Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-11

the city from Pharos and It's harbor
hedge Of masts to Ell 'Meks winked
with lights. Then he took carriage
to the railroad station and entrained
for Ramleh. What South Kensington
is to London and the Oranges are to
New York, Ramleh Is to Alexandria,
the suburb Of homes. These pretty
villas lie in the lap Of the delta's
greenery. skirted by canals, cooled by
the winds off Aboukir bay and shaded
by great palms-the n beauty spot
in all the hybrid product of East n
West that is the present city of Alex
ander.
Remembering directions he had re-
ceived in Berlin, Woodhouse threaded
shaded streets until he paused before
a stone gateway set In a high wall.
On one Of the pillars a small brass
plate was inset. BY the light OF q
nearby arc, Woodhouse read the in
scription on it:
Emil Koch, NJ. D.,
80 Queens Terrace.
He threw back his shoulders, with
q sudden gesture. which might have
been taken for that OF a man about
to mako a plunge, and rang the bell.
The heavy wooden gate, filing all the
snace of the arch, was opened by a
tall Numidian in house livery of white.
He nodded an Affirmative to Wood
houses question, and led the way
through an avenue of flaming hibiscus
to a house, set far back under heaVy
shadow of acacias. On every hand
were gardens. rank foliage shutting
off this walled yard from the street
land neighboring dwellings. The a
gate closed behind the visitor with q
sharp snap. One might have said that
Doctor Koch lived in pretty secure
! isolation. .
Woodhouse was shown into a sman
room off the main hall, by its furnish
|ings and position evidently a waiting
room for the doctors patients. Inc
Numidian bowed and disappeared.
Alone, Woodhouse rose M strolled
aimiessly about the room, tipped the
covers of magazines on the table,
picked up and hefted the bronze
Buddha on the onyx mantel, noted,
with a careless glance, the position OF
the two windows in relation to the
entrance door and the folding doors,
now shut. which doubtless gave on
the consultation room. As he was
regarding these doors they rolled back
and a short thickset man, with q
heavy name of iron gray hair and a
black brush Of beard, stood between
them. He looked at @Woodhouse
through thick 1ensed glasses. which
gave to his stare a curiously intent
bent. ~.
"Mv Office hours are from two to
four. afternoons" Doctor Koch said
IHe spoke in English, but his speech
was buried by a slight heaviness 4
the aspirants. reminiscent Of his
mother tongue. The doctor did not
ask Woodhouse to enter the consul
tation room. but continued standing
between the folding doors, staring nix
edlv through his thick lenses.
Il know that Doctor" Woodhouse
began alphabetically" following tne
physicians lead and turning MS
tongue to English. But, you see, IN
case like mine I have to
it was "haf' and "indrude' as\Wood
house gave these Notwithstanding
could not be here during your ONCE
hours. You will pardon?"
Doctor Koch's eyes widened just
perceptibly at the hint of a Germanle
strain in his visitors speech-just 8
hint quickly CLOSED over. But still
he remained standing in his formel
, attitude of annoyance.
"Was the sum-, then, too hot to Der
NIT YOU to come to my house during
regular Office hours? At nights I see
no batients-bositively none
The sun-perhaps." Woodhouse re
n1ied %suardedly. But as I happened
inst to arrive today from Marse1lles
!, and your name was strongly o
!, mended to me as one to consult IN {
case such as mine ,
, "Where was my name recommend
! ed to you, and by whom?' Doctor
, Koch interrupted in sudden interest.
r Woodhouse looked at him steadily
"In Berlin-and by a friend Of yours,
he answered. ,
> ~~Indeed?" The doctor stepped bacl
from the doors. and motioned his vlsl
. for into the consultation room.
= Woodhouse stepped into a larg'
. room lighted by a single green shad
. ed reading lamp, which threw a whit
circle Of light straight down upon
litter of thin bladed scalpels in
glass dish of disinfectant on a table
! The shadowy outlines of an operating
chair, Of high shouldered bookcases
d and the dull light of instruments II
q a long glass case we're almost impe1
! centible because OF the centering 0
6 ali light upon the glass dish of knives
lnoctor Koch dragged a chair out iron
HE shadows. and, carelessly enough
i Iplaced it in the area Of radiance; n