The Monte Vista journal., 1902-10-18
: THE WAY OF A CAD
Don't agree with you. 1 see
40 obligation whatsoever. TO

4iR nbb.htlDN whatsoever. 10 be
quite frank"
Tie paused abruptly. lie WAS actual
j. hlushine; but the faint tingc faded
quickly from his cheeky and left them
unusually palIid,
Yes: ," snid Lieut.. Winston. encour-
aFinyis and quite uublushingly.
'uh. don't know stammercd the
other man. Are you really serious?
II so. you must be pardon me for
saying >o-either the most heariless
brEssr ever met or the most alb
surdlv sensitive"
"lu other words. snave or blith.
eriur idot-eh, Mctford. old chap"
said Winston. checrily.
-EVactiy: I hope it is only case
OF temporary insanity"
Dr.. Mettord WIS one % the ables,
OF he younger phy iciaus in the West
End Of London; ut, being also one
Of the most stupid, modest OF clever
men bis professional income barely
sGfiicel 10 pay The rental of his roaHs
IN Cover street Some day lac may
discover hat n is pussibl" 90 De over.
modest aud that inward ."if-dpprccia.
tirn ,ea'ls TO Pcnury. and then he will
r,ume fo Harley street aul b-rin
to make progress toward, ai,iueuce.
Winston did not fail TO observe the
tinFs OF color on the doctors face.
nor IT, quick disappearance. hut he
gave no sign Of recognition. Never
before had he seen his oil college
chum look half 80 handsome a. when
that tlceting show %, rosy color tinted
the mans checks. nor half ~ pathet-
icoiiy glum ns when Il vanished
''She saved my lie think you Dill
admit that. dortur? How many ~om.
en- would have taken IN. risks that
she took Would any other woman
Ia the world have sacrificed herself
as she did2''
ANY number OF them" declared
tie doctor. ..ntentiously. although a
'iifing smile upon his face said:
None OF them, bless her."
You medical men are utterly
henrtless rynics," protested Winston,
Struggling his broad shoulders.
Utterly" admitted M.tford.
Wow. AIN 30 unromsniic as TO AT
'r.hr'e your recovery chiefly to your
cas'-irnn constitution, a rnI'liug good
plysi.ian-m sound by own rrum.
pet u you won't blow IL for m.-and
pld Nick's m-rciful consideration
Your cup OF iniquiiy is not yet quite
h'lmfui; your liver and all the rest
81 Auii. Including your heart, Is as
sound as a b-li!"
81 know well what | owe 10 YOU
Met ford, old chap" said the Gonzales
cent IA ~ crat.'u. tone and with an
nif-ctionaic grasp "f the hicrrs of
the doctors ncArvs, arm. You don't
appear to be aware Of It. but you're
a long way the cicvcrrst mcd'cin.
man In London. head and shoulders
anps. all the res, of EN-. II yo.
w-r,n', such q eonfoundcJly modest
h-ast-"
"sAitil-,'" in'.rjcc,-j his phy.i.
elan. la much confusion. "You ,an'i
think how hate that Kind 90 TAXI"
"Nercfthelrss. mean il. old chap,
Juht you think the matter o..t srrl-
ousiN. Well. To proceed n, sister
Je.s say. that Miss Wrihrrrd--who.
b, III. way. com-s of 'oi.rahly good
.ioca-Mas very different from ,h. or
iluar. professional ngrse. and that.
during those wrecks when my yer,
valuable ~. hung an very slender
thread. she absolutely sacrificed her,
seif ga sas- me Ny recovery. Je-.
.ays. L. due ,atlrciy TO her devotion
Not very complimentary, ,o sou. .h ="
Mira. rrr,rl,sn 1. nods.iy and
"'.ry Other grne" pcr-oninsd'" de
clar.d Dr. Meiford, $50 far a. I could
see. abe sacrificed herself almost, ~
hot quite. ~ n,asn,hc-nily ss--as the
paid nurs.'H
''lis ,ha, a. 1, may persisted win.
ston. Il have chai,ed the matter over
YER, s-riousl, With my sister. and
,he says. imprimis. ,ha, Mary w.,h.
cred Ia. barring the wings an angel.
sscondls. tAa, the ,ald angel without
wiugs would make . jewel Of a wife.
aud thirdly and mos, tfoubi-so,nsiy
tia; I sbail be ,h. moe, uhyrs,.ful
Asa.; on earth and .,upi.sst o'J duf.
i.. u don't s'falght~ay le, the lady
know I sAlsk ~. fortunately, ~
protected TO ny sjssef and have "a.
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