The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-08-29

ing with deep gasps, lay the heavy, bloated form of
slattern young Irish of the tenement house
type Under the influence of the anaesthetic, her
coarse features had become sodden and repusive as
if she very drunk. After IA searching look at
her, the two doctors turned awav and talking in
their usual tones, prepared for their battle with
malignant disease that deep seated was eating the
life out of that body beneath the sheet
Dr. Tom Newtons slender fingers were swiftly adj
Justng Il lgature about a severed artery tbe
womans life being held between his thumb and fin
ger, when old DIR. Newton tottered back from the
operating table with an ndistnct moan. His wrnk-
led face was ashen, and his mouth was working con-
vulslvely. Nurse Lane gave a startled glance at
him, and came swiftly around the table but Tom
Newton, his mind concentrated on doing quickly what
had been intrusted to him, worked on unnoticing
Nurse!" he called sharply.
LII ou man swayed his eyes were closed and both
hands were pressed to his heart The scape slinned
from his twtching fingers and fell to the floor with
the musical tinke of finely tempered steel Then
the son lookd up his fingers still closing the GAPING
artery. oPo
raCher! he gasped, and turned suddenly white
Through all his anguish the lettering old man heard
his sons voice. He steadied himself for a moment
and his eyes flashed open.
Now the cartilage knife, Tom" he said Distinctly
separate the ribs. Be quick!" Then he crumplcd
up " the knees, lurched unto his face and Law very
quiet at ms sons feet The young doctor could hear
no sign of the life that he loved so nightly.
roi moment OF agony young Dr. Newton stood
anu "esi'ated. Ills face was staring and white and
pore look of helpless terror but his fnoers s+iu
compressed the artery of the senseless lump of
woman that lay under his hand Nurse Lane hood
u'sic'i nurse OF the College of Physicians and SIR
Seos' looked wildly from the body living on the floor
INC young man standing above it, and could only
wiring her hands The young surgeons heart was boof
ing IKE triphammer and the thunder of if was in b
ears out the nerves in the ends of his fingers were
sun the nerves of a surgeon. and he know tbo+ +b
iHS Oh the paints life against his restraining
was getting fainter. His father Law divine
~ ms eeo lor want of the nitric of amy in the la
ooratory ON the floor below and the woman on +h
operating table would die if he deserted her for 9
moment The operation must he comn1o+d if4,
una win marvellous skill to save her life and bo I
oiiu complete 1t, now that the maser-hand was
s'rucK down But his father was diving at his foot
i ol I"cN OF ms sons help Young Dr. Newton fouobt
MS hght for the space of three hoarso broo+h So
,"e woman who had trusted her life TO him Tb
he acted " " "'in' linen
Come mere Nurse" he said, wheeling back to the
,"ole' lie this ligature! Pass me that CARTILAGE
knlfe' Now the sponge! Steady. Nurse,n
90 young Dr. Newtons famous operation was nor
formed. AS he worked with still. drawn faco h,4
ui'9nakihg fingers, the white-haired old doctor law
lace down on the floor beside tbe tabl 900
scapel. ~ oi"ue OF
FINISHING the bandaging," the young man oosned
~ l"9t lie stepped over his fathers body. wrencbed
cPei. 'i'e door, and sped down the hall Nurse Lane
oIciig pack Sob obeyed with the obedience Of
,"'uly a minute later, young Dr. Newton was
D again, hitting his fathers head tenderIv and
forcing to lips and nostriIs vial from, which 1
pungent odor that rose above tbe Ian,or 80 4i
''"el. moment later, two other doctors uoro
Nheeng beside him, while third was giving order
quietly to the nurses that were hoverino round hu
., tne unconscious figures, the one on the table tb
other on the floor. e' '"e
In few seconds more he would to
dead murmured Dr. Somers to Dr. Cborin - t To