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2 THE SUNDAY MICTION .MAGAZINE, "OCFOBER 8, 1916 ry $E,mMy Calvm BlaRe llLtMtrattd ly 11. Jiutdltr ONE LOvE ND that's -Dr. Hey worth's story as I knew it," the oldest nurse finished. I was silent, wres tling: with 'the con viction ' that ,great surgeon had no right because of a. .personal -disappointment to lay tfown his Arms. True, he had taken a promising young: interne and taught L. 1 -11 w .Mi.u im 4n naltMnt itrxvtk over his own wenlue. "I thought you admired Dr. Hey wortfi," the otdest nurse said. .a little rharply. She was piqued at my eilnce, for '.her tale .had been .dramatic. "I do admire him," I said; "I've found him tireomely -ccmventlaaiai, tort I've al ways admired his skill. Btlll, 3 think he us weak." Weak. No," She cried. "He ftnew the force of the subconscious, its power of 'thrusting forth bitter memories at un expected moments. He was a rare sur geon under -whose touch came lives. He. couldn't take the chance df ' barr's breadth deviation." "Few men are so torn by loye.'M said. he nodded. "Few. But the same passions that made him a genius in his iprofesshm made him a .genius to hive. It was to him "to .give every bit .of him elf." "He forgave her a great fleaL" "She was always perfect to him, al ways blameless. Traditionally, be hatted -the man. To-him he was tae-smner. the one who undoubtedly Wad set -ruses and mnares for Daphne's Innocent rfeet." "You wish he might have man-ted her,"1 1 accused. "Yes, though J thought -her unworthy of him. For his splendid career thrown away -was criminal waste. He wouldn't have'been happy with her, but unhippl mm in his marriage wouldn't have ,put JiiB great fear into him: fear -of a paesj fote unsteady second in a crisis. Well, I, too, thought .Daphne un worthy OT so great . love. - -But this is the story tie nurse told me. I am stelling it, because, remarkably, I was to icnow the end -as well as theTbeginning of ithls strange tale; not strange perhaps In Xiss essence but in its effect upon a man's nature. Fifteen years ago the Oldest nurae was finishing her -last year at the Dake 5oint hospital, when a young woman wa brought In hurriedly. Her case was snore than" serious, tt was regarded na hopeless. 'And she was young about 22 -and had always been strong. It was tthe growth overnight of an Insidious malady, up till that lime always tdeenied Satal. The West nurse wasjmt en the ease. tSany arreat surgeons came o see the patient, hut not one -thought It advisable io lake the -great risk of a major opera tion. Young Dr. Heyworth, at that time ami 30, had Just returned from Europe, -svhere he had matte a tir iff has suo eesstul -operations. "The ?grrt"s -mother went to him and begged 'him cto see her fljaxuf liter. Well, fee operated. The blest nurse " was jreaent, ne cat ""the .tortiinLite ob ervers -of his -skill, this sismerms brav ery. -It was sua exhibition mare '.in sut irery, and all present were .owed .that's jnat -the word. ThEh"lw3ttBwas saved. She remained in the.fcosptfeal 3tar three months, 'always under .the Sector's close surveillance. When at Oast Ike rsalfl aha might be taken lome, tWmnrse went - with her. She tthen had the interest of - watching .a tarn wtory -tlevehu) 'beneath -her -yea " , -, The ;yaung -surgeon loved :hie patient with ai is trength, -and "his rtove lifted her Ho ftk dangerously -fragile edesteL T aitmoaphere e -ereatefl rfor her - was too irarmedTlHe ave 'oaer mII 'the rit- tf Unites f snrperbeing. The Erl nas ji dainty lilt df .Sesh with Changeable eyes, sort, ttCU Tips and fatnt ill TSffiBiS' IF YOU' never have felt the force ofthe subconscious, its power of thrusting bitter memories at unexpect ed -moments, -read this unusual tale. color in ereheks: with hair tke tint -of gold and lnxuriant, and at this conva lescent time usually .hanging m two Jnaids down her back. Bhe toved him, but.lt was a love that sprang not Irom her soul but from her iaoaginactton'. Ob, .she carad far him and IteUeved in him, imt her emotion was not deep-rooted in something basic, un-bang-aabie as wasJiis. He loved her with -all bis dsemg. Slie break. Bh needed hls.atransfh to aseep her up; Treedafl ftia presence Anfl 'his magnathan that 'her lov iniaftt ahiae -reflected in -fus. At ibs .-mother's urjrenrt pleadings the oldest nurse postponed 4ier the other man rsome. "His name was Jack Dormer. He eanw from the West, hearing 'letters -of dntro duction. He was -wsked to dinner. On that -occasion Daphne wore blue cfatffan over white. Her hair was dressed .tow sntd ahe looked vary aweet and -young. All during the dinner tthe guest -kept his ryea on the sgirl. Jt was attraction at first stettt-for him. He liad fin snd strength, none the tees .harolc that these qualities seemed to spring onry from physical perfection. After that first thne he appeared at Daphne's 'home often. At that time he had an inherited forruiTe, that later he lest, terra was free to tome and go as ha pleased. From the beginning he meant to win .Daphne, no doubt of ' that. He believed in rights born out ot primitive force; to fc be lieved in rights born oat of primi tive force; to the strongest noted surgeons In Vienna. Hla home coming would be delayed another month; but he was growing famous, his pictures filled the newspapers. Daphne was aggrieved, hurt. He might have put his desire to be with tier -first. She .preferred ihn to any laurels, she said, tf cnhrlntT them .meant con tinued tbjeawre. Daphne, arou e, could take little Jot granted. Whansttlattsr came ifrom Elu tom ab rmnt teout jiavpiiar, m. little rrav stninese tnaon her Jot severaJ days, -till She MBtCecl otf the latter man -away. Than ahe -would -turn "for nnmssmnnt to aaok Dormer. He .overioked 3ie with drawals from Srim. 2Ie was jiatietvt f r a aaen wbta msnB dtssd ltttle to d wltsi iiis .jsantrote; wet;y Twtierrt. ' .f the prize, tnht was all. And the, girl's soft teem Jy, her drew him on. toved him -he cause heiloved her, and Jby .his very ardors jQrew her to him; then -hecaaae sl was -romantic and loved love for its thrills. One morning he aanctmed the day by jjiving 'his love -word .expression. The flOldest -nurse had Jett them alone, and re turning In half an Jtotzr wlth the usual eggaog ahe w the vows had 'been -ex-chonged. There was ,& -glow .about the jgrlrl, iDaplme. Bhe was .bathed In his -aight. Trnly, Jt was -a great 'hour tor Ssoth,5btft the onlooker trembled for them in their xtravagaAees. Wallj'lt wahut.-a -week .after the ie rrratbal -that tb doctor ;was tasked to go to TSeiiuauy to lecture before some con gress "on -his famous (operation. It was ihanoT he couM -not well refuse. -And a he mccejrtefl. flHe wanted Daphne to marry hfan -at Tonee, "hut .a hurried wed iding waa jiot to hef iiklns. TBut iatter .he bad .one she went about tn a spirit of lassitude that nothing coiTTd the strongest the priae, that was all. And the .girl's soft .beauty, her variability, -drew him on. 2 Die -regarded 3jer quite human. He built Jnto her no fflne ideals, far how could he, having none" of his own. And DojJhne relaxed. . She became her real HhrtaUous .little self. She was like a, small kitten quitting -out a -cheeky paw to wesatch a great lion. And he waited. At this critical period a.letter arrived ftswn Dr4 Heyworth telling of a fresh honor ,a waiting b4m. He .had been in vited to lecture "before a conclave Ct Tr-73rTTHTCTt continued .patience 'W would tiave won f r him -in the nd is mat to he -told, .hut .a stirrmc stna extraordinary iiaatatait 'Aid :play -well .its jarrt for .Dim. .An autumn night , came ; -a might to -be chriShed iter whot. tif .cold and wind would surely :come. Daphne ind her mother. Jack Dormer and the oldest nurse were outxn the piassa. The night was bright wtth moonlight. Daphne sat on a low ohah- -cloae to her mother. Saab: Dormer lounged -on tthe tep step leadmsr into the garden and kept his ardenteyas ever upon the one he coveted. A tamily servant came out of the i hou.se, an elderly man. !Here is a jLass of water," he said to .Daphne's another, whose mother he had served. In a little surprise, since she had not asked for it, she took the -water. As she put the glass to her lips the man grew instantly alert. He tittered a wehrd sound, then .a cry: "You thought to poi son ma, but I turned the tahtes." 3iis voice"told of the snapping of all mental control. Jack Rormer aprang, for the man. They came together in terrific impact. The servant, a whirlwind, employed .all his weapons, -teeth, feet, nails, to scratch and deface. Dormer was magnificent, cool, clever, "!a very master. All was quiokly over. But when the nurse cauterized Jack Dormer's wounds and bandaged them. Daphne srtood by, hero-worship m her eyes. .And ite -made splendid use of her mood tor canonizing him. He .knew he had taken on -value lor her, od 1m struck while the Iron was hot. The aaext afternoon -two telegrams came. The first was to Daphne's anoth er telling of Dormer's hasty -marriage to Daphne. The .second to Daphne from Dr. Heyworth saying he was oa his way home, unexpectedly. The -doctor same springing np the front wisps a week latar and rang the bell till it peeled through -the eld houae in half-peevish protest. Daphne's moth er told weeplngly a few moments later of her daughter's marriage. ' 21a said Jittle, just straightened his shoul ders under the blow. "Can't you Oo something, .doctor T staked the mother. "The marriage is wrong, all wrong, an impulse on Daphne's part.' "A marriage is -a marriage," he re plied. xIt should not under any condi tions be disturbed." The oldest nurse had known his inflexibility; his attitude was quite in keeping with all ahe knew of him. I have told yon the result of Daphne's unfaithfulness on Dr. Heyworth's Ufa. And you may imagine that after hearing his story I felt an additional interest in him. I was always quick to make -my arrangements when be asked me to nurse a case for him. De was uncom- municative, sometimes taciturn,' though always just, and as I've told you, ex ceedingly strait-laced. There was no warmth in his face, only yon got the im pression that - there had been fires bunred out. "His eyes, gray and arctic.