The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1912-08-17
Strange Experienced IN rho Life
Of q Doctor.
(Copyrlght. by W. @. ChapmanJ
BY A. T. MEAD

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Pray sit down, nurse" he said
Has DR.. lIerslet told you the ma.
ture of the operation?"
Yes" replied. "He says 1t is
serious one"
Exactly. Well, couple of years
ago | received severe blow on the
head and Dr. Herslet believes there
Is pressure on certain portion of the
brain. Since the time of the accident
I have suffered from epileptic fits. To
save myself from the horrors of
lunatic asylum | prefer to take the
chance of the surgeons knife. | re.
turned home a fortnight ago When
with my regiment | received the blow
which | have just mentioned. ! was
supposed TO be dead, but was taken
prisoner instead | have much to live
for, should the operation prove sue
cessrul. IF not, there are certain
friends whom | would just as soon
have believe that ! persisted in India
But | must not talk too much as the
slightest excitement brings on ft
Here is the key of my portmanteau.
Perhaps, nurse, you will go to my
room and unpack some Of my things"
took the key and went into his
bedroom, which adjoined the sitting
room. large portmantcau stood by
the door ] unlocked 1t and began TO
Put away my patients clothes. At
| the bottom of the portmantcau |
| found Il pile of papers on top of which
! lay a photograph. | took the photo
graph up. and the well.known face Of
my late patient, Leonora Trcfusis,
vas before me! My mind reverted to
the man had just left. Surely, as he
, turned from out the shadow and the
| lamplight fell upon his features. had
noticed something familiar about that
| frank. open face. Where had / seen
| II before? Like flash of truth, or
what seemed TO be the truth, became
| clear. The man | was about to nurse
had only Just returned from India
| where he had been wounded and TAX
en- prisoner. Was II possible that
had found Leonora's lost lover? But
| must make sure; must not be rash.
! returned to the sitting room.
Il have unpacked your things"
said to the patient. "By the way,
would you mind letting me know your
name.
My name is Captain Clifford" was
the reply.
| left the room without speaking
further. It was nearly 10 o'clock, but
/ resolved to so straight TO Leonora
and tell her what | had discovered.
dressed hurriodly and was descend.
ing the stairs when the front door
opened and Dr. Ilerslet entered.
'Ilayc you seen the patient, nurse?"
he asked
Yes | answered. q have uupack
ed his things | am going out to sec
Miss TrcWeis; | have some important
news for her"
81 am afraid ] cannot spare you
now" he said THE operation is "a
be performed early in the morning
and | want TO talk the case over with
you. Como into my consulting room
followed him down the hall and
entered the consulting room.
Now, nurse" he said, what dc
you mean by saying you have news
for Miss Trofusls?"
"Do you not intend to marry her In
about six weeks?" ! asked.
Certainly: but what has your news
TO do with that?"
Everything You engaged yourself
to marry Leonora on condition. She
promised to wed you only because she
believed her old lover to be dead
(Which he Is. did say TO her that
II such a thing should happen as that
the dead should return to life,
should in honor give her up. But
was never sufficiently interested tc
even ask the name Of the gentleman
preferred to avoid the subject"
you can scarcely avoid 1t now"
said. DR.. Herslet, Leonoras ole
lover exists; he is alive and in thi'
house now, His name is Captain GIf
ford. Go TO Leonora, II you do not be
lleye me, and ask what her lovers
name was. Ask her TO show you his
photograph. The photograph Is tina
of the man upstairs, your patient"
> DR.. Herslcts cold eyes ga2cd at me
steadily The mans nerves must have
been made OF steel for he neyo
finchcd
~ will investigate your story" h,
said. "In the meantime, | do not In
tend to allow you to see Leonora ia
. night While | am absent you shal
remain here" Without waiting for
, reply, he lett the room, and locked IN,
f.. door after him, Al the end of al
/ hour he returned, Ills face was Il
cold aud impressive as ever,
| 81 have verified the truth Of you
. tale" he said Il visited Miss Trel
y usis. and for the first time since on
engagement alluded to her old lover
= She wept. asked his name and par
/. ticulars about him and was shown hi
photograph. My rival lives: he Is NJ
/ stairs. Tomorrow | am TO perform
I critical operation upon him, Thin
y what you have put into my power.
J. swerye OF the knife means death. Blu
have no intention of committing
e murder. | shall operate upon Captain
o Clifford and | hope to be successful
\ I will not throw the case away. for tn
IA | auccaaa NJ auch an ODeFatiOn vii