Smyrna times., 1901-06-12
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u Tho staid man servant OF DIR. Hall.
II was past 10 at night, and the physl-
ION look up in surprise; but as a
hector receives all sorts OF people at
~ bours he said, "Show the lady in
~loasep' and rose, as a slim young tg-
',ro olided into the room. Her face
,ros covered with viel; her garments
,rore black. but of such perfect cut and
+ovtnre that the Doctor saw at once
h;o visitor was no common person.
She came forward quickly.
..You are DIR. Hall?" she said.
Eyes, am. May 1 ask
"I will not keep you many minutes, "
sbe said-her manner was agitated, her
vo;ce almost trembled. "You have
patient in your care-Mr. Devereux?"
A little distantly Dr. Hall said again
-"Yes."
The girl-she was plainly no more
suddenly threw back her veil, re-
vealing a pale, lovely face with deli
cate features.
.You want to know who [ am, she
said, 'and by what right 1 ask these
nuestions. l have no right, but 1 beg
of your mercy that you will answer
me. 1t is for your patients sake | ask,
not nv own. 1 heard of his illness
that he had grown worse day by day
that you almost gave him up. Is that
true?"
Eyes, it is" said the Doctor gently.
He began to understand.
"My name is Dorothy Clifford, " said
the girl. A flush swept over her cheek
as the Doctor gave little start. "YOu
know my name?" she faltered.
"From my patient" said DR.. Hall
from nothing he has told me-simply
the name he has repeated uncon-
sciously."
She turned aside and grasped the
back of the chair placed for her.
"Then perhaps you guess, " she said,
in low voice. 81 am that Dorothy he
speaks of. A year ago we were lovers
engaged. thought had reason to
accuse him of unfaith. 1 need not &C
into details, but appearances were
against him; he had only his word
and 1 would not believe him. We
parted"
"Ahr' said the Doctor. I knew
there was some cause for his break
down besides the frightful hardship
he has been through in America. d.
you want me to let you see him?"
"No-no I want you to tell me il
he must die-isit true that there is bu
one chance for him-if can give hin
that chance! But he mustn't knowl
She sprang to the Doctor and laid he
hands on his arm; her voice wa
checked with sobs. at is all m
fault, Doctor. He was true; it wa
my madness that parted us. You mus
let me atone-give my life for his
need be; but must not know who ha
saved! The humiliation would XII
him! l want to do this for him an
then 60"
"Do you know what this one chanC
is?" asked the Doctor, gravely. g
dangerous operation rarely practice
dangerous to both the persons ope
ated on-what we call TRANSMISSION
blood. l have been seeking some OF
who will run the risk, and ha1
failed"
! 81 will run the risk, said Doroth
with her eyes flashing. "I broke b
heart-I sent him to those hardship
that have shattered his health! / W
give him my health-my lifel [ ha'
none to gainsay me, whatever happen
am accountable only to myse
\ Esric need not know
'My poor child" said the physicia
in deep pity, che will know nothi
. he is almost entirely unconscior
y but have doubts about this
q ''You must have noner cried
q Girl. pasionately. Don't you see il
II all that / can do? Can l ask him
Ii forgive-to take me back-I, who ha
III so cruely wronged him? Could thin
In ever be the same between us if 1 di
N But let him live, and one day he m
Il be happy again"
n The Doctor slightly shook his hei
N he did not think his patient was a N
II likely to mend a broken life in Il
n easy fashion. But he heard all Il
the girl had to urge, and question
III in his turn. Certainly this was
n only possible way to sustain Els
Devereux's sinking life-but it mi
fail; ten chances to one it would; a
"a in this operation of TRANSMISSION
n blood, now scarcely ever practic
there are hidden dangers. The
ri pleaded frantically with sobs and tel
and at last DIR. Hall consented.
N The patient himself knew moth
n about it; he lay in the lethargy
n precedes death, and was only fail