The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-05
A MORNING SURGICAL.
OPERATION.
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4 young American. Walter Tisdale |
with two ladies. was dining fn paris
at cafe in the Champs dEucier.
There is an adage that two Is eor,.
pany and three is a crowd. and 44s.
dale wished for another man to 10 a
companion for enc of the girls. A cen.
tleman sat at a table near by smokInr
his cigarette, drinking his absinth and
twirling his mustache. He cast an ~.
casional glance at Tisdale and his par-
ty and seemed interested in them
When the waiter presented the bill
Tisdale was chagrined 10 find that he
had left his portemannaie at his hotel
There was nothing remaining in his
vest pocket but 4 five franc piece. /
quite insufficient to meet the indebted |
ness. He was at a loss to know what
TO do. The ladies had no money with
! them. and the position was embarrass-
/ ing. All this was evident to the gen
/ tleman sitting near. He rose. APP
/ preached Tisdale and. lifting his hat
I politely said:
Pardon, m'sieu. If you will permit
me I viii relieve your embarrassment.
! What is the amount of the bill?'
! After some discussion Tisdale accept
ed the strangers offer and asked him
to take his place at the table while he
drove to his hotel to get his money.
The stranger consented. Tisdale was
absent less than half an hour and
when he returned found the girls
quite at home with their protector.
He was a man OF perhaps forty. His
manners were afable, and he pos
sessed the faculty of being an atten-
tive listener. Tisdale was very CRATE
full for the favor he had done him and,
thanking him, said:
"M'sieu, We would be happy to have
you join our party for the evening. We
shall visit those places of amusement
with which this delightful city
abounds and when we have exhausted
them viii sup at one of the cafes in
the amusement center"
Tisdale took out a card and handed
it to the stranger, who looked at 1t
musingly
'M'sieu viii pardon me-" said the lat
ter, "for not returning my card.
never carry one. My name has dis
agreeable associations. You probably
know that the implement used in the
revolution for getting rid of the no
bility took its name from a physician,
DIR. Guillotin."
At see," said Tisdale; you are n de-
scendant Of his
1.-The name is not uncommon" said
one of the ladies, Mile de Four
az rather like it." said the other,
Louise Micheau. There is keen edge
to It"
All laughed at the sally. The ladies
gathered their wraps, the men put on
their overcoats, all left the cafe and,
getting into a carriage, drove away.
During the evening the party gave
themselves up to pleasure. The stran-
ger once or twice demurred at not be-
ing permitted to pay any bills, but
seeing that Tisdale was determined on
this point gave way. He was not q
communicative man-rather silent. in
fact-but this did not prevent him from
being companionable. He asked to be
excused from drinking. giving as 8
reason that he would be obliged to per
form a delicate operation In the morn.
ing and would need a steady hand
: 80 you are like your celebrated an
cestor, a doctor?" remarked Tisdale.
Il follow his footsteps" replied Gull
lotin.
The doctor seemed to prefer Mile
Micheau and became her escort fol
) the evening.
1t was 1 o'clock before the party
brought up in cafe on one of the
boulevards for supper
81 shall have to leave you very
soon," said the stranger. Having &C
cepted your hospitality thus far,
grant that you will drink a bottle witt
me?"
Certainly. But why leave usY'
''The operation l spoke Of"
l IAN operation! So early In the morn
mgr exclaimed Mile. de Four.
You'll kill the patient" said Mile
" Micheau. Better wait for daylight"
Il do not expect the patient will sur
; vive," said the doctor.
There was a certain chill In his yoic
that communicated itself to the Others
: There was something uncanny in tn
fact of a mans leaving a gay suppe
party to perform an operation on
: person the result Of which he expected
: would be fatal. Tisdale. to Danish th
: disagreeable feeling, seized a glass o
wine and, clinking IL with the others
: drank success to the doctors operat ton
ut will be successful . said The sur
geon. 1T is an operation / have per
J, formed often, and never fail"
But l thought you said the patient
would not survive it." said Mile MI
cheau.
He win not but his death has moth
: ing to do with my skill In operating
: That is another matter"
n AS he spoke a waiter uncorked bot
! tie Of champagne, the wine spoutins