The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-07

I that / had better buy gun and some
/ ammunition,"
When he nonchalantly dropped the
grave subject of my concern. and pro
posed that we should 90 up near the
Canadian line for = weeks shooting.
welcomed the idea To get several
hundred miles of railroad and belt
OF primeval forest between him and
Murchison was relief in itself.
When cur holiday was about half
over. | arranged with the guides 10
20 up the lakes for about 30 miles
10 look for moose. Gray demurred.
and said he felt more like resting
where he was. but my hunting blood
was up. and il was al last agreed that
/ should 90 OFF for three days while
he remained IN camp
Pierre, my guide. and I had killed a
bill moose and were gloating over il
when the messenger found our b.
vouac. The letter he brought me read:
Dear Harry:
am sick, and I believe I have ap-
rendicitis. ! am going over to Fort
Frayne az once 10 look for a doctor
Come and look me NJ there II YOU can
Arthur Gray.
We got out the canoe and padded
all day and all night At Millstown /
hlred a blackboard and drove 20 Fort
Frayne. arriving there about 10
O'Clock in the morning, went al once
10 the village apOthecary. and asked
MN II he had heard anything OF
Gray The man knew all about him.
ne was at Or Frisbie's house. and
u was hoped that an operation might
save him, although much time nal
be"n lost. and wagging his head-"ae
was a very sick man. Yes. DR. Frs
Die was surgeon. and had been 10.
ing 10 operate. but II was discovered
that noted New York surgeon was
STAYING a the inn. and Dr Friss.
had asked him TO 10 the job
30 inevitable are the processes ut
tate that one seems to anticipate ami
sense them by> strange teiepatny.
When that rustic apothecary uttered
the words, "a noted New York sur
econ" an icy shudder passed over
me. and ] knew who the surgeon was.
hurried 10 the house OF the country
physician, and sent In my card.
Tell DR. Frisbie that am a friend
OF DR.. Gray, and would Ike TO T.,
him. ] said 10 the maid servant.
She returned presently and told ne
tha' tho operation was In progress
but the doctors would be glad 10 nave
my assistance.
In through the poorly furnished
house | went. and into q mockery Of
an operating room
The old. mUsty office reeked with
mat noisome potpouri OF iodoform
'arto'ic acid. and what not. but over
an Heated the sickening. punpent va
pnr Of ether giving me that deathiv.
sinking sensation witch went far IN
my college days toward making mo a
general practitioner instead o. a sur
gcCu.
Al. how delay the telling OF 81.
y { the right side of tho patient stool
samuel Nurchison. A. stepped ini q
d." room be looked az he steadily.
ana spoke a. caim,y a ever.
l)r Vail he said. Or. Frisbie mas
decided that only a prompt operation
can save the life ~ Or GRAY lie mas
asked me 20 operate. and ] am now
about 20 make m" incision
bowed 10 fT.sble and looked again
NLitLlrOn. perT.1g into his eyes.
Ii' was the cool AID dispassiorlta
surgeon, ] could detect no shadow Of
Interior design IN his face or manner
ne nurse exposed the abdomen OF fna
nHur"t and strriliZrd the surface. uu.
der the direction Of the operator. tie
TOOK . bti-l' scair'. from a tray. ara
lu!..lN presented Us EDGE Ia the foss
q. hi- enemy ~ N~Iurnpv's pofnt
Ihe blade seemed almost 10 reco'f
and his fac became CHASTITY His eve