The Washington times., 1937-01-16


terested in happens to be written
in any higher signature, they have
either to transpoSe it into one OF
the keys they have learned or give
it up. Most people try to get along
with vocabulary of about six
hundred words. This enables them
to understand what is going on in
the kitchen, the shop, and on the
street. Any idea that can't be
translated into kitchen-lore or
shop-lore or Street-lore is dis
missed"
did Dean Harcourt ever try to
put this into print?"
"No-nor has he more than
limited at it in public addresses.
He does it all by the case-method.
People in trouble come to him and
he tells them. It's really amazing
what happens to them. Why
I've known instances
"You may run along now and
have a bit of relaxation, Miss
Mather," Mrs. Dexter interrupted
herself to say, without detaching
her eyes from DR.. Paige'S face.
Bunny still fingered, tinkering
with the magazines and vases,
consumed with curiosity to hear
what was coming next.
"That will be all for the pres
ent," said DR.. Paige. with finality.
1--WE will ring when you are
needed"
Bunny slowly and reluctantly
walked to the door, opened it, and
softly closed it behind her.
CHAPTER III
BY admonition and example,
DR.. Bruce Endicott-elsewhere
genial and talkative-had dis
couraged all unnecessary conver.
sation in his operating-rooms at
Parkway Hospital.
The sentiment he had built UP
against Superfluous chatter on
the part of his associates and as
sistantS was not restricted to the
period when surgery was actually
in process. He did not like to be
distracted even during the pre-
paratory business of Scrubbing-
up.
Daily experience of working to-
eether in silence had so harmon
iously integrated this particular
group of five that their respective
roles in the drama were adroltly
enacted without need OF prompt
ing or conference.
On this eventful Wednesday
the pantomime had been in prog
ress for fifteen minutes unat-
tended by any noise but the scutt-
ing of competent rubber-shod feet
on the tiled floor, the muttleo
plunk of the sterilizing machines
as they grudgingly diSgorged their
immaculate contents through
belching billows Of steam, the IN
termittent swirl and swish OF
water rushing into capaclouS
porcelain basins, and the patter
and rattle and clink and clank OF
variously sized, curiouSly shaped
instruments, hot, clean, cleaning
Gingerly and at arms length,
Miss Ogilvie held up the surgical
coat. and DR.. Paige stretched ou'
his dripping arms toward it, IN
stinctively aware that her eyes
were inviting his as they always
were in this thrice-a-day expert
ence of face-to-face contact
which lacked only a little OF an
embrace. The Tweedy girl stood
behind him, gowned and masked
waiting to tie the tapes down his
back. DR.. Endicott was still vlgoF'
ously polishing his nails. In a
moment he, too, would be offe1'
ing himself to Ogilvie for the
same ministrationS his associate
had just received. By custom
everybody was made ready before
Endicott.
The anxious face of Lucy Reid,
the chiefs secretary, appeared in
the crack of the corridor door.
Miss Ogilvie glanced over her
shoulder, visibly annoyed.
Gould DIR. Endicott answer the
telephone?" queried the girl nerV
ously, aware that she was taking
an unforgivable liberty.
Certainly not!" snapped Miss
ogilvie, through her gauze. "You
Sught to know that much"
"I told them" explained Miss
Reid defenSively, "but they in
sisted it was very urgent, and said
that DR.. Endicott would be seri-
ously disadvantaged if the mes
sage was not delivered at once"
"Who was it?" doomed Endlcott,
without looking up.
"RiIey, Brooks, and BannlSter,,
Doctor. Shall I say you will CAL
them back later?"
He released the faucet-pedal and
stool for an instant, head tilted
to one side, as if listening for a
decision.
'They said it was Of immediate
Importance"
"Yes. sir"
every well, I'll go Sorry, DR..
Paige, I shall not be long"
Abstractedly Stroking the fin.
gers Of his gloves, Paige walked
through the alcove, passed the op-
Grating table and entered the ad-