Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-03-29

very young, sat uoWu on WI "'"N' '"'''''
Ont of sheer habit he had brought tho
bag. lie put It down on The loor'be-
side him, and moIstened his lips'
lis he llvlngy'
"Oh. yes, sir. / gathered that Mr..
lie Moyne did not think It SERIOUS
He lied. and Doctor El knew he lied.
The Lamb stood by the door, and
Doctor Ed sat aud waited. The oiiice
clock said half after three. The bag
with the dog collar IN II was On me
floor. lie thought OF many things but
mostly az the promise he had made his
mother. Cold beads Of sweat stood
out on his forehead.
81 think I hear them now, sir said
the Lamb. und stood back respectfully
10 lot him pass out Of the'dodr
Carlotta stayol In the ROOM during
the consultation. No one seemed to
wonder why she was there, or 10 pay
any attention TO her. The stan was
stricken. They moved back 10 make
room for Doctor Ell beside the bed
and then closed In again.
Carlotta waited. her hand over her
mouth IN keep herself from screaming.
Surely they wouldn't let HIN Ole Ike
that! When she saw Tie phal1nN
break up and realized they would not
operate. she ran from lie room.
The staff went hopelessly down the
stairs 10 the smoking room, and
smoked. 1t was all they could do.
The night assistant seat coffee down
TO them, and they drank il. Doctor
Ed stayed in his brothera room. ana
said 10 his mother, under lis breath
That he'd tried 10 do his hes, hy Max,
and that from now on It would be- up
TO her.
X. had brought the injured man in.
The country doctor, on the WHy ia had
taken IT for granted that Is. was II
medical man like himself, and mad
placed his hypodermic case ui his dis
posal.
When he missed HMM lhr Smok-
Ing room. that was--he asked 'or him.
81 don't see the chap who came in
with US. he said. Clever fellow. Like
10 know his name.
The staff did not know.
n. sat alone on Il bench in the hall.
He wondered who would tell Sidney;
he hoped they would be very gentle
with her. He did not want go 20 home
and leave her 10 VIVA, she might nave
10 face. Tharc was chance she would
ask for him. He wanted '' Dee near
In that casr. The night Waichmah
went 10y twice and stared AT him. Al
last he asked X. to m.nd ,Ar door uh'
I'll he got some coffee.
zone uf tie stan, aD hHri' h,
explained. III / don --l -o'-r coz
See nov. won; get any
X. promised 10 watch The door
4 desperate thing had occurred to
CaMo,ta. Somehow, she had not
thought OF it before, Now she Won
dered how she could have failed to
think of il. She went 10 the stan ana
confronted them. They We're nen"of
courage. only declining to undertake
what they considered hopeless work.
The one man among them who might
have done the thing with any cnance
of success lay stricken. Not one
among them but would have given OF
his bcst-only his best was not good
enough.
1t would be the Edwardos opera
ton. wouldn't liz" demanded Cariotta.
The staff was bewildored. There
were no rules to cover such conduct
Oh the part Of nurse. One OF them
replied rather heavily: III any,i 1t
would be the Edwardes operation"
would Doctor Edwardes himself
be able TO do anything"
This was going little far.
POSSIBLY. One chance in q thou
sand, perhaps. But Edwardes is dead.
How did this thing happen, Miss Har-
rison:"
She ignored his question. Her face
was CHASTITY, save for the trace OF
rouge: her eyes We're red-rimmed.
Doctor Edwurdes is sitting ON n
bench in the hall outsider she an
'nounced.
Her voice rang out. X. heard her
ana raised his head. His attitude was
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. She
thought it was another operation, anu
her spirit was just little weary. But
her courage was indomitable. She
forced her shoes on her tired feet, ana
bathed her face in cold water to rouse
herself.
, The night watchman was in the nall.
He was fond of Sidney; she always
smiled ut him; and, on his morning
rounds ut six o'clock TO waken the
nurses. her voice was always aEiiable.
SO she found him In the hall. holding
n cup of tepid coffee. He was old and
bleary, Enthusiastically dirty, too-but
he had OWNED Sidney's romance.
"Coffeel For mel" She was aston
ishcd.
"Get II down."