Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-12-08


In that case. The night Waterman
went by twice and stared at him. At
last he asked X. to mind the door I'M
I'll he got some coffee.
"One Of the STATS been hurt" he
explained. "If ! don't get some cof-
fee now, won't get any,"
X. promised to watch the door.
A desperate thing had occurred to
Carlotta. Somehow, she had not
thought Of 1t before. Now she won
dered how she could have failed to
think Of 1t. She went to the staff and
confronted tEem. They were men OF
courage, only declining to undertake
, what they considered hopeless work.
. The one man among them who might
: have done the thing with any chance
Of success lay stricken. Not one
among them but would have given OF
his best-only his best was not good
enough.
ut would be the Edwardes opera
ton, wouldn't III" demanded Carlotta.
The staff was bewildered. There
were no rules to cover such conduct
on the part Of a nurse. One Of them
replied rather heavily: "If any, 1t
would be the Edwardes operation"
"Would Doctor Edwardes himself
be able TO do anythingT
This was going little far.
"Posslbly. One chance in thou
sand, perhaps. But Edwardes Is dead.
How did this thing happen, Miss Har.
rlsonT
She ignored his question. Her face
was CHASTITY, save for the trace OF
rouge; her eyes were red-rimmed.
doctor Edwardes is sitting on 6
bench in the hall outside" she an
bounced.
Her voice rang out. X. heard hel
and raised his head. His attitude wa!
weary, resigned. The thing had come
then! He was to take up the old bur
den. The girl had told.
} Doctor Ed had sent for Sidney. Sh
thought II was another operation, an
her spirit was Just little weary. Blu
her courage was indomitable. Sh
forced her shoes on hertired feet, an
bathed her face In cold water to rous
II herself.
,o The night Waterman was In the hal
He was fond Of Sidney; she Away
,e smiled at him; and, on his mornin
10 rounds at six O'Clock TO waken Ii
Il, nurses, her voice was always amlabl
-,- So she found him in the hall, holdlr
a cup Of tepld coffee. He was old ar
ia bleary, Enthusiastically dirty, too-bl
49, he had OWNED Sldney's romance.
=. "Coffeel For met" She was asto
ished.
Get IL down."
So she finished II, not without an,
ETY. that she might be needed. b
H. daddys attentions were for few, al
49,. not TO be lightly received.
nd "Can you stand a piece Of b
ba newsf'
Strangely, her first thought was
X.
IA "There has been an accident. Do
=. tor WILSON"
lie (Which one?"
=, Doctor Max-has been hurt.
-. amt much, but guess you'd like
know H."
=, "Where Is hey
Downstairs. In seventeen"
u, So she went down alone 10 {
'"' room where Doctor Ed sat In cha
with his untidy bag beside him on
floor, and his eyes fixed on strail
figure on the bed. When he saw $
~ ney, he got up and put his arms arou
her. His eyes told her the truth
y. fore he told her anything. She har'
"' listened 10 what he said. The Il
was all that concerned her-for 81
Nv denly Sidney's small world, which }
w. always sedately revolved In one dir
~, W" ton. began TO move the other way.
The door opened. and the stan ca
In. But where before they had moi
A. heavily. with dropped heads, now u
came quickly, rs men with n purpC
There was a tall man In n white C
'eu' with them. He ordered them nh
ana like children. and they FASTENED TO
nee his will. The hcaylncSs Of lnactlN
has lifted. The room buzzei. The nur
inc stood by, while the stan did nur'
uu' work.
rvs Il was the Lamb. after all. v
oou brought the news To Sidney. The I
activity had caught Doctor Ed,
'ald she was alone now, her face bun
ully against the back ~ n chair.
"Thcrc1l be something doing n
ring Miss Page" he offered.
TO "what are they going TO doy'
pay "Golng after the bullet. Do
was know who's going to DO IT.
axe Ills voice echoed the subdued
pcd' element Of the room-cxcitcmcn
new hope.
her "nld you ever hear Of Edwardcs,
Ilng. surrcong-t the Edwardcs operat
like you know. Well. he's here. II sou
Ianx like miracle. They found him sit
not on n bench In the hall downstairs.
sidney raised her head. but
the could not see the mlraculously 10
and Edwnrdcs. She could see the FAM
do. faces Of the stan. and that other
own on the pillow. and-she gave n 1
ctor cry. There was K.l How like
mud 20 he there 10 be wherever any