The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-07-13
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~why notr' Wilson demanded. half ir-
rltnbly. 1.-The secret II ont. Everybody
knows who yoa are. And NOW. because
. boy who wouldn't have lived any
how"
'That's not IT," K. put In hastily. Il
know oil that. guess ] could do II
and get away with It n well a. the
average. All that deters me-rye never
told you. have !. why gave up be-
foref'
Wilson was propped MP In his bed.
X. was walking restiessiy about the
room. Is was his habit when troubled.
'I've heard the gossip; that's ALL"
'You know what i always felt about
the profession, MIX. We went into
that more than once In Berlin. Either
ones best or nothing. had done
pretty well. When left Torch and
built my own hospital, l hadn't a doubt
Of myself. And because was getting
results got lot of advertising. Men
began coming to the clinics. found
was making enough out Of the patients
who could pay to add q few free wards.
/ want to tell you now. Wilson, that
the opening OF those free wards was
the greatest self-lndulgence ever per
mitted myself. I'd seen % much care
less attention given the poor-well.
never mind that. Il was almost three
years ago that things began to 60
wrong. lost Q big case"
II know. All this doesn't influence
me. Edwardes."
IN the operating room as perfect rs
could devise 1t. never finished an
operation without having my first as
sistunt verify the clip and sponge
count. But that first case died because
n sponge had been left In the operating
field. You know how those things 60 /;
you can't always see them, and one
goes by the count, after reasonable
caution. Then almost lost another
case In the sumo way-a free case.
AS well as could tell. the precau-
lions had not been relaxed. was do
ing from four to six cases a day. After
the second one almost went crazy.
made up my mind, II there was ever
another, I'd give up and 60 away"
There was anotherT'
mot for several months. When the
last case died. free case again, per-
formed my owp. autopsy. allowed
only my first assistant In the room. He
was almost as frenzled as / was. 1t
was the same thing again. When
told him wns going away, he offered
to take the blame himself, to soy he
had closed the incision. He tried to
mike me think he was responsible. l
knew--better."
ats Incredible"
Exactly: but it's true. The last pa
dent was laborer. He left a family.
I've sent them money from time to
time. used to sit and think about
the children he left. and what would
become Of them. The ironIc part of 1t
was that, for all TINT had happened, 1
was buster all the time. Men were
sending me cases from all over the
country. II was either stay and keep
on working, with that chance. or-Quit.
quit"
"But II you had stayed, and taken
extra precautions"
WED taken every precautlon we
knew"
Neither Of the men spoke for time.
K. stood. his tall figure outlined against
the window.
That's the worst. il it9' Max VIII
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That's enough"
"It's extremely significant. You had
an enemy somewhere-on your staff,
probably. This profession of ours is o
big one. but you know its jealousies.
Let man get his shoulders above the
crowd, and the pack is after him" He
laughed little. "Mtxed figure, but
you know what l mean"
K. shook his head. He had had that
gift Of the big man everywhere. In
every profession, of securing the loyal
u OF his followers. He would have
trusted every one OF them with his life.
You're going to do 1t, Of course"
Take up your work.
aYes."
de stirred restlessly. To stay on, to
be near Sidney, perhaps to stand by
az Wilson's best man when she was
married-it turned him cold. But he
did not give q decided negative. The
sick man was flushed and growing fret
full; 1t would not do to irritate him.
Give me another day on it." he said
at last. And SO the matter stood.
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