The Washington times., 1937-02-17

uring her words dramatically.
"Well-who is hep" asked Sonia,
jumpy. Nathan Parker?"
Come here! I'll tell you a
story that will beat the one you're
reading" Elise moved over and
made room. you've often heard
me speak of my pet cousin, Clay
Brock. Lately he has been seeing
much of a young nurse at Park
way Hospital. The other night
there was a party-nurses and
medics, mostly-and Clay fell into
conversation with the head nurse,
Miss Ogilvie Listen! =.
"'She wanted to know where
I lived and 1 told her about Leeds.
She asked me about my people
and 1 told her about you. She
seemed interested in your story,
so l told her about Mr.. Parker
and what all he had done to give
you a push. Then she wanted to
know about Mr.. Parker-moSt in
quisitive woman I ever saw, I
think-and I told her a good deal.
When mentioned Sylvia, she
shut up like a clam and grew
very sober.
Later in the evening, as we
were leaving, she pulled me aside
and said she wanted to talk to me,
and would come to see her, the
next afternoon. I did-and she
told me that Mr.. Parker was DR.
Newell Paige who had been DR..
Endicott'S associate surgeon and
had run away after an operation
in which the patient died. All
that will be interesting enough to
you, I imagine, if he never told
you himself &. But the rest of the
story is a Knockout
i don't know whether anything
can ever be done about it, but Miss
Ogilvie says, the surgical mistake
was made by old man Endicott!
She saw it with her own eyes! It
was this way, if I can explain it
so you'll understand. The old boy
was doing a kidney excision. The
renal artery is we'll covered with a
thick sheath of membranes. He
was all shot to pieces, that morn
ing-day of the first big crash on
the Stock Exchange, and he had
just got word of his heavy losses
so, Miss Ogilvie says, he was in
no condition to be operating at all,
much less on such job as that.
Well-Endicott failed to dis
sect out the artery from the fatty
sheath and naturally the tie
Slipped off and the patient died on
the table. And here's where Paige
comes in. He had applied the
ligature. So it's his fault. And
why didn't he deny it? Because
says Miss Ogilvie-he had been
almost literally brought up by En-
dicott and was dippy in his devo-
ton to him. She says it's a clear
case that Paige decided to take
the rap and save the old man S
reputation.
90" And there never has been a
peep out of DR.. Endicott on the
subject. He isn't known ever to
have inquired what became of
Paige. Lately he hasn't been do
ing very much surgery. He deliv-
cred the convocation lecture at the
opening of the semester. It was
the only time 1 ever saw him, and
he seemed to me rather tagged and
listlesS, though maybe I was ex-
pecting too much. saw an article
about him, one time, that played
up his tremendous energy, etc.
When he left the platform, he
looked to me as if he was shuffling
off to an engagement in the ceme-
terry. Now that I've been thinking
over Miss Ogilvie's tale, it occurs
to me that he had the appearance
of a man who had seen a ghost. Il
reckon that's all Imagination on
my part, for I didn't think of him
that way at the time).
at reckon it was impudent, but
couldn't help inquiring why she
hadn't informed somebody so that
justice could be done Paige, and
then she grew Sulky and didn't
want to talk any more about it. I
think she's neurotic and apt to 90
off at half-cock and then reproach
herself for being so chatty. have
hunch that she is in love with
Paige, or has been. AnyWay-he's
on her mind. I'm sure I don't
know why she waits nearly a year
and then tells me. Perhaps she
has to get it out o: her system.
Coming-Wednesday, Feb. "a
Leisure to Repent" Ursula Par,
rott's novel of modern marriage.
Don't miss the opening chapters.
ITO Be COntinued)
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