Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-12-06
UNDER THE KNIFE OF
AN INSANE SURGEON

ihr stu!s. where ot che table an
| open case of alreir5f instruments
DO r.pt be 4lar. eli. ina lalu." ~ sail
>" ire. ass | nas auuut to rise ali fee,
and a. mother instant he was hs my
SIDE, with tho case ia his possession
i~Nvoiuniarily ! eliseG nay head. mad
cried. spare nae, OH. spare me. ! be-
secrii voui"
Madam" he said steaaly. ciaspias
my wrist with his long. sineNy fingers
with q grip of steel. you behave Hike
u child. | have no time to parles. for
l hay" received a letter from the Cor
man emperor. stating that n. j. de-
sirolis of my attendance. must start
Tor Europe Immediately after perform
NIX The operation on your bg,lst.' and.
p'fol" | cpuli! make tho slightest resist
anee. he had me IN his arms II wa
carrying mo into the study. where was
q long surgical table covered with
green baizc. ON his he laid me. and
noldinE me down with one haud. NTH
the strength of n maniac. he brought
l"rth several long leather straps. which
pore evidence Of having been recently
cut, and with which he secured me to
ne table with the skill of IN expert
II was but the work of a monlent to
unloose my rob- and bare my bosom.
Then. after carefully examining my
left breast. he said:
Madam. youi husband has made y
mistake. | find no necessity for my
intended operation.'
Al this 1 gave a long-drawn sigh of
rrli"f and prepared to rise.
But. he continued. II have made
IN" discovers that, your heart is as
latse rs that Of an OK, will re-
move II so that You can sec for YOUR
seif' reduce it TO its natural size by
Il curious process OF my own. unknown
10 incident &fiaIna n,hI of ,.L;-l .-.
again"
Tie began /" examine IN. edge of the
cruel knife. upon which / closed my
eyes. wlhic every nerve was in a per
c"ptiblc trenlor.
The mechanism of the heart is like
!, watch he resumed. If it goes too
last the great blood vessel that sup
piles the Fore must be stopped. like
INC lever of a watch. and the works
must b" cleaned. and repaired. am,
r'Erlatod. 1t may interest YOU to know
'h"t ] was present at tn. post-nnortem
'Ntminttion held over tho remains OF
,h' beautiful Louisa of Prussia. Had
! hecii consulted before her death.
would have saved her by taking out
hcf heart and removing the Dolypi. be-
tween II Miich WAS Wedgcd rs i'm a
wise. nut | was called too late. The
KING and l had a little differences: he
'''' Nfi ii4'fil. i I'm T. Iti,n. trust that
Is sufficient Explanations
~" now benz over me. his long white
"fHt" prushtus my face. ! opened my
eyes hSsce'hinSiy. irving to think OF
some WAY 10 save myself. oh. sir.
give me an anesthetic. that may not
lesl the pain" | pleaded.
iuu'eu. lnoeed, madam. ! would
,na'p'i WIN your wish We're YOU not
inc wife Of y piysician-of a skillful
surgeon. ! wish YOU 10 note With what
case ! perform this difficult orcration.
50 mat YOU may tell Your husband OF
me great slNant whose ervices ne Sc
cured. fortunately IN season"
~ ne said this he MADE the su;l test
OF the knife on his thumb. How preci-
Gus were the moments now, They
we're iieeting all too fast, and Vet an
ETERNITY seemed compressed in every
one. never tainted in my life. and
never felt less like %swooning than
now as | all my presence
oi 'nind to delay the fearful moment.
%fervently praying i'm the meuntime fn.
my husbands return.
Doctor. said ], With assumed COM
posture. I have the utmost confidence
IN YOUR Skill. | would not trust my
life To another. hut. doctor. Won have
forgotten to bring IL napkin to stanch
,as blood. If YOU win have the good
ness To ascend 10 my sleeping cham
per, az the right of the hall. YOU Will
ma everything Won need for that pur-
pose in the bureau"
an, madam." he said. shakin. his
head sasacionsly. Il never draw blood
during u surgical operations that is
another ore al my secrets u%nknrwn 10
til" faculty"
Then. placing his nand on lat bosom.
he a.ied, with horrible rllytulnoas.
I'm scarcely mark tiat si>ju. winter
man Sn"M. an,l smooth rs monumental