The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-24

INDEED, FULLY AGREE WITH YOU.
That was the great Or. Fletcher, sep
Tor physician in charge The other
younger. thin. less Imperative. wearing
double glasses ana therapeutic side
whiskcr was Or, Parks, the Junior
Number Nine pretended to be asleep
ana listened. for they We're talking
about the case.
But said Dr. Parks hcsitatingly
"But WHAT said Or, Fletcher impa.
tiently. THE symptoms are there
"EXCnnt"--
Except the fever know he doesn't
carry temperature. But it has never
been proved that fever is Invariably
attendant"
IF began the junior
"'IS' is dangerous word IN surgery,
my Gear Parks"
Tlr oblector auccumbed The great
Fletcher had dropped the formal and
always slightly rouicq "doc tor" and
had called him my dear Parks" 1t
WIS an unusual thing for he senior
physician in charge to court the opinion
Of the junior. aud perhaps TINT Is why
the junior regarded the diagnos Of
Nutlhcr Nine with something rcsem.
bling s'9pcion. However, he succmb-
ed to the caiolery Of his CHIEF.
81 shall operate at o'clock this aft
ernoon," said pr Fletcher "If you
carc to be present you will, If course,
receive mention as assisting in the
operation, But, as you do not concur
in the diagnosis. r.
Indeed" interrupted Or. Parks-
"indeod. | fully agree with sou in all
the main points and will be glad to
act as your assistant. Your knOwl-
edge. your experience your high rank
in'--
"Then," cut In the chief curly. "at
8 sharp"
Number Nine opened his eyes which
were pale blue and very strained and
scared looking
Being only ten years old, he believed
III luN SNp'i NlitlbH llhi h''f'in anu
operating knives are the natural on
emics of tie integral human being.
Tho new surgical nurse carlc along
and stopped at the foot Of the bed. He
AMI Number Nine had become friends
Immediately after their Acquaintance
had begun.
Perhaps some explanation r. due as
TO why the Needles Eye hospital came
To employ Robert McManus rs Il pro
fossional nurse. Tie hospital was sup
PORTED by lceacy and MANAGED 10y Il
board. and that accounted fur many
things besides the popping Of many
corks in the officers quarters and ex-
cecding thin beef tea I'm the patients
,ra:tls. For example, If pleasant
faced young fellow comes alcug and is
wiling to undertake for so certain
duties that stand FOR 500 on the pay
roll. you naturally engage hm on the
spot. II is plain to see that f.1e money
tvsiI 20 furtllel lin other directions In
this wise We find McManus, profes
sional. at his new post
Hello. kdr' said MeNIauus. looking
clcacIy att. The boys cdaiky face.
Whats Tic troubcT
A shaky little paw crcpt from under
the covcrlct and clutchcd n finger OF
McAIanus hand.
Bob. YOU know as much rs the doc
tors do. don't youY'
well. kid" said the nurse cogita-
lively. "a man gets rusty in his bush
ncss sometimes. You soc. haven't
been followin' my regular profession
right lately played short and third
with the Little Rocks all summer. and
they went 10 pieces and left me OF the
hog. saw an adj. in the paper aboui
n professional nurse wanted here, 50
I the Ight Id sign with the hospital
till there's somethin' doin'. You
might keep all that to yourself. though.
kid"
Bob. said tie boy. with iabering
breath. do you know what perdy-
pendy -sy-lis is?'
sure thin answered NeM---ss