The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-08-24

Ut AIoWutIu pToltHhluuhl huNNohh
was complete Ills selection 20 deliver
the address at the meeting Of the In
tcrnational Association, Of which he
had been notified but yesterday.
youchcd for that. even had not his
great practice. largely as counsel for
other physicians. not settled the mat
ter long ago. Hut his selection by his
fellows In a profession ioa Gus aud ex-
acting to the last degree. 10 represent
them In great international. sclen-
tihc gathering. put the Gnal STAN OF
approval upon his achievement.
And 30 Or. Crowder whistlol merrily
ns he worked along In his library lab
oratofy gathering data for the address
which he had resolved to make the
most riomcntous ever delivered before
a medical congress.
one cloud only hung over Or Crow
der'H lite. II was a woman. of course.
when mere boy. not yet formed or
educated. he had married pretty Ethel
Wood, millinor's apprentice. She
was pretty. OF course. very, very pref
y-dnd she was good, and tender. and
true. But she was ultimately imposHi-
bic Tor a man with such brain M
DR.. Crowder possessed. Had he been n
bank clerk. or dry goods aaleaman.
or almost any sort OF a fellow except
ing Just the kind he was. she might
have made an ideal wife for him. and
most happy and conventional home
might have been established. But
when the great brain In him awakened
and he felt the divine call 10 climb the
heights he did that which NO many
others have done-he went away.
Through all the toilsome years sine,
he had been conscientious In his
monthly remittnnoos, even when II had
reduced him 10 the most uncomfortable
straits Yes, Ethel and the little boy
had been taken care OF phyaioally-
that much was taken on his oonsci-
once. But many times he questioned
withln himself whether that covered
his obligations.
But. great heavens. she could not
spell" he said to himself over and
over Ggain. She scarcely could read
never read anything worth while. She
had no ideals ambitions. no mental in
itiatiye Life with her would have
been mental death. / have been able
20 be Of some service 10 the race. I
never could have been II had remained
tied TO her might have attained the
proud distinction Of becoming a regis
tered pharmncist-that would have
been about all"
All! but the boyle got on DIT.
Crowder's mind many sleepless nights.
What right had he To proiecUa human
life into the world and leave II to work
out the devious course OF existence
without the guidance and aid OF n
fathers oare7 These reyolts OF CON
science were not frequent however, az
Dr. Crowder was a very busy man and
his splendid brain was fully occupied
with problems OF great import TO the
race
Tonight the memory OF his girl wife
and the few happy months he had
spent with her before he heard the
call TO climb the heightB-was hot up
on HIM and he paused In the midst OF
his experiments and sat with his head
IN his hands for long time. Every
detail Of her glorious face and her trim
figure came 10 his mental vision. The
old love and the old desire surged
through his veins. lie had met the
most beautiful women In the world
since his professional success had been
assursd-but here was his woman-the
mate he had chosen In his youth-and
who mad chosen him. lie could feel
her very presence and his heart
throbbed with the thought
And the boyle never had seen the
boy The boy had been born after he
had left But he was his boy-hesh OF
his flesh, bone Of his bone-and his
very own blood, and the blood OF his
forebears flowed IN the veins Of this
boy he never had seen and In whose
rearing he mad had no part. All these
things were very much on the mind
and heart and spirits Of DR.. Crowder
tonight.
or one thing he reflected with salts
faction-as he frequently had done be-
fore-ne had covered his tracks we'll
No acquaintance OF his youth could
possibly Identify the great Dr. Crow
der OF New York as the callow youth
Of Poitstown 90 years ago known as
Tom Billings For the boy had changed
his name when he planned his new
career and no human being knew OF
the connection with the exception OF
his trusted lawyer through whom the