Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-15
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Builard quickly began to reap the
BENEFITS of his clever surgical opera
tion OH Alice Clarke. The tale OF the
operation spread near and far. SO did
DIR. Clarke's hearty praise of his rival.
So. too. did Sylvias glowing accounts
of the saving of Alces life.
Patients began TO fll Billiards. ante
room. In greater and greater mum
bers they came Other remarkable
cures quickly spread his fame through
the growing community.
Instead of starving as he had feared.
he found himself with n comfortable
and steadily increasing practice.
Through sylvia and the Clarkes. he
met socially tn" best people and was
invited "Ncrywhcrc Truly, for an OBJ
scure newcomer, he was fortunes ia
vorite. And he rcjoiced in boyish
fashion at his good luck.
one thing alone married his happi-
ness. Esthcr's attitude toward him
had lately undergone subtle but dis
tinct chanEe--n change he neither un-
dcrStood nor liked.
Instead OF sharing in his boisterous
JOY at his professional and social sue
cess she actually seemed 10 resent it,
She was no longer the jolly comrade
OF other days. hut was auieter. less
dcmonstrativc; decidedly cooler in her
She did and said nothing he could
resent. But she was no longer quite
his chum rs In the earlier DAYS OF
their brief welded life. Vaguely, he
resented this. The resentment made
him irritable. And this further wild
cned the little breach between them
George could not know that the
poor girl was suffering neonics OF
Jealousy. that she would rather have
him failure Than TO feel he owed
any OF his success TO Sylvia sands
Whenever he was detained from
home for an unduly long time. she
made certain he was with SYLVIA
Esther did not belong to the breed
OF women who Hereby resents a sup
posed slight or who battles Ia hold
the love she feels is being stolen from
her. All she could do was 10 feel
wretchcdiy unhappy, and TO mask her
unhapriness in cold reserve OF
manner.
As matter of fact, George Rullard
was not III the very least in love with
Sylvia Sands, nor was the stately
young widow AZ all in love with him
Builard looked on Sylvia merely as "A
brilliant and attractive woman. who
brought out h.-i best. wit as tnlker
and who shhrpoheu and stimulated his
intcllec; He also hoped she might he
prevailed ON TO give him some position
in the new hospital
sylvia, for her part. regarded Billiard
as clever man married to stupid
Wife: young fellow whose career was
hampercd by l:sthcr's lack of sympa
thetic understanding
WIN the same spirit that urges
philanthropists to pay for the educa-
ton OF promising singers Sylvia lonccd
70 do something to help George make
more shining success of his surgical
genius And, ia her mind. n plan FOR
his immediate betterment was shaping
itself
So matters stood on the evening OF
81 dinner party given by the Clarkes:
"a dinner at which George and Esther
were TO be guests of honor
Esther ~ first declared to George
that she would not go. pleading tina,
she was tired and that she had been
Ru!!ard coaaed her into changing her
mind by telling her how much he
needed the clarkes help in his CON
iinued success, ana how fatal il might
he :" offend them by seeming to slight
their hospitality
II was not formal dinner There
were but ten At tn" table And the
meal began nlcHsautly enough for
i.sther Everybody was nice to her
Shr sat al br Clarkc's right and n.
pI"E"u most entertaining host Bu,
always she found her glance s.rayinc
from him across TO where George sat
between his hostess and Sylvia Sands
sylvia was looking her very best in
a HfCb!i'ic b!d"K velvet dress
wa' !nonopolizlnc George Billiards at
tention to The exclusion Of every on.
else
Their heads were close together and
they were talking earnestly. Esthrr
ueat 70 the story DR. Clarke was toll
ing, strained her ears In vain To catch
some fragment OF their conversation
Failing she imagined violen, firta-
ton was going on.
She gathered this from the earnest
look in Sy!vias eyes as she smoke r.
George at some length: and nv tbe
hush and the expression Of utter ran
tuIe tnat sprang into his face AS she
finished speaking
sylvia had been telling Ruilard SOM.
of her plans for The hospitals improve.
ment She ended her story by saving
TO him:
Or Billiard / have been taking
matters over with the board Of direc-
tors to-day. And have brought them
around TO my way Of thinking We
want YOU 10 accept the post OF CHIEF
surgeon at the hospital"
>, Bul!ard, FOR an instant, was dumb
with happiness. This offered position
had been beyond his widest dreams
IL made his whole future secure
ooh, how can thank YOU, Mrs
Sands" he exclaimed. when he could
Y speak. 1T is the highcs, honor that
. could receive. I'll do all In my power
10 prove worthy OF It."
(To Be Continued To-Sforrow.)