The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-27


blessings one can have are youth and
health. There Is third that is equal.
ly important. though much more apt 70
he ignored-that is, absence Of worry.
| have had an experience In the last Of
the three, or its reverse, which Is the
subject of this story.
IL ever child was born into the
world in Il perfectly normal condition
| WAS that child. ! grew to manhood
without an ache or pain. and seeing
others taking medicines and consulting
doctors would say to them: Get your
mind away from your aches and pains.
Don't worry and you will be as well as
| am. AS for the doctors, they are only
good for serious Matters in small sick
nesses they are humbugs."
One morning when taking my bath
discovered small lump on my right
side. | rubbed 1t and pulled at 1t, and
didn't like it ut all. For three days
tried not to think about it. then gave
up the task and went to doctor ia
nous for the treatment OF all sorts OF
"growths." ! waited two hours for II
consultation, during which time l was
In an increasing state of terror.
Doctor" | said when admitted to
the consulting room of the great spe.
cialist. IA little lump has come III my
side. / fear it BODIES something seri-
GUS"
The doctor directed. me to remove
sufficient c'0yhing for him to make an
examination. After he had finished
he spent some time putting away the
implements he had used. but said moth
ing inferred the worst. and it was
the worst that he finally communicate
ed to me.
THAT lump" he said. "ls a malignant
growth which we medical men CALI
he gave long Latin name which l
didn't remember five minutes-"and
my duty is to tell you that If you have
any affairs that need to be settled you
had better go to work upon them"
l sank down In chair and covered
my face with my hands. The doctor
remained silent. Presently. notwith-
standing the shock under which l suf-
fered remembered that an anteroom
was full Of patients who were waiting
to consult the great man, and 1 pro-
ceeded to make certain inquiries.
How long have I to live. doctor?'
/ asked.
IL don't know. The records Of such
cases as yours have usually proved
fatal within three to four months"
"Shall ! suffer much?"
mo; the disease will eat into an ar
terry, when the end will be painless"
1 could think of no other information
that i would need, so, rising from my
chair, staggered out of the room. Civ.
ing place to the next patient, who was
to gain comfort or despair from the
eminent specialist. He sent me bill
OF 500 for telling me that had but
four months ut most to live, but under
the circumstances the money was moth
Ing to me, and since the doctor was
living at the rate of $4,000 a year Il
was a good deal to him
| tut the uTSt week uIter learning my
doom ] gave myself up to meditation
upon my fate. At the end OF that time
] made up my mind that It wouldn't
need malignant something or other to
kill me or four months In which to do
the work. was preying upon myself
at n much more rapid rate. | resolved
to throw off the mental octopus that
had me In its clutches and make the
most Of the brief period that remained
to me-
: I had 100000 I'm @ per cent bonds.
worth $4,000. There was no relative
who needed the money. and resolved
TO spend the most OF Il In purchasing
whatever would keep my mind off my
coming demise would need company
some one to be with me most of the
tine-and cast about for nm associnte. |
would spend n part of my time with n
man friend and the rest with woman
friend. For the man | chose Arthur
IAtherton and for the woman Adele |
Sturgis, with both OF whom I WIS on |
familiar terms. / told them that pro |
posed 10 spend 100000 within four
months and that In consideration OF