Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-07

was 10 learn how | would operate and
whether , would be free after o'clock
Of an evening
u was The fourth might after his cali
| that the summons came, A man whom
| NJ once took for a valet came IN
! cab 70 tell me that Mr.. Gray's sister
| had consented to the operation and |
was to 60 with him at once. Every.
thing necessary except the surgical In
strunents had been provided, and In
!. zen Minutes I was riding through the
streets OF London with him. When
we orally stopped after two mile
ride the street 40 far as ! could make
ont was a fairly respectable one. aud
the house we entered was detached ard
huiit OF brick and stone. | took no
heed of name plate or number, but fol-
lowed at the young mans heels and
was conducted to room on the second
floor. As entered sitting room near
the head OF the stairs found II well
lighted and Mr.. Gray awaiting my ar
rival
THE patient Ia In the next room" he
like to have few words with you he
fore going In. wish you to under
stand that am able and willing to pay
you a very liberal fee"
"Yw?" | said as he looked hard at
me.
You are YOUNG practitioner. and |
have no doubt that a thousand pounds
Just now. with the good words spoken
by the newspapers, will help YOU to
fame and wealth I trust you will
think OF this"
But can think OF no surgical opera
ton to bring me such a fee protest
ed You spoke OF cancer of the tongue,
and the patient is n woman"
Exactly. Cancer OF the tongue and
woman. You win doubtless find It
necessary to- remove at least half the
tongue. You may not think such an OPP
,
have settled your fee at a thousand
Has the patient been told that II
may be necessary to remove portion
of the tongue?"
We'll. no. but that Is matter for If
to decide on. She must submit to our
decision. Remember, at least half the
tongue and a fee OF a thousand pounds
| was trying to make him out when
he led the way into bedroom farther
) down the hall and the instant the door
was opened ! got a Whit OF chloroform
On the bed partly disrobed and covered
by sheet was a woman of about 30
A single glance was enough 20 prove
that she was classed as lady although
she was unconscious and breathing
heavily
"You have had another surgeon
here?' l asked as | opened the door
to let the room clear itself.
"Oh, no. he replied. II simply
thought 1t better to have her under the
influence OF an anaesthetc when you
arrived Good looking woman, isn't
she? Too bad a portion OF her tongue
must come of"
: He said these words In such sar-
castle tone that looked him full In the
eyes and began to doubt him. but as he
molGoned for me to approach the bed !
did so and soon had the woman's jaws
open and was looking for the cancer.
There was nothing Of the sor. to be
found. The tongue was without blem-
ish OF any sort
There seems to be some mistake
here | said as turned from the bed.
You told me THIS was a case of cancer
but find nothing OF the sort
Yes" he slowly replied, looking
from me to the unconscious woman
Eyes. there Is "A mistake. Instead OF a
concerous tongue it Is lying tongue.
Instead of being my sister she Is my
wife For two years she has been play
ing me false. You cannot remove the
face, which has worn a loving amile all
through my disgrace. but you can pre-
vent the tongue from speaking mere
lies
Man, you must be crazy" ! ex-