The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1901-11-27

something of his struggle and helped
him along. Then, too, he had been
deprived of the regular hours for
study which the other students had,
but he had improved all his spare
time. Night after night he had sat
in that same old chair in the express
car when his work was over and
'crammed" until the whistle blew for
Peoria. More than this, his dingy
room in the Railroad hotel there had
been favorite place for study when
he turned in after the long ''run'' for
few hours sleep. The precious sleep
had oftentimes been sacrificed that he
might make good recitations at col
lege the following day.
But all this was in the past. This
particular night found him a senior,
and within a few weeks Of his gradu-
ation-the elimination Of his own
great effort. In these closing days
of his college career, however, new
desire had taken possession of him.
He had felt a call to arms in the fierce
warfare which involves all the med
zeal schools at the close OF the year
the relentless, uncompromlslng
struggle for hospital interneships.
True, he was not counted among
the seniors of his own school as
candidate for hospital honors. This,
he knew, was not because OF poor
class record, for in this respect he
stood we'll in the front ranks, but his
duties outside of school had made 1t
impossible for him to take the "qulzz
class''-the review of the work of the
whole school course, which occupies
during the last year the ma orportIon
Of the attention Of those who expect
to take the competitive examinations
for the interneships. This formality,
Ralph argued with himself, need not
prevent him from entering the com
petition when the time came. lie,
too, had done a great deal Of reviewing
in a quiet way, and felt fairly well
prepared for any ordinary questions
which might arise in the course Of the
examinations. But of ''catch'' ques-
tions he stood in awe. But who could
tell? Some would get the places and
others would fail. He had made all
the preparation possible, considering
his condition, and why not take
chances with the rest? 1t might hap
pen that he would be among the lucky
ones.
SO, when Ralph Holmes locked the
express car door early the next morn
ing and went to his gloomy quarters
in the Railroad hotel, it was with the
determination to take the first hos
pital examination that came along,
which would be on the following Sat
urday, and one Of the days thar he
would be in the city.
Tired though he was, Ralph did not
90 to bed at once. The new excite
ment kept him awake. Sitting down
at the table, he picked up the first
book that met his gaze. Why he did
it he did not know, but in doing so
he followed a definite impulse-a
''hunch," as he was accustomed to
say. Running over its pages in an
aimless sort of way, and having no
thought of studying any particular
subject, he stumbled, as it were, upon
a chapter hitherto unknown to him.
N'Tumors of the Adrenal CAPSULE it
read.
"Well. that's a new one on me-, he
murmured. as he glanced casually
over the pages. Inasmuch as the sub
ject had never been assigned for
study. nor, to his knowledge, had any
reference been made to it in class. he
thought it might prove interesting
reading.
cit must be useless lot Of stuff,
! he murmured again. as he started to
read. cor we would have heard some
thing about it. Nothing else in par
ticular to do, though, so guess I'll just
glance over it. Might come handy
some time"
An hour later Ralph laid the book
aside and went to bed
When Saturday came and students
from various schools gathered for the
hospital examination Ralph Holmes
was among the number. He dropped
into one Of the rear seats in a careless