The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-02-20
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Gordon was right. Madame's face
had chalky look, and she was
frightfully thin.
Paris, you say, has made good
progress with his tutors?" DR..
Gordon asked the question in a
sudden-matter- of-fact tone.
Excellent. Doctor. His tutors
say he is for ahead OF the high
school classes"
Then We must put him in
Aberdeen. at once. But it will
save time if he reads medicine
with someone for q couple of
years. Then he can take examina-
tons and save much time
Skeffington nodded. who can
the boy read with, Gordon-you?"
Il haven't time"
But there's nobody else"
Madames tone was anxious.
DR.. Gordon hesitated. I'm 60
ing to make a suggestion you may
not approve. But there is one
man who could do more for him
in such way than anyone I
know" He hesitated again.
I'm Kings Row." Skefington
was impatient.
Eyes. DR.. Tower
Both Madame Won Elm and
Colonel Skeffington started. DR..
Gordon compressed his lips and
nodded firmly Eyes, ma'am. He's
a brilliant man - most able. He's
a hard student. Far ahead of any
of us"
But, would he take PARRISH
Madame was Immediately prac-
teal.
Certainly, ma'am. Happy to do
it. ! can tell you that Dr.. Tower
is whole medical college by HIM
self"
,, Skefiington reached for his hat.
Are there any other details,
ma am, you think off"
| There is one more thing and
I'd like this to be clearly put in
my will. AS soon as practicable,
I want Paris to GO 10 Vienna for
his medical training.
vienna? Why?"
Doctor Gordon will tell you,
Isaac, that Vienna is the best place
in the world to study medicine"
But a foreign country, Madame
-"
Paris is halfway a foreigner
at least, most people think so"
Paris was dismayed when he
heard that he was to go to Aberdeen
College. For the first time in his
life he was near to being critical
and resentful Of his grandmother
arrangements. He felt that he
should have been consulted. He did
vt really want to go to Aberdeen.
The session had already begun, and
the students were strange young
men much older than he.
But learning new things proved
to be unexpectedly entertaining.
Paris did not know that he was
regarded by the other students as
something of a prodigy. They also
thought him conceited and stand
ofish, SO he made no friends. Out
side of the classrooms, Aberdeen
made but little impression on him.
His reading with DR.. Tower was
a different matter. He spent three
afternoons each week with DR.
Tower. They were hours of ex-
element and revelation.
He never forgot that first after
noon when Cassandra answered
his ring at the door. She pointed
to the end of the hail.
"D0wn thpre-the last door,
Paris stood looking at her. She
was much prettier than he had
remembered her to be.
How have you been, Cassie? I
haven't seen you in an awfully
long time
I'm all right" She looked at
him steadily, her eyes very large
and bright. She pointed again to-
ward the study.
Paris walked the length of the
dim passage and raped softly on
the door.
Come in, come in
The voice was something Of a
surprise. 1t was deep and musical.
Paris entered. The room was
bright and cheerful. A whole row
of windows looked out on the side
lawn. The rest of the room was
lined with books.
How do you do, sir"
/ Doctor Tower nodded. His eyes
exactly like Cassies, Farris thought,
seemed somewhat unseeing.
Ito Be Continued