The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-21

hale~ ~ -4t U'Nts Stf Llt tlNtl afre. vas Mir. Wrirhrs only re corded ,riusism cf his depend,u, cousin but 'rcre'~ 70 harm iu him"
 Although this qrououuCement came ;o the cars of Rufus auI excited his resentment. le was not in posi- ton to dissec. che character of his beuefaC,ur for the ediacatian Of the general publ.c. tuf he would often shake his head over the case of Frank. he Wrights' only son and heir
 "Untamcd. un;amed." he would say "I's partly in the blood and partly in the bringing up. The hu. man will should te broken in youth as you freak colts or ;here1l al ways hc danger"
 l. came to pass that Frank broke his leg while fishing a trout stream that ran among gigantic powders The injury was so serious that al the first sigh, of il old Dr Stevens. the family physician, was in two minds ehout an amputation To make matters worse Franks father had not vet returned from a trip abroad and his mother had been i'll and was still a prisoner within the four corner, of bed
 Frank was carried to his room in the urre' chamber and there he remained some days. the prey of bodily gain and increasing mental distress.
 Early of an afternoon Dr. Stey- cns came to Mrs. WriChts room. She knew that he had just seen her son, and her eyes spoke unutterable questions They were steel gray eyes. softened with a touch of yio- let.
 Frank Is doing very well" said ,he doctor as he sal down beside the bed
 There was brief silence Mrs. Wright turned her head dpon the pillow end glanced at Cousin Ru- fus, who had glided in at the heels of the doctor.
 Is Frank alone" asked Mrs. Wright
 Rufus replied hastily.
 He wanted me to come straight down here so that could tell him what the doctor says about you He is anxious on your account, of course He worries pretty near all the time"--
 A warning glance from the doc tor checked him, and he stopped SO abruptly as to increase the effect of his 'ndiscretion
 "I wish might go to him." said Mrs. Wright Fl is very unfortu- nate"
 Its the strangest thing how bad luck follows that name in our fam fly" said Mrs Burrell, who had been uselessly and foolishly busy with medicine bottles that were on a table at the far side of the bed You know. doctor, we've had two Franks in the family"
 Yes" said the doctor. "I know all about it"
 As said over and over again when it was question of picking a name for the boy that We ought not to call him Frank" she persist ed. Rufus was my choice"
 Well, there isn't much luck in that ether,' rejoined her husband
 The physicians face was darken- ing with a frown despite his best efforts 10 control it. Mrs. Wright perceived his trouble and smiled sadly.
 T would like to speak with the doctor alone" she said
 Why, certainly; of course" re, sponded the Burrels. and they de parted. with a conscious dignity su- perior to offense.
 In the hall without Rufus whis- pered to his wife: She's going to ask him about Frank, and think it's just as well that l should hear what he says. He ain't over and above confidential with me"
 He tip-toed back and stood outside the door, which was a lit tie open.
 Will my son be crippled?" said Mrs. Wright Tell mo exactly what you think
 On, no; not crippled" answered the doctor. No, indeed"
 But he may he lame""
 Stevens looked into the calm gray ayes for perhaps five seconds.
 "A very, very little perhaps he said, T hope not, of course. If the injury had been treated at once I shanld say positively no"
 She suddenly put up her hands to her eyes.
 We must have a nurse" she said. T dare not leave Frank to the care of the servants and"-
 She waved her hand toward the door through which the Burrels had