The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-12
CHAPTER uI-Continued.

reach in four seconds, there stood on
his dressing table a bottle, not very
large, which contained not only the
antidote and instant cure Of his pain,
but blissful visions and the gift or ecs-
that yesterday he had so lightly Cor
so it seemed now) had recourse to that,
and had so reveled in the paradise in
which it instantly set him, made him
this moment utterly turn his back on
the idea of resortin!g to it again. If he
peared as if he had-then he would
set his teeth and bear it, but he would
not, at the cost of the formation of an
evil habit, drug himself into remission
from pain, or, what even now while he
was suffering tempted him more nearly,
into that blissful harmony Of being that
the drug gave him. -
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was guest coming to dinner tonight:
he could not simply retire to bed, leav-
ing Maud to entertain Mr., Cochran,
nor, on the other hand, did it seem to
him to be physically possible that he
Besides, the actual pain which was his
at this moment was, he knew well
mere bagatelle to what was coming.
It was only the prelude as yet: a re-
markably complete orchestra would
soon begin. Yet his intention was still
firm, he did not propose to seek the re-
lief that was standing ready for him.
acute, not only because Of the cessation
of pain that it could bring, but be-
cause of the intense physical enjoyment
that it gave him. It was there that
his danger lay. Then with head split
ting and buzzing with pain he went
upstairs to dress and make ready to
entertain his guest. He had some forty
other guests, too, in the house: they,
however, were we'll looked after.
Breeding, and what is implied by
that much-misused word, includes cour-
age of a rather heroic kind, since this
sort of courage has no stirring aids.
no trumpets and drums to beat it up
to it's proper level. For it implies
greater command Of self, a greater re-
courageous in humdrum situations than
in those to which romance and excite
ment impart stimulus, and certainly to-
night Thutso's perfectly natural and
even convivial manner toward his
guest and his sister, while he himself
was suffering pain Of the most ex-
cruciating kind, was courage that de-
served in it's small sphere as much APP
plause as some great Victoria Cross
OGeQ III a larger OuS. f1Au tAO uOoS
people have more manHmess than they
or anybody else would have suspected,
when pain has got to be borne OF
heartrending situation faced, yet 10
have the ready smile, the attentive ear.
the genial manner, under such eircum-
stances is a fine test Of the courage
of high breeding. All thru dinner this
was triumphantly achieved by hurso.
and it was thru no remission or fail
ure on his part, but by instinct born
of intimate knowledge on Maud 3, that
she knew that he was going thru
bells Of physical torture. Sometimes
he just bit his lip for a moment, some
times in the middle Of sentence be
would make pause that was scarcely
noticeable, sometimes he gripped his
knife or fork 80 that the skin over his
all. he talked quite easily and natm
ally, made reference to Maud 3 poach-
ing expedition, and its satisfa factory re-
suits as far as dinner was conearned.
for the salmon was excellent, and went
on to speak Of the epidemic which
had brought him up north.
"But at last It shows some sign Of
abating," he said, tho wo are still
ignorant Of the source Of it. In fact,