The Lamar register., 1921-05-11
JUST LUCK
BY KATHERINE NEWELL
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,e. 1870 o, M'tlLr Nsv-paU-r syndicate
Don't you ever get SICK OF living
u, Ih--r 'n"unraImSf'
Cltd- iIgIHNHn contemplated tln
quesiiuit-r ia siirncr Tor nnuIrnI.
Slowly rrinuN ~ piece 1f sweet clio
yer h. Na- chewing before he AN
sw-r.d. Ne. there's lots OI life in
The Oil country and you meet with all
sorts nf folks, mostly bir-heurted II
they sometimes ain much Ia The way
OF morals" His clear blue gaze
swept the green foothills Of the Al
leghenies lovingly.
Clarence benson WINGED Hs the lads
eyes rested uii his white artns.
"Du you always Intend to work ON
oil leases? Don't you want TO he
something diflprent?'' Clarence asked
utter anu'hsr silence Of watching anE-
iouslH tor hiie.
Yep. want To b, what your father
wants In- to be--the best surgeon Ia
the country; buI there's dnrnrd Ut
tie chance for ne. the oulS boy, with
slew OF sisters 10 put through
school. Gee. but you're II lucky guy
All. we'll | guess there VIII he money
ia this oil game for US after while,
hut then maybe IN be too old for med
ical Schnol. A fellow should be
truined real young for that work. eht
Nv hands would he spoiled for sur
gery-tool dressing spreads 'em sor
Clyde looked at his work stained. welt
SHAPED hands regretfuliy; then
t.ta sa.-Ya IN
he goI up pnd. pushing back mop oi
dark red hair. looked down with
wisiful smile AT Clarence Benson Idly
watching the float In the sparkling
wafer. They say that everything
comes 10 those who walt. buI l am
inclined TO think that IT'S just luck
with some folks, like you and your
fishing an becoming q surgeon.
Some folks would set around this lake
= whole week and don't git the catches
you get In day - lie strobe out
What do you know about that,
motherl Clarence Benson died last
nightl" Clyde Hanavan put down
the newspaper. and his lips tremblsd
for a moment.
Yes, l heard that down At The posi-
ONCE this morning. IL appears that
Clarence had appendicitis. but Doctor
Benson WAS afraid to have him oper'
ated on, so he tried treatment. Finally
he got q surgeon from New York. bu'
IL was TOO late. the lad only lived
few hours after the operation. Seems
as though Doctor Benson would 90
crazy. they say; he'd set his heart on
that boy being such q wonderful sur
geon; he was an only child, too" said
Mrs. Hanavan with a thankful sigh a.
she looked at her family around her.
Gosh, aren't glad I'm alive But
| feel bad over Clarence Benson
A few months later Doctor Bensen.
broken in health and spirit over the
death of his idolized son. came TO his
home In The foothills. where he owned
some property adjoining the Hama
vans lease.
A few weeks later q wash out"
wrecked the evening train at the top
of the Mountain Gauge. resulting in
many injured and killed. Doctor
Lynch, the nearest medical man, was
miles on. and could not reach the spot
for an hour or 50. Old DOC" With
ere called for clyde Hansvan to help
him, but the Doctors eyesight was 90
bad that It fell 10 Clyde's skiiled
fingers to bsndsge and ease the In
jured, TO remove and care for the
dead.
Suddenly he thought Of Doctor Ben
son in his loneliness and grief. Here
was a man for the job. Why hadn't
anyone thought Of calling him be-
foref
Clyde vas Just completing his "nrst
aid" to the terribly burned engineer
and had given ''hypos" to the rest OF
the injured under Doctor witheu' Or
ders. when Doctor Benson arrived at
the ,.ane of the wreck.
Il uon't see that there is anything
left for me to do. You have already
done everything that can be done un-
der such God-forssken conditions
and q little more; why call
mel would like to congratulate the
man or men who are responsible for
such wonderfully efficient nrst aid.
since I was told there was no doctor
around" he said. lifting his lantern
on the crowd. the light falling on
CLYDE Hanavan and the bent form Of
Doctor withers leaning on his arm.