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

denly sidney ; rhl'" 49,, .,t.oo.
always scdalcly reyolyed II one alr'''
ton, began 60 -moye uiG other way.
The door opened, ard the staif came
In. Tut where before they had moved
heavily, with dropped hrpda, now they
came quickly, as men with II purpose.
There was Il tall man IN white coat
with them. He ordered them abOur
like children. and they FASTENED to 10
his will. The hcaviness Of .inactlyity
llrteh Tho room buzzed. The nurses
stood by. while the stan did nurses
work.
X was the Lamb, after all, who
brought the news ~ Sidney. The new
activity had caught Doctor Ed. and
she was alone low, her face buried
against the back Of a chair.
"Theregl he something dollg now.
Miss Page" he offered.
"What are they going to DEP"
'GoiEg after the bullet. Do you
know who's going 10 do ltT'
His voice echoed the subdued ex-
cltemeat Of the room-eSciteIuen and
new hope.
Did YOU ever hear of Edwaries, the
surgeon? 49, the Edwurdes operation.
you know. Well. hes here. II sounds
like miracle. They found him sitting
ON bench In tle hall downstairs"
Sidney raised her head, but she
could not see the miraculOusly found
Edwardes. She could see the familiar
faces of the stan, ana that ether face
on the PILLOW, and-shc gave a little
cry. There was H.. How like him
to be there. t. Dee wherever anyone
was In trouble, Tears cane t. her
eyes-thc first tears she had shed.
A II her eyes had called him. he
locked NJ and saw her He came
tOwur! her at once. The stan stood
back 10 let him pass. aud guacd after
him. The wonder Of what had hap
pencd vas growing ua thea.
X. stood beside Sidney, and looked
down at her Just at arst il seemed
rs II he found nothing to say. Then
There's just chance. Sidney, dear,
Don't count too much on It. II you
will wait somewhere near, I'll see that
you have immediate word"
",.an rnps TO the operating ruom.'"
MOT % tie operating r00I1. Some
where near
Ills steady voice controlled her hys-
teria. But she resented It. She was
not herself, OF course. what with strain
and WEAKNESS.
81 shall ask Doctor Edwardcs."
He wns puzzled for q moment. Then
he understood. After all, it was as
well. The thing that really mattcred
was that he must try To save Wilson
for her. If he failed, she might hate
him the rest Of her life--not for him
self but for his failure Whichever
way things went, he must lose.
Doctor Edwardes says you are to
stay away from the operation, but to
remain near. He--hc promises to call
you fittings 20 wrong.
She had TO be content with that.
Nothing about that night was real to
Sidney. She sat in the ancsthetl2ing
room. ana after n time she knew that
she was mol alone. There WIS some
body else. She realized duly that Car
lotla was there, too, pacing up ana
down the little room. She was never
sure, for instance. whether SHE ipag-
ined it. or whether Carl0tta really
stopped before her and surveyed her
with burning eyes.
SO you thought he was going to
marry you said Carlotta-0r the
dream. "Well, you see he isH't."
Sidney tried to answer, and failed
or that was the way the dream went.
III you had enough character, I'd
think you did It. How do l know you.
didn't fellow us, and shoot him Us
he left the rOom2"
1t must have been reality after all;
for Sidney's numbed mind CRASHED the
essential fact here, and held on TO it.
lie had heen out with Carlotta. He
had promSed--sworn that this should
not happen. 1t had happened. 1t sur
priscd her. Ii seemed us If nothing
more could hurt her.
In the movement to and from the
operating room, the door stood open
for moment. 4 tall fisure-how
much it looked like X. Strengthened
ard held out something IN its hand.
1.-THE bullet" said Carlotta in a
whisper.
Thea more waiting. a stir Of move
ment In the room beyond the closed
door. CarlOtta was standing, her face
buried in her hands, against the door.
Sidney suddenly felt sorry for her.
She cared a great deal. It must be
tragic to cure like that She herself
was rot caring much; she was too
numb.
The city still slept, but the tOrturing
night was over. And in the gray dawn
the staff, locking gray, too, and elderly
and weary, came out through the
closed door and took their husheG way
toward the elevators They were talk
ing among themselves. Sidney. strain
ing her ears. gathered that they had
seen n miracle, and that the wonder
was still on them.