The Winslow mail., 1924-05-09
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him tackle the biggest Bechuana Of the
gang and put him to sleep in the first
round, and felt that Sans work bade
isfed that his affairs were in good
hands.
The news of the washing was most
discouraging The water supply was
consistently meager, and nothing had
been found in the small amount Of rock
that had been pulverized except a few
tiny stones, of practically no value for
jewelers. purposes. MalOpo no longer
believed in the claim, the rush had
stopped, and there was a considerable
exodus in the coaches that left for
Taungs.
And yet WintOn was positive that
the claim was bonanza. and that the
syndicate knew it. He began to look
about him for loan.
He soon discovered that it was inn
possible to raise capital in Malopo in
the face Of the syndicate's opposition.
Besides, the, value Of the Big Malopo
claim was consistently decried In the
reaction following the extravagant
faith that had been placed in it, men
used the name of the property as
synonym for anything worthless.
Even the kaffirs called each other
Malopo as a term Of scorn. Winton
dicate's antagonism stopped to the
least weapon that could be used against
him.
He would have to swallow his pride
and go to Davis for a loan. One of the
independent shareholders had limited
pointedly at court action unless the de-
velopment of the claim proceeded with
greater energy.
Before taking this step, however,
WintOn, as soon as he was well, went
to see Ned in the hospital. He found
the old man prOpped up in bed, reading
the Bible, which he was able to do as
we'll as ever. Ned knew him at once
and nodded and gurgled
"Well, Ned, how are you feeling"
inquired WintOn, sitting down by the
bedside
Burns understood perfectly, but the
food of meaningless syllables that
poured from his throat conveyed no
sense whatever 1t was evident that
Burns was desperately anxious to tell
something, and that he felt his position
keenly.
Winton saw. too that the old man
was not quite certain whether his re-
marks conveyed any meaning or not,
and he looked at him so hopefully
when he had finished speaking that
Wfnton could hardly bear to let him
realize the truth. But Burns did
realize it, and two tears trickled down
his cheeks upon the open book.
Winton produced sheet of paper
and pencil, and handed them to Ned,
who, resting the Bible on his knee, be-
for the sheet.
He handed the result to Winton, but
hopelessly, for he could read that, he
had written nonsense. It consisted of
a number of words and syllables,
strung together, but without the small
est intelligent significance. Suddenly
Ned snatched away the. paper and tore
it into pieces, and flung himself back
moodiIy upon his pillow.
The DOCTOR young graduate from
Edinburgh. had seen the incident. He
drew Winton away.
His minds clear" said Winton.
Gas clear as yours or mine"
"And he understands what Is said 10
him"
Every word"
whats the trouble then?"
"The speech and writing centers in
the brain are affected" answered the
doctor. 1--WE have them marked out
very accurately, you know. expected
this before Burns recovered conscious
ness, as soon as l saw the location OF
the wound"
Bone pressing on them?'
mo. II there were l should have
operated. The blow on the head rup-
tured an artery, and the rush of blood
destroyed some of the brain tissues"
"Will he get well?"
The doctors expression answered
Winton before his words.
You see" he explained, every ac-
quired human faculty has its area in
the brain. Not the moral character, as
the laity are apt to think. A man
isn't truthful, or brave, or generous
because he has bumps, as the
phrenologists suppose. But what we
learn in life is stored up and repro
duced when needed in certain definite
quarters. In rare cases one of these
storehouses may he destroyed, say by
blow strong enough to rupture the
brain tissue without destroying the
vital centers. Then the corresponding
faculty is unable to express itself.
Now the speech center is one Of the
most interesting Of all, because it is
the most important, and we have it
mapped out exactly. Every human
being speaks by means of little tract
called BrOca'S conYOlutiOn There's a