Middletown transcript., 1917-01-06
CHAPTER Ix-continued.

"SidneyV
Here! Right back here!"
There was vibrant gladness in her
tone. He came slowly toward them.
MY brother is not at home, so l
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 q moment. Ii he
could get Sidney into the house, the
rest would not matter. Luckily, the
balcony was very dark.
'Is anyone ill?"
Mother is not well. This is MIR. LIE
Moyne, and he knows who you are
very well, indeed"
The two men shook hands.
I've heard a lot of Mr.. LIE Moyne.
You're the most popular man on the
Street"
"Tve always heard that about you.
Sidney, if Doctor Wilson is here to see
your mother"
Going said Sidney. "And DR..
Wilson is very great person, h., so
be polite to him"
Max had aroused ut 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
cigaretteY
Thanks; have my pipe here
Il. 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 Ovel
the rail. MAX stared; then he rose
BlackneS had descended on then
again, except for the dull glow Of NJ
old pipe.
~For Gods sake!"
ASh! The neighborS next door hav,
a bad habit of sitting just inside th'
curtains"
"But-you!"
"Sit down. Sidney will be back il
moment. I'll talk to you. if you'll 81
still. Can you hear me plainlyy'
After moment-"Yes."
I've been herein the city, meal
for year. Names LIE Moyne
Don't forget it-Le Moyne. I've go
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 h
was back in a famous clinic, and thi
man across from hinl--it was not bt
lieyablei
TITS not har1i work, and it's saf'
II make mistake there's no lif
hanging ON it."
Wilson's voice showed that he wa
more than incredulous; he was prt
foundly moved.
I'VE thought you were dead. Ther
were all sorts Of stories. When u yea
went blythe Titanic had gone dOwl
and nobody knew but what you wer
on tive gave UP. lin June we pu
up tablet for you at the college.
went down for the-fOr the services
Let 1t stay" said K. quietly. I'll
dead as far rs the college goes, an!
how. I'll never 60 back. I'm LIE Moyn
now. And, for heavens sake, don't b
sorry for me. I'm more contente
than I've been for long time
The wonder in Wilson's voice WI
giving way to irritation.
"But-when you had everything
Why good heavens, man, l did yOl
operation today, and I've been BLOWN
about it ever since"
"All a man in our profession has
a certain method, knowledge-call
what you like-and faith IN himself.
lost my self-confdence; that's all. Ce
tain things happened; kept on happe
ing. SO I gave it up"
IF every surgeon gave up becau.
he lost cases-rve just told you d
your operation today. There was ju
a chance for the man, and l took n
courage in my hands and tried 1t. III
poor devils dead"
K. rose rather wearily and emptit
his pipe over the balcony rail.
That's not the same. That's II
chance he and you took. What ha
Denxa t1 me was-different."