Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-05-25
day or two before we are quite sure. :"
She stood looking down at Wilson's


about him." she said quietly. "Well,
that's all over. He never really cared
for me. played his game and lost.
I've been expelled from the school"
Quite suddenly she dropped on her
knees beside the bed, and put her
cheek close to the sleeping mans hand.
When after a moment she rose, she
was controlled again. calm, very white.
She turned toward the door. But &.
could not let her go like that. Her
face frightened him. It was too calm,
too controlled. He followed her across
| the room.
"vVhat are your plans?"
/ "I haven't any. I'm about through
with my training, but I've lost my
diploma"
Il don't like to see you going away
like this"
She avoided his eyes, but his kindly
tone did what neither the Head nor the
executive committee had done that
day. Tt shook her control.
.'yVhat does it matter to you? You
don't owe me anything
perhaps not. One way and another
I've known you long time
you never knew anything very
good"
"I'll tell you where live, and"
II know where you live"
"Will you come to see me there? We
may be able to think of something"
"What is there to think of? This
story will follow me wherever go!
I've tried twice for diploma and
| failed. What's the user"
But In the end he prevailed on her to
/ promise not to leave the city until she
had seen him again. 1t was not until
/ she had gone, a straight figure with
haunted eyes, that he reflected whim-
sically that once again he had defeated
| his own plans for flight.
Sidney brought her letter to Joe back
to K. She was flushed with the effort
and with new excitement.
1.-THE most remarkable thing has
happened. What day this has been!
Somebody has sent Johnny Rosenfeld a
lot Of money. The ward nurse wants
you to come back"
The ward had settled for the night.
/ The Well-ordered beds of the daytime
were chaotic now, torn apart by toss
ing figures. The night was hot and an
electric fan hummed in far corner.
Under it's sporadic breezes, as 1t
turned, the ward was trying to sleep.
Johnny Resented was not asleep.
! An incredible thing had happened to
him. A fortune lay under his pillow.
/ He was sure it was there, for ever
since it came his hot hand had clutched
/ it.
He was quite sure that somehow or
other X. had had hand in it. When
he disclaimed 1T, the boy was. beWil-
| dered.
1 sItll buy the old lady what she
wants for the house, anyhow" he said.
''But hope nobody's took up collec-
/ ton for me. I don't want no charity"
Maybe Mr.. Howe sent it,
sYou can bet your last match he
didn't"
In some unknown way the news had
reached the ward that JOhnny's friend,
Mr.. LIE Moyne, was great surgeon.
Johnny had rejected 1t scornfully.
! But the story had seized on his
Imagination.
"Say, Mr.. LIE Moyne."
eyes, Jack"
He called him slack" The boy liked
/ it. 1t savored of man to man. After
all, he was man, or almost. Hadn't
he driven a car? Didn't he have a
state license?
"They say that you're a surgeon;
that you operated on Doctor Wilson
and saved his life. They say that
you're the king pin where you came
FROM" He eyed X. wistfully. Il know
| it's lie, but il It's true Don't you
think you could do something for me,
sir?"
When K. did not reply at once, he
launched into an explanation.
'Pve been lying here good while.
didn't say much because / knew I'd
have to take chance. Either I'd pull
through or ] wouldn't, and the odds
were-well, I didn't say much. The
| old lady's had a lot of trouble. But
now, with this under my pillow for her,
I've got a right to ask. I'll take a
| chance, if you will"
It's only a chance, Jack"
II know that. But lie here and
watch these soaks off the street. Old,
lot Of them, and gettin' well to go
out and starve, and Mr.. lie Moyne,
they can walk, and can't
| x. drew a long breath. He had
started, and now he must go on. Faith
in himself or no faith, he must go on.
Life, that had loosed it's hold on him
for time, had found him again.
'sI'll go over you carefully tomorrow,
Jack. I'll tell you your chances hon
estly."
II have a thousand dollars. What
ever you charge"
It'll take it out of my board bill in
the new house,"
At four o'clock that morning x. got
back from seeing Joe off. The trip
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