The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-23

bronchos, and in less than a minute had
| vanished in a cloud Of dust.
Just before the senator appeared at the
| door a new face tjoined the group. He
| had been absent on some distant mission
| ever since the Eastern party had been
| at the ranch. and had just returned They
| were telling him of the accident as the
| senator appeared. He was slender
! man in the middle thirties with clear
blue-gray eyes and sinewy physique.
! He resembled the rest of the ranchmen
with the exception of thick growth of
| beard, which he wore long, and from
| back of which there came a suggestion
! of delicacyaof feature not exactly in har-
mony with those about him. AS the
| cowboys disappeared and the senator
turned to go back into the house the
newcomer stepped forward and asked:
May I see the young lady? 1 have
had some experience In hospitals-as
/ nurse he added, hastily "At least
l may be able to help DR., Boggs to care
for her until the other physician ar
rives.'
"All right he said. IT thank you
You may be able to do some good and
! God knows we need all the help we
can get. Come I'M
AS they entered the room where the
| injured one lay, the cowboy walked
! straight to the bedside 1t was noted
| that his bronzed face was deathly pale.
DR.. Boggs knew him, and nodded IN a
| friendly way. He had come in contact
| with him a number of times when called
| in cases of sickness and accidents en-
| the ranch during the three years Tom
| Jones had been there, and had found
that he was singularly efficient in car
ing for men suddenly stricken. In fact,
| more than one life had been saved by
Jones tact and knowledge of what 10 do
in an emergency. CHANGING at the girl
Jones turned and went to the wash bowl,
where he laved his hands. Then he re-
turned to the bedside.
May make an examinations" he ask
ed of the doctor.
Certainly; glad to have you." returned
the physician.
The senator noted with some surprise
the exceeding delicacy of the slender fin
gers, so out of keeping with the rough
appearance and garb of the man.
Great heavens, doctori'' exclaimed
| Jones a moment later. Then he leaned
over and whispered the balance of the
sentence in Boggs' ear. The latter look-
ed somewhat surprised, and replied:
Eyes, that is it,. and that is the only
operation that will save her. We have
| sent to Kelly'S ranch on the chance that
Dr. Brown is there
But that is a matter of six or seven
hours. even if he is there, and it will
be too late" replied the cowboy.
II know it, but I dare not attempt
it. I never saw an operation similar to
it performed, and the risk is too great. -
replied the physician. 1T is not an op-
Grafton for green hand. The slightest
deviation means DEATH
Gentlemen. I will perform the opera
tion," answered Jones. II can do |
successfully, l. think. I have seen i
| done many times--in the Eastern hos
pitals-and there are reasons why an
confident that can do it with as littf
risk as any oth-.as any surgeon.
The two men looked at each other il
surprise and perplexity. The keen blue
gray eyes of the cowboy has been watch
ing them closely and became cold gray
and into his face came an expression
of resolution and command as he con
tinued:
"In two hours not seven, the case viii
be hopeless. You know it, doctor. TIL
only chance is an immediate operation.
So imperative was the tone that Bogg