The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-28
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DIR. Ed sat and waited. The bag
with the dog collar In u was on tho
floor. lie thought OF many things,
but mostly Of the promise he had
made his mother. And. having for.
gotten the injured mans shortcom.
ings. he was RENE nbering his good
aualities--his cheerfulness. his eour.
age. his achievements He rcmcm.
bered the day Max had done the I'd.
wardes operation. and how proud he
had been OF him. lie figured out how
old he wa~--not II yet. and already
perhaps There he stopped think
ing. Cold beads OF sweat stood out
on his forehead
n think | hear them now. SIR. %
said the Lamb. and stood back re
~pectfuliy TO let him pass out Of the
door.
Carlotts stayed IN the room during
the consultation. No one seemed To
wonder why she was there. or % pay
any attention 20 her. The stan was
stricken They moved back to make
room for Dr, I'd beside tn. bed. and
then closed tn again
csrlotta waited. her hand over her
mouth 10 keep herself from scream.
ing. surely they would operate. they
wouldn't let him die like that
when she saw the phaianx break
up and realized that they would not
operate. she went mad She stood
aEainss The door. and accused them OF
cowarfic.- tainted them.
do you think he would let any
Of you die like that?'' she cried. Die
like hurt dog. and none Of you to
lift . hand7''
II was Pfeiffer who drew her out
Of the room and tried to talk reason
and sanity to her.
"Its hopeless" he said. en-
there was a chance. we'd operate.
and you know it"'
The stan went hopeiessly down the
stairs 10 the smoking room. and
smoked. II was all they could do.
The night assistant sent coffee down
to them, and they drank II. DIR. Ed
stayed in his brothers room. and said
to his mother. under his breath. that
he'd tried to do his best by Max.
and that from now on II would be
up TO her.
X. sat alone on bench In the hail.
lie wondered who would tell sidney,
he hoped they would be very gentle
with her. He sat in the shadow.
waiting He did not want 10 go
h m and leave her TO what she
might have 10 face. There WAS a
chance she would ask for him. lie
wanted 10 be near. in that case.
a desperate thing had occurred to
Csriotta. Somehow. she had not
thought Of II before. Now she won.
dered how she could have failed TO
think Of IL. III only she could find
him and he would do~itl She would
go down on her knees--would tell
him everything, II only he would con.
sent,
When she found him on his bench.
however. she passed him by She had
a terrible fear that he might go away
II she put the thing to him first. He
chung hard to his new identity.
SO first she went TO the staff and
confronted them. They were men Of
courage, only declining to undertake
what they considered hopeless work.
The one man among them who might
have done the thing with any chance
OF success lay stricken. Not one
among them but would have given
OF his best-only his best was not
good enough.
at would he the Edwardes opera.
ton, wouldn't IT." demanded Car.
lotta.
The stan was bewildered There
were no rules 10 cover such conduct
on the part Of n nurse. One of them
--Pfeifrer again. by chance--replied
rather heavily;
III any. II would be the Edwardes
operation"
Would Or. Edwardes himself be
able to do anything"
This WAS going little far.
Possibly. One chance in n thou
sand. perhaps. But Edwardes IL
dead. How did this thing happen,
Miss Harrison2"
She ignored his question. Her face
WAS CHASTITY. save for the trace OF
rouge; her eyes were red.rimmed.
"Dr. Edwardes IL sitting on a bench
In the hall outsideF she announced.
Her voice rang out X. heard her
and raised his head. His attitude
was weary. resigned. The thing had
come. them He was to take up the
old burden. The girl had told.
.
Dr. I'd had sent for sidney. Max