The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-09-02
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AfOf< HE doctor looked into the
woman's brave eyes and
8 m 8 slowly pronounced sen
n tence.
sor~ "rhe operation must
take place within a few days, Or"
"Or whatf"
at may be too late TO operate at ALL"
"And--I will get through II safelyT
81 hope So"
"You are not sure. You think there
q a rlskf"
"There is always a risk in every op.
eratlon," he answered, evaslvely.
"Tell me the truth, doctor; 1 can
bear IT,"
The old man looked into the desper.
ate eyes and put his hand gently on
the womans shoulder.
'You are brave woman. l will tell
you the truth. This operation is a
very serious one. In fact. there IS on.
ly a chance that you survive It. But
there Is chance. and for the sake OF
Il you must not lose heart"
Couldn't walt until next month
Just for few weeks longer? II sure
ly would not make any difference II II
was postponed til then"
"My child" the doctor answered, "lf
we postponed 1t for few weeks. for
even one week, you will lose your one
chance OF recovery. Let me advise
you, and make up your mind TO go
through II Immediately"
immediately
"Wlthln the next few days. You
must so into the hospital tomorrow
to be prepared for t."
She drove home In a hanson with
the tears running down her white
checks and her heart rebelling at the
cruel hand OF Fate that had SO unspar-
ingly dealt her this blow. was It be-
cause she. like n fool, had thrust away
with laughing eyes the happiness that
had been held out to her. and the gods
had guessed 1t was only freak and
were Furnishing her because she inso.
lently played with the best thing they
had to give? Six months ago, when
David Moore had started to tell her
how dear she was TO him, she had
stopped him with n laugh and had
warned him that II would be wiser "a
wait till he returned from abroad be,
fore he decided that she was the "Only
woman in the world"
an be back in six months, Eliza
beth" he sale. "I'n come straight e
you"
And now the six months were at az
end, for that morning n telegram hat
come telling her of his arrival In Eng
land. and to expect to see him to
night.
When she arrived at the house wher,
she lived in Kensington she turnet
down the lamps under their red shades
and told the maid to put more coal oil
the fire.
After she ha6 some tea she went 4
her room. The frock she had chosel
to wear was lying on the bed. II wa
q soft blue silk. ana was very simpl.
made. Quickly she put 1t back int
the wardrobe and took down one tina
was Just sufficiently old.fashioned (
be dowdy.
"Molly said look twenty in blu
and thirty-lve In black" she whii
pered MS she laid It on the bed.
Then she unfastened her hair. Sh
remembered some one once saylnl
"To part the hair In the centre eithe
makes n woman look much older Q
much younger than she actually IS"
Then she put on the dowdy bac
frock. Having finished her strang
toilet, she went down TO her sittlnI
room and waited. Fifteen minute
later her visitor came.
Elizabeth saw him and noticed III
surprised look in his eyes as she hel
out her hand TO him and asked cool
how he had enjoyed his trip.
"Are you III. Elizabeth he sal
quickly, without answering her, an
looking anxiously at the face that ha
changed almost beyond recognize
aimee he last saw 1t.
''No. mol Why should be ill?"
'You look so white, and"
"Old," she finished. "Well, a
six months older, you must remembe
since you went away, and l am n
the type OF woman who wears well
us anything the matter? Are "
In troubleY
"What should there be TO troub
me2 / never do anything but have
good time. love excitement and I
that sort of thing
The man looked as II he were n
sure that he had heard Alright
NO" Elizabeth continued, 81 a
not really different, but you have p,
haps been accustomed 10 fresh you
faces lately, and so poor mine seer
old and wlthered IN comparison. Il
me how you enjoyed your ylsltr