The Meeker herald., 1914-11-28

Do this without her discovering that II
had been done.
George found In Lucy Ellis Just
what be needed. Perhaps she vas too
sympathetic. but sympathy In dealing
with q sufferer ID q good fault and
Georgs would have rather had her
sympathetic than cold. But bis swell
ing grew larger and pained him. and
hs needed devotion ~ an invalid rath-
q than . spendse Of nousy. For
awhile after their marriage they spent
money like water. In this George
found his wife all that was to be do
sired. But his suffsrings gradually In
creased. 1ed he was obliged to give up
pleasure seeking.
We can never tell for what persons
are lifted until they are tried. Lucy.
Of whom her husband had expected
nothing ~ 4 nurse. rose to the oeca-
sion. Her sunny disposition proved Q
great comfort to him. When he was
much cast down, instead Of speaking
words OF encouragement which she did
aot feel she wept with him. This did
him more good than telling him what
be knew was false. and he would say
to himself: "Poor little girl! She suf-
esfs for me more than suffer. I
must brace up for her sake
Georges condition grew gradually
worse. He would not have doctors to
visit him. because be had been told
that they could do him NO good. DR..
franklin came to zee him occasionally
and was now and then called in to
effect some temporary relief. George
asked him one day to tell him the ma
ture Of his disease. but the doctor con-
vinced him that It was better for him
TO remain in ignorance Of It.
One day Mr.. Underhill received
note from DR.. Franklin asking her to
bring her husband to bis once. Many
cures were being announced for differ
ent diseases by investigators, but most
Of them excited Wild hopes only to b
crushed. A cure for her husbands dis
Ease had been discovered which-at any
rate, in certain cases-gave temporary
relief. She might tell this to the In
valid. giving him to understand that
the relief was expected to be only
temporary. Any relief was accepta-
BILE. and, ordering q car. George was
carried to the physician's once.
DR.. Franklin covered his neck with
sheet lead with 4 hole in II large
enough to admit the swelling. What
else be did George could not see. and.
as for Lucy. she did not understand
what It meant. The doctor was bring
ing to bear upon the swelling some In
visible current, but what It WAS she
could not know without an altogether
uncommon scientific knowledge.
Several visits were made to Dr..
Franklin's once. and the swelling on
the patients neck began to recede, and
after awhile It became diminutive.
Then one day Lucy took up morning
Newspaper and read to her husband an
item Of news. 1t was an announcement
that the radium rays had been brought
to bear ON cancer and that the disease
had bssn b certain casss undoubtedly
interrupted Whether or not radium
would permanently cure It the opera
torn had not considered themselves
prepared to announce.
Lucy" said George. looking ut his
wife with hope lighting his eye. II
shouldn't wonder II that's what my
trouble b, and Or. franklin b apply
Ing radium in my case"
I'm sure 1t isr' cried the wife with
that lmpulsive embrace which was hes
treatment for both good and bad con-
ditions.
George was to visit the doctor that
morning. When be and his wife reached
the once Lucy said to the physician:
Doctor, my husband has cancer, and
cure has been found"
'Wbo told you thatl"
'-The newspapers"
WELL" replied the doctor thought
fully. I'VE are not yet ready to an
nounce that we have found q cure. but
we feel very hopeful"
You mean you are certain, but you
won't say 20 for fear OF raising faiss
expectations"
We're pretty well satisfied that rn-
dium is death to the cancer .scourSe."
The Underhi.ls left the doctors Of
tice happy couple. Their visits to
the doctor were continued, and with
the continuance Of the treatment the
swelling returned to its original size.
When 1t had ALMOST entirely disappear
ed Lucy said to her husband one day:
George, don't you think 1t time We
were beginning to get rid of some Of
this property that married you to
help spend? We haven't used half the
income"
That's just what was thinking
about I fancy can keep up the
treatment AZ well In one city as an
other. Suppose we go abroadr'
Its just the time Of year to 90. e.
pecially to Italy"
"we'il do 1t. BY the bye. sweetheart,