New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-14
Olea Fedorox'na, Student.
BIZ DR. HELM BOURCHER
IN TWO PARTs-PART I

She stared FOR moment. tats-ruptias hsr eis-
that case came into the hospital yesterday Went
down 70 the library al the school and rsad eyery-
nos sxauiIatiop work Ban Wisa YOU had not
IS the oaIy one / am afraid OIL nave feared il
W 75 Course can ak NJ trend out cannot
write I hate that cold dead black and white 1
snail never get through that exam"
sac fell az once into a pro5OUnd melancholy, lean
@ irb f-ec % saTnssI 4 - se1 deg5 set eyss
seemed s sink further back into their sockets; her
You are ABSURD said ImpaIisntly. You have
nc sense - kIO.oT 10 4 Z ,-sf 5 - -
The eager decided tones sank INTO deep slow
I sa.4Gs gsss mat 5s S-v: :hs sr sa5a away y
these three years that nave been sCu1ying- I
some some otaer profession Ana have no 5ons-no
friends who are able 20 help ne The future looks
Other people have been plucksd at exams. and
gone Up aga!n sad snorI.y, ~ IseI sl41 icy
tell the truth. had found II much less terrible than
Z was fool &c think 81 going into such pro-
fessi91, she went on: ic wants gIze and rror 3
too great You ny friend. viii 90 on
degree and have a great practice in the years 70
come But what VII become OF n1e2
nothing 70 say And while We stared silently az
each other the door was pushed open. and TWO %
her conpatriots sntered-a long haired, cadaverous
looking man and a shabby. un-idy little woman
Olga stood up to welcome them VITA a barbarous
flow OF Russian greeting. and introduced them 20
me. Finding stranger with her they began %
talk n French, with al the u1dissut5ed candOr OF
I'VE came to ask YOU Olga Mehersky. u you car
DO anything TO help with that poor Galzows<y.
s@7vhat Is the natter she asked
she IS u-yoq knew that But now sac =
Sss =, 49, -ovs-i-rs F,r e. I'D ara -, rSEs
for her FIRE We have been round all the friends.
they have given What they could but z s only
two francs city. and one cannot buy fuel and
blankets for two francs ffty."
He opened MS thin clawLiks hard and showed a
collection Of shabby lite silver pieces. a.
rs1t she was alert interested. IN a moment
what can one dor she cried. looking round her
m 2TTs io Bu5 we aust aust % soe5htn sans e sou
She went across % The bed and raised Is scsnty
clean nor very thick. and striped counc-rpane.
this room is warm. and 7 can pot ny clothes On
the bed when undress- Il + not much. out Il -
but they have even 20 give me credit FOR NY sood az
she rolled Up the blankets into an u1tidy bundle
and handed IL 20 the man. who tucked Il under his
arm: one long corner trailing on the dusty noor De-
YOU can buy coke win the money perhaps~ shs
added. locking dOUbtfuIy at the ceap beside ths
We thsuEht she would want the money for
food said the woman 7 don't thtnk ought %
%And she III. IA pauvrs!~ said Olga "Yes
She spread 9ewspaPsr on ire aoor beside ths
r1eut, shoveltng the fuel BY haHSr1ls On 20 tins
taoIe and attempted TO rise to her feet But she
lifted IL from the ground the coke burst through
bottom OF the too slender coal scurtie and
tered the h0or Olga fell forward the
black heap. helpless with laughter The other two
Joined n IN a mirth unrestrsined though they
had been children who had never known care.
and the man wiped his eyes On the Gi1gy 5iauksr
When they had done laughing Olga picked herself
I'D and went 20 the wall. where her wardrobe was
hanging. there she selected fiusv pet-icoat that
had seen service but mare deDendable than
the rreacherOus newspaper
''Ysu must bring back the psttfcoat to-u1o-rov
morning. ch4re." she said wien she handed tbs
bundle q coke 70 the woman. 7 shall
wear II 70 % the h0siVtaL Il IS 50 cold IN ths
early mer1ing.
Wren they had gone. the nan stir trailing
the corner Of blanket behind him. she began
70 tell uirrhful tales o. the STRAITS %
some Of the Russian students ever there IN
Russia She had known four young r1er w>o
shared a room and had only two suits - eothss
among them. 50 that Two rad 20 lie h bed Wills
the C-her two went forth She had known o. bats
that had 20 perform double OF treble service and
boots that had 20 dt more thar one pair % ceet.
And in all her tales the careless tn6 Ter
ence 20 material comfort. Mingled with profound
melancholy that undermined tire courage q rs
victims that they suddenly COLLAPSED inro de-
SPAR or suicide under the pressure OF very ordinary
6tsaQpolutuen-s and uisfortunes
TO be co1tinusdJ