El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-27
The Operation

TVERYTHING was confusion in the
great chateau The young master
- of the house was lowering be-
tween life and death His horse had
bOIted, thrown him and kicked him in
the abdomen. An operation was abb
sOlutely necessary if his life were to
be saved and the chances of his sur
vivaI were exceedingly slim, and now
his young wife and the old family
doctor were standing at his bedside
waiting for the famous Paris special
ist who had been telegraphed for and
who was on the way as fast as a so
horsepower motor car could carry him.
"Oh, will he never come" mOaned
the wife wringing her hands AR
mand viii die if he does not get here
soon"
TRY to be calm, my dear countess"
said the old doctor. * wish to God
I dared operate on the count, but 7 am
unfortunately no surgeon Professor
Chabert viii be here in a very few
moments"
But he ought to have been here
long ago. she cried and looked at
her husbands pale Hfeless face.
I Every moments delay lessons Ar
maud's chances and heard you say
yourself that if he were not operated
midnight
The doctor had no idea that she had
overheard these uncautiOUs words
7 spoken over the telephone to Paris, and
found no answer ready
There is professor Chaubert now
ne said in a tone Of great relief, as
he heard an automobile rushing I'D the
long avenue and stopping IN front OF
the main entrance Of the house
Professor Chaubert entered a mo-
ment later He was a tall and very
q in If a = nd in n Hn- "a
he carried his case Of surgical in
oh I am so glad you have come.
{ professor" cried the young countess,
I taking his hand
I put everything aside to come
here" said professor Chaubert with a
deep bow.
ssWiu YOU come with me Immediate
~, professor, and see the cOunt2" said
I the countess Her voice was slightly
impatient for the professor appeared
to be in no great hurry. He is very
sick" she added
It know" said the professor. and
followed her upstairs where the family
doctor had arranged an operating
room in one Of the bath rooms
When he entered the bedroom where
the young count lay still conscious. be
slammed the door nOisily behind him
But you must get all these dogs
out Of here" he said
But there are no dogs here" cried
the countess, surprised
neE WORDS Lne professor express
sion changed completely. His face
was cOnTulsed with pain.
The whole hall is fun Of them" he
rOared-
She stared at him, but Just then the
doctor came in and began 20 talk OF
the condition of the patient and the
professor was quite his usual prOfes-
sional self once more
He examined count Armand very
carefully and gave his opinion clearly
and without hesitation Having done
that he assisted the valet to place the
count on the operating table and made
many objections before he finally con-
scented to the countess presence dur
Ing the operation
Just as he was about to start. he
once more began TO talk about the
dogs
why did YOU let them in here" he
asked anSrlly, and once more his face
became UnrecOEniZab with anger and
he beat wildly about him with the
scalpeL
Good Lord. what does this mean
whispered the countess 10 the old doc
He has gone mad" the doctor re-
piled in whisper. we must get him
out Of here Immediately"
But the countess was calm once
more.
And who will then operate on my
husband2" she asked
You don't mean you viii risk the
life Of the count by letting madman
operate on him. said the doctor
7 must she said with the deuermi-
nation Of despair 1T is a quarter
be postponed any longer.
Il viii chase those dogs OUT she
said to the professor, and opened the
door
They are all gone now she said.
Ihey follow me everywhere the
surgeon walled That is why they
wanted to send me to the asylum. They
were Just about TO come for me when
your car came. and Of course an Oper-
alton goes before everything 7 love
TO operate. if only those DOGS would
leave me alone There they are again.
Once more the countess pretended
10 drive them out. The professor
thanked her warmly and began TO
operate forgetting everything else.
The operation took about half an
hour and the patient was carried back
into his bed Nobody could tell whether
IDENTIFY free from pain and sleeping
sOundly-
The countess was on the point OF
fainting from the terrible tension and
excitement and the doctor was attend
ing her
Professor Chaubert stood in the hall
complaining about the dogs, when a
tall man entered accompanied BY two
assistants He asked to see the
countess and introduced himself as
Dr. Regnier. owner Of the famous
private asylum
''I rushed down here to get hold OF
poor professor Chaubert. before he
could do any harm He has gone mad
very suddenly I hope YOU did not
let him operate"
The countess in a few words told
him what had happened and DR.. Reg
nler examined the count who was still
asleep.
In spite OF his madness professor
Chaubert has performed wonderful
operation which few surgeons in Paris
would dare undertake outside a hos
pitaL Your husbands life is saved
Hot Air
Rv Whit Mason