The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-17

TO see yOu.
The doctor sighed and shook his, head.
Polly doesn't need me so much at this
minute as you do. I never saw a
woman"
Doctor"
Let me say it, Rachel" he went on:
1--WE been long thinking it,. You are far
too unselfish. too noble minded to be i'm
posed upon"
"DoctOr!"
ITS true Illness is a great tester of
character. 1t brings out traits never be-
fore dreamed of. Sometimes we stand
abashed by the bigness, the beauty of
some modest soul sometimes we are ap-
palled by the littleness. the utter selfish
ness of some supposed. great one. You
are ill-you have been Ill for week, but
you fight it ,s down for what? Don't do it.
She smiled YEARLY
Il am too old to be obedient to COM
mands from my-my nephews." said She
"RachelImy God! Old? You? I, your
But she passed him with bitter little
.Tom--Tom, why are you SO long?'
called Polly comPlainingy. Don't you
know. you haven't been here before today?
And tomorrow is that awful-awful opera
ton: Tom, know I'm going. to die
ySn Soyeh
trifie more than ordinarily painful, but it
will not last long"
Aunt Ray think I'm just clod of earth,
l suppose. You don't know how it is to
be III so long and to suffer so much.
worried herself III over H" YOU U now a II yoS s
could only be a little more patient"
y cant NJ don't see how, you can ex-
pect it-ahd orrow-the-day-"
There! There! don't cry! know you
are different from the little Polly of other
days., but illness would change us all, 1
tom. I've been thinking" said she pres
emily and I've decided that you must
take DR.. Simson's place tomorrow
showed Amusement
Il couldn't do that. Polly" said he in
Then" said she, stubbornly, 'Tll never
submit to the operation"
But you'll be lame all your life
81. know. it. 1 shall be lame and you
marry mar, som someone else. Aunt Ray. for in
The girl was astonished by the look
which crossed the young doctors face. Be
It said to his credit that he had lever
'You have said it," said he, stepping
"oh, Tom. forgive me-" she cried, peni,
suffered so much"
And say, things | don't mean
so 1t would SEEM"
"Weii?"
"Do you-you-lo-love Auntie Ray?"
His face contorted with a look of
Don't You think. Polly" he asked, that
you are going little too far? Dc you
think you have a right to ask that?p
II have a right to ask anything. am
an invalid now. and have right to do
anything 1 choose"
but dear, l wouldn't do it. You know
we are all human and have human weak
nesses. Try and make your illness bear.
able by being more patient and do not
above all, Polly. don't force me to seold
you. II you go on this way
In spite Of every protest POLY IN, insisted ss
gical operation OF the next day. though
a skilled surgeon and trained nurses had
been provided for the work.
"And Aunt Ray must hold my hand all
the time" she declared. 'or I'll never sub
NIT. Pm such a coward-such coward.
things. / mean, she doesn't mind it like
would, I'd Just die If I had to see others
The operation was successful and Polly
was soon her old merry self. but she had
lost something in those days which could
One evening as she sat dreamily before
the fire, between DR., Mowbray and her
aunt. who. were both as silent as she. she
I'm wondering" said She. springing
up, ''if we aren't about to. all three OF us.
was, was horrid aI while / was sick and know
1 used both of you shamefuily. 1t looks
awful now the. way acted; and YOU both
Ray has pleaded and pleaded to go away
and Tom has tried to be just as he used
to be; but know can see-Tm not go
ing to have Il. I'm going to give each OF
In gieeful abandonment. I'm going to
give two old presents that I don't want
any more-two that I'm tired OF. awfully
tired Of. I'm going to give to Tom. my
Aunt Ray. and to Aunt Ray. my DR..
Before either of her hearers could utter
a protest she was gone. She fed to her
room and there sobbed heartbrokenly over
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lessly and w4lfully destroyed for herself.
h,,f even In her ourr, orlef che auf1ad a