The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-02-24
CHAPTER XVIII.

conscic,,s of the world around him.
Throughout the length and breadth Of
London his name, associated always
With the crime of which he had de-
elared guilty. was being read and re-
peated, as it would be read and re-
pe;tted for many days 10 come.
through Great Britain and wherever
news had already Travelled of the nlJS-
FERROUS murder of David Dumbarton.
The excitement aroused by the crime
In the public mind was greater than
that caused by the occurrence of any
tragedy for many previous years. the
unusual circumstances of the ease, to-
gether with the actors who took part in
1t, lending the deed intense interest,
and raising il TO the ranks OF romance.
Already portraits of Mrs. DuinbartOn,
more or less distorted and unlike her,
had appeared In innumerahle papers,
while the smallest details OF her phi
vate life from girlhood upward had
become the oWmon property of u NOR
turn to furnish fresh morsels Of gos-
sly TO the Unsuitable appetite of the
curious.
Photographs of Bostock We're sought
for from every London photographer.
that they might be reproduced in
journals and newspapers Withou de-
lay; his honsekeeper and his servant,
the hall porter of Herschel Mansinns,
his business manager, clerks and rnes-
senger boy We're interviewed, solicited,
and hribed to give some details, true
on false, concerning his habits. mani
nels, circumstances, or way of life:
while the hall of University hospital
was besieged by an army of
reporters anxious to record any de-
tails regarding the scene of his cpn-
fession which could be gained from
those who had been present; eager to
| n announce Nr,.I ~ n ~ ~ ~ his ,,,,lifin,,
and betting among themselves as To
Who should first have the luck OF re-
cordiDg his death.
Now, on the morning succeeding his
confession George Bostock was once
! more visited by Sir Pugin Ttate, who
first in his patient. Since he had last
! seen the publisher the famous sur
| geon had pondered over the case, when
it occurred TO him that the dangerous
symptoms which had unexpectedly set
in were due to compression of the BRAIN
by a eliot of blood which probably oc-
cupied the site of the removed bone.
and extended beneath the skull for
some Way. The removal of this eliot.
which doubtless had set into a stiff
mass and adhered to surrounding
structures. would prove a delicate and
critical operation, not without imme-
date danger, but yet attended by the
possibility of the patients recovery.
Left alone, George Bostock must in
all probability die in a few days, his
operation would neither hasten that
death or prolong his life. The aues-
ton as to whether it woul be wise
that his life shout be saved, now that
by his confession he had endangered
its liberty or limited its duration, was
rot one into which the surgeon en-
tered. 1t WAS his duty to ignore the
problem. and If possible to save his
patient from death.
The pride he justly felt In the skilled
practice of a great science urged him
forward To a trial of the experiment,
and eventually he decided to undertake
the operation.
Therefore, early in the morning Sir
Pugin Tate once more stood beside
George Bostock, who was quite uncon-
scious. the loss of power in his left side
complete, his temperature reaching
TO lo1. his pulse to seventy. And
again did the famous examine
the wound and its bearings, a resolute
expression in his massively moulded
face. Then bracing himself he pre-
pared for the life and death of one
who must remain unconscious of the
struggle.
An hour later he left the hospital,
satisfied With the work he had so skill
fully performed, though, as yet unable
to gauge its results. EARLY in the af-
%ternoon he was back again by the bed
side OF The publisher, In whom there
was outwaldly little apparent change.
Sir PuSin, however, was hopeful.
His temperature has become nor
mall he remarked to the house sur
geon.
Yes, it went down quickly"
HAS he shown any sings OF con-
seriousness in my ~absence?"
None whatever"
Il e&pect he will before tomorrow
said Sir Pugin. Il will come again and
see him tonight. l1aN him carefully
Watched meanwhile"
And when the next day came the
great surgeon MAS able TO assure him
self that his hopes We're realized, that
his operation had been beyond al,
doubt successful. For early thai morn
Ing the publisher had shown signs es
returning consciousness. and not only
did his temperature continue normal,
but his left hand had given indication
of returning power. from which 1t was
argued his cover would be but a
question of time.
News Of the operation and Its con
sequences spread throughout the
length and breadth OF the land. Hal
George BoStoClS been a royal patient
the public could not nave been better
Informed of his condition; and now
lhat his life had been prolonged, specu-
iation arose as To bis future fate. 1t
Mas believed abroad tina the con.iv-
ZION of his approaching death alone
bad forced him to confess his crime,
and BOW that he had made knowD his
guilt and that his recovery MAS as
su.ed. yle world gioated over the i,ien
that he had been trapped and declared
the Punishment which awaited him
Was lichly deserved.
The news of his convalescence
stirred Olive D%urnbarton with strong
feelings, and her joy was great that
inns friend was spared to her. Wheth-