The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-25
The Eoenine Story
LAG for lac.
(By Dorothy DouKlas.)

of his twenty-five years in silent con-
demnatiOn OF those people who l.
CHANGED either by their own endeavor
or by that of their forefathers to have
of those men who believed that the
world and the idle rich owed him q
living.
On Cranborn's side. however, and
q circumstances that somewhat lessened
the conclusive evidence against him,
was the fact that he had been orphan
ed at an early day in his life. Being
of q retiring nature. he hac never in
weighed himself into a circle other than
one of indifference to his own welfare.
Those within his circle had no ambi-
ton of their own and. therefore. none
to instill into any one else. Cranborn
drifted into manhood without an in
fluence for good or evil having left
its mark on him. If his mind un-
dernourished from lack of energy, SO
also was his body. and Cranborn found
himself at twenty-five lying in q hos
pital without the necessary strength to
undergo an operation.
Perhaps for the first time in his life
Cranborn desired to go on living. He
wished that he had spent less money
on cigarettes and more on bread, SO
that his body would not be in the hu-
initiating position of abtect weakness.
A spark of anger famed in his eyes.
All the strength of his mind concen-
|
rich and idle, who had not only food
in abundance but all the Injuries that
he lacked.
The soft burning of limousine at
the hospital door only augmented
Cranborn's grievance and he turned
have believed had he been told at the
moment that the young lady stepping
out OF the limousine had come that her
blood might be tranafused into his.
Cranborn's veins.
When, he turned his face from the
wall. at the command of the surgeon.
Cranborn shrank within himself.
Beautiful and glowing with won
derful vitality and health was the girl
who stood beside the surgeon.
This young lady is going to give
you a new life," DIR. Lyman said, II
am going to transfuse some of her
/ pure blood into your body"
II won't have her do it." Cranborn
muttered weakly and turned his
| shamed face away from the radiant
But you will not deprive me Of the
pleasure 1t will afford me-" she said
quickly in q voice SO musical that
Cranborn vibrated with the rhythm Of
it. you see I have been on DIR. Ly-
mans list for long time and never
blood to any of his patients. Now he
has called me here because my blood
agrees in certain pathological particu-
| lars with yours, and I do SO want to
do this Mttle good in the world" She
was looking with actual pleading now
\ into the eyes she had compelled to
meet her own. II have everything In
the world save the knowledge that I
have saved a human life. Surely you
will not rob me of this desire ?"
| A weak sob shook CranbOrn's bod,
and he closed his eyes.
| DIR. Lyman m0tiOned the girl to re-
move her wraps. The surgeon then
prepared his large caltber needle by
i which the vein to vein sewing and con-
sequent soaring il avoided. but Gran
born must have been unconscious dur
ing the proceeding. for he knew no
more until a warm, contented sense of
we'll being permeatei his body. The
room had grown dark and he was
alone except for his nurse, who sat
quietly beside him.
Cranborn would have spoken save
that a sense Of complete shame held
1 him silent. A woman, or rather q
mere girl, and one Of tho idle rich he
had so systematically condemned, had
given her life blood to save him. His
useless, gOod-fOr-nothing body had
| been purified, strengthened and made
whole by the act of charity. that not
one out of a thousand persons could
offer. Pure blood did not run in every
set OF veins. Had the girl been q
needy person who was making the
blood sacrifice for the twenty-five dol
lars fee she could earn Cranborn
might have remained the Cranborn of
his early manhood. But the fact that
a girl, beautiful. wealthy and refined.
had Offered practically her life that his
might be saved flung Cranborn once
and for all time into path where no
shadows Of past failures were to
darken the way.
4 After the successful operation he
lay regatning his strength and plan
ming some kind OF q future for him.
self.
few days afterWard to see how Gran
born was progressing and to assure
him that she had In no way suffered
by the TRANSMISSION. DR.. Lyman had
!, torn by doubts ~ to her welfare.
But why do you feel called upon
to risk your life In this way for one
that may be worthless? DIR. Lyman
tells me that your name 10 down ON
the lists OF four surgeons, and that
lyou might be called upon at any time
Ito make this sacrifice Pc Cranborn
! lily into her clear. sparkling ones.
principally because the dearest
brother in the world WAS saved to me
lby the generous transfusion which was
offered him by . man who wao down
land out / have always vowed to sock
land seek until could repay = life for
= life and In some way repay the great
saved my brother has climbed mp tia
ladder OF fame now aud-
And you have given lie to mey'
iCHAnb0rn sid softly, and I. too. 001
wi1ing. Wm build up thie physical