Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-06
a Modern
Martyr
tcopyrisht. BY shorts,ory Pub. Cay

(Copyrights oy onortstofy Fuo' ~
After Philip Raymond. N. D.. was
graduated from the Medical school ~
4 physician and surgeon. It took him
but q few weeks to locate In . small
suburb beyond Yonkers. A cottage
with Q neat little ONCE. . cosy den.
comfortable bedrooms and dining room
and kitchen constituted his bachelor
apartments. The house was just on
the main business street Of the VII.
iags. and his swinging sign. brave In
gold and black. could easily be seen
by those who were passing along the
thoroughfare. When he had spent all
he dared Of the small amount his edu-
cation had left OF his patrimony upon
the furnishing Of this little home. and
had installed . capable Irish house
keeper. he felt at leisure to sit on the
tiny porch with his book. behind the
screen Of the rambler rose. and watch
for the messenger to ring the bell.
ready to slip into the ONCE and grave
~ receive the message himself X It
were during once hours. or. II II were
not, to listen while Bridget took the
order and answered: "Oi'll tell the
docthor within he comes In" II the
book sometimes slipped to the moor
and the possible patient was forgot
ten in the vision OF a certain dainty
figure with laughing eyes. who should
one day be near him when the
bachelor quarters should swell to
larger proportions-well. that Is m
other story. Certainly. the ONCE bell
did not often disturb his day-dreams.
The monotony Of this life could not
always last-it had to end one way
or another. One day a group OF Ia
borers upon the trolley line which was
to link the little suburb with what
was destined to be the great chain
Of Greater New York had reached .
point within the doctors range OF
vision, when . sudden commotion
among them aroused him at his sta
Ton on the porch. Then he saw that
q man had fallen, and. as one pointed
to the Doctors sign. several others
lifted him and brought him toward
the house. DR.. Raymond received
then With his most dignified manner.
heard their report that the foreman
Of the ganG-for 1t was he who had
faIlen-had eaten no lunch and
seemed to be In pain: that after they
had returned to work he had suddenly
clapped his hand to his right side and
dropped to the ground: that he lived
BY himself, and had NO relatives. SO
far as they knew.
While the doctor listened he was
hurriedly using restoratives and thor
oughly examining his patient. He was
soon convinced that An acute attack
of appendicitis had caused the loss OF
consciousness. and that an operation
should be performed at once.
The delicate operation was per-
formed with complete success and the
patient put to bed in the doctors own
apastment. for he dared not risk . re-
moval. 1t was one of those cases
where the appendix showed no sign
of obstruction: indeed. there was an
unusually healthy condition. which
promised a safe and speedy recovery.
especially as the patient was a strong
man not over 30 years Of age.
The patient recovered consciousness
quite suddenly, Just Is the doctor was
beginning to feeS uneasy at the pro
longed state Of coma which did not
show any signs OF yielding to his e.
forts
Wal. I've sure got fine berth this
time" suddenly greeted the Doctors
ears. He turned quickly to the bed In
time to see his man preparing to rise.
mo! no." expostulated DR.. Raymond.
Wait q moment and I will explain"
Then. a. gently as possible. the doctor
told the man what had occurred. "Ap-
pendiceetis: Appendix to the die
t,onary. and didn't ye 60 through my
pockefs!" MY good man, I'm not
. highway robber." said the doctor.
BEGINNING to fear that the patients
mind was unbalanced. Wal. good
Lord. I wish I We had a bin. I'd be
better OF Cow with oil my appendices
and supplements. fur tha' want
nuthin' in my pockets that Id miss ef
ye'd only stopped at them Nov. jess
70 look in the inside pocket to my
coat, n see what yen Ind" Dr.. Ray.
moud obeyed. and found Q paper on
which vas written: 7 have fits. Take
on my coat and put me where II ID
cool and quiet I'll come 70 in two OF
three hours"
"Ye see. Doc. I tho1eht q course
they'd look In my pockets. ef wa
took rth one o my spells, 70 see where
to take me or Who ny folks was.
amt he'd one now for nigh On to hvs
year; hot mebbe TA got shet q en-
Anyhow, rvouldnt DO 10 tel the men
-tvould queer ne With EN-. But III
be dummed ef ever tho't u anybody
cuttin' me up I've had EN- ever since
vas . kid, n they've done every
fhap3 Iysed IN bleed me. n oocf nv