The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-23

10 Fremont Who stood staring dully at the WALL II
you apology
aud suffering hook upon his pathetic features left fe
room. The surgeon gracously took his leave Of the
patient and III, family and FASTENED after Fremont
"Dr Fremont ] am sorry for this misunderstanding
be said simply and in a much softer tone. "Wil You
hc 80 kind as to accompany 20 The womens seconr
We've another ease Mrs. 1rHis asked me 20 efse
Tie iuerie halted smiled family turned and walked
behind the chief surgeon As they entered the woiens
operating room at the extreme right wing Of the build
ing the druggist came toward them with bottle
sealed IN paper wrapper
Tie chlorofoim has Just arrived said the Drug
gist
The surgeon motioned him to give It 10 the interne
Fremont took the bottle and placed il on stand
within tie opcrang-room. and went to sterilize the
instruments The examining physician and his as
sstaut stood close beside the distinguished surgeon
the head ot the operating table Two little feet peered
forth from under cloth at the other end
1T y uscess the examining physician whispered
io DWinelc THE wheels spliniered the bones OF both
LEGS beyond hope. It's clear case for amputaon.
ite given her IN injection OF morphine for the eS-
animation
Miss Chalmers now entered and removed the sheet
from the little form upon the cold metallic table With
ont hc storm now raging and bowling through the
heavens The eust-drven rain beat and streafned
against the great window Of pateglasS, and the racing
drops we're dazs ling as crystals in the broad white
lustre OF hc lightning.
The ,hloroorm DR. Fremont said the chief
surgeon.
The inferno having prepared the Instruments, adj
tanced to adjust the cone Then, for the first time.
his ewes fell upon the features of the victim OF ls
automobile Three PAGES of he stood ranshxed with
sudden horror blank and terrible light IN his widened
cycs. his Jaw dropping strange guelng and strang
Ing in his throat Tie hand holding the gauze cone
remained crooked at an awkward angle-there was
something dreadful and anima-kc nay, almost hdeous,
in tile anguish q fneament and attitude
On the table l.y the form OF a young girl-alnost a
child The head inclined to side braid OF straw
colored hair tied with 4 blue ribbon hung over the
edge of the table The measre little bosom, the thin
arms the Slight blue Neined legs white as marble but
bruised, broken, and awry-al these he knew well
II was lde little sister Emily she who all that was
left him; she for whom he had chosen to lnger on
and give battle 90 his fate it was she who had been
rendered up as q bleeding sacrifice Hiliss lust for
speed Yet she brcathedthe rail little heart still fu
tered in the fat and narrow chest But the rreme-
dabe havoc wrought ty the heavy wheels OF Courtney
llills nj too plainly visible. The physicians
and the nurses stared At the inferno in astonishment
It was Miss Chalmers who spoke first
Are you ILL., DR. Fremont"
lie gave no answer and seemed not to hear. He
dropped the crunpled net; he approached the table,
sank upon his knees and threw his long arms about
the little figure kissed the coloress face. and broke
into deep-drawn and terrible sobs
"Enih--iuy sweet little Emilymy little sister they
heard him say in voice that undid their hearts
'Can il be possbles But"
Firmly but tenderly Miss Chalmers put her strong
arms about the shoulders Of the agonized man and
Come, let us do what we can Tor your sister. Dr.
Fremont -thcn drew him away and let him sink into
chair by the wall
The chloroiormw cried Or. Dwinelle quickly to
the assistant Then recolecting the relationship Of the
inferno aud the patient he walked over to Fremont
Doctor, would you prefer me to ether upon your
sister,"
Once Fremont had seen beautiful girl miserably
crippled from birth and he had almost cursed the
parents He had likewise written philosophical treat
i,es upon the painless elimination of the unfit, the
abject hopeessy ncurabe Nov up rose before him
In a confused blend Of madness grief and despair.
~ Hovpr-l Ike lfe Emily shDru her
cious limbs. dragging about MANNED and helpless
trunk doomed a giastly mock-life yegetating like
4 plant or ottering through cleerlcss years like
sutomatonshe that had been the sPrighty. beautiful.
winsome little Emily If she survived the shock Of this
twoloid amputation she might live; she might be
doomed for many long years 70 this ntolerable and
unjustiable existence She might live to curse his
cruel and mistaken mercy and seek Tor herself the
oblivion denied her And though he lived for her
and fostered her like flower until her death or his
own how could even his devotion make up to her
this tragic and everlasting losss
She had already suffered enough for ever since
Sh she had borne the hereditary family evil heart
oreanicak weak as well he knew who had studied
this condition IN her and had nursed her more than
once The issue was ten times more certain than ~
the case Of Hills II chloroiorm used her end
was as inevitable as though he had plunged lancee
into her heart In his own heart the great truth rosa
and trumphed he knew then that it would be better
thing that he should behold her face beautiful and
asleep within its slender coffin. cali her blessed, ar
keep her in his memory sweet and whole IN the oyei
ness Of childhood than that she should be flung fofta
~
and mutilaton and misery too grim for her tender
being.
him waiting patiently for bis answer. ere repeating
h request lie saw the that across the Lands
I'm which the miserable man had buried his face Ncw
Fremont rose aged and haggard, dragging at his chair
with a couvusive grasp Hoarsely he mutered these
two words
Use chloroiorm'
Then while the assistant Of the examining physician,
prepared the anesthetic he took his chair and sag
down az Tie head of the table seized his sisters hand
and held ii close to hi, cheek. Stold and m3onless
he sat his body seemed TO shrink within ITSELF, bis
Struggling hair dank with the sweat OF his oFdeab
Swiftly the surgeon worked at his terrible tasla
Never once dd the inferno raise his head At times
a few oo-oued words escaped him, as though he
were talking to her. though She heard hun. In
dcarnp NAMES he called her. Ills finger rested upon
her pulse h, voice grew wonderfully soft and tender
Ne rr0oned hbr Woman-as he was wont to u
when lullah, sent her o sleep lie grew conscious of
q presence beside him. fei soft hand upon his sleeve.
and heard SOME one weeping softly. The plump white
hand If Mis-, Chalmers in its staroied cuh lay HPoa'
lis arm
lie fet the pulse Of bis sister futter feebly and
begin to fal away Dr. Dwnele and the assistant
ai,o not,ed something irregular in the respiration or
their srhicct
eOxyecn, cried The chief surgeon with blancheA