The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-15
Hero of the
Hospital
By ANTHONY RE1MERr


By ANTHONY 'RE1MERr
George, the elevator boy at the
hospital, has a very pretty ear. del
tcately shaped, like girls. On
the other side he wenrs his long
hair brushed low.
Miss Van Dyce, the society beau
ty. had shell-like ears, like Georges.
George had often seen her, for the
Van Dyce home is not far from the
hospital. Everybody knew the beau.
tifuI Miss Van Dyce, who used to
drive the powerful car. She Is
driving 1t again. by the way.
Miss Van Dyce was brought into
the hospital unconscious. She had
been doing social work, had gone
into factory. and had a piece of
her scalp torn away by a machine
to which she stood too close. The
ear was missing, too. The girl was
disl1gured for life.
Can nothing be doneY asked
the distracted mother.
The doctor shrugged his shout
ders. The ear had not been found.
Every one knew where It was. be-
fore they stopped the machine, but
- unless some person would be
willing to give ub an ear"
II would pay Ave thousand dol
lars!" exclaimed the distracted
mother. The beautiful Miss Van
Dyce without an ear was simply
unthinkable. ~
There's George. :, He has ears
Of the exact shape" said the nurse.
Somebody broached the subject
to George. "Five thousand dollars,
George, and you can wear your hair
long. It won't matter in a man."
give thousand nothingl" said
George stoutly.
"YOu won't eh, George2 Don't
blame you," said the surgeon.
"Sure you can take me ear-both
ears-for her." responded George.
but I won't take no money for 1t. j"
A volunteer had been found. The
mother was strictly cautioned not
to let her daughter, know that It
was strange ear she would be
wearing on her head when she came
out Of the ether. To her dying Gay
Miss Van Dyce was to be ignorant
of the heroic Georges sacrifice. @
The day came when George, feel.
ing the ether cone upon his nose,
put his right hand up to his ear In
last farewell.
He awoke with only one ear, but
so happyl Two weeks later he was
running his elevator up and down
again, and his hair was growing
nicely. He was the hero Of the hos.
pital.
Once, on one wonderful occasion,
passing the passage, he peeped into
the room in which Miss Van Dyce
sat with her head bandaged. She
was In chair, reading novel OF
heroism and young love. She did
not even glance up when George
passed. She was never to know
anything about It.
George was q willing martyr. The
thought that he had contributed to
Miss Van Dyce's continued social
career<was infinitely joyous to him
He went about In an ecstatic dream
The day came at last when Miss
Van Dyce was to leave the hospital
George had been fully informed OF
the progress Of the illustrious pa
tient. She was doing very nicely
indeed, the ear had grated quite
we'll and now formed IAN integral
part of Miss Van Dyce's physical
mechanism. So
Best Of all, the ear: resembied
Miss Van Dyce's private ear 81
closely that 1t was practically i'm
possible to see any difference be
tween them.
I Now Miss Van Dyce emerged
from her room, walking little
weakly still. but radiant at the ides
Of going home. With her walked
her mother. The nurse pressed thu
elevator bell. George. below. dew
up on wings. TO-
He knew that it was Miss Var
Dyce, reddy to depart for home.
|; The door was opened. Miss Val
Dyce and her mother stepped into
theelevatOr. Georges hand tren,blet
80 that he could hardly pull thu
4 rope. ~
4 He shot q shy glance at his divin
-Etty, butt the divinity's eyes wer.
upon the ground. The mother. VIII,
Snew all about George, Of course
and was afraid he was going to asl
/ for the five thousand dollars, KEEP
! her eyes on the floor Of the car.
/ George stole a look at Miss Val
Z. Dyce's head. There was his ear
4 aers ear now, growing nicely, ant
4 looking particularly pink and, she'll
Like. 4 II z
d. Conscious that George was look
+ ing at her ear, Miss Van Dye,
looked at Georges. Suddenly sh,
screamed: .
4 "Oh. mother. take me away. tax,
me away! That boy. has only on,
ear! i oughtn't to be allowed Il
9 public hospital. ! shall yet q
her to write to the dlrect0rs.r u
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