Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-06-03
Romance Of a Carved Desk
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When Franklin Dcane, just ont OF
the medical college, applied for the 20
Sition Of house surgeon TO ST. l.uke,S
hospital there were twenty other apP.i
Cants most of whom were as Vel
qualified for it as he. But Deanc W;#
longer headed than his competitors.
The examining committee WAS CON
posed of elderly doctors to whom mos
ern ideas and methods were either IN
known or unaIprcciatcd. This ia i
Deane seized upon and. conceaiing his
knowledge of the new told AL he knew
of the Old The result was thai Nh"il
the decision was announced Franklin
Deane's name led all the resi-
Such man was sure to be relied
upon by the ladies' composing Tie
board of managers. Deane had bceA
house surgeon at the hospital 4 year
when the managing director came IL
him and said:
"Florcnce Miller, believe You have
reported cured We managers haze
taken a special interest III her because
she broke down after her fathers fail
ure and death and has to go from here
into the world a pauper A farmer OF
means forty-tive years Old mas asked
us ia recommend Il wife. He is Il pl ain
man, not brought up as Florence has
been, but he would make her Il good
husband We have tried to persuade
her to accept him. but have failed. tn
Outstanding Your ability to put matters
in their best and trucSt light. we desire
f,ll to, lion Ni
TO porsuadng her to do what we all
think best for her
The result of the interview between
Deane and Florence Miller was only
partially given to the board OF maa-
ayers They were told that the doctors
effort had been Il failure. He suggest
ed that they keep Florence month
longer since she still needed attention
she must do without if she left. The
patient WAS permitted TO remain
After Dr. Dcane's interview with
Florence Miller he attended a sale o.
household effects of Eno"h Gordon
He had :; special reason FIR doing 50.
He wished to buy certain piece o
furniture. lie waited htlf n day. VIII
the aue1ioncer put up an antique de =,
DR.. Bc&nc. who h'd a fancy f1r oil
furniture. SAW ut once that it WAS not
Only old. but an artist, bit of work.
The carving alone. done b. haad. m";t
have required some YEAR 10 effect
There were several persons preSent
who appreciated the article. and the
bidding WAS spirited. But Deane was
so persistent that the others finally
dropped out and he secured the desk
\ few days later he SAW Florence
Miller at the hospital and said to her:
81 attended the sale and bought the
desk. AS soon as | got it to my rooms
l made a thorough search pressing CIV
cry square inch of its surface especial
ly the carving. ! am sorry to report
that if there is secret dra wcr in il
can't find it
81 regret that YOU have had 50 much
trouble replied the girl. you have
destroyed my only hope, but you have
done all you can do, and | beg of you
to take no more thought of me.
Il must take more thought of you
l have agreed with you that it was
better that You should decline the
fi'l'o'''1'" - "'''
oeii' vi i'ie " prov 'ue you VIII" sup
po.' u ID, huso'" No. winch - tue saline
ling ue OH! nuso"'id nave 10
ohel ~ i''s se'l' III you marry me
u siisnt hush 'a'lie 10 the sifi pare
cneeN' i'ao your oiler oeel' III
Aoilll usu''l 10 lovers might nave con
siaefeu It, AS II Is cahilot'
II beaHe SAT LOOKING out Oh VII.
aoN thiukiilS' ana when he looked up
the Slll WAS gone
1hat evening he sat before the
carved desk. lie had been told by
Miss Miller That her father ANA her
mothers brother, Enoch GORDON, had
dled within a few days of each other.
fhal the day before her unclc's death
ne mad Sen for her AMI told her that
ne had made viii IN her favor reNoh