The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-25
GAN WALK NOW.
THE SCENE WHEN THE LITTLE
ARMOUR CHILD TOOK ITS
FIRST STEPS.

Originator in Palatial Home
81 Can be Like Other
Girls Now'-Other
News.
Chicago, April 16.-With I
stroke of his pocketknlfe DR.. Lo
renz today severed the bandag in
closing the plaster cast about th'
body of Lolita Armour. By a def
manipulation he Strengthened ou
the imprisoned right leg and then
lifting the child on her feet, he took
a position some twenty feet away
and said: "Now walk to me, my
child" The plucky little one walk
ed the distance in a natural man
ner, but with slight limp. The
big surgeon seized her in his arms
and patting her on the head, said:
''You are brave little girl"
''She is cured" he is announced,
"and will be all right as soon as
she obtains full control of her leg.
Ihis comes ov use.
Neither father nor mother was at
home when the climax of the FAM
Gus operation came. They did not
expect the plaster cast would be re-
moved until tomorrow. A visit
from DR.. Lorenz was expected after
luncheon, but the Vienna healer
had other views. After he had eat
en breakfast ia the Auditorium he
hailed cab and was driven to the
Armour home, No. 1924 Michigan
boulevard.
A warm, gleeful, childish well
come was extended to bim by his
little patient, who was hobbling
about in the ball. He instantly
began chat with the little girl,
asking her about her Southern trip.
He pronounced her physical condi-
ton good.
"You are coming now to maks
me walk" she said.
ill [ walk like the little girls
who go by to school? I see them,
and want TO be like them"
"You shall be like them, my
child" he replied. DR.. Lorenz then
took command of the house hold.
Servants were instructed to call up
]. Ogden Armour and Mrs. Armour
and tell them to return home i'm
mediately. A couch was moved in
to the nursery and upon this the
small patient was placed. The sur
geon critically examined the con-
dition of the plaster cast he placed
on her hip and leg October IA, six
months and two days ago. Slowly
he drew forth penknife, and cut
something that almost caused the
cast to fall apart. With few quick
motions he released the leg from its
prison. A few minutes of examin-
alton followed, then the surgeons
face lighted up. The little one, for
whose welfare he had twice crossed
the ocean, was healed.
With searching glance at the
leg and a gentle manipulation of
the child's hip DR.. Lorenz turned
to the nurse AND said: "It's all I
it would be. She can
walk little now." The small pa
tient was tenderly lifted to the floor
and walked, for the first time in
her life, just as other children do.
An hour later, after taking step by
step at time to accustom herself
to control Of the leg, she walked
down stairs and became hostess at
a. luncheon for DR.. Lorenz.
By this time Mrs. Armour had
The moment she enter
I'D she was told the good news. Le-
lita walked as rapidly as she could
toward her mother, shouting: "Oh,
mamma, see! I can walk now. 1t
hurts little, but I am happy,
(namma."
Mrs. Armour was overcome by
Emotion, and, catching ner little ,
bne in loving embrace, smothered
per with kisses. Mrs. Armour could
bot keep back the tears, so DR.. Lo-
benz took a little stroll through the
house, leaving mother, daughter and
hurse alone. Seon Mr.. Armour ap- {
Peared, and the party sat down to
luncheon. 1t was happy house,
bold and joyous luncheon.
Baltimore, April 22.-William P.