The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-25

noted specialist but for the fact that
he had not won Miss Etheridge, and
he feared that if he left the field 1t
would be tantamount to giving up the
struggle. which be had no intention OF
doing. so be declined the offer and en-
tered upon his second year at the hos
pital.
Something occurred before the exp1-
ration of this second years work which
gave the lover the victory. Miss Eth
eridge, from her devotion to a patient
suffering from a contagious disease
caught the malady. DR.. Barlow devot-
ed himself to her with the same assld-
uity she had devoted herself to the pa
dent who had given her the disease
By close watch upon its symptoms
he parried it's thrusts and eventually
pulled her through.
Such devotion broke down her ObJec-
ton to accepting another lover, and 1t
was not long after her recovery that
she showed her feelings toward the
man who had saved her life and openly
renewed his suit and was accepted.
entering upon his profession as prac-
ticing physician and being welded at
the same time. Miss Etheridge re-
signed from the hospital service with
out waiting to take her degree. the
melancholy that had hung over her dis
appeared. and both she and the doctor
seemed very happy in anticipation OF
their approaching nuptials.
Neither of the two having any means
and weddings celebrated in the usual
way being expensive. it occurred to
Miss Etheridge. who had grown at
tached to the hospital staff. to be mar
ried on the premises. where she would
be surrounded by her friends. Her
betrothed consented. and it was ar
ranged that the ceremony should take
place in large room used for religious
and other services. The nurses bore
hand in decorating the room with ever
greens and otherwise assisted in the
preparations.
The day before the date set for the
wedding DR.. Barlow turned over his
duties to his successor. The next
morning such patients as were able to
leave their beds were permitted to
gather in the wedding room, and soon
after, the bride entering by one door
and the groom by another. they pro-
ceeded to a dais on which speakers
usually stood There they were met
by a clergyman in the vestments of
the Episcopal church.
The ceremony had proceeded to the
point where the clergyman asks any
one who can show cause why the
couple should not be joined together to
speak or to hereafter hold his peace.
At this request a faint voice came
from q patient-a man-who had been
wheeled into the room in an invalid
chair.
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All present turned to look at the per
son who had made the interruption.
The bride tainted. and the groom
staggered on his feet.
Dr. Barlow saw the corpse, or rather
the man he had intended to steal for
subject when he was a medical stu
dent. Miss Etheridge saw her former
lover, whom she supposed to be dead
She was carried out Of the room. and
DR.. Barlow was supported as he
walked beside her.
The man who had broken in upon
the wedding. being interrogated, gave
the following statement:
81 am an electrician and was some
in no
works, where one day l accidentally
received an electric discharge sup
posed to be sufficient to kill man.
| knew nothing till l found myself
stretched on a board in a room. 1t
was night. l got off the board and
stood by window Seeing that was
on a level with the ground, stepped
out of the window and, guided by
street lamp, walked away
81 was treasurer of the church to
which l belonged and had used a thou
sand dollars of it's funds. | was not
long in inferring what had happened
to me-that Il had recovered and that
favorable opportunity was offered to
disappear till l could raise the money
to make good my deficiency.
II went into hiding and read in the
newspapers of the disappearance of
my body was relieved to hear that
the trustees Of the church made up the
deficiency in the funds. | was engag-
ed to Miss Etheridge. but of course
dare not communicate with her
II have earned the money to reim-
burse the church and came back for
the purpose of doing so. l was taken
i'll. and, hearing that the girl loved
was a nurse here and was to marry
the resident physician. I had myself
brought here last night in order to pre-
vent the marriage"
This explanation having been trans
mitted to Miss Etheridge and DIR. Bar
low. they neld consultation, at
which no one was present except
themselves. and the bride. indignant
at her former lovers confessed action,
chung to her fiance. They decided to