The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-02-24
morrow corning" M~ackworth said. as
Sl1aA.n 1t his heels, he left the
~cfEApTnR XVIII.

eN' - VA AiHH FfOill stl.III INN,
FaroG uout the length ana breadth OF
Loadea his name. associated always
with tic crime Of which ne lac de-
9iafel gully. waS being reaa and re-
pe2tad, as it WOULD be read and re-
l@ai"d Tor many days 10 come,
taEoc3a Great iiritaia and wherever
4feN5 mad already ni4Nelcll OF the mys-
ta.!9Gi NIL de- OF DaNid Dumbayton.
il@ excitement aroused by the crime
IN taH pubic minti was greater than
tA@t tauSet, by the occurrence of any
tstset'% Tor many previous years. the
Uil'!'uat circumstances Of the case, to-
Srtnef with the ;t"torg Who took part in
u. lenaing the deed intense interest.
amt raising it 10 The anl5s OF romance.
Alre,idy portraits 0f Mrs. Duinbarton,
moro or lsss distorted ana unlike her.
ha.' appeared in innumerahle papers,
Nliie tIle smallest details OF her pri-
Nate hf" from Sirllocd upward had
pecoiiis the common property of Il NOR
nld puo!t. 40" IL Was the publishers
turn To furnish fresh nlorscls Of gcs-
sip 10 the insaiiable appetite OF The
curious.
P~hotosiaphs u noS,ock we're sought
Tor Iron! r.ery london l,hote4rapher,
th7t theE might be iepYeauced IA,
journals a"3 newspapers; without de-
lay; his hoUsekeeper and his servant,
the hail porter of tTersehel Mansions.
49, =, ~ tAF AIN fE.S-
SenSer 10 We're Interviewed. solicited.
and bribed 10 give some details. true
or False. ooncc ming his habits. man
h@l.S, circumstances, on way OF life;
Mhiie tile hall OF University hospital
Wds besieged by an army of
reporters anxious 10 eecord ans. de-
tails regarding tine scene OF his con-
fessi"n which could be gained from
those who had teen present. eager to
a~haHu'ee every change in his condition
ard bcttinS among themselves rs Ia
VIII" should first have thc luck of .e-
eUrdina his ,leat!l.
No. on the morning saccceding his
confession George Hostook was once
mere visited by Sir Puein T,ate. who
had been much Interested from the
FIRST in his patient. Since he had last
seen tile publisncr de famous sur
Seon had |pondercd over the case. when
II occurred 10 him that thc dangerous
symptoms which had unexpeoIedly set
in We're cue 10 compression of the brain
by a c!ot u blood Which probably oc-
cnnleG The site OF The removed bone.
and extended beneath The skull for
some way, The ren.oVal of this clot.
which doubtless had set into a stir
mass and adhered 10 surroundin.
structures, wou!I prove q delicate and
critical operation. rot without imlne-
uia'c Danger, bat yer attended by the
possibility OF the patients recovery.
Left alone, George Eostock must il,
an probability die in n few DAYS. this-
operation would neither hasten that
death or pTolong his life. The cues
ton as 10 whether ii would be wise
II his life should be saved. now that
BY his confession he had c~nlaneereI
It's liberty or limited lbs dtratioa, VAS
f."t II into which The Surgeon on
'eicd. 1t Was his duty To ignore the
pfcbleha, and if possible To save his
patient from death.
The pride he justly fe!t in the skilled
practice OF a great science urged bin,
forward TO = triad of the experiment.
arc eventually he decided 10 undertake
tha operation.
Therefore, earls' in the morning Sir
Pp2ih Tate cnee more stood beside
George hoslocli, WHO was quite uncon-
$Glous. the loss of power in his left side
complete, his temperature reaching
10 l0I. his pulse to seventy. And
again did the famous surgeon ami
the wound and it's bearings. n resoIuta
expression in his m%assiyely moulded
FACE. Then blacing himself he pre-
pared for the life and death of one
who must remain unconscious of the
struggle.
An hour later he .cf, the hospital.
satisfied with the work he had 50 Skill
1uily performed. though. as yet unable
to gauge its results. EARLY in the ar
lernoon he was back again by the bed
side of the publisher, in whom there
Was outWardly little apparent change.
SIT PuSin, however, was hopeful.
His temperature has become nor
maj, he remarked 10 The house sur
seon.
Yes. it Went down quickly"
Has he shown any sings of con-
seriousness in my |absence?'
None Whatever"
Il expect he will before tomorrow"
said Sir Pugin. II will come again and
a. ,,t,,- I
watched MEANWHILE"
And when the xxi day care the
great surgeon was able To assure him
sell that his hopes We're realized. that
his operation had been beyond all
doubt successful. For early that morn
ing me publisher had shown signs of
returning consciousness, and nor only
did his temperature continue normal.
but his left land had given indications
OF returnin" power. from which it was
argued his ~recoVery would be but 8;
question of time.
News of the operation and its con-
sequences spread throughout the.
length and breadth of the land. Had
George Rostocl been a royal patient
the public could not have been better.
informed OF his condition; and now
mat his life had been prolonged. specu-
'ati"n arose as 10 his future fate. 1t
was believed abroad that the convic-
ZION OF his approaching. death alone
mad forced him 10 confess his crime.
and now that he had made known his
guilt and that his recovery was as
su%ed. The world gloated over The idea
that he had been trapped and declared
the punishment which awaited hin,
richly deserved.
the news of his convalescence
stirred Olive Dumbarton with strong
feelings, and her Joy was great that
this friend was spared to her. Wheth-
"r he lived or died. She would have in
sisted ON an investigation being made
which she felt certain would establish
his innocence. yen though such a bro
might result in u belief in the
eyes of the law of her own gilt. For
she would not accept a sacritice that
vould cost him his good name, be the
consequences what they might TO her
self.
As he lived the task would be rem
dered less difficult; and. moreover. he
would learn that she. on her part, could
be generous as he had wished to be.
Meanwhile, he, whose name was
echoed near and fa". whose past life
was scrntinized, whose tastes. habits
and abilities We're made the subject Of
ihnumerable paragraphs. whose future
was the topic OF olnmon discussion.