Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-06
From the Drift.


gen hs going TO makr the opening speech
Hurry girls we've got 10 see him
4, Fgihlly addcr tho bedroom door came TO
he IIi', SICK china painting teacher aug
e'sIou ui curnatioh perfume ana the sound oi
hurl}ing f,et. ST llel,n's Hal was having
a hai holiday for the formpl opening Of
th, d'w rily hospital clOte b.
IIe hiue china paucr closer her eyes
a. shr was told but she could not sleep.
nNG mental picturct hung themse.ycs on
mg wall One Was the beach o. stern
hl''h children cMmhcrlug over the ltdgcs
h. ite summcr snn. hiuo, while the sea news
.hnI!ci beyond them and .he Wind m'do
hsr as gentle 90 he Due sky
Onf ~ he laI. most v'uiIfcaIme played
al iEr Ntly edge Of tue brcnkets. Come un,
Ollfl nc shouted. The ether one would
bu' stayed 10 help her over the edges and
snow her tho chnglns tarli'h AID the p"ie
gree sea ioscS. 10 the thadowy pools
Then 10 was winter Hud the quiet lad was
hndus the little maid his axis that she
might walk iu the snow. aud giving Ler
ticrs 90 iu.ohage Christina, cabel, oarda'
mon favored he had hoar.ci from his ihlro
st holiday time aHd saved for her
In tho last picture the happy 20 hcEy lad
a man siuWu, standing on the ROPE hitWh
d,ck Of fishing schooner waved to lhe
woman On the dock. Niilc the other lad HIho -
man grown, STOOD by her. But she had - yes
0n.y iOr the young captain.
= Then the pain IN tue liitie teacher heart
~ 80 great h'i for long time h snr'
pm ed the pain ~ her tevofcd th'OAt.
Through tong years Doctor Fftuycu Rad
preached and worked against . gIoihtLl pun.
IL; sentiment, g.yi.lg h,s tim. sLd money fGce'
y. Investigating h0spita. plans, interviewing
bdi de 's aud visiting the great DID wore hos
pitals 20 study their mcthOds. And row TIE
great homo oi the Uck ior which D.. had -
yaliautly sttiycn lo0mrd in it's tw"niy bH!G-
ines bohind him
'I,n't it .rcatl'' pushin9 elderly womer
whispered And isn be- landicmc. wi'h his
grand Nenc and hi feh tlOe' eyes
That evening the 'iath"t Of the new nos.
pitai reyered snd honorsd. paced his
room, restless and ',s.e,iui. his tboagh.a ~
tn far gone pust.
When h, was rs aud his mother dead he
et.a1 c,m, to America. and by tho time he Nts
f5 hgd acquire q Moderate fortune. The
American city was good to him The people
liked tel big. ,hcefiIl doctor God Is good.
Look IT his suns ine'" he told his paticats
who '1mpla.ncd.
God IS good, % he nutmured now. "Mat.
b. ia not done the work he's enabled me
10 de- n III been hsppJ with hctl Maybe |
wodldn'i have put my soul into the ne" hos
pitl
that 'tood lU his bedroom behlno his sitting
room. and rummagng In its depths brought
ont lttc old sandalwocd hoX. punEtutly
odorous out Of IL he took u small brooch
twisted rope NJ gold about carneliAu red
and translucent bought when he was j. for
his sweetheart. and ihcn. because OF another
sweetheart she had, not gwen 10 her.
Christian Bergen, the happ- 20 lucky wild
and RECKLESS at the ga his friend, had been
that other sweetheart Christian became the
master ~ schooner while he had gone away
u studv medicine When he came home he
had gskrd the girl to marry lin. but she
alrcad' wore Captain Christian ring
Some day, he murmured putting the
brooch back in it, case. "aiaybe / 70 GO homo
AID soc her and her grandchildren. ali heppy.
and slc'l laugh over the little old brooch,
but r,t yct-uui vet
Early the next morning before any ~ tho
patients were brought from the old piial
buildings M ambulance brought woman
witt long stauding ease o. throat trouble.
She WAS little, gray haired woman 81
softly helpless and gently graceful the nurses
were ir love with her Thea she grew 50
III thai she was close 20 death. An operation
was icro.s sary
Doctor Fran7cn was called to look AZ he
patient, lying half unconscious lie stopped
and took one Of her hand, to feel the pm Ise.
Are yod sick doriori' The nurse looked
NJ into his white face
''No,' he answered, snd his color came
Whcr the women rcgained consciousness
after tn" operation which the great doctor
guided he lcfi tie building.
TIE i;ile patient rapidly grew better. hut
II was only when she slept that Decor Fran.
zen looked IN on her again for many DAYS.
And every day tho nurse wondered aud could
scarcely find space for the gorgeous roses
pink cream and red aud white-carnaiions,
lilies aud yiolets that came to the patieut
thev called NO H. without card or name
On CLri.tmas dnv. very early. two boxes
cam to the hospital marked for Patient
with shining eycs she drew out Of one q
soft down couch pillow. in cover Of heavy
red silk with the Norwegian coat of arms
ion rampant, with a baitcax ald crown,
embroidered IN gold.
II. the other box was round. fat, tissue
wrapped cake labeled 'Julekage" There
wa. no card in either box
When the patient fell I, CRYING over the
riff The nurse threatened 10 take them away.
Then the little lady dried her eyes and after
willie fell asleep again.
An hour before noon Doctor Franzen who
had heon around to wish every patieu: in
the hospital merry Christmas" came to her
cot
'She', asleep and getting well fast sir. 90
the nurse eNulted. She II be pnch!ns OF
sent refoIe night, II don't watch heri'
Wheh the nurse went out the doctor laid
ore big. gentle hand very softly on the pa
lie, eyes opened they studied his face a
haf moment Then 'Olaf, Olafl' she
cried oh, Olaf are you the great Doctor
franzen ] did not know where you We're.
shs went on presently in her weak voice
so r'ad''
What are YOU doing here in Americai''
She had been teacher long time, she
told hin.
Where is your husband Where is Chris
tianl he interrupted her recital. Her in
yalid's pa or turned TO a deep flush.
'He-I have never married - she faltcrcd
81 am still Ester Winningstadt Olaf, did
you not know that Christian married II was
on Christina Day, and after while came
away. But voU-you have a happy home
<nni children r'
N.The hunger OF the mans heart revealed
i,eNf in his ewes. 'Only In my heart
an not married. But" he added "Id like
20 be, Esther.
"Aud WIN not =" sch said slowly. There
nre plenty fine ladies who would--'
~ q
ruptcd Il thought she loved me. | cannot
forget her. I'D ike to be married to her.
Her bands, thin and transparent went
over her face. And presently the nurse
comins--fn suddenly. was rloriously scandal
ised to see the dignifed father OF the hos
pi,a" kissing the little teacher Of china
painting. The mystery of the flowers, the
pillow and the Christmas cake was solved.