, 1902-05-01

"I thank you" he rejoined. and was
gone.
out his hopes and aspirations-his
dreams of an academic education and
a career as a surgeon. Then he would
return, he said. and lay his reputation
and his money at her feet.
The blue-eyed little patrician gazed
at him with curling lips and blazing
eyes
"You!" she exclaimed scornfully.
you. indeed. You forget that you
are my groom. How dare you
speak of such things to me.
Your foolish head has been spoil
ed with too much kindness and
toe many books. Surgeon, indeed-a
veterinary. maybe" And she laughed
merrily at her little joke.
Il will tell papa Of your impudencc.
and II he does not discharge you !
will see to it that you do not ride witt,
me any more. | would have you know.
sir, that l am to marrS q gentleman.
This impudence comes of treating ser
wants like human beings"
She swept into the house. leaving
Donald standing, stunned, beside the
horses. Her little maid, Jennie Gray.
who had come to meet her mistress,
and had been an involuntary listener
to the scornful speech, saw the pain
and humiliation which came into
Donald's eyes, and before going into
the house went to him, and laid her
hand on his arm.
Il am sorry for you. Donald she
said. her eyes wet with sympathy. Bat
you must not mind. Be a great sur
geon. anyway"
He shook her of roughly and turn
to her side.
Forgive me-" he said. II do no,
know what / am doing. Thank you
for your kind words. l will always re
member them. And-and | will be u
great surgeon"
He sprang on his horse and wen.
Gathering to the stable.
And he did become a great surgeon
This story is all too short 10 follow
his struggles and %self-denial. his dog
ged persistence as he slowly climbed
the ladder. He worked his way
through school and college and me lic,l
school. and then went to a distin
guished surgeon and begged to he
come his hostler for his board and ths
privilege to study with him. Fl
was refused. and tried again and
again. until one finally saw the ligh
In his eyes and took him in. Their
there were years of toll by day.
and study by night. And his industr,
and perseverance. his thorough mas
terry OF everything which came undel
his observation. made the distinguish
ed surgeon his friend and Donald b.
came his assistant instead OF his hos
tier. Never betraying a trust or fai.
ing In a task. he was trusted more az
more. and some grave operati ms wer
given him to do. In these he Shovel
marvellous skill. and soon began to b,
talked about. Then his preceptor md
patron dropped dead one day, and Don
ale became his natural successor, An
he was called to attend a very higl.
official stricken nigh unto death. az,
they sent half across the continent f.,
DR.. Donald Durand. the famous youno
surgeon, as the most trustworthy, I,
perform the delicate operation reuuir
ed. And the newspapers rang with
praises of his skill, and he was cour:.
ed by the rich and great and none,
flowed into his pockets.
Tn tho ~ooptima Ethal uyo,I.s,. M
had not been all as she had dreamed
1t. A financial crash had carried of
most of her fathers fortune. and h.
life had been far from the luxury int,
which she had been born. The knigh
Of her maiden dreams mad not eventu
- md she was becoming III
aged-and old. When she read of the
greatness of DR.. Donald Durand and
how he had fought his way from pow
erty single-handed and alone, the
scene at the door of her fathers man
sion came to her, and she realized the
mistake of her glrlhood, and 1t came
to pass that she met the Doctor at
= social function. and being a clever
woman, told him In q plain, straight
forward manner that she was sorry
she had failed to appreciate him and
his ambition, and desired to crave
his pardon. All this with much coy
ness and downcast eyes.
1T was - well, perhaps" replied
the Doctor. The sting Of your words
gave edge to my resolution. ~ keen.
perhaps. Is would have been the hops