel. and many q sinking Gam
uv or erring woman had she saved or
turned toward the straight and narrow
path. Yet, was this all there was TO be
Of the great life work she had dreamed
OF as an ambitious senior? Was Il really
worth giving up everything for? Was IL
not Just possible that, with Tom TO aid
her, with a home life OF her own. that
she might be better able TO continue doing
good, II she had not tried to shut lows