The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-28
CHAPTER IX-Continued.

"Here! Right back herew
There was vibrant gladness In her
tone. He came slowly toward them.
my brother is not at home, so /
came over. How select you are, with
your balcOny!"
Can you see the step"
Coming, with bells on"
X. had risen and pushed back his
chair. His mind was working quickly.
Here in the darkness he could hold
the situation for a moment. If he
could get Sidney into the house, the
rest would not matter. Luckily, the
balcony was very dark.
rs anyone ill?"
Mother is not well. This is Mr.. LIE
Moyne, and he knows who you are
very well, indeed"
The two men shook hands.
'Tve heard lot of Mr.. LIE MOyne.
You're the most popular man on the
Street"
1--WE always heard that about you.
Sidney, if Doctor Wilson is here to see
your mother"
Going" said Sidney. "And DIR.
Wilson is q very great person, h, so
be polite to him."
Max had aroused at the sound OF
LIE Moyne's voice, not to suspicion, of
course, but to memory. Without any
apparent reason, he was back in Ber-
lin, tramping the country roads, and
beside him
Wonderful night! VIII you have a
cigarette?"
Thanks; l have my pipe here"
X. struck match with his steady
hands. Now that the thing had come,
he was glad to face it. In the flare.
his quiet profile glowed against the
night. Then he flung the match over
the rail. Max stared; then he rose.
R,ackness had descended on them
again, except for the dull glow Of ks
old pipe.
For Gods sake!"
Ssh! The neighbors next door have
bad habit of sitting just inside the
curtains"
"But-you!"
"Sit down. Sidney will be back In
moment. I'll talk to you, If you'll sit
still. Can you hear me plainly?"
After a moment-"Yes."
1--WE been herein the city. I mean
for a year. Names LIE Moyne.
Don't forget it-Le Moyne. I've got
position in the gas office, clerical"
Wilson stirred, but he found no ade-
quate words. Only part of what K.
said got to him. For moment he
was back in a famous clinic and this
man across from hint was not be-
uevable!
Its not hard work, and It's safe.
If / make q mistake there's no life
hanging on it"
Wilson's voice showed that he was
more than incredulous; he was pro-
foundly moved.
1--WE thought you were dead. There
were all sorts of stories. When q year
went blythe Titanic had gone down,
and nobody knew but what you were
on tive give up. lin June we put
up a tablet for you at the college /
went down for the-for the services"
Let it stay" said X. quietly. I'm
dead as far as the college goes, any
how. I'll never go back. I'm LIE Moyne
now. And, for heavens sake, don't be
sorry for me. I'm more contented
than I've been for q long time"
The wonder III Wilson's voice was
giving way TO irritation.
"But-when you had everything
Why, good heavens, man. did your
operation today, and I've been blowing
about it ever since"
'All a man in our profession has is
d certain method, .lnowledge-call it
what you like-and faith In hims> |
lost my self-eonfdence that's ALL Ger
tain things happened; kept on happen
ing So / gave it up
IF every surgeon gave up because
he lost cases-Ive just told you ! did
your operation today There was Just
81 chance for the man. and / took my
courage in my lands and tried it. The
poor devils dead"
X. rose rather YEARLY and emptied
his pipe over the balcony rail.
That's not the same. That's the
chance he and you took. What hap
pened te ne was-different."