Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-01-16
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING,

vens," he said. "EIe is the great,
authority in the world on such cas-,
as your husbands. I was speaking @
1t to him last week, and he wishes tC
make an examination"
Half an hour after the doctors came
out Of the sick mans room to the
woman, who had risen hastily from
her knees. She had been praying that
Curtin might live. The prayer was to
be heard.
doctor Stevens thinks that there
Is chance to cure your husband"
said the physician. at will necessl-
tate an operation" He hemmed lit
tie. "Of course Doctor Stevens fees
are high, much higher than those of
an ordinary practitioner" he contin'
ued.
"Never mind the cost" said Anna
Foulkes give me back my husband"
Excuse me, DOCTOR" said the physl-
clan, and the great man withdrew
little way across the room. ut Is
necessary to be businesslike, Mrs.
phiNNSs hti hONioi AhC
will operate for two hundred dollars"
Two hundred dollarsl If Curtin died
that would be the last Of the insur-
ance money. But If he llved-what
years Of toll And the idea Of Grant
witch would have become ludicrously
absurd Anna did not waver.
well, 1t must be done, of course"
she said. "When can Doctor Stevens
operate"
"Now," answered the physician. "In
fact, the sooner the better. To be
frank with you, Mrs. Foulkes, l
brought him here for that purpose"
II he had been franker he would
have added that Doctor Stevens would
have been glad to have operated for
nothing. 1t was an unusual case, and
much was to be learned from 1t. AS
a matter Of fact, he would have paid
ence. But Of course Anna could not
know anything about that.
Get the table scrubbed" continued
the physician. "And take down the
curtains. l have telephoned to the
hospital for nurse"
An hour later the fumes of ether
began to permeate the cottage. The
white-robed doctor and nurse were
working buslly inside the parlor. Out
side Anna prayed.
She thought of her life with Curtin,
OF those miserable years, his drunk
amman bts dIohopasfv tho toto1 yurapr
Of their happiness that they had made.
1t was partly her fault; Curtin had
been an average sort of man. But
she had high ideals, and, in fixing her
gaze on them she had forgotten to be
tolerant of human fallings.
As she kneeled there 1t seemed to
her as though her single will were
fighting lost battle against the will
of all these men, the united wills Of
tradesmen, Of the undertaken, Of the
physician and surgeon, even. As In
a vision she saw the terrific battle
And there was one thing that all
depended on.
That was Charlie. His will, added
to either side, would change the stu
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