Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-02-24
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with che crime OF which ne had de-
clared guilty, was being read and re-
peated. as 1T would be read and re-
peated for many days 70 come.
through Great Britain and wherever
news had already travelled Of the mys-
terious 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 mani previous years. the
unusual circumstances of the case. to-
gether with the actors who took part in
IL. lending the deed intense interest,
n raising it TO the ranks OF romance.
Already portraits OF Mrs. Dulnbarton,
mere or less distorted and unlike her.
had appeared in innumerable papers,
while the smallest d~esal2s@cf her pri-
vate life from girIhood upward had
become the common property of a NOR
bid public. Now Ii was. the publishers
turn to furnish fresh morSels OF gos-
sip to the Unsuitable appetite OF the
curious.
photographs Of Bostock were sought
for from every London photographer.
that they might be reproduced in
journals and newspapers without ode
lay; his housekeeper and his servant,
the hall porter of Herschel Mansions,
his business manager. clerks and mes
fhA6 0'g WIZ TX ~ GolttltCNs
n bribed 10 give sofae details, true
or false. concerning his habits, nam
nefs, circumstances, or way OF life:
while the hall of University hospital
was besiegcd by an army OF
reporters anxious TO record any de-
tails regarding the scene of his con-
fession which could be gained from
those who had been present; eager to
announce every change in his condition
and betting among themselves as to
who should first have the luck of re-
cording his death.
Now, on the morning succeeding his
confession George Bostock was once
more visited by Sir Pugin Ttate. who
had been much interested from the
first in his patient. Since he had last
seen the publisher the famous sur
geon had pondered over the case, when
II 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 ciot.
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. this
operation would neither hasten that
death or prolong his life. The cues
ton as TO whether ii would be wise
that his life should be saved, now that
by his confession he had endangered
its liberty or limited it's duration, MAS
not one into which the surgeon en-
tered. II was his duty TO ignore the
problem, and IL 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,
ard eventually he decided 70 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
10 l0i, his pulse TO seventy. And
again did the famous surgeon examine
the wound and its bearings, q ~rcsolute
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 i'm the af-
ternoon he was back again by the bed
side of the publisher. in whom there
was outwardly little apparent change.
Sir Pugin. however, was hopeful.
His temperature has become nor
NAL" he remarked TO the house SUR
geon.
Yes. it went down quickly"
Has he shown any sings Of con-
sciousness in my absence ~
None whatever"
Il expect he will before tomorrow"
said Sir Pugin. II Will come again and
see MIN tonight. Have him carefully
watched meanwhile"
And when the next day cane the
great surgeon was able 10 assure him
self that his hopes were realized. that
his operation had been beyond ali
doubt successful. For early that morn
ing the publisher had shown signs of
returning consciousness, and not only
did his temperature continue normal,
but his left hand had given indications
of returning power, from which it was
argued his recover would be but Il
question OF time.
News of the operation and It's con-
sequences spread throughout the
length and breadth of the land. Had
George Bostock been q royal patient
the public could not have been better
informed of his condition.. n now
liidl HIS IiF udQ DtSll uIDiouEeu, SDeCu-
lation arose as To his future fate. 1t
was believed abroad that the convic-
ton Of his approaching death alone
had forced him TO 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 hitn
was richly deserved.
Tho 81 nnNNGHr nf his eGnnpaJnGnanoC.
stirred Olive Dumbarton with strong
feelings, n her joy was great that
this friend was spared TO her. Wheth-
err he lived or died, she would have in
sisted on an investigation being made
which she felt certain would establish
his innocence. ever though UGH a pro-
ceeding might result in a belief In the
eyes of the law Of her own gilt. For
she would not accept a sacrifice that
would cost him his good name, be the
consequences what they might to her
self.
As he we'd the ash 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 far, whose past life
was scrutinized. whose tastes. habits
and abilities were made the subject of
innumerable paragraphs. whose future
was the topic of common discussion,
lay on the borderland OF the world he
had well nigh entered; now and then.
as one who dreams, dimly conscious
of hat around. fighting his way TOLL
fully and tediously back to existence.
back To the ranks of men who in iudg-
ment already had cast him from their
midst as one who. having she human
blood, was unworthy of their compan-
fou9hin